Dive into a world of eerie tales and haunting narratives as we pair each book with a wine that captures its essence. Whether you're a fan of spooky romances, thrillers, or supernatural mysteries, our selections will keep you on the edge of your seat while you sip on a glass of perfectly matched wine. Cheers to a hauntingly good time!

Best Hex Ever by Nadia El-Fassi
Freire Lobo ‘Vigno’ Dao Branco 2023

During a romantic weekend filled with a peculiar hedge maze, palm readings by candlelight, and a midnight Halloween ritual, there’s no denying the chemistry between Dina Whitlock, a skilled kitchen witch, and Scott Mason, a curator at the British Museum. But thanks to the hex hanging over her head, Dina has been wary of romance in general. It’s hard to fall in love when your partner is cursed with a string of bad luck. Now that she’s falling head over heels for Scott, who is in danger of more than just bad luck, will Dina be able to undo the hex before it’s too late? This focused yet elegant white wine is perfect for celebrating a blossoming new romance. This intriguing blend delivers delicate notes of pears, preserved lemons, tropical fruit, white flowers, and dried basil. 

Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas
Valravn Wines Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

Catherine House is a school of higher learning like no other. Hidden deep in the woods of rural Pennsylvania, this crucible of reformist liberal arts study with its experimental curriculum, wildly selective admissions policy, and formidable endowment, has produced some of the world’s best minds. Among this year’s incoming class is Ines Murillo, who expects to trade blurry nights of parties, cruel friends, and dangerous men for rigorous intellectual discipline—only to discover an environment of sanctioned revelry. But the House’s strange protocols soon make this refuge feel increasingly like a gilded prison. And when tragedy strikes, Ines begins to suspect that the school might be hiding a dangerous agenda within the secretive, tightly knit group of students selected to study its most promising and mysterious curriculum. This California Cab is channeling similar dark undertones with notes of black cherry, cassis, espresso, and dark chocolate. Supple and complex, each sip will have you coming back for more. 

Chicano Frankenstein by Daniel A. Olivas
Day Wines Tears Of Vulcan 2022

A modern re-telling of the Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley classic. An unnamed paralegal, brought back to life through a controversial process, maneuvers through a near-future world that both needs and resents him. As the United States president spouts anti-reanimation rhetoric and giant pharmaceutical companies rake in profits, the man falls in love with lawyer Faustina Godínez. His world expands as he meets her network of family and friends, setting him on a course to discover his first-life history, which the reanimation process erased. A wine that represents the out-of-this-world potential of its varietals, this orange wine delivers juicy notes of blood orange, grapefruit, basil, lemon, ginger, and white pepper. 

A Sunny Place for Shady People by Mariana Enriquez
Frias Family Vineyard Lady Of The Dead Red 2020

Welcome to Argentina and the fascinating, frightening, fantastical imagination of Mariana Enriquez. In twelve spellbinding new stories, Enriquez writes about ordinary people, especially women, whose lives turn inside out when they encounter terror, the surreal, and the supernatural. A neighborhood nuisanced by ghosts, a family whose faces melt away, a faded hotel haunted by a girl who dissolved in the water tank on the roof, a riverbank populated by birds that used to be women—these and other tales illuminate the shadows of contemporary life, where the line between good and evil no longer exists. Elevate your reading experience with this exceptional red blend that offers notes of violets, berries, cassis, and hints of freshly tilled earth. 

Tiny Threads by Lilliam Rivera
Heidi Schrock & Sohne ‘More Is More’ Welschriesling 2022

Fashion-obsessed Samara finally has the life she’s always dreamed of: a high-powered job with legendary designer Antonio Mota; a new home in sunny California, far away from those drab Jersey winters; and an intriguing love interest, Brandon, a wealthy investor in Mota’s fashion line. But it’s not long before Samara’s dream life begins to turn into a living nightmare as Mota’s big fashion show approaches and the pressure on her turns crushing. Perhaps that’s why she begins hearing voices in her room at night—and seeing strange things that can’t be explained away by stress or anxiety or the number of drinks she’s been consuming. She soon discovers hints that her new city—and the House of Mota—may be built on a foundation of secrets and lies. Now Samara must uncover what hideous truths lurk in the shadows of this illusory world of glamor and beauty before those shadows claim her. As you enter into the cutthroat world of fashion, this fun and refreshing white wine will provide some levity with fantastic notes of citrus, apple, hay, and white flowers.