Introducing: Drink With Sunday Sauce™
There’s no bigger Italian American tradition than Sunday Dinner with the family. And the most important food on the table is the homemade red Sauce. Can’t you just smell it simmering on the pot? Whether you call it Sauce, or Gravy, or Sugo, doesn’t matter. What matters is that you’re enjoying that taste of tomato heaven with your loved ones and a great red wine. Did someone say red wine? Enter…Drink With Sunday Sauce™.
Intravartolo Wine’s Drink With Sunday Sauce™ is a premium, Santa Barbara County, California-made red wine blend reminiscent of the Italian “Super Tuscan” wine style, featuring Italy’s most planted grape- Sangiovese. Its name says it all: Drink With Sunday Sauce™ honors the beloved Italian American tradition of Sunday Dinner while giving you the perfect wine pairing for any dish with a tomato sauce, including pizzas, pastas, meats, and seafood. See below for our list of recipes and recommended foods to pair it with!
Our Commitment to Preserving Italian American Culture
As part of our mission to celebrate and honor Italian American culture and heritage, we will be donating $1.00 to Italian Sons & Daughters of America (ISDA) for every bottle of Drink With Sunday Sauce™ sold! ISDA, one of the largest Italian American fraternal organizations in the country, unites members within communities, and unites communities across states, to celebrate, preserve and promote Italian heritage.
What This Wine Tastes Like
Drink With Sunday Sauce™ is easy-drinking and approachable with a unique combination of prominent red fruit flavors. You’re greeted with indulgent aromas of sour cherry, rhubarb, and black raspberry accented by notes of basil, sage, and black peppercorns. On the first sip, you’ll notice the mouthwatering acidity that transitions into flavors of blackberry, dark cherry, tobacco leaves, mushrooms, and a subtle hint of chocolate, before culminating in a long, warm finish.
Foods to Pair With This Wine
We are working on a full list of recipes and recommendations for you, but in the meantime feel free to pair this wine with anything that includes a tomato-based marinara or pomodoro sauce: pizza, pasta with meatballs and red sauce, braciole, cioppino, lasagna, baked ziti or rigatoni. The list goes on and on. Check back soon for our expanded selection of food pairings!
Winemaking Detail
The grapes for 2021 Drink With Sunday Sauce™ were hand harvested from four vineyards across Santa Barbara County, three of which are located in the acclaimed Santa Ynez Valley. In late October and early November 2021, these grapes were crushed, cold soaked, fermented and pressed into four separate lots. Each lot of wine was aged for seven months before being blended together and aged for an additional 11 months in French oak.
Technical Specs
- Grape Blend: 63% Sangiovese, 34% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Cabernet Franc
- pH: 3.46
- Acidity: 6.2 g/L
- Alcohol: 13.3%
- 18 months in 30% new & 70% neutral French oak
Cellaring
The 2021 Drink With Sunday Sauce™ can be enjoyed now and for up to an additional 3-4 years if stored in proper conditions.