"There is no limit to what we, as women, can accomplish." — Michelle Obama

While men have consistently been recognized and glorified in the worlds of literature and booze, the contributions of women in these fields are abundant. From pioneers like Hannah Weinberger, Napa Valley’s first female winemaker, and Enheduanna, a priestess who wrote poetry a millennium before Homer, women have made an impact that spans the length of time in elegant, masterful, and bold ways. We’d like to honor the women who’ve continued this tradition with pairings of books and bottles that showcase their effect on the world.

Piglet by Lottie Hazell
Domaine Perrault-Jadaud 'Charivari' Brut Sparkling Rose 2022

Outside of a childhood nickname she can’t shake, Piglet’s rather pleased with how her life’s turned out. As an up-and-coming cookbook editor at a London publishing house, she’s got loyal friends and a handsome fiancé, Kit, who loves the delicious, unfathomably elaborate meals she’s always cooking. But when Kit confesses a horrible betrayal two weeks before they’re set to be married, Piglet finds herself suddenly…hungry. Although they decide to move forward with the wedding as planned, Piglet becomes increasingly unsettled, behaving in ways she can’t explain. An examination of women’s often complicated relationship with food and a celebration of the messes life sometimes makes for us, Piglet is a novel about the things we want and the things we think we want. 
A delightful bubbly with creamy notes of strawberry and raspberry, Charivari is named after a French folk custom in which the community gives a noisy, discordant mock serenade, also pounding on pots and pans, at the home of newlyweds.

This Love by Lotte Jeffs
Martha Stoumen Wines Post Flirtation California Red Blend 2022

When Mae and Ari meet in their final year at the University of Leeds, their connection is magnetic. Mae, whilst stubborn and no stranger to breaking hearts, needs Ari’s bright light to guide her out of her self-centered ways; Ari, vibrant, charming and reeling in the aftermath of a scandal in New York, clings to Mae as his grounding anchor. As the years sweep by, the two traverse the tumult of life: toxic partners and hidden secrets, the heavy weight of grief, and a complicated, unignorable desire to start a family. Spanning ten years of extraordinary friendship, This Love is a vivid and epic tale of finding your soulmates, building an unconventional family, and the limitless, ever-changing forms love can take.
A wine meant to fall in love with, Post Flirtation is a chillable red wine bursting with notes of crushed roses, ripe summer berries, and cocoa dusted vienna fingers.

The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn
Hobo Wine Company Parts and Labor Red 2022

Based on a true story, The Diamond Eye is a haunting novel of heroism born of desperation, of a mother who became a soldier, of a woman who found her place in the world and changed the course of history forever. From wry, bookish history student and mother to deadly sniper, Mila Pavlichenko is sent to join the fight when Hitler invades Ukraine and Russia, becoming a lethal hunter of Nazis known as Lady Death. When news of her three hundredth kill makes her a national heroine, Mila finds herself torn from the bloody battlefields of the eastern front and sent to America on a goodwill tour. But when an old enemy joins forces with a new foe, Lady Death finds herself battling her own demons and enemy bullets in the deadliest duel of her life. 
Designed to make the most of any occasion, Parts & Labor is a medium-bodied red blend delivering supple notes of brambly strawberries, olives, and peppery spice.

Black Girls Must Die Exhausted by Jayne Allen
Materne & Schmitt Wunschkind Riesling 2021

Tabitha Walker is a black woman with a plan to “have it all.” At 33 years old, the checklist for the life of her dreams is well underway. Education? Check. Good job? Check. Down payment for a nice house? Check. Dating marriage material? Check, check, and check. With a coveted position as a local news reporter and a “paper-perfect” boyfriend, everything seems to be falling into place. Then Tabby receives an unexpected diagnosis that brings her picture-perfect life crashing down, jeopardizing the keystone she took for granted: having children. With her dreams at risk of falling through the cracks of her checklist, suddenly she is faced with an impossible choice between her career, her dream home, and a family of her own. Facing an all consuming fight, Tabby soon learns her grandmother's age-old adage just might still be true: Black girls must die exhausted.
Named “Wunschkind,” or “wish child,” this Riesling is full of lively notes of tender apricot, lemon, a hint of wet stone, and acidity.