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Happy New Year! We hope your holiday season was filled with delicious food, wine, and good cheer. Here in Napa Valley, we are welcoming 2026 filled with hope and joy for the year ahead. Excitement abounds around activities in and around Napa Valley beginning with the annual valley wide Napa Neighbor visitation program and Restaurant Month in January. Winter is a perfect time to visit our beautiful valley. Cover crops grow exponentially throughout the vineyards and wild mustard grows along sections of Highway 29 and Silverado Trail. January and February also become a fun and educational opportunity to learn more about vine pruning techniques during a Step Into The Cellar tour and tasting. Additionally, the latest Taste of the Estate pairing experience highlights some of our favorite winter wine and food pairings.
The Big Game is just around the corner and being hosted here in the Bay Area. No matter which team you will be cheering for, Chef Vince’s Muscat Canelli Glazed Wings with Blue Cheese Dressing will be a hit at your watch party. We invite you to view this and all of the latest recipes posted on our website. Be sure to tag @stsupery for a chance to be featured in our Instagram stories when you make one of our recipes at home. Bon Appetit!
We look forward to welcoming you home to St. Supéry soon during Napa Neighbor Month or later this spring and summer for upcoming wine club member events (details coming soon) and an expanded Estate Luncheon Series featuring The Big Green Egg. Until then, we invite you to gather with friends, open a favorite bottle of St. Supéry wine, and share a meaningful meal together. Cheers!
Napa Valley is the place to be in January! A California wide Napa Neighbor program encourages residents across the state to explore Napa Valley all month.
Visit St. Supéry in the heart of Rutherford to enjoy a 2-for-1 Five Bordeaux Varietals tasting. Learn the differences between the five classic red Bordeaux varietals and the basics of pairing wine and food with a specifically paired cheese plate. Use code NNM2026 when reserving on Tock to take advantage of this Napa Neighbor Month special. Take a six-pack of the flight home during your visit and receive a 20% discount ($150 savings).
Additional, don’t miss the annual Napa Valley Restaurant Month, offering exclusive deals on culinary experiences. A full list of offerings can be found on Visit Napa Valley’s website. Restaurants partnering with St. Supéry in January include Harvest Table in St. Helena and Fleetwood in Calistoga. You can also stop by Carpe Diem and Tarla in downtown Napa or Brix and Mustard’s Grill in Yountville to enjoy St. Supéry Sauvignon Blanc.
Finally, don’t miss the Napa Lighted Art Festival in downtown Napa beginning January 17th.
94 Points – JamesSuckling.com | 2024 St. Supéry Rutherford Estate Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc Mineral and citrus driven, with aromas of grilled lemons, wet stones, flint and citrus blossoms. The palate is tightly wound, with vibrant acidity and underlying power that leads to a minerally, mouthwatering finish. Time on the lees has resulted in a finely made sauvignon blanc. -12/2025
90 Points – Wine Enthusiast | 2024 Napa Valley Estate Rosé Flavorful, charming, and satisfying, this rosé showcases still-crisp alpine strawberries, red cherries, and bramble with medium body and long finish. -12/2205
91 Points – Wine Enthusiast | 2023 Dollarhide Estate Vineyard Muscat Canelli Honeysuckle, orange blossom, and green tea aromatics join flavors of white nectarine, pomelo, and candied orange with a mouthwatering while unctuous mouthfeel. -12/2025
RH Drexel’s Top 50 Wines for JebDunnuck.com – #23 | 2019 RU3 Regal. Worth decanting. Drive through tree lined country roads. -12/2025
St. Supéry is proud to share it has achieved Gold Membership status with International Wineries for Climate Action (IWCA) following the 2025 carbon calculation. The winery joined IWCA in 2021 and has worked to reduce emissions intensity by 48% through lighter glass choices, removal of capsules on its Napa Valley Estate wines, and enhanced recycling efforts. With the latest assessment, St. Supéry joins Jackson Family Wines, Opus One, and Spottswoode as the four North America wineries to reach Gold Membership.
Factors that moved the winery to Gold included enhanced waste reduction and recycling. The winery participates in a tin capsule recycling program that generates funds for local school classroom supplies through the Teacher Resource Program. Additionally, the winery recycles corks, has a composting program, and is trialing further reductions in glass weight for its Napa Valley Estate Cabernet Sauvignon.
St. Supéry’s Winemaker Brooke Shenk is a founding leader of the North Bay Zero Waste Collective, which is recycling PET label release liner and stretch film.
One of our favorite appetizers for The Big Game on February 8th paired with Dollarhide Estate Vineyard Muscat Canelli.
Ingredients
Chicken wings:
1 pound chicken wings
2 tsp sea salt
1 Tbsp garlic powder
1 Tbsp onion powder
1 tsp Aleppo pepper
1 cup Wondra flour
Salt and pepper to taste
2 Tbsp Grapeseed oil
Bleu cheese dressing:
1 cup mayo
½ cup sour cream
Learn more about Muscat Canelli Glazed Wings with Blue Cheese DressingGet The Recipe
Viticulture Manager, Mery Espinoza Cuba, has many years of relevant professional experience in both viticulture and other horticultural activities gained in Peru, Isreal, New Zealand, California and France.
She served as a Viticulture Intern at St. Supéry in 2019 and again from 2022-2023. She then worked at St. Supéry’s sister winery, Domaine de l’Ile, on the island of Porquerolles, France before returning to St. Supéry in the fall of 2024 as Viticulture Manager. Mery speaks English and Spanish along with conversational French.
Mery holds a bachelor’s degree in Agronomic Engineering from the Universidad Nacional de San Agustin de Arequipa. In addition, she is a Certified Private Applicator from the California Department of Pesticide Regulation and has been awarded certifications in “Specialization in Agroexports” from Bq Innova Consultores S.A.C., and “Integrated Pest Management” from the National Agricultural Health Service of Peru.
An avid photographer, Mery also captures the landscapes and animals around the estate vineyards for our Marketing team, including the image of sheep in the vines used in the IWCA article above.
We hope to see you in Napa Valley soon or at one of the upcoming events we are participating in around the country. Check back often for new listings on our website.
January: Napa Neighbor & Restaurant Month in Napa Valley
January 15-18: Artisans of Wine & Food, Boca Raton, FL
Save the Dates: Feb. 25-26 | St. Supéry x Il Fornaio Dinners, S. CA
March 2: James Suckling Great Wines of the World, New York, NY
Save the Dates: March 4-5 | St. Supéry x Il Fornaio Dinners, N. CA
March 5: James Suckling Great Wines of the World, Miami, FL
March 8: James Suckling Great Wines of the World, San Francisco, CA
April 9-12: Pebble Beach Food & Wine, Pebble Beach, CA
Save the Dates: June 4-6, 2026 | Auction Napa Valley
December 31, 2025