SHARE A SPLASH, CANNONBALL CHARDONNAY 2020

On a delicious mission to share a splash in every glass around the world, Share a Splash Wine Company, based in Healdsburg, Sonoma County, has already reached 47 markets in the United States and 30 internationally. Cannonball, Angels & Cowboys, High Dive and Astrolabe are the famous brands in its portfolio.

It all started in 2006 with passion, determination and the goal of producing one of the best wines under $20. Founder Yoav Gilat’s entrepreneurial vision and network of relationships, combined with co-founder Dennis Hills’ deep winemaking knowledge and experience, resulted in Cannonball Cabernet, the company’s flagship product to this day.

In 2010, when the first Cannonball launched already had a solid reputation in the market, consumers and retailers asked for more and the varietal range was expanded with Chardonnay, followed by Merlot and then Sauvignon Blanc. Its award-winning label design, in which the character, with his legs folded and wrapped in his arms, jumps into the water, symbolizes the free and uninhibited spirit that characterizes the products.

New Dives Also under the Sonoma County name, the Angels & Cowboys brand was created in 2014, consisting of wines produced from a blend of different grape varieties. In the same year, the company delved into the world of fine wines from Napa Valley with the creation of the High Dive brand.

But Share a Splash is expanding beyond the Northern California appellations to cross continents, selling New Zealand’s Astrolabe wines. The winery, located in Grovetown in the Wairau Valley in the Marlborough region, is owned by winemaker Simon Waghorn and his wife, Jane. The partnership between the two companies began in 2012.