2019 BARBERA RELEASE + CHEESE PAIRING
Particular cheese pairing provided Labor Day Weekend, September 2nd – 5th
BARREL TO BOTTLE TASTING EXPERIENCE
Saturday, September 10th ~ 11:00am – 1:00pm
FALL RELEASE WEEKEND
Saturday & Sunday, September 24th & 25th
PALATE TO PALETTE
A Wine Pairing & Portray Expertise
Sunday, October thirtieth ~ 11:00am – 12:30pm
Kenwood, CA (August 31, 2022) – Harvest season has formally begun in Sonoma Valley! Muscardini Cellars invitations everybody to affix them throughout essentially the most fantastic time of the yr in wine county – get pleasure from music from native artists at certainly one of their remaining few music occasions of the summer time, reserve tickets to certainly one of their upcoming harvest season occasions, or loosen up amongst the serenely stunning yard greenery by taking a “pausa pranzo” with their Pairable Picnic basket whereas nestled into one their Adirondacks beneath the timber.
2019 BARBERA RELEASE + CHEESE PAIRING
Particular cheese pairing provided Labor Day Weekend, September 2nd – 5th
Be part of Muscardini Cellars Labor Day Weekend for the discharge of their new 2019 Barbera with a curated pairing from Meals + Wine Specialist and Wine Membership Director, Karen Hannah; that includes sheep’s milk Manchego with truffle salt and honey topped with chopped pistachios. Go to the tasting room to buy and style the brand new 2019 Barbera full with a complimentary cheese pairing from September 2nd-5th.
This dynamic new wine captures the distinctive character of the legendary purple grape Barbera and the radiant character of its vines grown at Pauli Ranch. On the nostril, scents of berry cobbler are interlaced with hints of roasted fig, crushed violets, licorice, leather-based, tobacco, and allspice. On the palate, this wine holds beneficiant notes of briary blackberry, raspberry, huckleberry, and plum protect layered with nuances of dried cranberry, darkish chocolate truffle, cardamom, and blood orange peel. As richer flavors broaden, the profile is balanced with a silky texture, fine-grained tannins and a vivid burst of acidity.
BARREL TO BOTTLE TASTING EXPERIENCE
Saturday, September 10th ~ 11:00am – 1:00pm
$45 for Common Public, $35 for Wine Membership Members
Curious in regards to the structural levels of a wine as soon as it goes into barrel, the way it’s blended and even how our wine is oaked? Barrel to Bottle Tasting Expertise is an interactive and immersive expertise the place company will probably be guided by maverick winemaker, Michael Muscardini and can style certainly one of Muscardini’s coveted Brunello-style wines, the 2021 Sangiovese from Alice Vineyards together with the 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon from Cassata Vineyards whereas nonetheless within the barrel.
Along with the comparative barrel tasting, company will even obtain a mixing demonstration to study a future Chianti-style launch that Michael Muscardini was impressed to create throughout his latest travels into the vineyards and wineries of Tuscany together with the chance to expertise mixing Sangiovese and Cabernet Sauvignon! Thereafter, company will be capable of get pleasure from a classic comparability of Muscardini Cellars wines within the bottle from present launch and library years whereas they discover pairing them with native artisan cheeses and wine-infused salume.
Saturday & Sunday, September 24th & 25th
$40 for Common Public, $15 for Wine Membership Members
The 2022 Fall Launch Weekend options stay music, seasonally chosen pizzas made on website by baker Mike Zakowski of The Bejkr paired with the brand new launch wine, and a particular raffle. This particular Fall occasion will probably be hosted within the yard beneath the timber with acoustic music from native musicians “JDub and Dino” from 12-2pm, and the “Don Trotta Duo” from 2:30pm-4:30pm each days. A whole record of wines and pizza pairings could be discovered under.
2021 PINOT GRIGIO, Hartz Winery, Napa Valley
Welcome Wine
2019 BARBERA, Pauli Ranch Vineyards, Redwood Valley
Paired with Basic Margherita Pizza
2019 ZINFANDEL, Los Chamizal Vineyards, Moon Mountain District
Paired with Fingerling Potato & Caramelized Onion Pizza
2018 CABERNET SAUVIGNON, Cassata Vineyards, Sonoma Valley
Paired with Inexperienced Tomato & Corno di Toro Pepper Pizza
A Wine Pairing & Portray Expertise
Sunday, October thirtieth ~ 11:00am – 12:30pm
$45 for Common Public, $35 for Wine Membership Members (canvas and paint supplied)
Reside your senses out loud and find out how Expressionist portray is much like the expertise of tasting wine. Journey by means of a flight-walk of our 2019 Sangiovese from Alpicella Vineyards, 2019 Barbera from Pauli Ranch Vineyards, 2017 Fortuna from B Smart Vineyards, and our 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon from Madrone Ridge Vineyards which have been thoughtfully paired with choose expressionist-style work and interact in energetic dialogue whereas having fun with gentle artisanal charcuterie. After the flight-walk, you may be provided to pick out a single Muscardini glass of wine to get pleasure from as you have interaction in an Expressionist collaborative portray session by means of which you’ll choose a single collaborative portray to take house.
About Muscardini Cellars
Proprietor Michael Muscardini has been a maverick winemaker in Sonoma Valley for over 15 years – he is among the winemakers that has been main the best way within the revival of Sangiovese and Barbera wines in Sonoma since 2005. With a deal with custom and household, relationships are on the coronary heart of Muscardini Cellars, and Michael’s deep group ties and heat relationships with native growers permits him to supply a number of the greatest fruit for his wines from a number of the most unusual vineyards in Sonoma County and past. Situated in Sonoma Valley, Muscardini Cellars produces simply 5,000 instances a yr of principally basic Italian reds in addition to strong blends and Cabernet Sauvignon. The tasting room is open day by day and is positioned at 9380 Sonoma Freeway. Go to the Muscardini Cellars web site or name (707) 933-9305 to order a tasting expertise, buy wine, and be part of the wine membership.
