5 Summer Wine Hacks

It’s so time to sip into summer. Check out our top five ways to wine away the day this season!

(5) POOL PACKING. Imagine your cooler full of Butter, beach reads (we love PopSugar’s pool-side page turners), and freshly made guac and chips. Pool time just got a whole lot Butter! And please, do not forget the sunscreen—ButterLovers, stay smooth with All Good’s Sunscreen Butter! You’re welcome!

(4) MIXIN' IT UP. Summer’s our excuse to get our fizz on. Sunshine and sparkling is where it’s at. So we’ve taken our fave Toast bubbles to the next level with new summer POP-tails. Make amazing Tropical Toast-inis, Creamsicle Toast-mosas, or for traditionalists a Toast Royale. Three new ways to ensure you never miss your chance to sparkle this summer!

(3) CHILLING OUT. It’s 4pm and you just broke out into a cold sweat (not the good kind) because the last bottle of Butter in the fridge didn’t get replaced (aaargh). How can you possibly get through this sultry summer evening without a cool glass of your favorite Chard? Easy. Wrap a wet paper towel around your bottle of Butter and put in the freezer for 15 minutes (and not a minute longer – we suggest a timer and a good dose of self-restraint.) Bada-bing, bada-boom… you've got cold creamy Butter!

(2) COOL JaMS. On a steamy summer night, we hang out with our favorite summer tunes and a bottle of JaM Cab straight from the fridge. That’s right, let your JaM hang out in the same cold spot as Butter and Toast, and this smooth, sexy red is ready to rock! Fruity, delicious and just what the DJ ordered. Check out our new Summer JaMs playlist!

(1) DAY-DRINK (responsibly). Yup…we just said it. It’s summer, and you shouldn’t be stuck inside missing out on this perfect weather! Start a group text with your best friends, take the rest of the day off, and find the best place to get together for a glass or two. May we suggest your deck, backyard, or better yet your front porch—that way you can invite the neighbors over too. We long to be your official wines for friends, fun, and sun! With love, John and Michele—the “J” and “M” in JaM!

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Tropical Toast-ini Recipe

A tropical play on Bellinis, featuring your favorite Sparkling wine, Toast! 

Just add 3 heaping spoonfuls of passion fruit puree to your glass & fill it to the top with Toast!

Next thing you know, you're sipping bubbles on the beach in Bali. 

Cheers! 

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Napa-Live Music and Wine Tasting

BottleRock may be over, but summer music is just getting started! JaM is hosting a twice-weekly summer concert series at JaM Cellars Napa through October!

Check out the incredible talent we’ve lined up! Check listings here and on Facebook.

JaMSessions are every Thursday at 7pm and Friday at 9pm in our downtown Napa living room.

There’s no cover charge, so grab your friends and get down here! (Did we mention there’s a disco ball?)

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Butter Chardonnay 2016 Vintage

Congrats to all our ButterLovers – we’re almost sold out! But we planned ahead (Yay!) and more tasty Butter has been mellowing and getting ready for this very occasion. The 2016 vintage is creamy and Butter-ful—just the way you like it.

Watch for its release in stores this August and at JaM Napa and online. Grab a bottle and tell us what you think on Facebook or Instagram. Better yet, grab your friends for a Butter-tasting and post some pics #jamcellars #ButterisBetter. Don’t have any of the 2015 vintage? Well…we do have maybe just a couple cases left here at Butter HQ…get ‘em quick. 

And join us at JaM Cellars Napa for the 2016 Butter Splash Bash, Saturday 29th July 3pm – 6pm to try our newest Butter, win prizes and tell us what you think. Yum!

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Hawaii and Butter- a Perfect Match

Hawaii is in love with our beach-loving Butter Chardonnay. We’re Butter-Lovin’ all over the islands.

Sip and surf-watch overlooking the waves of Waikiki? Luscious Butter with the lush gardens of Kauai? Pack-your-own-picnics at Punalu’s Black Sand Beach? You bet! Check out where to find Butter Hawaiian style.

No plans for the islands right now? Not a problem…pick up a couple of leis, play some Amy Hanaiali'i our favorite Hawaiian songstress and throw a Buttery luau at home. Mahalo!

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Toast Royale

Let's sip like royalty, baby! Keep in mind this is French royalty, not English. So you gotta say it like rrroy-aaaal for the proper effect. 

We're using Toast Sparkling to make this classic Kir Royale recipe, named after its French creator, Felix Kir. 

Splash a bit of creme de cassis at the bottom of your glass (1 oz if you wanna get technical), and top it off with Toast! 

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Beats By The Ocean

Three days of awesome live music on a gorgeous SoCal beach? Yes, please!!! All we need is you there to JaM with us!

JaM Cellars is the proud wine sponsor for this year’s Ohana Music Festival, which will be rocking Doheny State Beach Sep 8-10., 2017. Think Eddie Vedder, Jack Johnson, Social Distortion, The Pixies, Ray Lamontagne, Fiona Apple and much more! Plus of course, a beachful of JaM Cellars wine, craft beer and spirits, and some of Orange County’s tastiest local eats. The festival donates a portion of its proceeds to the San Onofre Parks Foundation and the Doheny State Beach Interpretive Association, to help keep our Cali-coastlines beautiful!

Ohana means family in Hawaiian, so it just wouldn't be right to go without our JaMFans… that’s why we’re giving away a pair of general admission passes this summer!

CLICK TO ENTER. Find out if you are the winner Friday, August 4.

We can’t wait to JaM with our feet in the sand, fists in the air, and Butter in our glasses. See you at Ohana!

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Creamsicle Toast-mosas Recipe

We've updated Sunday morning's beverage of choice, giving it a creamy twist. 

A sinfully sweet play on the classic Orange Creamsicle pops you had in the freezer, this update is "Easy Like Sunday Morning" to prep, and is sure to be a hit! 

Just blend together one frozen vanilla yogurt cup (or a couple scoops of FroYo if you prefer), half a can of orange juice concentrate, and a bottle of Toast! 

Cheers! 

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