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Slamdance Kooperative | Red Table Wine

Slamdance Kooperative | Red Table Wine

A California wine history lesson

$45 - $45
$45
$45 - $45
$45

Not only a deliciously novel red wine, but a full history lesson in California wine making. This rustic blend of old workhorse grapes from premodern California, like Valdiguié, Cinsault, and Cabernet Pfeffer, instantly transports you to a world of pioneering spirit. Punchy grape juice, forest-y herbs, and baking spices, this historical blend is sourced from pre-prohibition era vineyards along the Central Coast. A fabulously food-friendly conversation starter. 

 

Delicious With

Very food-friendly and ready for BBQ spice, Mediterranean herbs, and Middle Eastern flavors. Kabobs and rice, baby back ribs, or herb crusted salmon. Perfect with high acid foods like tomatoes or citrusy dressings. You can't go wrong!

Their Cred

Slamdance Kooperatieve is owned by winemaker Daniel Callan. A native of Virginia, Daniel started his winemaking career in 2012. After working his first harvest he began traveling abroad, seeking out winemaking apprenticeships in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Paso Robles, and Chile. Over the next decade, Daniel worked 2 or 3 harvests a year, learning from Chris Alheit, Pedro Parra, and Raj Parr. But Covid put an end to his travels and he settled in Paso Robles, working with Sherman Thacher at Thacher Wines in Paso Robles. But Daniel had also started his own project, Slamdance Kooperatieve. He was inspired by the “California Burgundy” wines of Pre-Prohibition and wanted to resurrect this forgotten style of a red table wine.

In order to bring his vision to life, Daniel set some criteria. He works with vineyards in California’s Central Coast and with vines whose genetic material has been in California since before Prohibition. These are the old workhorse grapes of premodern California, many of which were often misidentified. This includes Napa Gamay (aka Valdiguie), Cabernet Pfeffer (Mourtaou), Pinot St George (Negrette), Black Malvoisie (Cinsault), Crabb’s Black Burgundy (Mondeuse Noir), Zinfandel, Petite Sirah, and others.

Daniel’s first vintage was in 2020, which was a blend of Cinsault, Negrette, and Valdiguié. In 2021, he added an additional ten varieties to the 2020 wine, including grapes like Cabernet Pfeffer, Mondeuse Noire, Trousseau, Traminer, Trousseau Noir, and Orange Muscat. And, in 2022, he added a little bit of Zinfandel. The grapes were sourced from three vineyards in the Central Coast – Siletto Family (established in 1988), Osgood Farm (established in 1977), and Shell Creek (established in 1875).
The wine is in an amber glass bottle that is a shape from the 1900s called California Hock. It is tall and narrow and looks like a cross between a Riesling bottle and a Burgundy bottle.

Winery   Slamdance Cooperative

Vintage   2022

Origin   California

Alcohol   11.4%

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