Capiaux Wine Tasting with Owner & Winemaker Sean Capiaux

Wine Tasting at Hinsdale Wine Shop! Join us as we present the oppurtunity to acquire some amazing California wines produced by winemaker Sean Capiaux of Capiaux Wines & O'Shaughnessy. He will be going through some of his best hits and all the stories behind each of the wines. Must be aged 21+. This is a open house style tasting, so you can arrive at your convenience.

Event: Capiaux Wines

Location: Hinsdale Wine Shop

Address: 12 East Hinsdale Avenue, Hinsdale

Date: Tuesday, May 13th, 2025

Time: 5:30pm-7:30pm

About Capiaux Wines & Sean Capiaux:

Sean Capiaux has an established and notable career at prominent wineries around the world which include: Jordan, Pine Ridge, and Peter Michael in California; Macari, Jamesport and Schneider in Long Island, NY; and Houghton's in Australia. In 1994 Sean launched his own label, Capiaux Cellars, and he presently works as winemaker for O'Shaughnessy winery in the Howell Mountain appellation of Napa Valley

Sean graduated from California State University, Fresno with a B.S. in Enology and a minor in Chemistry. He began his career at Jordan Winery in Sonoma County's Alexander Valley where he worked for two years before joining Houghton Winery located outside Perth in Western Australia. After working the harvest in Australia, Sean returned to the United States to work as the assistant winemaker at Pine Ridge Winery in the Stags Leap district of Napa Valley. Two years later Sean joined Peter Michael Winery in Calistoga as the assistant winemaker where he worked for four years.

In 1996, Sean and his wife Gina moved to New York so that his wife could attend Cornell University Graduate School of Medical Sciences in New York City. As a bicoastal winemaker, Sean continued to produce Capiaux Pinot Noir in California while also working as the winemaker for Macari Vineyards, Jamesport Vineyards and Schneider Vineyards on the North Fork of Long Island, NY. In

2001, they returned to the Napa Valley to start up a new winery, O'Shaughnessy Estate Winery in the Howell Mountain appellation. Presently Sean produces his Capiaux Cellars Pinot Noir and O'Shaughnessy Cabernet at the newly completed O’Shaughnessy winery.

Pinot Noir has always been recognized as one of the noblest red wines, and also one of the most difficult varieties to produce. It has many faces and expressions, from light and fruity to dark and earthy. It is these nuances and qualities that excite us to continually pursue the "Holy Grail" of Pinot Noir. Sean Capiaux founded Capiaux Cellars in 1994, Capiaux Cellars is dedicated to producing single vineyard bottlings of Pinot Noir.

The winemaking style is a blend of classic and contemporary, utilizing cutting edge fermentation equipment paired with natural hands on winemaking, our emphasis is on balance. All the wines are naturally fermented, unfined and unfiltered to preserve innate flavors and aromas. Minimal new oak is used, usually 33%