Spooktober has arrived…

Our spidey senses detect a shift in the Chardonnay continuum. Our precognition is heightened… something is… different here.

It’s coming into focus - a fresh drop from Hook & Ladder, at a price you simply CANNOT find elsewhere! That’s it!

So put down the pumpkin spice latte for a minute and fill your oversized Stanley cup with THIS. It’s much tastier and makes for the perfect spooky season sipper.

And as always, we’re passing the savings to you. For the price of roughly 2.5 Grande PSLs, you can get a bottle of this at well over 50% OFF, bringing it down to a much friendlier, spooky low $22.

If you’ve been around wine, you probably recognize the DeLoach name. Cecil de Loach and his wife Christine sold their eponymously named winery years ago. But they couldn’t shake that winemaking itch, so they started a label named after the fire station where Cecil was stationed in San Francisco. With a strong foothold in the Russian River Valley, they continue to make quality wines at a killer value.

You can always count on Russian River Valley Chardonnay to deliver the goods. While this has plenty of power, it leans more on the bright, citrus side of the spectrum. It packs hard lemon candy, croissant crumbs, lime pith, ginger, and honey-spiced pears into every mouthwatering sip. A slight oak influence and a trace of malolactic give it some weight and extra depth but it stays pretty firmly planted on the brighter, Chablis-esque side of things with great acidity and lift.

$22 Chardonnay that drinks like it costs 2x the price? You won’t regret having some. What better choice for the upcoming Halloween festivities?

Side note - in case you’re wondering, Spider Web Ranch Vineyard gets its name exactly how you imagine. A huge spider web was found at the end of the vineyard one day, and so it became named. Meanwhile, the orb-weaver spiders are EVERYWHERE around my house this time of year. I practically walk through one or two webs each day in a complete panic. They’re supposedly nice guys, but no way do I want one of them crawling on me.

Oh, and no scores on this one, just know that it’s scary good for the money!