Yes, she does. Beautiful, textured Napa Valley and Clarksburg Chardonnay with hints of ripe melon and stone fruit flavors aged with peach and ground-dried ginger root. There is a hint of sweetness, balanced beautifully by the natural freshness of the wine and a touch of spice from the ginger.
Peaches can be challenging and we found pureeing is the best way to get the pure peach flavor, otherwise the pieces just sit there looking delicious, but giving up nothing. Our preference is organic Washington peaches and we have found that a blend of varieties work best. So far we have stuck with yellow peaches. The ginger is dried and ground into a powder before adding it to the wine. We use organic ginger from traditional sources in India, Indonesia, China, Myanmar, and Peru. Our local, spice and herb purveyor, Whole Spice, has been a great resource.
Our wine picks up a hint of sweetness from the peaches and the ginger spice balances that sweetness perfectly.
Specs
Vintage: Non-Vintage
Varietal: Chardonnay
Appellation Napa Valley and Clarksburg
Alcohol 14.1%
Production 200 cases
St. Mayhem Hath No Fury
Tasting Notes
Complex, fresh and aromatic Lake County Sauvignon Blanc with a delicate balance of citrus and tropical notes, aged on fresh cut Jalapeño and Habanero peppers. The Sauvignon Blanc combines beautifully with the Jalapeño aromas and flavors, while the Habanero adds ripe flavors and balance to the back palate. Yes, this wine is a little spicy.
This style-defying wine starts with grapes from one of our favorite vineyards in Lake County. After creating a brilliant Sauvignon Blanc, we add hand-cut jalapeños and habaneros, bringing it to life with ripe, palate-perking heat.
The resulting wine is complex, tropical, loaded with citrus fruit flavor, and balanced with a touch of south-of-the-border spice. If you crave something beyond the ordinary, step up and pour yourself a glass…
this is it!
We know how to make delicious wine - use good grapes and don’t %(#k it up. Whilst this is a rewarding and satisfying endeavor it felt like there was more…
The experiments started around 2012 and our inspiration was peppers. We started by co-fermenting peppers with grapes (fail) and then switched to aging peppers in already fermented wine. Nothing was off limits, we used fresh peppers, dried peppers, pepper extract that goes into potato chips (epic fail), and every type of pepper we could get our hands on.
If you like things to be the exact same way - don’t try this wine. If you like uniformity - don’t try this wine. If you think wine can only be from France or single vineyards or picked by virgins - we wish you a great life, but we must part ways.
If you are curious. If you embrace risk. If you answer to a higher calling and appreciate artisanal, handmade products … welcome to our tribe.
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@klezman I agree. Makes me want to try to hunt them down and possibly buy a bottle of the peaches and ginger even with the lab rat reports. I just jalapeno and Habaneros are a big nope
In order to enjoy Hath No Fury, you definitely need to like Jalapenos because the fresh jalapeno flavor is persistent. And they are fresh peppers, not flavorings. Habanero is only there for heat consistency, not flavor. I found the Jalapeno heat dissipated quickly after bottling whereas Habanero persists
Last week, the excitement was palpable as I received an email from Alice, promising not just one but two bottles of a “different kind of wine.” Eagerly anticipating their arrival, I wasted no time in storing them in the cellar fridge at my optimal white wine-drinking temperature of 46 degrees.
The anticipation turned into a delightful evening when we invited our oenophile friends over for dinner, and here’s the account of our experience:
St. Mayhem Hath No Fury
The first bottle unveiled was the St. Mayhem Sauvignon Blanc aged with habanero and jalapeno peppers. Initially skeptical, as we tend to steer clear of fruited or modified wines, we were pleasantly surprised. The wine exhibited a light color and transparency in the glass, with a nose carrying subtle spice and hints of the base Sauvignon Blanc.
On the palate, it shone with a delightful combination of spice and fruitiness, a soft yet bold character. Paired with Tillamook medium cheddar, it sang harmoniously. However, our main course of chicken enchiladas somewhat dulled the wine, leading us back to the cheese, where it no doubt proved it was a food friendly wine. If this unique habanero/jalapeno-infused wine were a standalone offer, I’d stock up without hesitation.
St. Mayhem Ginger Loves Company
Alas, there was another bottle to evaluate, and so we moved on to the St. Mayhem Chardonnay aged with peach and ginger.
With high expectations from the first bottle, the experience took a different turn.
