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Why Serendipity
We love wine. We love the culture, the people, the places, the stories… and, more than anything, we love sharing wine and fostering the community that wine creates.
To that end:
- We are a team of dedicated and knowledgeable wine folk sharing our diverse (and growing) portfolio of wine and spirits with the great state of California.
- We believe in building and maintaining lasting relationships through excellent customer service, transparency, and integrity.
- We are dedicated to the stories and terroir of wine and believe that those are best experienced through clean, honest, sustainable wines.
CUSTOMER SERVICE
We are passionate, relentless and creative about delivering great service. With a dynamic (and growing) team of 20+ sales reps, we are able to reach accounts of all shapes and sizes across the state.
EXTENSIVE CATALOG
We offer a collection of some of the finest estates & grower-producers from across the globe, with deep roots in Italy and unique finds at every price point and for every palate.
LEADERS IN ORGANICS
In July 2020, Serendipity joined forces with Mountain Peoples Wine and called on their 26 years of experience to expand the availability of certified organic & biodynamic wines across the state.
STRENGTH & STABILITY
With distribution arms in California & Texas, plus a National Import business serving 40+ states, we are able to negotiate best prices and navigate global logistics while ensuring value & consistency for our customers.
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It's a beautiful day (and beyond) to go out and support your local businesses! Our very own Jim Smith of San Francisco Sales had an amazing time pouring two of our favorite wines this weekend at @TableWineMerchant. A big thank you to everyone who came out to show their support and to Table Wine Merchant for such a lovely event!
📍1710 Francisco Blvd Suite A, Pacifica, CA 94044
@BowlerWine #SerendipitySF #SmallBusinessSaturday #SmallBusinesSaturday2022 #SupportSmallBusinesses
Is anybody else pregaming Thanksgiving with even more delicious food and wine pairings? Our very own Carmen Ramos of San Francisco Sales hit it out of the park with this @Sequoia_Sake pairing at @MaybecksSF 🍶🐟 Carmen highly recommends enjoying Sequoia Junmai-Genshu Sake (brewed in SF) with Maybecks' local black cod. This time around the dish included braised delicata squash, tempura maitake, charred nega onion, and a decadent mirin tamari broth… 😋
Sequoia's Genshu is a full strength, full flavor and full bodied sake— deep, rich and designed for sake lovers. What's your pregame plan?
#SerendipityPairs #SequoiaSake #MaybecksSF #SakePairing #Genshu #SakeLover
Have you met George Van Duzer of LA Beachside Sales? We asked George what one of his favorite food and wine pairings were, and he shared with us a delicious recipe to best enjoy @FidoraWines Brut Prosecco:
"Try it with Insalata Caprese with end of harvest heirloom tomatoes, aged balsamic and fresh mozzarella. The acidity of the heirloom tomatoes and aged balsamic combined with the fresh cow’s milk mozz and Ligurian extra virgin olive oil, pairs perfectly with the zippy acidity of the Fidora Brut Prosecco!"
Recipe:
4- large, end of harvest heirloom tomatoes, sliced ¼-inch
1-¼ pound fresh cow’s milk mozzarella, sliced ¼-inch thick
¼ cup packed fresh basil, washed well and dried
2 teaspoons of aged balsamic.
3 to 4 tablespoons Ligurian Extra Virgin Olive Oil DOP.
Freshly ground sea salt & black pepper to taste.
Using a large ceramic serving plate arrange (in an overlapping pattern) the heirloom tomatoes, mozzarella and basil leaves. Drizzle with oil and balsamic. Season with salt and pepper.
#SerendipityPairs #SerendipityLA #Caprese #FidoraWines #ProseccoPairing #Aperitif
Lambrusco and mole enchiladas? You gotta try it. Today's recommended food and wine pairing comes from our very own @QuicksilverjRose, of San Diego sales:
"Pair @CantinaPuianello 'Broletto' Lambrusco with Chicken Enchiladas in Mole Sauce. Rich flavors of baking spice, chiles and dark chocolate in the creamy mole sauce perfectly complement the fizzy, grapey, floral, red-fruity goodness of the Broletto Lambrusco. Constructed to cut through rich foods and refreshing with spicy cuisine or on a hot day...Lambrusco is majestically versatile, revered by sommeliers and easily embraced by enophiles, and is also somewhat underappreciated in many ways. It hails from THE great (among many) food region of Emilia Romagna in Central Italy, where it can be found alongside culinary legends such as Parmigiano Reggiano, Balsamic of Modena, and Pasta Bolognese. Along with Mole, I like it with Pizza, Shawarma or Gyros, and charcuterie!!"
For the perfect chicken enchiladas in mole sauce, be sure to head to @MaderaKitchenOfMexico in for the best in Vista...
