Wild Game Dinner - 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon - Napa Valley

Brother Dr. W.M. “Red” Stevenson, OHIO 1922, was a successful physician and a big game hunter. In the late 1930s, Brother Stevenson began the tradition of annually inviting Brothers to his home to enjoy a feast of wild game that he had brought back from his travels worldwide. After dinner, brothers would enjoy fine cigars and good brandy. Rumor has it that they may have also enjoyed a few “wild games of chance.”

By 1945, the annual function had outgrown Brother Stephenson’s home, becoming an official Sigma Chi Alumni Chapter function. Other Brothers began chipping in and donating wild game such as deer, ducks, geese, and quail, as well as fish and even alligators. The first official Sigma Chi Wild Game Dinner was held in 1945 at the Houston Club.

This beautiful flagship Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon celebrates the 79th Annual Wild Game Dinner and the brotherhood near and dear to all our hearts.

Notes of black cherry, blackberry and plum are complemented by hits of toasted oak, dried currant and baking spice. Fine-grained tannins and ample brightness on the palate give way to a polished mouthfeel and exceptionally long finish.