Membership
Has its Privileges in the Kobe & Cabernet Club
When
it comes to food-and-wine pairings, American Kobe (Wagyu)
beef matched with an intensely flavored Cabernet Sauvignon is
nothing short of impeccable. The combination of a full bodied
Cabernet with deep, concentrated flavor in combination with
a fine-cut grade of this succulent, buttery beef is an exquisite
epicurean experience like none other.
Fortunately,
this luxury food and wine fete is not relegated to fine dining
establishments. In fact, Napa Valley's estate winery Signorello
Estate and Snake River Farms, America's leading producer
of Kobe (Wagyu) beef, are jointly offering this genius gastronomic
experience at home with the Kobe
& Cabernet Club.
A
natural marriage of two rare and highly sought after tastes,
the Kobe & Cabernet Club offers culinary devotees, oenophiles
and others with discriminating palates a spectacular gourmet
encounter at three key times of the year: winter holiday celebrations,
Valentine's Day, and Father's Day.
In
time for these holidays, those blessed enough to be Kobe &
Cabernet Club members will receive the most select, finest grade
raw cuts of American Kobe (Wagyu) beef along with thoughtfully
paired Signorello's Estate Cabernet Sauvignons not available
to the general public. Members also receive recipes and other
key ingredients to create the ultimate savory holiday dinner
not soon forgotten - all delivered directly to their, or a lucky
gift recipient's, front door.
Kobe
& Cabernet Club members enjoy exclusive access to the high
quality Signorello Estate Padrone and the Estate Cabernet Sauvignon
wines, among others only available to club constituents. These
wines, grown exclusively on Signorello's singular hillside estate
along the Silverado Trail just south of the Stags Leap District,
include Meta (50 percent Cabernet Sauvignon and 50 percent Syrah),
East Hillside Cabernet Sauvignon (100 percent Cabernet Sauvignon)
and Uvaggio (34 percent Cabernet Sauvignon, 33 percent Merlot
and 33 percent Cabernet Franc).
The
delectable holiday-pegged packages each average $390 with actual
price based on shipment and size. For its part, the winter holiday
package includes one Rib Eye Roast (6-8 pounds, serving 8-10
people) and one bottle each of the Estate Cabernet Sauvignon,
Padrone (Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon) and Meta. I've personally
sampled this particular package, opting for the roasting versus
grilling preparation, and can assure you this is beef at its
best: exquisitely marbled and intensely tender and flavorful.
The wine pairings make this meal other-worldly.
The
Valentine's Day and Father's Day packages are equally delightful.
They can vary each year, but all, of course, boast different
forms of this coveted beef and wine combination.
Kobe
& Cabernet Club members also receive a number of other distinctive
benefits, including discounts on all Signorello wine and Snake
River Farms purchases throughout the year, access to Signorello
Estate very special Padrone and wines made exclusively for Wine
Club members, special recipes pairing Kobe (Wagyu) beef with
Signorello wines, free tastings at Signorello Estate for members
and up to three guests, and newsletters and emails regarding
winery news and event updates. Also included are invitations
to special members-only events at the winery and to exclusive
Kobe & Cabernet winemaker dinners throughout the country.
In my erudite estimation, this is one club well worth the price
of admission.
By Merilee Kern, 'The Luxe List' Executive Editor
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***Some
or all of the accommodations(s), experience(s), item(s) and/or
service(s) detailed above were provided at no cost to accommodate
this review, but all opinions expressed are entirely those of
Merilee Kern and have not been influenced in any way.***