Tantalize

Tantalize is a Bordeaux-style blend born from a simple desire — something just a little different, a little more personal - a wine with its own voice.

Something that teases the palate—drawing you in with promise, revealing just enough, then slipping away before you’ve had your fill. Something that truly tantalizes.

A wine designed not just to be enjoyed, but to be pursued.

Some wine drinkers want certainty. Same label, same profile, year after year. Predictable. Controlled. We can do that. Our Bordeaux blends are built to hold their line—core flavors locked in, with only the vintage leaving its fingerprint.

But there’s another question that keeps coming back.

What’s new?

Wine wasn’t meant to stand alone. It was built alongside food—regional, practical, specific. Bordeaux blends evolved for the tables of Bordeaux. Different terrain. Different ingredients. Different expectations.

That gap matters.

So Bill made a decision: take the five classic Bordeaux components and break formation. Same materials, different configuration—every year. No fixed blueprint. Adjust the balance. Shift the weight. Build a wine that works with how people actually eat here.

The objective is straightforward. Use California-grown Bordeaux fruit, but don’t make a traditional Bordeaux blend. Make something American—structured, yes, but open. Flavor forward. Built to handle real food. Built to keep attention.

Consistency is easy.

Interest takes work.

Tantalize means to torment or tease someone by displaying something desirable—like food or an opportunity—that is kept just out of reach.

Beef Bourguignon

Beef Bourguignon

Cozy up with a French Classic and make Beef Bourguignon with seasonal vegetables and beef, then slow cooking them in red wine.

Chocolate Lamington's

Chocolate Lamington's

A lamington is an Australian cake made from squares of buttery sponge cake generously coated in an outer layer of chocolate sauce and rolled in desiccated coconut - and they are delicious!

Cranberry Glazed Meatloaf

Cranberry Glazed Meatloaf

This Cranberry-Glazed Meatloaf is unbelievably tasty, has all the awesome Thanksgiving flavors, is perfect for two to four people and you can have it on the table in about an hour.

Prosciutto Curry Empanada

Prosciutto Curry Empanada

Flaky golden empanadas filled with savory prosciutto, warm curry spice, and aromatic herbs—an unexpected fusion of rich, salty depth and vibrant global flavor. Super-easy to make and wonderfully tender and delicious.

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Tiramisu

Tiramisu


This delicious and unbelievably easy classic tiramisù is transcendent. A creamy dessert of espresso-soaked ladyfingers surrounded by lightly sweetened whipped cream and a rich mascarpone all highlighted by our fragrant sweet spices.

Umami Butter

Umami Butter

With a stash of umami butter in the fridge you have an instant solution to make any steak a glowing dish full of juicy flavor.

Belle Saison

Belle Saison

Belle Saison is a French-style soft-ripened triple crème cow’s milk cheese

Crescenza

Crescenza

Crescenza cheese, also known as Stracchino, is an Italian fresh cheese, typical of Lombardy, Piedmont, and Veneto.