10/17/2026
Some w**es start with a vineyard, Desiderata started with an idea…
When Chuck was first dreaming up Reininger in 1997, he already knew there was a w**e he wanted to make. He called it Desiderata, after the poem he'd been carrying with him since high school. Its advice to “strive to be happy” and remember that “it is still a beautiful world” feels rather fitting for Chuck.
Today, our third release of Desiderata brings together all six Bordeaux varieties in one seriously good red, carefully blended and built to age. Turns out, some ideas are worth holding onto.