Please help us welcome the amazing Samantha Sheehan of wine labels Poe, Ultraviolet & Mommenpop! Sam will be hanging out and pouring wine with us from 6-8pm this fun Friday night. Drop by and hang out with us!
Samantha Sheehan is an absolute tour de force that we feel must have access to a magic potion, given how gracefully and good-naturedly she juggles her three wine labels, two children and one downtown Napa tasting bar. She is an inspiration to all of us that ambition and creativity don’t have to be stifled by a long to-do list or other peoples’ drama. Maybe the potion is her Champagne obsession, which she also uses as a muse for her own winemaking? After all, she got into the wine industry after visiting Champagne when she was just out of college: “I absolutely loved Champagne, and I assumed everyone who made it was born into a big house with huge estates, so when I went, I was inspired to see they were just normal people and families. It made me feel like I, too, could find my way into making wine.”
In 2009, Sam launched Poe wines, inspired by the ones she loved from Champagne and Burgundy—terroir-driven, minimal intervention, ageworthy—and Ultraviolet wines, a fabulously yummy and easy-drinking homage to California’s juicy, sun-ripened fruit at an accessible price point. And then, in 2017, Sam straight-up revolutionized the wine and spirits market with her release of Mommenpop, a brilliant aperitif she makes by steeping hand-chopped, local citrus and botanicals in her base Chardonnay. Mommenpop has no dyes and no sugar added—so move aside, Aperol; we’ve got spritzes to make.
Sam is such a wonderful friend and inspiration to us, we’re thrilled to feature her three labels together this month!
》 Poe Split Rock Ranch Grenache Rosé Mendocino 2023
$15gl ~ $25/bottle to go ~ $35/bottle to stay
》 Ultraviolet Zinfandel California 2023
$9/gl ~ $18/bottle to go ~ $28/bottle to stay
》 Mommenpop Blood Orange Spritz Pop
$15/gl ~ $30/bottle to go ~ $40/bottle to stay
》 $20 - Flight of all three wines