Includes:

• 6 x The Symphony - Sparkling Brut - Méthode Champenoise - Napa Valley
• 6 x Untold Stories – Hera – 2020 Pinot Noir – Santa Barbara County
• 6 x Three Muses - 2020 Chardonnay – Russian River Valley
• 6 x Autumn - 2018 Red Wine - Napa Valley
• 1 x 6-Bottle Wooden Fire-Branded Vintage Wine Crate
• 6 x Three Strings Wine Key
• 30 x 1-Page Tasting Guide - Tasting Notes - Food Pairings
• 30 x 5x7 Wine Club Information Sheet
• 2 x Crate Hinges

Wine Information:

The Symphony:

“To see beauty even in the common things of life, to shed the light of love and friendship round me…” A celebration of the Alpha Chi Omega sisterhood, our Brut wine honors “The Symphony,” penned by Celia McClure Pardee (Delta chapter, Allegheny College) and officially adopted by the Fraternity in 1914. Because “The Symphony” reflects our tradition of harmony, it remains popular a century later and is read at many gatherings and events. Another symbol of pride for members, the lyre bird is a focal point of Alpha Chi Omega’s official flag, adopted in 1910.

We introduce to you The Symphony. This premium sparkling wine – meticulously and artfully made in traditional champagne–rivals anything from the best champagne houses in Épernay and Reims. Blended superbly from Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, this magnificent Napa Valley Brut exhibits rich fruit aromatics of strawberry and delicate white cherry that follow through to a creamy mid-palate accompanied with highlights of lime and wet minerality and a lingering vibrant finish.

Untold Stories - Hera:

From the archives of Alpha Chi Omega, celebrate sisters and the gifts given in recognition of significant Alpha Chi Omega moments. Award of Achievement recipient Marcia Clapp DeRocco (Alpha Chi, Butler University) presented her sculpture of Hera, Alpha Chi Omega’s patron goddess, as a gift when Alpha Chi Omega moved into its Indianapolis headquarters on Washington Boulevard in 1961.

We introduce you to Untold Stories – Hera. This Chardonnay has aromas of cherries, raspberries, blackberries, and brown sugar with notes of baking spices. On the palate, the wine opens with bright, fruit flavors of strawberries, leading to a round mouthfeel on the mid-palate and soft, velvety tannins on a long, elegant finish.

Three Muses:

Since the first issue of The Lyre magazine in 1894, Alpha Chi Omega has captured the history of the organization and engaged members with written words in chapter newsletters, history books, alumnae directories, blog articles, and more. Regardless of the medium, members have celebrated together and shared the bonds of sisterhood through written correspondence.

Alpha Chi Omega also advances literary endeavors by supporting the Star Studio at MacDowell, an artists’ retreat. Writers who have stayed at MacDowell have created more than two dozen Pulitzer Prize-winning works during their residencies.

We introduce you to Three Muses. This Chardonnay is a real gem. Hailing from the cool and foggy climate of the Russian River Valley in Sonoma County, this beautiful medium-bodied wine was grown slowly to build intense flavors over time. This wine was aged in French oak and displays a beautiful balance of fruit, oak and liveliness on the palate and exhibits lush mango and toasted almond. Balanced fruit with tart acidity makes this wine a classic example of Premium Russian River Chardonnay.

Autumn:

This inaugural red wine honors Alpha Chi Omega’s October 1885 founding at DePauw University. Choosing distinct colors to identify the new Fraternity was one of the first significant decisions the Founders made.

As Founder Olive Burnett Clark wrote: “The ground was covered with leaves in their brilliant colors of autumn, for this was a glorious October. A gentle breeze showered the leaves all about us and in our laps. We casually picked and arranged them. In a flash of concerted understanding, we knew we had found our colors – colors of our October founding – the scarlet and the bronze green found in the maple leaf on a perfect autumn day.”

We introduce you to Autumn. This proprietary red blend – from our award-winning winemaker Todd Heth – exhibits dark blackberry, bing cherry, and plum notes perfectly into layers of coffee and tobacco. The finish is dry with long-lasting berry fruit. Silky but firm tannins, this wine is enjoyable now but has the ability to age well in the cellar.

Retail Price: $1,899.00

1885 Club Member Price: $1,519.20