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Our Philosophy: Have Another Glass

Aristotle, Augustine, Kant, Marx. They all agreed on one thing: The importance of Praxis.

Dear Wine.Woot:

You know that old question about who you would have to a dinner party if you could invite any person, living or dead? Well, I can’t get into the details, but that abstract exercise has become a reality. This Saturday, I’m expecting Aristotle, St. Augustine, Karl Marx, Immanuel Kant, Wassily Kandinsky, Tony Wilson, and Jessica Biel over for dinner. I’ve had the menu figured out for a while – my world-famous prawn-and-avocado flatbread pizza with a side of hot ‘n’ spicy kale chips. But I just cannot figure out what wine to serve that will satisfy history’s greatest minds and Jessica Biel. Can you help?

Signed,
Not-So-Hypothetical Host

Dear Not-So-Hypothetical Host,

Congratulations on that dream dinner party! The pleasure of hosting always comes mixed with a little anxiety, all the more so when you’re hoping to impress the greatest reanimated thinkers in the world. Fortunately, in their works and quotations, these gentlemen all left some indication of what wine label they might prefer: Praxis Cellars.

The viognier embodies the notion of praxis as the application of a theory to cases encountered in experience, just like your friend Kant used to say. In this case, the theory is that good wines should enhance a great meal, and the cases should be full of Praxis Cellars wine. Also, it's delicious.

We hope this helps, and you have a wonderful time with your distinguished guests. Be sure to take lots of pictures! You may also want to invite a translator fluent in ancient Greek, Latin, and 19th-century German, if you don’t speak those languages yourself. Maybe you can send Jessica Biel a few of those Rosetta Stone kits.

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2013 Praxis Viognier, Sonoma County 750ml 6-Pack

We have been making Viognier for more than a decade. Bill loves the body and flavors of this white wine varietal – and prefers to make it in a European style. The prior two vintages have won Best of Class awards in International Competitions.

Our Viognier is crisp, dry and full bodied with a lingering finish of ripe fruit. To retain the purest expression of the grapes, the wine was fermented in stainless steel with no oak contact. The color is pale straw with hints of green. Delicate floral and citrus scents are followed by guava, jasmine and white pear notes with a hint of ginger. Rich flavors of white peach and apricot are present immediately, while tropical fruits are more apparent on the palate as the wine opens. The round smooth body of the wine is accented by crisp acidity and a clean finish. We love to pair this with shellfish, but it’s great with pork, chicken – and it’s always our Thanksgiving white wine.

  • Silver Medal 2015 S.F. Chronicle Competition
  • Gold Medal 2014 Orange County Wine Competition
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Susan Arbios introduces her Viognier - a crisp clean style white that is perfect with spicy food.

Specs

  • Appellation: Sonoma County
  • Alcohol: 14.1%
  • % Malolactic: 0
  • Res Sugar(g/100ml): .03
  • TA (g/100 ml): .58
  • Brix at Harvest: 23.8
  • pH: 3.56
  • Production: 590 cases

Specs

  • Appellation: Sonoma County
  • Alcohol: 14.1%
  • % Malolactic: 0
  • Res Sugar(g/100ml): .03
  • TA (g/100 ml): .58
  • Brix at Harvest: 23.8
  • pH: 3.56
  • Production: 590 cases

Vendor Details

Praxis Cellars

Owner:
Bill Arbios
Founded:
2000
Location:
Sonoma County, CA

In 2000, Bill Arbios created Praxis Cellars to broaden the scope of the wines he produced. Arbios is our “serious” wine: 100% Cabernet, 14K gold label, etc. so Bill wanted to create a distinct label for our other wines. Praxis is derived from the Greek word for practice as a doctor or lawyer practices their craft. Praxis was also a pre-Arts and Crafts philosophy in Europe espousing the importance of striving for perfection while knowing that it will never be fully achieved. Since launching our second label, we have also found that it is a moon of the Klingon home planet in Star Trek and a verb for domination in an on-line vampire game.

In the Praxis wines, Bill can practice his craft with different wine varietals from various wine regions of California. Although Bill’s winemaking reputation was built upon his blended meritage wines at Lyeth, our Arbios and Praxis wines varietals are not blended at all. The wines are all 100% of their grape varietal and most are from a single vineyard, so Bill can play with the expression of the fruit in a number of ways such as the amount and type of oak he uses. The Praxis wines are priced about half that of the Arbios Cabernet in the hopes that you will enjoy them with every day dinners as well as special occasions. Bill meant these wines to be enjoyed with food – the supporting cast to enhance a meal – though I must say I love a glass of the Sauvignon Blanc before dinner.

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