Domestic Excellence

We're pretty excited about Domestic Excellence, our take on a classic sparkling wine, with a little Jumbo Time twist! We've always loved traditional sparkling wines, but wanted to make something that felt a little more like us. Something elegant, a little unexpected, and most importantly, really damn good to drink.

This is a blend of 77% Pinot Noir and 23% Chardonnay from Zabala Vineyard in Arroyo Seco, Monterey, a beautiful, organically farmed site. We originally set out to make a blanc de noirs, a white sparkling wine made from red grapes, but the Pinot Noir had other plans! A little color snuck into the juice during pressing, leaving us with a really pretty, barely pink sparkling rosé. Happy accidents!

While we've made plenty of pét-nats over the years, Domestic Excellence is a bit of a departure. We let this wine age in the bottle for two full years before releasing it, giving it time to develop a little more depth and complexity. We even swapped the usual crown cap for a cork. Fancy, we know!

The result is a delicate sparkling wine with fine, persistent bubbles and a softer fizz than your typical Champagne. It's undisgorged, so you might notice a little sediment at the bottom of the bottle. That's all part of the fun!

We think there's room for both the fun stuff and the classics, and Domestic Excellence sits somewhere in between. It's a wine for celebrating something big, something small, or absolutely nothing at all. Who needs an occasion?

77% Pinot Noir, 23% Chardonnay — Zabala Vineyard, Arroyo Seco

12% ABV, 10ppm Total SO2