#SerendipitySoCal #SerendipityPairs #BrolettoLambrusco #MaderaKitchen #FoodAndWine #LambruscoPairing #Sommelier #WineBuyer #TastingNotes #OrganicWine #SanDiegoFoodie #SalesRep #SalesRepLife #WillWorkForWine #WineWednesday #Enchiladas #Mole #MotherSauce
Let's taste @marchesiincisawines Felice Moscato with Maria Teresa! Lightly effervescent, this fragrant and floral wine is perfect as an 🥂 aperitif, with 🧀 aged cheeses, or 🍋 lemon custard...
Can we talk about the perfect seared scallop and white wine pairing? Let us introduce you to Falanghina from @SanSalvatore1988Wines. As a grape Falanghina can trace its origins back to Roman antiquity, but today it thrives in the Campania region of Southern Italy. It is there that San Salvatore grows (organically) this exquisite expression. Elegant notes of orange blossom, green apple and banana accompany a uniquely herbaceous, Mediterranean scrub characteristic. Alongside a perfectly seared scallop, the subtle complexities of both food and wine truly come through! And don't get us started on how well these textures pair— buttery seafood against a refreshing acidity? It's like every bite is brand new…
What's your perfect food and wine pairing? Tell us all your wine-loving secrets below 😉
#SerendipityPairs #Falanghina #VinItaly #OrganicWine @BanvilleWine
Over the summer several of our teammates had the pleasure of visiting La Rasina— a 4th generation Montalcino family winery with 120 years of loyalty to Sangiovese. For all of you Brunello lovers out there, this boutique winery is crafting high-quality, low-production wines over just 11 hectares of land. And they've been farming organically since 2010!
While we look forward to the next time that we can visit, at the very least we have the privilege of enjoying their wines stateside! One of our favorite ways to pair Brunello with food (especially site-specific bottlings with defined personality) is to choose a dish that won't distract from the wine's personality. In this case, pizza and pasta! Simple, crowd-pleasing dishes that won't draw attention away from your delicious wine. We particularly love La Rasina's 'Persante' with fungi pizza... Followed by cacio e pepe 😋
Hit the link in bio to learn more about this hidden gem of a producer!
#SerendipityPairs #Brunello #Sangiovese #FungiPizza #OrganicWinery #LaRasina #FamilyWine
For today's featured wine pairing, we're exploring the caviar of the Mediterranean: Bottarga! A special ingredient found mostly in Sardinia, Campania, and Tuscany, Bottarga is an umami-intense delicacy made from dried fish roe. You'll often see it grated over spaghetti, like it is here with burst tomatoes, citrus, and herbed bread crumbs. To pair? You're going to want to saddle up with @LunariaBio Pinot Grigio Pet Nat.
This Methode Ancestrale bubble from Abruzzo is a vibrant expression of the Pinot Grigio grape. It's farmed Biodynamically and was fermented using native yeasts. Both unfined and unfiltered, its soft mousse and toasty notes make a delightful pairing with seafood pasta dishes.
What would you pair with this funky, fresh pet nat?
Let's taste Marchesi Incisa Valmorena Barbera d’Asti with Maria Teresa, Export Manager! Authentically fresh and displaying a great depth, we would 💯 pair this wine with pasta and sage butter, BBQ, or steak tartare… See you at dinner?
#SerendipitySips #MarchesiIncisa #TastingVideo #Barbera #VinItaly #Piemonte
Pro Tip: Not practiced in the art of pairing wine? Find a restaurant you love to do it for you! While the pairing possibilities are endless, we love what they're doing at @SkyCafeVegan in South San Francisco: whipping up daily vegan specials that go along with their equally vegan wine list.
Pictured here is one of their recent delicious creations, vegan chicken fried steak with Westside Crossing Chardonnay. Give @SkyCafeVegan a follow for more vegan wine pairing inspiration!
#SkyCafeVegan #SerendipityPairs #SerendipitySF #FoodAndWine #VeganPairing
It's our favorite time of year! Gathering, dining and matching that perfect glass of wine (or spirits or sake 😉) to the meals we love. Have a favorite Serendipity pairing? Drop it in the comments below 👇
Happy Friday! This is a reminder from David, our California General Manager, that it's never the wrong time to drink Verdicchio from the bottle 😉 Our only question is, where's Sean's bottle?
A little more about Montecappone, the producer behind this too-good-for-a-glass offering from @BanvilleWine:
Owned by the Bomprezzi-Mirizzi family (owners of the famous wine shop in Rome called Enoteca Tuscolana), @MontecapponeVini lives on the central Eastern coast of Italy in the Marche wine region. They produce white wines from the Verdicchio grape (we carry their delightful 'Classico') and a red blend of Montepulciano and Sangiovese. Led by winemaker Lorenzo Landi, the property covers 54 hectares of vineyards and 12 hectares of olive groves. The focus in the vineyard centers on low yields, careful selection of grapes, and respect for this beautiful land.
