Evening Land California Cabernet Sauvignon 07

Evening Land ONCE - The Table Cabernet Sauvignon - Host of Bravo's Top Chef reality show, Tom Colicchio blended this Cabernet. Part of the "ONCE" lineup of wines from Evening Land Vineyards.

From a series of wines blended by famous chefs for their restaurants, made by Tom Colicchio for his Craft Restaurants.

An Avalon Wine Club Selection - 15% off for Wine Club Members

So why a California wine on our northwest website? Are you nuts? No, Oregon's high profile Evening Lands Vineyards made ONCE as a special project in conjunction with famous Sommeliers.

We would be crazy to pass on these wines. Evening Land, looking to create a splash with the public, over delivered their first wines. This wine is almost an oxymoron today, an under $20 California Cab that's 75% fruit from Napa. The grapes are from vineyards used by Harlan, Araujo, etc. And the wine is half the price.

The ONCE label is reserved for wines made in conjunction with some of the world's most respected Sommeliers. Eric Lilavois, COO of the Thomas Keller empire (French Laundry, Per Se, etc), is involved, as is Danny Meyer, known for Union Square Cafe. Mark Williamson of Willi’s Wine Bar and Maceo in Paris is an investor and Willi's was the first location to offer ONCE wines.

Larry Stone of Rubicon and Daniel Johnnes of restaurant Daniel in New York (and premiere Burgundy event in the US, Le Paulee) are involved in ONCE. Current ONCE wine selections include Pinot noirs made by Raj Parr of Michael Mina and Daniel Johnnes, and a Cabernet Franc made by Bernie Sun of Jean-Georges (Vongerichten) of New York. Paul Roberts, formerly of The French Laundry, was also involved.

From the winery: "ONCE a year we sit down with the nation’s best sommeliers to discuss and blend their version of a perfect wine for their restaurant’s specific cuisine".