Pair with barbeque and smokey flavors. There is a sweet and savory play here, so sauce up on whatever you are serving! Also the perfect slow-cooker pairing. Pot roast and sausage. Wonderful with chocolate, so mole or simply a piece of nice dark chocolate to end the meal.

Theodora Lee a.k.a Theo-patra, Queen of the Vineyards, is known in the wine world as a bold, dynamic wine maven, who was drawn to the region for its exceptional quality Petite Sirah and Pinot Noir. She spent her first life as a trial lawyer in Texas and San Francisco, then entered the world of wine and now bottles wine from her own vineyards as a second and most accomplished venture. Gaining attention in the early 2000s, Theopolis has been producing some of the best Petite Sirah in the world for the last 20 years.