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Make Your Holiday List and Start Celebrating!
Bring back the joy of celebrating together this holiday season!
Cultivar Wines are thoughtfully crafted to pair well with food. Give the gift of effortless holiday hosting so you can gather and celebrate and toast the season!
Caspar Estate organically farms their olive olive grove, orchards and culinary garden and the extra virgin olive oil, wildflower honey are always well received gifts. Many customers return year after year to re-order these gifts.
Our Tuscan style extra virgin olive oil has a mature full balance of white pepper and grassy aroma followed by a creamy herbaceous finish. Subtle flavors of tomato leaf and sweet apple pie pair well with salads, poached fish, seared meat or a rustic baguette. The Caspar Estate olive oil is from our heritage grove Mission olive trees planted over 100 years ago and our Frantoio, Leccino, Coratina, Luca, Manzanillo, Picholine, Pendolino and Sevillano varieties.
Always a hit!
The Napa Pair
The perfect introduction to Cultivar Wine with two popular wines from the Napa Valley. A bottle of our 2021 Sauvignon Blanc, Napa Valley, and 2019 Syrah, Napa Valley in our farmer gift box. It’s a great way to share your love of Cultivar Wine with your friends and family.
2021 Cultivar Sauvignon Blanc is crisp and vibrant, with flavors of citrus and melon, our popular Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc pairs with all your favorite dishes, all year long.
2019 Cultivar Syrah: A gorgeous and opulent Napa Valley Syrah. Dark, bold, and brilliant describes both the color and the nose, as pepper, allspice, and smoked meats explode from this dark purple wine.
Cabernet Franc Pair
Our Stunning Cabernet Francs from Oak Knoll, Napa Valley
2018 Cultivar Cabernet Franc opens with the aroma of raspberries, Bing cherries, cardamom, tobacco, and white pepper. There are notes of Herbes de Provence running through the aroma as well. On the palate, full fresh raspberries and currants intertwine with sweet oak and bright spices. The palate is opulent with just the right amount of tannins. A long, silky finish. We’ve always found the Cabernet Franc works with a wide variety of foods, from Asian-inspired dishes to grilled salmon to duck.
2019 Cultivar Cabernet Franc on the palate, the flavors of cranberry and red fruit are evenly balanced with nutmeg, ginger, white pepper, and a hint of baking chocolate. The finish is medium and supple, but with lingering tannins.
Our Cab Francs are one of our most food-friendly wines. Try it with anything from a grilled cheese sandwich to sliders to both main courses and side dishes for your fall dinners.
A fabulous gift for wine lovers and people who like to entertain.
Terriors of the Napa Valley
Take a tour through two of the finest appellations in Napa Valley with this duo of Cabernets from Oakville and Coombsville.
2018 Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon is delicious and expresses both the characteristics of the 2018 Napa vintage and the personality of its valley floor location. With only 77 cases produced, this one will go fast.
2017 Coombsville Cabernet is packed with all the minerality and bold fruit flavors this storied appellation is known for. Our Coombsville Cabernet is perfect on its own or with grilled New York Strip.
A fabulous gift for all who enjoy a hearty Cabernet with their Rib Eye, or who exploring the intricacies of Napa Valley and its appellations.
Cultivar Gift Cards
Up your gifting with our Cultivar Wine and Cultivar San Francisco Gift Cards!
We love them for teachers, babysitters, dog walkers, all the people in your life that make up your village!
Choose from actual plastic cards from Cultivar San Francisco or our instant gratification virtual gift cards.
Thanksgiving with Cultivar Rosé, Pinots, and Port
Cultivar makes your moments become memories! We recommend these wines for your late fall celebrations.
To start your meal we will be serving our 2021 Cultivar Rosé, a great wine for any celebration and to toast your friends and family while nibbling on cheese and charcuterie platters. Julien Fayard has brought a Provencal flair to this incredible blend and it was named “50 Best”.
From there we move to our 2021 Cultivar Russian River Pinot Noir. Our tasting of this wine made it clear that it is a very versatile wine. The ruby color brings to mind fresh raspberries and Gala apple peel. On the nose: delicate aromas of blackberry, cardamom, ginger, cinnamon, mint, and cracked pepper. Your palate is rewarded with strawberry, cranberry, and bright red fruits, but with a light & fruity body. The finish is dry and delicate, featuring medium acid and just a hint of tannins. Serve this pinot with your stuffed turkey, mushroom and rice dish.
