Union Sacré Sylvaner, 2021

This is a beautiful, dry wine full of floral notes alongside apple and asian pear. Sylvaner is a less-known grape varietal of Alsace, France origins. Uniono Sacré Wines pride themselves on maintaining French traditions at their winery in California’s Central Coast. This is a great light pairing alongside some creamy washed-rind cheese!

When asked “What type of wine do you make? And why is it important to you?”, winemakers Phillip Muzzy and Xavier Arnaudin answered: The wines that we make are table-ready which means they’re ready for dinner tonight. They’re made to have presence but not take control of the conversation. Basically, they’re good house guests or dining companions. You can bring them anywhere. They’re wines of elegance and have just enough party to make them fun. There’s some wit to them, some intelligent jokes, like a pink Gewürztraminer. The wines that we make,we make to share. It’s also a reason why we work with varietals that we love... so that we have them on hand, laughing, but, ultimately, we’ve been at the table with people who have given us so much that we wanted to bring something back. Why is it important to us? It’s our quiet little corner of the world. They’re wines that have good manners. They’re never gonna leave the sink full of dirty dishes.