Big Hitter Souzao 2022
This bold red aptly named Big Hitter pairs perfectly with the film’s larger-than-life portrayal of baseball legend Lou Gehrig. Its homerun of rich flavors echo the strength and resilience of Gehrig’s story. Directed by Sam Wood and starring Gary Cooper and Teresa Wright, the movie chronicles the inspiring life of the New York Yankees star, from his rise to fame to his iconic farewell. The film earned 11 Academy Award nominations, winning for Best Film Editing,


About This Wine
Wine Food Pairings
Beef, game, lamb, burgers, meaty pasta, barbecue, aged cheeses.
Wine Flavor Profile
Sloughhouse is a little-known AVA in the warmest part of California’s Lodi region but its well deserving of your attention. Taste for yourself with this NEW red made from the rare Souzao grape. Sumptuous and brimming with rich dark fruit.
In the 1910s, young Henry Lou Gehrig, the son of German immigrants, yearns to play baseball, but his mother, who is a cook at Columbia University, wants him to become an engineer. Years later, when Lou is enrolled at Columbia, he is popular with other students and excels in all sports, even though he must work as a waiter in his fraternity house. When sports writer Sam Blake observes Lou's excellence at baseball, he begins to write about him. One day, Sam goes to the fraternity to see if Lou is interested in playing ball for the New York Yankees...
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