I want to introduce you to a new project we have been working on since 2015. We call it Downstream. It’s a partnership between Heather and myself, Sasha Verhage, and Philippe Cambie. Some of you may know Philippe from all the amazing wines he’s helped create in the Southern Rhone. The man truly has an amazing palette! Sasha and Philippe approached us with the idea to create a wine from California, with a foundation of California heritage varieties, but blend it much like Philippe does when he shapes his primarily Grenache driven wines in Chateauneuf du Pape. Here at Saxum we pretty much give him carte blanche with all the different lots in our cellar and let him construct the blend of Downstream’s small 300 case cuvee. James Berry Vineyard Mataro, Dusi old vine Zinfandel, Paderewski Vineyard Zin, Terry Hoage Vineyard Syrah, 4hearts Vineyard Petite Sirah, and G2 Vineyard Grenache all make star appearances here. The blend changes each year, depending on what Philippe thinks will create the best wine. Let me tell you, the blends he comes up with amaze us!!
The Downstream mailing list will be completely separate from Saxum and they will not affect each other in any way. Since you are a current Saxum customer, or patiently waiting to get an allocation from Saxum, we are giving you first crack at it. Only 500 people will be the lucky ones. My advice is to act fast if you are interested, there’s not a lot to go around. The official Downstream wine offering will go out this Fall to the first 500 people who sign up. Click here to sign up.
The wine will be offered once a year as a set of 3 bottles (750ml) and 1 magnum (1.5L), all arriving in a fancy wood case. A first for us here at Saxum.
As previously stated, the Downstream allocation list will not affect your Saxum status at all, it is a completely separate project. Send any Downstream related questions to sales@downstreamwines.com, or call Sasha Verhage at (805) 369-1140.
Followed the link through to signup before I even read the body of the message. Got confirmation email 57 seconds after the first one hit–hopefully that’s a quick enough trigger finger. Excited about this one!
I signed up - I got this confirmation email. Did anyone get anything different?
“Thank you for joining us. By signing up today, you are expressing an interest in purchasing a future allocation of Downstream wine. We will send you an email this Fall to confirm if we are able to offer you an allocation.”
Website was slow for me so I was 9 min after email…
There was a thread on this a while back and I signed up then, so the email I got today confirmed they already had my email/sign up confirmation and just needed the rest of my details (address/zip).
Did not get a confirmation that I’m ‘in’ but Sasha did email back right away to say they had all they needed from me. Fingers crossed for sure - exciting project that I’d love to try!
I don’t think he’s on WB (could be wrong) but I’m a “fan” of his on CT and follow on IG. He has a hell of a palate for bourbon and higher end wines. Fun to follow on both.
You could ask via “Comment” on his CT post.
I also signed up immediately upon receipt of the email and received same confirmation posted here.