Holiday Wine Guide: Spotlight on Small Producers

I love this community and have been fortunate to participate in Berserker Day the past few years, where many of you have discovered our wines. I also started a micro-winery thread a while back that got some great conversations going. This year, as the holidays approach, I wanted to start a thread to help the small guys share their holiday offers with all of you passionate wine lovers.

It’s refreshing to connect here without the corporate BS that tends to flood our inboxes (I mean, I got my first Black Friday email in July!). For those who, like us, think a great bottle of wine beats an Amazon gift card any day, I figured this could turn into a bit of a 2024 gift guide for wine lovers across the country.

So… calling all small producers, please drop your holiday offers here! I’ll kick it off:

Elkhorn Peak offers a selection of one, two, and three bottle gift packs, all packed in black linen gift boxes and nestled in eco-friendly crinkle paper. Each box is adorned with our embossed logo, and tied with a fancy ribbon. Gift Packs are made to order and hand-packed (by me!) with tender love and care, and include a handwritten card with your holiday message. Shipping is included on all gift packs, and for delivery by Christmas, please order no later than Dec 6th (East Coast) and Dec 13th (West Coast). You can view our assortment of gift packs here: Elkhorn Peak Cellars - Shop - Gift Packs

A little about us: Elkhorn Peak is run by my dad, Ken, and me. We make 1,000 cases of wine a year from estate grown, organically farmed fruit, and sell 100% direct-to-consumer. Our focus has always been on producing small-batch, ultra-premium Napa wines, keeping our family farm viable for future generations. You won’t find our wines in stores – and that’s exactly how we like it.

What do you think makes a wine gift feel thoughtful or unique? And if anyone has tried our wines, I’d love to hear your thoughts and favorites.

Cheers to keeping small wineries thriving, and independently owned. Shop small this season, and Happy Holidays.

Elise

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Elise, Thank you for starting this thread and happy to share our holiday offerings!

Spur Road Wines is running a Turkey 2 Pack of our 2022 Pinot Noir from the Nozzari Vineyard in the Sebastopol Hills with our 2023 Pinot Blanc from Mendocino. The two pack has a flat rate shipping offer of $10 using the code Turkey24. Orders should be placed before the 18th to ensure on time delivery.

Spur Road Wine is an all hands on deck winery that farms 4 acres in the Sebastopol Hills entirely planted to Pinot Noir. Amanda and I started the project in 2020 where we took a blackberry infested over grown vineyard and have slowly brought it back to its former glory. For our current release we made 100 cases of Pinot Noir from the property, sourced about 50 cases of our 2023 Pinot Blanc and are down to our last 4 cases of 2023 White Pinot Noir. If you are looking for more information on use please take a peak at our website: spurroadwines.com

Our 2022 Pinot Noir is a blend of 2 different fermentations, one being 80% whole cluster and the other entirely destemmed. Sitting below 13% alcohol it is bright and fruitful, with intense aromatics and a hint of spice and went extremely well with our Turkey (cooked spatchcocked) last year. The 2023 Pinot Blanc is the appetizer specialist, with good acidity and freshness balanced with a touch of R/S (3 grams) it can play well with cheese and charcuterie all the way into the buttery mashed potatoes!

We will update after Thanksgiving with our 2024 Holiday Offerings!

-Sam

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