In the glass, the wine presented a straw-colored or hay-like appearance, and the nose hinted at burnt caramel and mulling spices, but in a way that was somewhat off-putting. On the palate, ginger dominated, with minimal presence of stone fruit. Our tasting crew found this wine less food-friendly and intriguing compared to its fiery counterpart. It didn’t align with our expectations, leaving us on the fence about purchasing a case.
While I would gladly indulge in more of the jalapeno and habanero-infused wine, the peach and ginger blend left me uncertain about its place in my collection, though, at this price I’m now highly considering it…
Overall, it was a fun and adventurous experience, and I extend my gratitude to WineDavid and Alice for the opportunity to explore these unique wines.
@rjquillin great question. I don’t think by much. The spice from the jalapeño wine isn’t a knock your socks off kind of heat. It’s fairly mellow and I wouldn’t say it blew my pallet at all. We waited sometime to try the ginger wine after dinner. I tried some a bit later as well and it still had the unpleasant taste to it. Though I was hoping for more peach than ginger, it was more the opposite.
Rob here. I made the St Mayhem wines. This is an excellent question as the experience would have been completely different. I always have to show the Hath No Fury last in any tasting - even after any reds.
These two wines arrived a week ago, which is a good thing as it gave me a chance to do a bit more with them.
So let me talk first about the St Mayhem “Hath No Fury: White Wine Aged with Habanero and Jalapeño Peppers,” first. My bottle label notes that it was bottled March , 2017.
This is an in-your-face wine that is dominated – I say, dominated – by the vegetal taste of peppers, which I can only describe as well, “green” and grassy. It has a bit of heat, yes, but it isn’t overwhelming by any means.
I think very few folks, aside from pepper or chili heads would consider this an evening sipper. The underlying wine is completely lost to me and to my son as the pepper notes are so pronounced. You must know, with that being said, that I love and eat a lot of hot peppers, so I am no stranger to those flavors.
I would not recommend this wine in case quantities at least in my cellar. But that is not to say that I couldn’t find a use for it.
Let me explain.
The wine is reminiscent of Chilean homemade menjurjes, best known commercially perhaps as one of the Ancho Reyes liqueurs either original or verde, but without the sweetness. There are a number of cocktails one can make with Ancho Reyes (search their website.)
This inspired me to create my version of a “St. Mayhem martini” (a St Mayhemini?) and a St Mayhem 8-Ball cocktail*.
For the Mayhemini, I used 2 to 1 St Mayhem to gin. I wanted to get the as much of the pepper flavors as possible; hence the reverse ratio.
For the 8-Ball, I used proportionally based on 1 part gin (50g): 0.3 parts Lea & Perrins Worcestershire, 1.2 parts fresh lime juice (I like a lot of LJ), 2.4 parts St Mayhem Hath No fury, 6.8 parts V8 vegetable juice. These are first cut ratios and are by no means presented here as optimal.
[*Note: A Bloody Mary made with V8 is called an “8-Ball.” While some insist that genuine and original BMs are made with vodka, I vastly prefer gin for the more delicate and refined notes.]
As noted on the Ancho Reyes website there are a lot of other combinations and cocktails that are possible and ripe for exploration with the St Mayhem Hath No Fury wine – tequila, bourbon, etc.
As far as the 8-Ball cocktail with the St Mayhem Hath No Fury, it was pretty darned tasty!
If I had a ready supply of this odd wine, I would use it in a variety of mixed drinks and in cooking where the habanero and jalapeño flavors would be put to good use in enhancing subtle and not so subtle notes. All that being said, I don’t think this would be a cellar buy for me—at least not in quantity.
The other wine in this set was the “St Mayhem; Ginger Loves Company” bottled March, 2017. It has a pale straw color and an enticing aroma of peach, and stone fruit.
This wine I would buy if the price point is attractive enough. I am a big, big ginger fan, and I love peaches as well. But sadly, that being said the wine isn’t a premium offering and the first impressions are of a cheap, flavored wine. Don’t take those put-down words too seriously. For unlike what one might expect from the name and bottle description, it is actually a fairly balanced wine that is not overpowered as one might expect with ginger. It is not dry, but has a slight sweetness, that I like. The ginger is there, don’t get me wrong, it is subtle and not up front. And the lovely lingering taste is of peaches. I can’t add any flowery descriptions of the underlying wine apart from what I have described above.
I liked it.
I served this wine, chilled, with a meal consisting of pan fried, Brazilian Barrimundi fish fillets with a lime-garlic sauce garnished with chopped fresh cilantro, mashed celeriac potatoes with parsely, asparagus gomae, a simple salad of cucumber, radish, sweet pepper, scallion, tomato, and lime juice, with fresh home-made French baguettes and butter. My wife, son and I thought it was lovely.
