Includes:

• 1 x Louis Manigault - 2018 Red Wine – Napa Valley
• 1 x The Old Gal – 2020 Pinot Noir – Santa Barbara County
• 1 x The Tomahawk - 2020 Chardonnay – Russian River Valley
• 1 x Silence - Sparkling Brut – Méthode Champenoise - Napa Valley
• 1 x 6-Bottle Wooden Fire-Branded Vintage Wine Crate
• 1 x Customizable 3D Wooden Holiday Card
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• 1 x Screwdriver Keychain to Open the Crate
• 1 x Wine Key & Pouch
• 1 x Slate Board
• 6 x Slate Coasters
• 1 x Wood Block Knives Set
• 1 x 4-Piece Chocolate Truffle Set
• 6 x Wine Charms with 1 Burlap Drawstring Bag

Wine Information:

Louise Manigault:

Louis Manigault was born in Paris, France, on November 21, 1828. Manigault arrived at Yale in the fall of 1845 and chose not to join a freshman society. Manigault found the attitude of the members of the sole sophomore society, Kappa Sigma Theta, toward their fellow students condescending and obnoxious. As a freshman, he had visions of starting a rival sophomore fraternity. For his freshman year, Louis Manigault lived in a college boarding house that sat at the intersection of Temple and Chapel Street, overlooking the green and college buildings on the other side. The boarding house gave Manigault the privacy and freedom to concentrate on planning the creation of Alpha Sigma Phi. On Saturday evening, December 6, 1845, Manigault met with Rhea and Weiser in his room at 59 Chapel Street to formalize their commitment to establish the Fraternity.

It is only fitting to honor Brother Manigault, the principle founder, with the first release of this series.

We introduce you to Louis Manigault. 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.

The Old Gal:

Alphred D. Follett (Marietta 1872) is credited with coining the term “The Old Gal” as an affectionate description for the Fraternity in a 1918 address: “If I were a sculptor, I would take a block of the whitest marble and carve it into the form of a beautiful woman. Before that statue, I would bow my head in token of my willingness to receive her instruction and bend my knee in token of my unswerving loyalty and undying fealty. I trust that if not the marble statue, at least the letters Alpha Sigma Phi, standing for the Fraternity, will be a constant inspiration to you after you are out and away from college. And as you come to address younger Sigs, you will be glad and proud to say that, to ‘The Old Gal’ you owe in great measure the good you have been able to do.”

We introduce you to The Old Gal, our Pinot Noir from Santa Barbara County experiences a lengthy and cool growing season that is similar to the climate of the Burgundy region of east-central France. Unlike Burgundy, our Pinot Noir experiences dense fog that rolls in off the Pacific Ocean; this fog contributes to the ideal climate for Pinot Noir, offering just enough moisture to be beneficial without lingering too long.

This Pinot Noir 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.

The Tomahawk:

The rivalry between Kappa Sigma Theta and Alpha Sigma Phi, the two sophomore societies, spilled over into print. Kappa Sigma Theta attacked our new society in The Yale Banger. In response, Alpha Sigma Phi began publishing The Yale Tomahawk in November 1847. The Yale Tomahawk was printed on a page twelve by eighteen inches and folded to form a four-page, 9-by-12 folio, costing six cents per copy.

The content of The Yale Tomahawk attacked Kappa Sigma Theta and The Yale Banger, but also included editorials, articles about Yale life, Fraternity announcements, poems and other essays.

The Tomahawk is the oldest college fraternity publication in the world. After it appeared in 1847, it continued until the University suspended it in 1852. Since its revival in April 1909, it has been continuously published.

We introduce you to The Tomahawk. This Chardonnay is a real gem. Hailing from the cool and foggy climate for 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 tarte acidity makes this wine a classic example of Premium Russian River Chardonnay.

Mystic Bond:

Our Mystic Bond Reserve brut sparkling was created to celebrate the best of times with our sisters. The Mystic Bond defines the connection all Sigma Kappa members share. A bond that transcends time, linking our Founders and Sigma Kappas past and present. It’s in this bond that Sigma Kappa members strive for a balance of social, spiritual and intellectual excellence, motivated to become the best versions of ourselves.

We introduce to you “Mystic Bond”. This premium sparkling wine – meticulously and artfully made in the traditional champagne method – rivals anything found 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 follows through to a creamy mid-palate accompanied with highlights of lime and wet minerality and a lingering vibrant finish.

Retail Price: $489.00

The 1845 Club Member Price: $391.20