According to Food and Wine, With tasting rooms closed due to COVID-19, wineries have been quick to pivot to virtual experiences. Aperture Cellars in Healdsburg, CA, has gone well beyond the standard remote wine tasting with their own unique take on pairings: a guided one-on-one experience that includes a Facetime cooking session with acclaimed chef Douglas Keane, winner of Top Chef Masters and Michelin-starred mastermind behind the Healdsburg restaurant Cyrus, which shuttered in 2012 (a sleek tucked-in-the-vineyards Cyrus 2.0 will open in 2021).

The custom remote-tasting concept is emblematic of Aperture operates. Since its inception in 2009, 36-year-old winemaker Jesse Katz has aimed to expand fans’ palettes through chef collaborations like winemaker dinners and partnerships at notable restaurants like French Laundry, Jean-Georges, and Single Thread. Chef Keane’s culinary prowess—and his buoyant personality—made him the perfect partner to spotlight Aperture’s bright, full-bodied wines through shelter-in-place-friendly dishes.

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