What a lovely evening previewing @ecoterrenowines' new tasting room amongst friends and family in San Francisco! We've been anticipating this space from one of our favorite Biodynamic producers, and are excited to see what the future brings for this stunning space! Cheers 🐝🥂
And shoutout to @hotclubsf for setting the vibe 🎶
#SerendipitySF #EcoTerrenoWines
A full-bodied and rich expression of Pinot Noir from one of Napa's top producers? ✔️✔️✔️ Gerry Roland crafts Ramspeck Pinot with the meticulous attention of some one who has built their career around Napa's finest— the former Assistant Winemaker at Chappellet also has ties to the prolific Stags Leap Winery in its 80's heyday. The current Ramspeck vintage (2020) utilizes whole berry clusters and wild yeast to kick off fermentation. He released this wine after one in year in young French & Hungarian oak, and boy does it have a lot to say!
On the nose and palate you'll find warm, autumnal notes of ripe berries, cinnamon, mocha, and earth. It would pair brilliantly with duck, venison or lamb— or just a cozy evening by the fire. Hit the link in bio to get your hands on a Napa Pinot that completely overdelivers for the price!
It's time for another #NapaValleyFeature! Gerald Rowland’s ancestors first put the Ramspeck family crest on their wine in 1537. Four and a half centuries later, Gerry continues his family legacy, developing a signature style of winemaking that combines the best of European and California styles. The Ramspeck label was the first offering of his company, now known as Rowland Cellars.
Gerry believes great wine begins on the vine and stewardship begins in the vineyard, where fruit aromas and flavors are a unique result of that season. He uses both modern and centuries-old techniques to ensure that the fruit reflects the soil and microclimate. The vineyards are managed using #OrganicFarming practices and are sustainably farmed. Fermentation takes place using wild yeast from the vineyard.
In partnership with Serendipity we currently carry the Ramspeck Pinot Noir and Ramspeck Cabernet Sauvignon. Ask your wine rep for pricing and availability on these expressive Napa reds, today! (Or hit the link in bio to learn more 😉)
@PriestRanchWine's 'Coach Gun' Napa red blend is one large and in charge wine! Warm and inviting, this balanced blend is Cab dominant with Petit Verdot and Merlot doing their share of the work. They come together to spend 2 YEARS in 60% new French oak barrels! With all of that time to integrate, it's no wonder the aromatics are both complex and generous— it sings of vanilla bean, black cherry, licorice, blackberry, and roasted coffee bean.
🏅Love a 90+ point wine? The 2015 Coach Gun has raked in all of the points from all of your favorite critics: 93pts @James.Suckling, 92pts @WineEnthusiast, 92pts @Wine_Spectator 🏅Ask your rep for pricing and availability, today!
Is there anything more characteristic to the Napa Valley than the daily fog blowing in off the San Pablo Bay? You can see it here, curling just beyond the vines at @PriestRanchWine 🌁
Priest Ranch is located high on the eastern hill of the Vaca Mountains above St. Helena. Their 1,615 acre estate has 215 acres of producing vineyards from 15 distinct areas. Winemaker and viticulturist, Craig Becker, draws on their varying terroirs to bring the Priest Ranch wines to life: they're unique in both quality and character.
If you're in a wine-fog yourself 😶🌫️, let these characterful offerings clear your head! From meticulously crafted red blends to rare varieties (Grenache Blanc from Napa, anyone?), they simply can't be missed. Hit the link in bio to learn more!
Ray Signorello, Jr. has left no stone unturned in his
decades-long quest to produce the perfect Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon— and their 'Padrone' is no exception! Opulent and full-bodied, this proprietary Cab uses only the best blocks of vines from incredibly rocky hillsides. Intense varietal aromas and rich flavor will charm any Napa Cab lover searching for something familiar, yet striking. You could pair the Padrone with a big, juicy steak 🥩, or you could simply revel in its expressiveness on it's own: black cherries, currants, plum & blueberry jam, licorice, menthol, lavender, dark chocolate...
Ask your rep for pricing and availability, today!
For this week's Napa Valley feature, we zoom in on @SignorelloEstate 🔍 Co-founded by father-son duo Ray Sr. & Ray Jr. Signorello, their French-style wines are created from 100% estate grown Napa Valley fruit. Nestled in the southeastern corner alongside the famed Silverado Trail, the estate is comprised of 42 planted acres (17 ha). The vineyard site is 100% hillside, varying in slope from gentle to steep, and is composed of well-drained volcanic rocks & soil.
Fruit is hand-picked & hand-sorted. Wines are fermented with native yeast & bottles without fining or filtration. Expect finessed, richly structured, intensely flavored wines to elevate any food pairing… 🍷🍝
#NapaValley #NapaGreenCertified #GrapeHarvest #SignorelloEstate
Let's taste @acrenapavalley Merlot with Vanessa, one of our Brand Managers! Acre produces classic Napa varietals from organically or sustainably farmed sites unique to their AVAs. This Merlot is strong, structured, and elegant-- perfect for the everyday Cab drinker.
#SerendipitySips #NapaValley #SipNapaValley #AcreWines #StagsLeapAVA #TastingNotes #Sommelier #WinePairing #Merlot #YouHadMeAtMerlot