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This month, we’re all about the Bold & the Beautiful, just like our favorite daytime soap ;) Think beautiful expressions of terroir and unabashedly bold flavor profiles, with all the allure and drama. This collection mimics the ‘over the top’ vibe that you can feel indulgent in all the right ways!

We hope you have the most lovely time celebrating this special time of year, connecting over wine and food, and soaking in the slower pace. We’re enormously grateful that you’re part of our club and the Halfseas community. We struck gold.

Happiest holidays to you and the ones you love.
- The Halfseas Team

ALL CLUB MEMBERS GET TO ENJOY THESE 3 BOTTLES:

Lingot Martin Bugey-Cerdon Sparkling Gamay Rose NV

Grape: Gamay
Region: Savoie, France
Retail: $25

This sparkling screams game night! It’s just so cheerful and sparkly, without too much of a bubble attack.

Nestled in the Jura mountains in the Savoie wine region of France, Bugey is a spectacular and unique wine region that’s renowned for the unique rosé sparkling wines produced here.

Bugey, which is an important appellation of Savoie, offers not only a scenic experience in Savoie but also offers some of the most distinct wines the region can offer. With rosé sparkling wine as the focal point, Bugey essentially acts as the unorthodox wine appellation that does the complete opposite to the rest of the region.

2021 Scala Ciro Bianco Greco

Grape: 100% Greco
Region: Calabria, Italy
Retail: $22

From a 2-hectare vineyard located in Cirò (Crotone district). Spicy, salty, fresh and focused — this wine holds much allure. It’s an irresistible example of the native Greco grape.

In a nutshell, Scala’s Cirò Bianco, fashioned from the Greco Bianco grape, makes us think of gently crashing Mediterranean waves, warm sandy beaches, and bowls of fresh-cut pasta with spoonfuls of home-made pesto and Calabrian chili. Both the tropical and the savory, it makes a case for drinking more whites with this kind of southern (Italian) charm.

The Scala family is one of Calabria’s finest estates. The domaine has been in the Scala family since 1949. Today it is run by Luigi and Francesco Scala who focus entirely on organically grown, indigenous varieties.

2021 Dm. de Maubet Rouge Cotes de Gascogne

Grapes: Tannat, Merlot
Region: Southwest, France
Retail: $22

Domaine de Maubet, once a mixed farming farm, was given as a wedding dowry to Esilda Fontan. In the 80s, it became an exclusively wine estate, pioneered in the production and export of wines in the Côtes de Gascogne appellation.

The Domaine de Maubet, in the heart of the Gers is a family estate of 80 hectares where Nadège and Sylvain Fontan, fourt- generation winemakers and brother + sister, produce Côtes de Gascogne wines. In the land of plenty, in the heart of the Gers, Maison Fontan has been exploiting hilly lands with varied geology for four generations, cradled by an oceanic climate conducive to the sweetness of life, with hot summers. This fresh, fruity and aromatic wine evokes a strong sense of place, the passion of the team, and is definitely bold and beautiful.

6-BOTTLE MEMBERS ALSO GET TO ENJOY THESE 3 BOTTLES:

2021 Cantine Elvio Tintero Bianco

Grapes: 50% Favorita, 35% Arneis, 10% Chardonnay, 5% Moscato
Region: Piedmont, Italy
Retail: $20

Favorita, Arneis, and Chardonnay are blended with unfermented Moscato, and the sugar in the Moscato must sets off the second fermentation, so you get the most beautiful, light spritz!

In 1900, a Frenchman named Pierre Tintero set out for Piedmont in search of work. He found an opportunity to do odd jobs at a small estate where widow Rosina Cortese was struggling to handle all the work herself. Pierre, called “Pietrin” by the locals, quickly became a vital part of the estate and also fell in love with the widow, whom he married two years later. The couple continued to work the vines together and bottled their own Dolcetto for the first time just as war fell in 1914. Years later, their grandson would find a stash of this vintage hidden within the walls of the cellar, certainly a precaution against ransacking troops who passed through the area.

Cantina Della Pioppa Lambrusco NV

Grape: Lambrusco Salamino
Region: Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Retail: $22

Cantina della Pioppa Lambrusco di Modena is an organic, fizzy, chillable Bold and Beautiful red from Italy. Tart and fresh with soft bubbles. I envision Thai food take out and gift wrapping extravaganza!

There is a good Lambrusco for every occasion and for the people of Emilia, toasting and celebrating is serious business. A quality Lambrusco, respectful of tradition but also symbols of energy and lightheartedness. The Lambrusco of the Emilia Region reflect the character of its inhabitants: good, genuine, and bubbly.

2021 Bodegas Navarrsotillo Gaupasa Tinto

Grape: Garnacha
Region: Navarra, Spain
Retail: $22

Ripe and almost juicy with crunchy fruit, easy clean balanced acidity, and a dusty earthiness. Gaupasa is a Basque word that loosely means staying out all night — this is a fun and easy wine made in that spirit. As close as one can get to drinking in the Basque region without leaving home. We recommend a chill, you Bold & Beautiful Party Animal!

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REMINDERS

• As always, our food suggestions are just starting points. Wine is nostalgic and we’re big fans of making what you like, drinking what you like, and not giving a damn if they “go” together.

• Email us at info@halfseaswine.com to buy more single bottles or a 12-bottle case with special pricing.

• Come see us at Halfseas, your charming little neighborhood wine shop tucked inside Brimmer & Heeltap. Open Wednesday through Sunday 12 - 9pm.

• Wine pairs best with friends. Tell your friends.