A VIP WINE RELEASE & ADVENTURE UPDATE
HOSTED BY ROB & LYDIA MONDAVI
INCLUDING WADE SHEALY & DEBBI FIELDS
RUTLEDGE & VINE 2018 RELEASE CELEBRATION
MAY 21, 2022 @ 4PM PST / 5PM MST / 6PM CST / 7PM EST
Celebrate with us in an exclusive live-stream, virtual-release party for the limited edition 2018 Rutledge & Vine Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon. You’re invited to enjoy a unique tasting experience curated by Rob & Lydia Mondavi and co-hosted with Wade Shealy & Debbi Fields.
OPEN TO OUR VIP SAVED SPOTS MEMBERS ONLY
You’re invited to join our second exclusive virtual event with the fourth-generation winemaker, Robert Mondavi and his beautiful wife Lydia for a fun and engaging wine tasting event, curated especially for our Inner Circle VIP List Members. Indulge along with us for a tasting of the 2018 Rutledge & Vine Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon harvest release, with wine notes and a presentation moderated by Rob.
On the evening of May 21st, we will gather virtually to enjoy a delicious wine experience with the opportunity to sip this limited edition masterfully blended cabernet sauvignon while hearing harvesting stories told by Rob and Lydia. In addition, Rob will walk us through the process of how to prepare a divine wine reduction sauce. A second engaging opportunity will be offered showcasing Debbi Fields (Founder of Mrs Fields Cookies), as she shares her secret recipe for heavenly cookies infused with chocolate and wine.
Members who attend the event will receive a recipe portfolio for the wine reduction sauce and the cookies, so you can enjoy preparing in your home kitchens anytime as you wish. Also included will be a bottle of the 2018 Rutledge & Vine Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon which will be shipped separately to all members who attend this event. Attendees have the opportunity to purchase additional limited quantity bottles should they desire.
A finale announcement will be shared for our upcoming 2023 France Wine Adventure experience with the Mondavi’s, so we encourage you to attend this virtual experience with us!
In Partnership with
Group Size
Attendance to this exclusive virtual wine event is limited to those who attended our March 2021 event and who paid to “Save Your Spot” to receive a VIP 1st priority invitation to join into the 2023 France Wine Adventure
Who Can Participate
Attendance to this exclusive virtual wine event by Private Invitation to those who attended our March 2021 Vine & Dine event; including all Members who paid to “Save Your Spot” to receive a VIP 1st priority invitation to join into the 2023 France Wine Adventure. Each household is defined by (1) Couple and additional guests (family and friends) may participate in this event along with the member.
Legal age requirement of 21+ to attend this event
To attend the event please inquire with Liz
Activity Level
This event will not require attendees/participants to cook; this will be a fun discussion of the new 2018 Rutledge & Vine Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon wine release along with an educational wine reduction sauce making by Rob Mondavi; in addition a delectable sharing of an exclusive cookie recipe infused with wine will be shared by Debbi Fields.
HOSTS
ROBERT & LYDIA MONDAVI
Born in 1971, the son of Isabel and Michael Mondavi, Rob was raised in the Stag’s Leap district of Napa Valley, and spend much of his childhood among the vines and barrels at the Robert Mondavi Winery. An entrepreneur from a young age, he started his own business hosting bike tours through the Napa Valley wine country curating vineyard and winery discussions for his participants. After college, Rob worked for regional winemakers and progressed into sales, and later established the Napa Cigar Company in 1995 while importing premium cigars. In 2000, he formally joined the Robert Mondavi Corporation overseeing everything from luxury brand sales, direction of marketing and spearheading the brand’s hospitality operations and trade marketing programs. Perfecting the art of winemaking and learning the craft of blending, tasting and the vineyard processes, while also maintaining a key focus on green farming, Rob’s expertise has resulted in a new generation of extraordinary wines.
At his home in Stag’s Leap, Rob and his wife Lydia are raising their two sons within a charming English Bungalow-style home built in 1913 that sits on a historic parcel of land. Tucked away on the gently sloping red earth soil of Oakville, California, and perched along the picturesque Silverado Trail at Skellenger Lane, sits the iconic boutique vineyard of Rutledge & Vine. Because of Mother Earth’s unique terroir, the berries are grown with the harmoniously perfect balance of sugar, tannin, aromatics, and mouthfeel. It is here at home where Rob personally attends to the 1-acre goblet training Cabernet Sauvignon vineyard, and where the long tradition of great wine making along with his personal modern expression of the old world craftsmanship occurs…and where all the beautiful magic happens!
