These wines just keep getting better! So I keep coming back 
Well… the new distributors placed enormous orders–pretty fun–but not all the wine yet! So my rule is, if I have wine available, and Todd will let me in, I want THIS GROUP to get it… Newbies, welcome. Virage blends require no prior experience. Also, if you have not joined an offline, please find one ASAP in your area. Y’all will really enjoy meeting and dining with other Berserkers!
What doesn’t sell in this offering by end of March will go in April to our distributors in Ohio and Illinois. Beat them to it! PLEASE TAKE ADVANTAGE of this opportunity to buy direct from us at distributor pricing beautiful aged wines stored in ideal conditions in one warehouse since bottling day!
New to Virage?
We set out fifteen years ago to produce CabFranc/Merlot blends from cooler climate Napa Valley that would rival the character and age-ability of Right Bank Bordeaux.
WHY Virage blends taste so distinctive…
With these varietals, terroir matters. Our vineyard sites are all on volcanic soils at elevation or on slopes in upper Napa Carneros close to cooling breezes from the San Pablo Bay. We avoid upvalley heat which spikes sugar levels (and alcohol) and zaps the natural acid complex that supports long aging. And blend for balance; the Bordeaux tradition!
No frills operation. We put it all in the bottle.
I discovered wine in culinary school–to me, wine is a food companion. I want balance at moderate weight, depth, minerality and that mouthwatering finish…Virage blends are phenomenal with pork (a roast, a heritage chop, bacon, prosciutto), and great with lamb, steaks/tri-tip/short ribs, a simple roast chicken, seafood --or good bread & cheese over a long conversation, the wine will evolve with your topics. You can bring these versatile wines to any occasion 
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CELLARTRACKER NOTES
2010 Virage - Avg 92.2
12/7/2025 - wmccone54 Likes this wine:93 Points
Decanted and enjoyed with medium rare, broiled lamb chops. Just a beautiful wine. Perfumed with lots of red fruit clusters. Drinking at peak at fifteen years. Everything is perfectly integrated and balanced. Very complex. Rich, smooth, lush, and very classy. Very satisfying finish. Should continue to drink well for another 1-2 years.
11/8/2025 - CurtaVino wrote:93 Points
Flawless and singing now. Just a perfect blend, structure from the merlot, floral from the cab franc, long finish with the tertiary notes. In harmony now and I’m glad I have several more bottles.
7/5/2025 - JJYoyo Likes this wine:93 Points
…Overall a very well balanced wine. I told my wife “this is what CA used to taste like before everything went on steroids.”
2011 Virage - Avg 91.4
9/27/2025 - Delund Likes this wine:91 Points
30 minute decant, low 60s F. Rich garnet color. Pleasant nose of earthy pine forest floor, cassis and vanilla. Velvety tannins, lively but well integrated acidity. Oak also well-integrated. Medium body, but the wine was light on its feet. Assertive tangy black cherry fruit on the palate, dark chocolate, bell pepper, mint, sun-dried tomato, a hint of vanilla. Lingering finish. Perfectly balanced wine. Really interesting that, except for the lovely acidity, this wine danced across the front of the tongue and the mid-palate, and only engaged with the rear palate.
2/2/2025 - WineJ2019 Likes this wine:93 Points
Even better than my last bottle / drinking great now
2012 Virage - Avg 92.4
12/25/2025 - Delund Likes this wine:94 Points
Part of a wine lineup to go with the feast of the seven fishes. No detailed notes, but a lovely wine, and the best of the bunch. Well-integrated, slightly intense red and black fruits with a light, velvety mouthfeel. Long finish. May still have a few years left, but it is showing so well, why wait. Think my last bottle will disappear in the next year, and hope that I can grab some more on the secondary market.
1/22/2025 - Geaux Tigers Likes this wine:94 Points
Smoked a pork tenderloin, so needed something that wouldn’t overpower it. Here comes the ‘12 Virage. 1 hour decant and drank over 2 hr.
14.4 AC feels like 13. Restrained and elegant. Medium bodied. Nose of red currants, red cherries, roasted red peppers, some earthiness, fresh leather. After more time, the nose was more dirt than fruit.
On the palate, more red currants, black currants, sour cherry, red cherry. Nice attack on the front of the palate, slightly hollow in the middle, but a nice seamless finish with acidic fruit and faint herbal and more roasted pepper notes. I hate bell pepper notes in wine, so it wasn’t green bell peppers, it was something else and it worked .
No oak or tannins in play, in a really good spot right now. One bottle left, will save for 2027+ though I have no doubts this could go to 2037+.
2012 Bourriquot - Avg 89.4
12/12/2025 - InFrom/HF Likes this wine:
Opened it about an hour before serving it with dinner. Very enjoyable on pop & pour, got better as the evening went along, no sign of going downhill.
1/4/2025 - CurtaVino Likes this wine:91 Points
Right in its window now. Well-blended flavors that are not over the top but layered perfectly with the acidity. Tannins are still there but have mellowed a bit. All of which makes the wine a joy to drink.
For BD17 Two Ways to Order - FULL cases and MIXED bundles:
1: BEST VALUE, ORDER BY THE CASE 50% OFF!
If you have been holding out, now’s the time. NO LIMITS. Even in rural Oklahoma or Idaho - you know who you are. (Note: does not include the 2013 Barrel Select Cab Franc–just a few bottles left)
* * * No-Charge Shipping on these cases!! * * *
They’ll ship straight from the warehouse in original packaging if you live in CA, OR, WA, AZ, NV, via GLS-US. Less handling, lower cost for me, better price for you. Typically flown, quickly. Business address really helps.
