2022 Tansy Red Wine Field Blend California 750 ml

Somewhere in the canon of Italian wine culture, between the grand reds of Piedmont and the ancient whites of Campania, there’s a concept that predates all of it: vino da tavola. Table wine. A blend of whatever grows best nearby, assembled without pretense, designed to disappear into a good meal and make the whole table better. No occasion required.

That’s the tradition Tansy had in mind when they built this Field Blend. Shelley Lindgren, owner of A16 and one of the country’s most recognized Italian wine authorities, has spent two decades convincing American diners to love the grape varieties most wine programs ignored. She received the James Beard Award for Outstanding Wine Program and was knighted by the Italian government for her work championing the varieties of southern Italy. Her co-founder, Kitty Oestlien, grew up in Australia’s Barossa Valley, completed her sommelier certifications while building a career in Silicon Valley, and brought to Tansy the business instincts to turn a dinner-table idea into a real wine brand.

Winemaker Megan Glaab leads production. Her résumé covers serious ground—Torbreck, Peay, Marcassin, Pisoni—and she runs her own label, Ryme Cellars, with her husband Ryan. Her approach here is light-handed throughout: native fermentation, nothing added, nothing corrected, grapes drawn from organically and sustainably farmed California appellations that the team’s connections make accessible.

The 2022 blend is anchored by Malbec, which provides the dark, fruit-forward core—Damson plum, blackberry, and a deep current of blue fruit held together by fine black tea tannins. Grenache and Zinfandel round things out, and a touch of Ruchè, one of Piedmont’s rarest and most aromatic grapes, threads violet and lavender through the whole thing, giving the wine a floral lift that’s nearly impossible to find in a California red at any price.

What lands in the glass is exactly what table wine was always supposed to be—generous with fruit, medium-plus in body, finishing on milk chocolate and almond. Dark, lush, and built to disappear into whatever’s on the table.