Looking for something a little different? Try our 2019 Cultivar Napa Valley Syrah, a gorgeous and opulent Napa Valley Syrah. Dark, bold, and brilliant describes both the color and the nose, as pepper, allspice, and smoked meats explode from this dark purple wine. Waves of black currant, juicy blueberry, and boysenberry greet the palate, capped by a lingering finish of cherry, smoke, graphite, and anise. Pair it with curry dishes, Kung Pao chicken, pork belly bao, mushroom risotto, and duck.
Then for dessert we love the 2014 Cultivar Port! Created in the Tawny Port style, this decadent dessert wine greets the nose with layers of caramel, dulce de leche, and orange peel. Warm waves of spun sugar, maple, and dark chocolate roll across the palate, ending with a creamy, mocha finish that seems to linger forever.
If you need Cultivar Wines and are in the Bay Area you can stop in and purchase at 2379 Chestnut Street at Cultivar San Francisco.
We wish you a very Happy Thanksgiving!
Fall Favorites at Cultivar
Root Vegetables
taro root, sweet potato, russet potato, carrots, beets
Pair it with 2019 Cultivar Syrah, Napa Valley
Squash and Burrata
Pomegranate, pepitas, micro arugula, balsamic reduction, lava salt
Pair it with 2019 Cultivar Cabernet Franc, Oak Knoll
We look forward to seeing you at Cultivar San Francisco to taste Chef David’s seasonal dishes paired with Caspar Estate and Cultivar Wines. Located in the Marina District of San Francisco, near the Presidio and the Palace of Fine Arts and minutes from the Golden Gate Bridge.
2379 Chestnut Street
Harvesting Cabernet Sauvignon At Cultivar’s Leaky Lake Vineyard
Napa Valley Night Harvest of Cabernet Grapes
Harvesting Cabernet Sauvignon from our Leaky Lake Vineyard began late night on September 8th. Located about a quarter mile up the road from Caspar Estate, the Leaky Lake Vineyard is where Cultivar grows our limited production, vineyard-designate Cabernet Sauvignon.
Leaky Lake Vineyard Stats:
Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon
Clone(s): 191/337
Planted: 2007
Size: 3.5 acres
Rootstock: 101-14
Exposure: West and North
Elevation: 1000 feet
AVA: Napa Valley
Soil Type / Deposit: Clay Loam / Iron
Gathering The Crew For Harvesting Cabernet Sauvignon
The 2022 harvest in Napa Valley was a busy one. Early September brought some rapid changes in temperature, which made the fruit reach its peak much sooner than expected. Within a five-day period, our crew had picked our all our Caspar Estate fruit, along with the Cabernet Sauvignon at Leaky Lake Vineyard!
With their grape hooks sharpened and their headlamps on, the crew was ready for harvesting Cabernet Sauvignon by the light of the moon.
Why Harvest At Night?
Harvesting at night is a time-honored practice in the Napa Valley. In fact, most wine regions around the world typically harvest during the late night or early-morning hours.
Picking at night helps ensure that all the grapes are at the same temperature. This means there’s a higher degree of control at the start of the fermentation process and less oxidation of the grapes. This results in better wine, lower energy costs, and greater efficiency.
In particularly hot climates—which can include the Napa Valley—picking at night also means cooler conditions for the farmworkers.
Leaky Lake: Cultivar’s Vineyard-Designate Cabernet Sauvignon
If you couldn’t tell already, we love the Leaky Lake Vineyard. Its unique hillside location, clay loam soil, and position above the fog line make it one of those uniquely Napa Valley properties.
The wine we produce from this vineyard has a signature power, elegance, and intensity, thanks in no small part to our winemaker, Julien Fayard. Julien loves to work with terroir-driven wines, and each subsequent vintage of Leaky Lake Cabernet Sauvignon is a true reflection of the growing season.
We typically make less than 75 cases each year of Cultivar’s Leaky Lake Cabernet Sauvignon. Most of that goes first to The Cultivar Wine Club, with limited quantities then made available in our online store.
