Elevate any celebration with a gift that’s practically made for hosting. This generous spread includes irresistible snacks plus a bottle of our Napa Valley Red Wine and Chardonnay, all showcased on a stunning reusable charcuterie board. With its roomy serving surface, slide-out drawers, 4-piece cheese knife set, and trio of ceramic antipasto dishes, it’s a host’s dream—and a gift that guarantees an instant “wow.”
Includes:
- 1 x Integrity - 2020 Red Wine - Napa Valley
- 1 x The Sweetheart - 2019 Chardonnay - Napa Valley
- 1 x Elevation Meats Black Pepper & Red Wine Salami
- 1 x Bruschetta Mozzarella
- 1 x Rustic Bakery Rosemary & Olive Oil Sourdough Flatbread Bites
- 1 x Vintner’s Kitchen Strawberry & Pinot Noir Jam
- 1 x Dried Apricots
- 1 x Large Cheese Board and Knife Set
Wine Information:
Integrity:
The Founders Red Series commemorates the seven young men who wanted something better in a fraternity during their collegiate experience. From that recognition, a dream was born - the fraternity of Sigma Chi. This wine is the second of a seven-year series.
William Lewis Lockwood, MIAMI (OHIO) 1858, the only one of the seven Founders who was not a member of DKE, was born in New York City and was 18 years old at the founding of Sigma Chi. He is best remembered as the businessman or organizer of the group and for bringing the element of cultural refinement. His organizational skills were primarily responsible for the survival of the Fraternity.
Of him, Benjamin Piatt Runkle, MIAMI (OHIO) 1857, recalled: “He was cultured and had been partly educated in the East. He was a slender, fair-haired youth with polished manners and was always dressed in the best taste.”
After graduating in 1858, Lockwood returned to New York, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1860. At the outbreak of the Civil War, he fought for the North, where he became a first lieutenant and later a captain. He greatly distinguished himself in battle but suffered a severe shoulder wound in 1863 and never fully recovered. Unable to practice law because of his poor health, he bought the local woolen mills and formed the firm Lockwood, Alpin & Co. In 1867, he became the first of the Founders to enter the Chapter Eternal and is buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York.
The 2020 In Hoc “Integrity” Founders Red Wine is an artful red blend created by winemaker Todd Heth. This wine 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.
This bottle is signed by Michael Codina, MD, CALIFORNIA-SAN DIEGO 1993, 22nd Grand Historian.
William Lewis Lockwood, MIAMI (OHIO) 1858, the only one of the seven Founders who was not a member of DKE, was born in New York City and was 18 years old at the founding of Sigma Chi. He is best remembered as the businessman or organizer of the group and for bringing the element of cultural refinement. His organizational skills were primarily responsible for the survival of the Fraternity.
Of him, Benjamin Piatt Runkle, MIAMI (OHIO) 1857, recalled: “He was cultured and had been partly educated in the East. He was a slender, fair-haired youth with polished manners and was always dressed in the best taste.”
After graduating in 1858, Lockwood returned to New York, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1860. At the outbreak of the Civil War, he fought for the North, where he became a first lieutenant and later a captain. He greatly distinguished himself in battle but suffered a severe shoulder wound in 1863 and never fully recovered. Unable to practice law because of his poor health, he bought the local woolen mills and formed the firm Lockwood, Alpin & Co. In 1867, he became the first of the Founders to enter the Chapter Eternal and is buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York.
The 2020 In Hoc “Integrity” Founders Red Wine is an artful red blend created by winemaker Todd Heth. This wine 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.
This bottle is signed by Michael Codina, MD, CALIFORNIA-SAN DIEGO 1993, 22nd Grand Historian.
The Sweetheart:
The second wine of the inaugural release, the 2019 In Hoc “The Sweetheart” Chardonnay, Carneros, Napa Valley, is carefully crafted from the fruit of the chalky soil and cooler climate of Carneros in southern Napa Valley. This wine was aged in French oak for fourteen months and displays a beautiful balance of fruit, oak, and liveliness on the palate.
The Sweetheart is the symbol of the spiritual ingredient in the brotherhood, and we hope this wine will be shared amongst friends and family in the same sentiment. This label showcases the iconic images of the sheet music of the Sigma Chi Sweetheart Song with the hat and flower.
This bottle is signed by Metta Krach, International Sweetheart 1997-1999 (UCLA - Kappa Kappa Gamma).
History:
Written in 1911 by two undergraduates at Albion College in Michigan, The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi has become the most popular college fraternity song in history. Byron Stokes, 1913, wrote the words one June day while in class. He took the words to his Sigma Chi Brother Dudleigh Vernor, 1914, who was practicing the organ in the campus chapel; Vernor completed the music that day. It was first sung by Harry Clifford, ALBION 1911, who designed the drawing on the original sheet music and published by Richard Vernor, ALBION 1913, brother of Dudleigh Vernor.
Stokes was asked by many people, "Who is the girl who was the inspiration?" He answered it was no one in particular. "The `Sweetheart' is the symbol of the spiritual ingredient in brotherhood. It was the Sigma Chi Fraternity itself that inspired the song. I wrote the words not long after my initiation, and the magic of our Ritual with its poetic overtones and undertones was, I suppose, the source of my inspiration."
Limited Production: 425 Cases
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