This wine, I would buy. I don’t buy a lot of whites, so that is saying a lot.
Since I wrote this the offering is up and the price point is agreeable. I’m in for a case.
How much more are you saving by buying a full case?
(Note: tax and shipping are not included in savings calculations).
St. Mayhem Mixed White Wines - $25 = 22.72%
At this price point I think it’s worth a try. I have had a pineapple infused with jalapeños mimosas and it was the best I have ever had. This was at a mimosa tasting and I thought it would be my least favorite. I’m not a big fruity syrupy wine like what is made near me in the midwest, but these might be fun in the summer or at the very least, as a mixer.
St. Mayhem Ginger Loves Company
Tasting Notes
Specs
St. Mayhem Hath No Fury
Tasting Notes
Specs
What’s Included
6-bottles:
Case:
Price Comparison
$225.00/Case for 6x St. Mayhem Ginger Loves Company + 6x St. Mayhem Hath No Fury at Art & Farm
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St. Mayhem Mixed White Wines
6 bottles for $54.99 $9.17/bottle + $1.33/bottle shipping
Case of 12 for $84.99 $7.08/bottle + $1/bottle shipping
NV Mayhem Ginger Loves Company
NV Mayhem Hath No Fury
Well then
Peaches and ginger could be tasty. But I want nothing to do with habanero wine.
@klezman I agree. Makes me want to try to hunt them down and possibly buy a bottle of the peaches and ginger even with the lab rat reports. I just jalapeno and Habaneros are a big nope
@klezman
In order to enjoy Hath No Fury, you definitely need to like Jalapenos because the fresh jalapeno flavor is persistent. And they are fresh peppers, not flavorings. Habanero is only there for heat consistency, not flavor. I found the Jalapeno heat dissipated quickly after bottling whereas Habanero persists
Last week, the excitement was palpable as I received an email from Alice, promising not just one but two bottles of a “different kind of wine.” Eagerly anticipating their arrival, I wasted no time in storing them in the cellar fridge at my optimal white wine-drinking temperature of 46 degrees.
The anticipation turned into a delightful evening when we invited our oenophile friends over for dinner, and here’s the account of our experience:
St. Mayhem Hath No Fury
The first bottle unveiled was the St. Mayhem Sauvignon Blanc aged with habanero and jalapeno peppers. Initially skeptical, as we tend to steer clear of fruited or modified wines, we were pleasantly surprised. The wine exhibited a light color and transparency in the glass, with a nose carrying subtle spice and hints of the base Sauvignon Blanc.
On the palate, it shone with a delightful combination of spice and fruitiness, a soft yet bold character. Paired with Tillamook medium cheddar, it sang harmoniously. However, our main course of chicken enchiladas somewhat dulled the wine, leading us back to the cheese, where it no doubt proved it was a food friendly wine. If this unique habanero/jalapeno-infused wine were a standalone offer, I’d stock up without hesitation.
St. Mayhem Ginger Loves Company
Alas, there was another bottle to evaluate, and so we moved on to the St. Mayhem Chardonnay aged with peach and ginger.
With high expectations from the first bottle, the experience took a different turn.
In the glass, the wine presented a straw-colored or hay-like appearance, and the nose hinted at burnt caramel and mulling spices, but in a way that was somewhat off-putting. On the palate, ginger dominated, with minimal presence of stone fruit. Our tasting crew found this wine less food-friendly and intriguing compared to its fiery counterpart. It didn’t align with our expectations, leaving us on the fence about purchasing a case.
While I would gladly indulge in more of the jalapeno and habanero-infused wine, the peach and ginger blend left me uncertain about its place in my collection, though, at this price I’m now highly considering it…
Overall, it was a fun and adventurous experience, and I extend my gratitude to WineDavid and Alice for the opportunity to explore these unique wines.
@mattykillpatty
How different might your notes have been had you exchanged the order of tasting?
@rjquillin great question. I don’t think by much. The spice from the jalapeño wine isn’t a knock your socks off kind of heat. It’s fairly mellow and I wouldn’t say it blew my pallet at all. We waited sometime to try the ginger wine after dinner. I tried some a bit later as well and it still had the unpleasant taste to it. Though I was hoping for more peach than ginger, it was more the opposite.
@mattykillpatty @rjquillin
Rob here. I made the St Mayhem wines. This is an excellent question as the experience would have been completely different. I always have to show the Hath No Fury last in any tasting - even after any reds.
