4 an4 and 6 bottle levels   $23 (member price $20)
25% Pinot Gris, 250% Sauvignon Blanc, 25% Vermentino, 25% Verdelho   12.5% ABV

Just in time for Halloween!  Skull Wines is a collaboration between longtime friends Patrick Cappiello (Monte Rio Cellars) and Pax Mahle (famed Rhone Ranger).  Patrick was a somm in NYC, including TriBeCa Grill and Veritas.  Pax started Pax Cellars with his wife Pamela and has a stellar reputation among the wine geeks of the world.  For Skull Wine, Patrick and Pax's philosophy is to make hand-crafted wines in the spirit of old California. They work with family-owned, organically farmed vineyards and keep the winemaking simple. This sparkler is aged in a combination of stainless steel and old wood barrels after each grape is fermented separately.  The Verdelho is from San Benito, the other varieties are from Lodi.  Lemon, lime, green apple, golden apple, dried honey.  This is a forced carbonated wine to emphasize the fruit

Food Pairing Suggestions:
Savor these bubbles with everything from pan fried oysters with creamy hot sauce, caramelized onion and gruyere tartlets, Parmesan, truffle salt and bacon tossed popcorn, saucy holiday meatballs, goat cheese and fig jam crostini, braised short rib empanadas and barbecue chicken skewers to fried chicken and waffles drizzled with sriracha honey, poached salmon on a crispy sweet potato cake, honey baked ham, winter salad topped with pomegranate and blood orange slices, butternut squash risotto with Gorgonzola and even fruity desserts like strawberry shortcake or sabayon topped berries. This sparkler will be the life of your Halloween party!