CO-HOSTS
WADE SHEALY & DEBBI FIELDS
With over 30 years luxury real estate and land conservation experience, Wade Shealy is one of America’s top leaders in resort real estate development, marketing and sales. In 2010, in response to a market need to help second homeowners realize more value in their ownership, he was inspired to create a foundation for this niche, and THIRDHOME, the industry’s premier luxury property and travel club was launched. Through his past achievements with the Hampton Island development, a 4,000-acre private community off the Georgia coast, he formed friendships with distinguished celebrities, including where he met Rob & Lydia Mondavi. Because of this priceless friendship, THIRDHOME members have the rare opportunity and exclusive privilege of journeying to France with Rob & Lydia (including Wade & Debbi) in May of 2023.
Debbi has always lived life to the fullest as evidenced by, at a young age of 13, becoming the first ball girl in Major League Baseball for the Oakland A’s; in addition to her to her becoming a professional water skier. Life then pivoted for Debbi, and at the age of 20 she started Mrs Fields Cookies, the sweet empire that she grew into cookie stardom, with 700 stores around the world. Debbi is the first author to achieve #1 on the New York Times best seller list for a cookbook. To this day, Debbi Fields is the symbol of American entrepreneurship and she continues to share her story around the world to inspire others to professional greatness.
THE EXPERIENCE
EVENT LENGTH: 1-HR
- Join our wine hosts, Rob & Lydia, in an exclusive live-stream wine release event
- Taste the artisan-crafted 2018 Rutledge & Vine Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon with one included bottle
- Listen to the personal harvesting tales as you sip along with wine commentary by Rob
- Enjoy co-hosts Wade Shealy & Debbi Fields, who will showcase a very sweet treat
- Gain insight with an update on our curated 2023 France Wine Adventure
- Opt in to redeem your “Save Your Spot” access into the extraordinary 2023 France Wine Adventure
- Receive a “VIP” Invitation to join the 2023 France Wine Adventure, with details to follow this June
ABOUT THE WINE
2018 RUTLEDGE & VINE OAKVILLE CABERNET SAUVIGNON
2018 Growing Season: The spring was tepid, with extended flowering yielding balanced plump grape clusters. Temperatures remained constant and warm throughout the growing season, free of any significant heat spikes, making for a tranquil, unhurried harvest and pristine grapes.
The Vineyard: Nestled on the hillside bench at the foot of the Vaca Mountains of Oakville, our vineyard of red earth volcanic soils and stones affords the perfect growing conditions for exceptional Cabernet Sauvignon. The vineyard is farmed with perfect precision using state of the art organic compost and organic compost teas complimenting the near perfect soils to yield exceptional grapes.
Blend and varietal clones: The blend is 98% Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon, with 2% Howell Mountain Merlot to accentuate mid pallet and yield a subtle essence of strawberry. There are two clones of Cabernet represented with nearly equal portions, clone 4 and 337. The clone 4 provides wonderful texture and structure while the 337 offers softer elements: floral aromatics and a generously plush middle body with warm dark chocolaty fruit character.
Rob’s Tasting Notes: The 2018 Rutledge & Vine Cabernet Sauvignon demonstrates the full understanding of the harmony between the vineyard, winemaker, fermentation strategy and barrel selection. Lower fermentation temperatures of 80-82f provide freshness of dark and red fruit aromatics, which are truly representative of the Cabernet Sauvignon hanging on the vine, and the perfect extraction of tannins with an opulent mid-body and lengthy, dark chocolate cherry finish. The wine is full bodied yet restrained and elegant, a true connection between the modern world of ripeness and the classic old world of elegance.
Barrel Selection: The exceptional barrels of Taransaud and their invitational artist series of the Taransaud T5 find harmony with the wine. The wood staves of the T5 are aged and air cured a minimum of 5 years exceptional integration between the oak and the wine. The balance between the wood influences and the sensation of the wine should be seamless. Having worked with this vineyard for over a decade there is an understanding of how to bring harmony between barrel and grape. This balance allows the vineyard and wine to showcase a sense of place and graciousness on the palate, adding subtle and classic notes that weave harmoniously with the wine.
