A collaboration of families, two of the country's finest independent producers come together to create an entirely new category of product steeped in tradition, yet briming with innovation. Both are committed to examining the ways of the past to create a better future for how we consumer wine and spirits. Now they've created this new vermouth or "wermut" referring to the main ingredient in traditional vermouth production, Artemisia absinthium or Grande Wormwood. Starting with a base of Steve Matthiasson’s 100% organic, barrel-aged Napa Cabernet Sauvignon, Todd Leopold blends in both pear & peach brandy from his historic Three Chamber Still. Then, the Grande Wormwood is infused, along with white pepper, vanilla, green mandarin, Rooibos, rose petal, chocolate, ginger root, and Belgian Candi sugar. The resulting aromatized wine is unprecedented in its depth and complexity offering a new expression based on the old recipes. The incredibly high quality base wine is on full display offering a gorgeous nose of dense fruit and earthy graphite.