Punxatawny Phillip! Gobbler’s Knob! PINOT NOIR!

What’s the connection? Not entirely sure, but Gobbler’s Knob is fun to say and if there are six more weeks of winter ahead, I want to stack as many cases of this on hand to get through it.

Sure, you could get this fabulous Pinot for around $40 from other sites and think “wow what a deal.”

OR… hear me out. Get it from us at nearly 50% OFF bringing it under $30 and queue up the Homer Simpson “I am so smart dance.”

The Vice comes to us from the husband-and-wife team Malek Amrani and Tori Greenberg. Malek is the winemaker, and after some successful entrepreneurial adventures, and pro athletics he turned to wine. Or maybe immersed is a better word. He got himself a Level 3 Sommelier certification in between doing triathlons. Now he handles everything from soup to nuts at The Vice. His wife Tori meanwhile brings the branding side into focus, and she did a great job with the alluring silkscreen and overall look.

John Truchard is a man among men in Napa and owns some prime vineyards including their very own Truchard Vineyard in the Napa Valley side of Carneros. This is the most Northeastern site in Carneros, sitting at the base of Mount Veeder, growing highly sought-after grapes since the 70s. Over the years their name appeared on many labels including Saddleback, Frog’s Leap, Carter, and Nickel & Nickel.

And oh boy does this hit all our Pinot-loving sweet spots. Round and ripe, cascading with red cherry and sweet rhubarb, pomegranate reduction, some lovely nutmeg/cinnamon baking spices, tilled earth, and just the right dose of vanilla from French oak. Impressive stuff, really, and worthy of the $50+ price tag it normally carries. Imagine the synergy with an equally juicy and tender pork tenderloin roast!

Whether you’re stashing some for the remainder of winter, the spring, or summer, we say do it quickly. Word is out on The Vice and it won’t last long!