INCLUSIONS
- Virtual attendance and participation in the exclusive wine tasting event as stated above
- 1 Bottle of the 2018 Rutledge & Vine Oakville Sauvignon Cabernet (limited production)
- VIP Access exclusive opportunity to join into the 2023 France Wine Adventure
- Event recipes – Rob Mondavi’s wine reduction sauce & Debbi Field’s wine infused cookies
NOT INCLUDED
- Shipping costs for the (1) bottle of wine in the Event Experience will be due and charged separately; in addition should you wish to purchase additional bottles, all bottles will then be shipped together and member is required to pay shipping (total price for shipping will be quoted based on state of residency/location)
- Additional bottles of wine are available for purchase (limited quantity per household)
- Family members or close friends may be invited for this in-home event, and should they wish to purchase the wine, payment would be required for their desired number of bottles along with shipping
- Terms & Conditions apply – this exclusive event is NON-REFUNDABLE AFTER CONFIRMATION OF PURCHASE (please review our Terms & Conditions for this event below PRICING)
FAQS
Important Details to Know Before the Event
Rutledge & Vine Wine Bottles: This event features an included (1) bottle of the limited produced master-blend 2018 Rutledge & Vine Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon wine; in addition we have been provided a limited number of additional bottles available for purchase. Each participant will be required to pay for shipping of the (1) single bottle and/or any additional bottles that participants wish to purchase – please INQUIRE WITH LIZ for special pricing and shipping costs to be incurred. Due to tax laws defined by USA state of residency and alcohol sales, each participant will be provided a final quote based on your total wine order and shipping address location (participant credit cards will incur a separate charge for shipping costs that Eagle Rock will process). Wine bottles will be shipped directly to your home by Eagle Rock, the established shipping courier for Rutledge & Vine. THIRDHOME will provide shipment tracking details ahead of time. Wine shipments will require signature, so signees would be required to be of legal age for releasing the wine per shipping courier and state laws.
IMPORTANT REMINDER: Due to the virtual format of this event which requires advance shipping of the bottle of wine included, THIRDHOME and our established providers for this event cannot accommodate name or address changes past the APR 30th deadline. Once addresses are provided to THIRDHOME, members will need to make personal arrangements for receiving the wine and closely monitoring the tracking updates of the shipper. Wine/Alcoholic Beverages shipment regulations will not permit bottles to be left at your door, and signature of a legal aged individual will be required to accept the shipment; otherwise bottles will be returned back to the shipper and members will have to pay for a second shipment process.
Redeem the “Save Your Spot” VIP Invitation for attendance in our exclusive 2023 France Wine Adventure & confirm your participation with the Adventure deposit requirement: We are in the process of finalizing all the wonderful little details of this extraordinary adventure experience with Rob & Lydia to ensure that each day of our upcoming 2023 journey will be remarkable. We will announce the dates of the 2023 Wine Adventure, with forthcoming full Adventure itinerary details and pricing by this June. We can assure you that this ultimate journey is being curated to perfection, and will include enriching cultural and historical opportunities infused with lovely regional dining and memorable wine tasting highlights. A limited number of attendees will be offered this invitation to join Rob & Lydia (as our wine hosts), and Wade & Debbi (as our THIRDHOME hosts), into this intimate and personal experience of France’s Bordeaux region. As are reminder, members who paid the “Save Your Spot” fee of $50 per person, this fee will be applied applied as a payment towards the future Adventure cost. Once we officially launch the Adventure in June, should you not be able to attend the 2023 France Wine Adventure, THIRDHOME will refund those members this paid Saved Spot fee.
EVENT PRICING
* ONLY USA residents may participate in this event *
$250 for two people (Member + Guest) + S/H cost for wine
Single Pricing: The cost to attend as a solo/single remains the same price
Additional bottles of the 2018 Rutledge & Vine Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon are available for purchase
$185 per bottle (limited availability) + S/H cost for wine
RSVP DEADLINE TO JOIN THE EVENT: APR 30th
FULL PAYMENT REQUIRED TO ATTEND
Please Note: Monetary Credits cannot be applied as payment towards this event
Terms & Conditions apply – this Exclusive Event is NON-REFUNDABLE. Due to the virtual format of this event which requires advance shipping of the bottle of wine included, THIRDHOME and our established providers for this event cannot accommodate name or address changes past the APR 30th deadline. Once addresses are provided to THIRDHOME, members will need to make personal arrangements for receiving the wine and closely monitoring the tracking updates of the shipper. Wine/Alcoholic Beverages shipment regulations will not permit bottles to be left at your door, and signature of a legal aged individual will be required to accept the shipment; otherwise bottles will be returned back to the shipper and members will have to pay for a second shipment process.