Currant Bun Red Blend 2023
This velvety red blend, bursting with warm spice, pairs seamlessly with the film’s brooding passion and deadly twists. Based on the hardboiled novel by James M. Cain, the film was directed by Tay Garnett and starred Lana Turner and John Garfield. It follows a drifter and a married woman whose steamy affair ignites a murderous scheme. Bringing this iconic noir to the screen involved a decade-long battle with the Production Code Administration, which only relented after the success of Cain's previously unfilmable, Double Indemnity (1944).
About This Wine
Red - Medium Full Bodied 
Red Blend 
750.00 ml 
USA 
14.4% 
31 December 2027 Wine Food Pairings
Steak, lamb, burgers, barbecue, stewed meats or vegetables, roasted vegetables.
Wine Flavor Profile
When our California expert, Kristina, tasted Currant Bun, she was instantly reminded of its namesake (a classic British dessert pastry, made with currants and baking spices). It was so delicious, she asked the winemaking team if she could have the lot for our customers—and they graciously agreed to save every last drop for you.
Currant Bun hails from Lodi, “one of the top wine regions in the country,” where winemakers “have quietly started producing some of the state’s best wines” (vinepair.com), wherre heat and ubandant sunshine produce grapes with ripe, concentrated flavors.
A Cab-dominant blend, Currant Bun brims with juicy black currant and warm baking spice characters. Rich and succulent, it’s a treat on its own or with roasted meats or firm, aged cheeses.
While hitchhiking to San Diego, drifter Frank Chambers stops at the sleepy Twin Oaks diner, located on a rural road near Los Angeles. Frank accepts a job from Nick Smith, the middle-aged, alcoholic owner of the diner, and is immediately intrigued by Nick's young wife Cora. A furtive romance soon develops between Frank and Cora, and when Nick takes a trip to Los Angeles one day, they decide to elope...
“One of the top wine regions in the country.”
vinepair.com
on Lodi, California