Well, that was different!
These two wines arrived a week ago, which is a good thing as it gave me a chance to do a bit more with them.
So let me talk first about the St Mayhem “Hath No Fury: White Wine Aged with Habanero and Jalapeño Peppers,” first. My bottle label notes that it was bottled March , 2017.
This is an in-your-face wine that is dominated – I say, dominated – by the vegetal taste of peppers, which I can only describe as well, “green” and grassy. It has a bit of heat, yes, but it isn’t overwhelming by any means.
I think very few folks, aside from pepper or chili heads would consider this an evening sipper. The underlying wine is completely lost to me and to my son as the pepper notes are so pronounced. You must know, with that being said, that I love and eat a lot of hot peppers, so I am no stranger to those flavors.
I would not recommend this wine in case quantities at least in my cellar. But that is not to say that I couldn’t find a use for it.
Let me explain.
The wine is reminiscent of Chilean homemade menjurjes, best known commercially perhaps as one of the Ancho Reyes liqueurs either original or verde, but without the sweetness. There are a number of cocktails one can make with Ancho Reyes (search their website.)
This inspired me to create my version of a “St. Mayhem martini” (a St Mayhemini?) and a St Mayhem 8-Ball cocktail*.
For the Mayhemini, I used 2 to 1 St Mayhem to gin. I wanted to get the as much of the pepper flavors as possible; hence the reverse ratio.
For the 8-Ball, I used proportionally based on 1 part gin (50g): 0.3 parts Lea & Perrins Worcestershire, 1.2 parts fresh lime juice (I like a lot of LJ), 2.4 parts St Mayhem Hath No fury, 6.8 parts V8 vegetable juice. These are first cut ratios and are by no means presented here as optimal.
[*Note: A Bloody Mary made with V8 is called an “8-Ball.” While some insist that genuine and original BMs are made with vodka, I vastly prefer gin for the more delicate and refined notes.]
As noted on the Ancho Reyes website there are a lot of other combinations and cocktails that are possible and ripe for exploration with the St Mayhem Hath No Fury wine – tequila, bourbon, etc.
As far as the 8-Ball cocktail with the St Mayhem Hath No Fury, it was pretty darned tasty!
If I had a ready supply of this odd wine, I would use it in a variety of mixed drinks and in cooking where the habanero and jalapeño flavors would be put to good use in enhancing subtle and not so subtle notes. All that being said, I don’t think this would be a cellar buy for me—at least not in quantity.
The other wine in this set was the “St Mayhem; Ginger Loves Company” bottled March, 2017. It has a pale straw color and an enticing aroma of peach, and stone fruit.
This wine I would buy if the price point is attractive enough. I am a big, big ginger fan, and I love peaches as well. But sadly, that being said the wine isn’t a premium offering and the first impressions are of a cheap, flavored wine. Don’t take those put-down words too seriously. For unlike what one might expect from the name and bottle description, it is actually a fairly balanced wine that is not overpowered as one might expect with ginger. It is not dry, but has a slight sweetness, that I like. The ginger is there, don’t get me wrong, it is subtle and not up front. And the lovely lingering taste is of peaches. I can’t add any flowery descriptions of the underlying wine apart from what I have described above.
I liked it.
I served this wine, chilled, with a meal consisting of pan fried, Brazilian Barrimundi fish fillets with a lime-garlic sauce garnished with chopped fresh cilantro, mashed celeriac potatoes with parsely, asparagus gomae, a simple salad of cucumber, radish, sweet pepper, scallion, tomato, and lime juice, with fresh home-made French baguettes and butter. My wife, son and I thought it was lovely.
This wine, I would buy. I don’t buy a lot of whites, so that is saying a lot.
Since I wrote this the offering is up and the price point is agreeable. I’m in for a case.
Having a feeling this will not be a sell out.
How much more are you saving by buying a full case?
(Note: tax and shipping are not included in savings calculations).
St. Mayhem Mixed White Wines - $25 = 22.72%
Interesting offer. Is it April1st already???
casemates offered cans of the ginger/peach here
And from 2017, apparently same batch but obviously a bit old this review of ginger and peach
fwiw
At this price point I think it’s worth a try. I have had a pineapple infused with jalapeños mimosas and it was the best I have ever had. This was at a mimosa tasting and I thought it would be my least favorite. I’m not a big fruity syrupy wine like what is made near me in the midwest, but these might be fun in the summer or at the very least, as a mixer.