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Handwritten Member Circle Booklet
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Dessert Wines Highlight
Much attention is paid to identifying the perfect wine pairing for a specific dinner offering. How about discovering which ideal Dessert Wine to enjoy with after-dinner bites or to be sipped by a warming fire on cool autumn or winter evenings? In Napa Valley, where...
Supper Club ~ Lobster & Chardonnay
Always focused on the undeniable synergy between excellent food and perfectly paired and handcrafted wines, Handwritten’s Supper Club Series event features a genuinely delightful event for all food and wine lovers. Served in this boutique winery’s comfortable...
Private Events at Handwritten Wines
Always on the lookout for ways to please and educate their guests and Members about the pleasures of great food and handcrafted wines, Handwritten Wines presents its new Private Events Program. The brainchild of Resident Chef MikeC, this boutique winery’s latest...
2021 The Author Sauvignon Blanc and Recipe Pairing
Handwritten Wines, a Yountville boutique winery and producer of world-class handcrafted wines, presents a new and delightful summertime offering from their portfolio of delicious white wines. Their 2021 vintage of The Author, a popular and proprietary Handwritten...
Courtyard Sessions
Courtyard Sessions LIVE Summer Music Series is BACK! Throughout any summer, the atmosphere of exciting Napa Valley is filled with the sounds of live musical performances. Back by popular demand, Handwritten Wines, a boutique winery in Yountville, is once again...
Pinot Vertical Experience
Pinot Vertical Experience & Sta Rita Hills Vineyard Highlights Different vintages of the same varietal, even if made from grapes of the same vineyard, can offer a notably different tasting experience. Variations in seasonal climate and the winery’s aging process...
Howell Mountain Appellation
The soils, elevations, and microclimates of Napa Valley are uniquely diverse for a region that is only thirty miles long and about five miles across at the widest point. As a result, the area can produce a broad variety of agricultural products, most notably grape...
Heirloom Tomato & Fresh Mozzarella Salad
Heirloom Tomato & Fresh Mozzarella Salad with Balsamic Syrup, Citrus Olive Oil, & Smoke Sea Salt Serves 6 Ingredients ½ cup Balsamic Vinegar ½ cup Sugar 3 large Heirloom Tomatoes, cut into wedges 1 pint ...
Beef Wellington Recipe
Beef Wellington Recipe Serves 4-6 Ingredients: 2 tbsp. Unsalted Butter 2 large shallots, minced 2 cloves garlic, minced 1½ lbs. cremini mushrooms, finely chopped 1 tbsp. fresh thyme, minced 3 tbsp. Madeira 2 lbs. center cut beef tenderloin 2 tbsp. olive oil 4 oz. foie...
Staff Feature: Rob Lloyd, Executive Winemaker
Staff Feature: Rob Lloyd The success and future of any winery largely depend on the knowledge, skills, and imagination of the enterprise’s principal winemaker. That’s why boutique wineries like Handwritten Wines of Yountville receives so many awards and accolades for...
Enology and Viticulture
Enology and Viticulture Consistently high-quality wines do not evolve by accident or a stroke of great luck. From vine to glass, the complex winemaking process demands extensive knowledge and oversight of the entire process, from vineyard management through each...
Supper Club Series
Experience innovative cuisine crafted by hidden gem chefs around the Bay Area at Handwritten’s new Supper Club event series! Handwritten Wines, a renowned boutique winery based in Yountville in the heart of Napa Valley, began its Supper Club Series on March 25th. The...
Food & Wine Pairing: Featuring Carneros Cabernet Sauvignon
Food & Wine Pairing: Featuring Carneros Cabernet Sauvignon Once again, Handwritten Wines, a boutique winery in Yountville, features the remarkable synergy of its delicious handcrafted wines with professionally paired foods recipes. By applying his extensive...
Revamped Bread and Butter Experience
Revamped Bread and Butter Experience Handwritten Wines, a boutique winery located in beautiful Napa Valley, celebrates the flavor synergies of world-class wines with the perfect food pairing for each wine tasting. By incorporating the unique culinary talents of...
Meet Resident Chef ‘MikeC’
Interview with Resident Chef ‘MikeC’ Since founding their boutique winery in 2009, the vintner partners and Head Winemaker, Rob Lloyd, of Handwritten Wines have chosen to celebrate the natural synergy of their excellent handcrafted wines with the creation of delicious...
Culinary Creations of Handwritten Wines
Culinary Creations of Handwritten Wines Continually demonstrating how perfectly paired wines enhance the flavor and enjoyment of delicious foods has been a longstanding mission of Handwritten Wines, a Napa Valley boutique winery and a noted producer of superior...
Black Truffle Risotto Recipe
Black Truffle Risotto Serves 2 Ingredients: 3-4 cups vegetable broth (add a parmesan rind for extra flavor) 2 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil 1 cup leek, diced 1 tsp. salt, plus black truffle salt to finish 1 cups Arborio rice or Carnaroli rice 1 tbsp. unsalted butter 1...
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