When you want a solid white from a legendary winemaker but don't want to take the whole wine thing too seriously, Conundrum is your wingman. A blend from the famed Wagner Family in Napa Valley (of Caymus fame), this is the kind of wine that winemakers drink when they're off duty: playing with their wine, rather than playing with their food, mixing different bottles together to see what they can come up with - "the heck with the rules," says the legend himself, winemaker Chuck Wagner. And we're all big winners from that kind of earnest rule-breaking, because this light and juicy white blend celebrates everything that's best about California whites from the family that wasn't afraid to bring white blends back to the table. This non-traditional "mystery" blend of Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Viognier, Sémillon and Muscat Canelli has been charming both casual wine drinkers and serious critics every single year since its introduction 1989.
First time hosting happy hour at your new place, you want to show off but not seem like you're trying too hard. Relax. Throw together a simple goat cheese flatbread cut into finger food (we won't judge if it's frozen from a certain trader), a fresh, spicy greens salad and maybe some clam dip and pop open this funky, tart French white - a fierce and distinctive Sauvignon Blanc from a small-batch producer in France's Loire Valley, where the chalky soil was once a seabed and adds a gravelly almost saltiness. Everyone will just remember how much fun they had, and the great the food, wine & laughter.
When one galavants through Napa Valley it's hard to not stop at the St. Supéry estate. This Rutherford region icon takes many nods from traditional French chateaux in its practices but is all Napa baby when it comes to its juice. When you're all Cabbed out few things refresh the palate more than the best Sauv Blanc in town from the St. Supéry Dollarhide Estate.
This pocket sized can of red wine from The Drop combines Old Vine Zinfandel, Syrah and Petite Sirah with a little spritz. It's perfect for a fireside gathering or tossing into your purse for an outdoor concert all cuddled up on a blanket. Each can equals 1.5 glasses of wine, no bottle service necessary.