Aromas of cranberries, blackberries and cocoa rise up from the glass, with hints of vanilla and white pepper. Blackberries and raspberries with coffee and milky chocolate flavors on the palate. The vanilla of American oak resonates on the palate. Overall, a softer style Zinfandel that is balanced and made to go with food. Try with slow-cooked short ribs, BBQ steak or a pepperoni pizza.

Jacoby Ellsbury is well known for his prowess on the bases. Proceeds from ZinfandEllsbury will allow Jacoby to leg out support for a stable of charitable organizations. The Navajo Relief Fund brings hope to inhabitants of Navajo Nation by building on their strong sense of pride and community; Project Bread is dedicated to alleviating, preventing, and ending hunger in the state of Massachusetts; and the Ellsbury-Read Project helps promote child abuse prevention so every child can be safe at home.

To learn more about Jacoby's charities, please visit www.projectbread.org  and www.nrfprograms.org

This wine opens up with aromas like a tropical fruit salad-pineapples, guava and bananas dominate the nose. Hints of lemon grass and citrus rind as well. The flavors are concurrent with the nose-lots of fresh pineapple. Kiwi, lime and a hit of grassiness round out this very fruit forward Chardonnay. The bright acid makes this a wonderfully refreshing summer wine.

Proceeds from Chardon-K benefit The Josh Beckett Foundation, supporting community-based programs that strive to improve the health and well-being of children, especially those who are seriously ill, disabled or otherwise disadvantaged. Josh makes an impact for his team each time he records a strikeout, and through his Foundation, also strives to make an important impact on the lives of children. Cheers.