Stokes' Ghost Petite Sirah

90 points (Wine Enthusiast)

• Typically $45/bottle from Stokes’ Ghost (Scheid Family)
• Vintage 2020 from Monterey
• Available for AZ; CA; CO; CT; DC; FL; GA; IA; ID; IL; KS; LA; MA; MD; ME; MI; MN; MO; MT; NC; NE; NH; NM; NV; NY; OH; OK; OR; PA; SC; SD; TN; TX; VT; WA; WI; WV; WY
• Sold by participating winery or licensee, fulfilled by Wine Country Connect

About Stokes’ Ghost: “In 1833, British sailor James Stokes jumped ship in Monterey with a booty of stolen medicine. He opened a downtown pharmacy and launched a thriving medical practice as ‘Dr. Stokes’. The phony physician was astonishingly successful for someone so poor at his job. He grew wealthy, married the widow of one of his patients, and served as mayor of Monterey. According to legend, Stokes’ sons confronted him of his devious deeds and he ingested poison, falling lifeless at their feet. His former home still stands and to this day, is haunted by the ghostly figure of a man dressed in 1800s garb.”