This is our Red Flight — basically a four-chapter novel of women in wine from three different countries.

We start with Lalela, a project built around South African winemaker Natasha Williams. The name means ‘listen,’ and it’s all about hearing the voices of younger, under-represented winemakers redefining the Cape’s wine story. This wine is bright, lifted, the perfect opening paragraph.

Next is Leave It With Me, a red blend by South African winemaker Kiara Scott-Farmer, who’s become one of the most celebrated young winemakers in the country. She ferments each grape separately like its own character before blending them into one voice. Smooth, confident, beautifully balanced.

Then we head to Austria for Vereinter Schatz by Anna Arndorfer, who runs her family estate with a focus on biodynamics and patience. Her reds are thoughtful and layered, and this one is kind of the “plot twist” of the flight — deeper, structured, a little mysterious.

And finally we close with a sparkling Lambrusco Fagarina from Emilia-Romagna — juicy, ruby, celebratory. The kind of last chapter where everything makes sense and you want to reread the whole story. If one of these women’s wines speaks directly to your heart, you can add a full glass of it for ten dollars.

This is our White Flight — a collection of four short stories, each written by a woman or woman-led estate, each with its own tone.

The first is Apostolidi Malagousia, from a family estate in northern Greece where the next generation — including the daughters — handles the farming and cellar work. It’s bright, crisp, and aromatic, like the first paragraph of a fresh summer novel.

Next is La Valle del Sole Pecorino, from Marche, Italy — a tiny organic farm where Angela and her daughters Alessia and Valeria are the newest generation taking over the vineyards. This wine has a beautiful texture and a saline finish — it reads like a soft, poetic chapter.

Then we pour Waiting for Tom by Rennersistas — two Austrian sisters, Susanne and Stefanie Renner, who took over their family’s vines and converted everything to biodynamic farming. Their wines have personality in all caps. This one has a little skin contact, a little wildness — the plot twist of the flight.

And finally, Alta Heights Chardonnay, co-created by Joanna Wells, who works with high-elevation fruit to make Chardonnay that’s structured but not heavy. It’s the golden-hour chapter — warm, round, comforting. If one of these stories feels like it was written for you, the sequel is available: ten dollars for a full glass.

This is our Vermouth Flight — a botanical tasting that reads like five annotated footnotes written by different houses, from historic Italian producers to a woman-led natural winery.

We open with Cocchi Extra Dry, a classic Italian vermouth with alpine herbs — crisp, sharp, a clean prologue. Then Comoz Blanc, from Savoy, one of the oldest houses to ever make blanc-style vermouth. It’s floral, elegant, and reads like a chapter set in a café in the Alps.

Next is Cap Corse Rouge from Maison Mattei in Corsica — darker, more bitter, more dramatic. Vermentino-based and full of local botanicals, it’s the plot-thickening moment.

Then Rocco di Carpeneto’s Vermut Bianco, made by Lidia Carbonetti, a woman winemaker and co-founder of this tiny Piedmont estate. It’s natural, herbal, slightly wild — the experimental chapter.

And we close with Cocchi Storico Vermouth di Torino, the iconic red vermouth that’s basically the final word on Italian aperitivo. Warm spices, orange peel, gentian root — the grand finale.

If one of these tastes like the note you’d scribble in the margin of your favorite book, we can pour it for you as a full glass for ten dollars.

This is our Sherry Flight — four acts from Bodegas Gutiérrez Colosía, one of the few bodegas in El Puerto de Santa María still standing right on the river, still using the original buildings, and still run by the same family for over a century — including generations of Colosía women who’ve kept the house alive through wars, trade collapses, and the slow decline and revival of sherry.

Act I: Fino — the opening scene: bright, saline, aged under flor that forms naturally in the humid, ocean-swept cellars.

Act II: Amontillado — begins its life as a fino, moves into oxidative aging. Nutty, elegant, the reveal chapter.

Act III: Oloroso — fully oxidative, rich, emotional, briney. The dramatic turning point.

Act IV: Pedro Ximénez — dried grapes, molasses, figs, velvet. Dessert in ink. The candlelit epilogue.

If one act absolutely steals your heart, you can add a full glass for ten bucks with the flight.