Valentine's Day Wines

Love potion recipe:

51% Carignan
+ 25% Syrah
+ 12% Valdiguié
+ 5% Mourvèdre
+ 3% Zinfandel
+ 2% Petite Sirah
+ 2% Grenache Noir

= pure love

Berkeley > California

organic

Ripe wild berries, rhubarb, chopped herbs, bramble, pretty, vast depth, love at its purest form

Mostly Zinfandel

Sebastopol > California

Carbonic

Organic and Vegan

tangy, bright summer fruit, refreshing, chillable, fun, easy

A literal bottled icon

86% Baga, 14% Bica

Bieras, Portugal

Sparkling Rose, natural, biodynamic,

Primary fermentation in tank with wild yeast, secondary fermentation in bottle with 9 months sur-lie aging, no dosage

Filipa Pato is a winegrower in Bairrada. A graduate of the University of Coimbra as a chemical engineer, she refined her skills working harvests in Bordeaux, Mendoza, Margaret River, and right at home in Bairrada with her father, Luis Pato, the Baga Rebel. (In 2020 Filipa was elected Winemaker of the Year in Portugal by the Revista de Vinhos, the first Portugese woman to earn the title in 30 years.)

Williams Wouters is a chef sommelier/ restaurateur. Hailing from a restarateuring family from Antwerp, Belgium.

Together, they are Filipa Pato & William Wouters. Their philosophy is: to create authentic wines without makeup, wines that express the true nature of the vineyards from which they come. They focus on indigenous grapes only.

100% Sauvignon Blanc

Bué > Sancerre > Loire Valley > France

Steely, slightly citric, long mineral finish

100% Montepulciano

Abruzzo > Italy

organic, woman owned

medium body, brambly fruit, fresh spices, well balanced

100% Gamay

Beaujolais > France

no added sulfites

Elegant, fresh, bright fruit, hand harvested, only natural yeasts used for fermentation

One of the best values in Beaujolais

Pinot Noir / Gamay

Burgundy / Beaujolais > France

Vibrant, red fruits, juicy, friendly, dry.