OR YOU CAN PICK UP at the warehouse in American Canyon, choose SHIPPING METHOD “Winery Pickup.” Most orders will ship via FedEx to a business address, more on shipping later.
HOW to Order
- SHOP HERE
Be sure to choose Format “case of 12” or coupon won’t work. 
There’s a little pulldown next to Add to Cart.- Use COUPON CODE: BD17CASE
2: MIXED PAKS 40% OFF
SHOP for YOUR choice from ANY available wines.
Use COUPON CODE: BD17MIX
40% off minimum SIX (6) bottles
RULES of SELF-BUNDLING:
- Please order INDIVIDUAL BOTTLE format, the code requires minimum Qty of 6
- Checkout will add negotiated FedEx shipping cost by weight for our industry association, that’s it. No charge for the packaging and the packing (=$25/box plus $11/order plus $1/bottle, just FYI)
- These orders (all orders) can also be picked up at the commercial warehouse in American Canyon. Just let me know what day you want to go. Awesome Chain of Custody - Me, to Warehouse, to You. Choose SHIPPING METHOD “Winery Pickup.”
- Please use COUPON CODE: BD17MIX
Click on SHOP here and scroll for each wine:
3: WHAT I WOULD BUY: ONE-CLICK bundles
Get in. Get out.
12Pak Bundle Prepak $424.80
(2) Virage 2010 sophisticated, layered, ageable, still needs 4hrs open to shine
(2) Virage 2011 dense, rich fruit, so smooth, just a great texture
(2) Virage 2012 unfiltered, succulent, dark and dangerous
(6) delicious daily drinker 2012 BOURRIQUOT 73% Cab Franc 27% Merlot
CLICK TO ORDER $424.80 average $35.40/bottle
6Pak Virage Vertical $252.00
A sampling to appreciate the blends with natural vintage variation, discover your favorites and re-order in full cases at Offer 1 price above as long as I haven’t sold 'em to the distributors.
(2) each of the Virage library blends 2010 - 2011 - 2012
A sweet bundle of optimally aged sophisticated wines at average $42/bottle
CLICK TO ORDER
6Pak Bourriquot $172.80
(6) each 2012 BOURRIQUOT 73% Atlas Peak Cab Franc 27% Carneros hillside Merlot
Hard to say, easy to drink–especially at 40% off – serious steal $28.80/bottle
CLICK TO ORDER
PAYMENT OPTIONS:
ZELLE: We love Zelle 
It’s clean payment directly from you to Virage. If you choose payment method “Zelle” or “Check by Mail,” you can check out faster, move on to other offers, and Zelle your order total later, directly to the VIRAGE bank.
Adding a ZELLE contact is EASY:
In your online banking “transfers” section (or mobile app), choose “Add contact”
- Personal or Business: Business
- Business Name: Confidential Vintners
- Phone or Email: emily@viragenapavalley.com
THESE INSTRUCTIONS - in detail - APPEAR in your CONFIRMATION if you choose Zelle or Check by Mail payment method.
Thank you for sacrificing airline miles and rebates which a small business just can’t afford to pay. I’ll be eternally grateful for Zelle payment. I save a fortune and your name appears right on my bank statement vs the nightmare of reconciling dozens of orders to aggregated deposits over several days. Thank you
PAPER CHECK: Sure, mail a check! I get dozens of them every year. The confirmation will give you the mailing address or email/PM me! Choose “Check by Mail” where again, you’ll get bullied to use Zelle
E-CHECK: Just set it up at 5am today, testing now, low expectations…
(Once new processor is synched up: There IS an input box for your 16-digit card# Hover your cursor just above and left of where a data entry box SHOULD BE, it will reveal itself like the door to Narnia. Volusion runs a white box on white background. 
SHIPPING:
I can’t bear great wine to suffer heat or cold. My nightmare is your wine spends a warm afternoon trundling about, top of the pile, on the local FedEx truck if your driver happens to arrive when you’re in the shower or walking the dog… then lunch parked in the sun, then best case it spends an entire second day on the delivery truck or worst case, FedEx randomly ships back to sender, to somewhere I may not be. It happens too often.
Therefore, I WILL bully you to ship to a business address or to "Hold” at a FedEx pickup site near you! Not only do we eliminate risk of missed delivery, but we save $5-$9 per BOX for the Residential Surcharge. If you don’t work at–or have a buddy with–a regular business open M-F (typical business hours) to sign for deliveries, let me know your favorite local FedEx address (or Walgreens, etc), or I will email you the closest 3 locations when I create your label—they pop right up. FedEx holds FIVE (5) days starting delivery day in temp-controlled comfort!
I plan to ship West Coast orders ASAP, most orders will go out in March, weather permitting. I will always check in to make sure you’re around before shipping.
STATES:
The Virage website notes in more detail where we cannot ship - NY and NH, MI, TN, UT, the usual suspects. PM me with any questions. Remember, if you buy wine in California, and ship it to yourself from California after securing local CA storage, like 55 Degrees or Stagecoach in Napa, or Uovo (awesome business) in American Canyon, you can do as you like with your own wines. I’ll personally drop your wine there, no charge, and they will ship to you. I’m in an Airbnb in St. Helena for the month of February for this purpose (for the newbies, my house burned in a wildfire!). You could pick up there, too! Select Shipping Method: Winery Pickup (N/C) use the warehouse shipping address–it pops up on the screen.
Have fun today!
PM or text questions anytime! I know stuff is going to go wrong, so let me help. Y’all are the best!!
emily@viragenapavalley.com
(707) 480-9155
