The extremely anticipated wine label debuts with an unique launch dinner in Napa Valley Forward of BottleRock Competition
NAPA VALLEY, CA – Might 30, 2025 — A deeply private collaboration years within the making, Prophet & Poet, a brand new ultra-premium wine label based by Jessica Biel, Justin and Rose Biel, Jesse Katz, and Chris and Ariel Jackson, model formally debuted on Thursday, Might 22, with an intimate launch celebration at Higher Barn Winery in Healdsburg CA, introduced in partnership with three-Michelin-starred SingleThread.
The story of Prophet & Poet started in 2019 on the seashores of Mexico at Justin Biel’s marriage ceremony, the place his sister, Jessica Biel, gifted a one-of-a-kind, customized wine made by household good friend and celebrated winemaker, Jesse Katz. Named Prophet & Poet, a nod to the religious and literary essence of the newlyweds, the barrel was meant to be shared solely by household. However because the wine matured and its story deepened, the Biel and Katz households felt compelled to share its magic with the world.
“Prophet & Poet started as a private present, a logo of affection and connection inside our household,” mentioned Jessica Biel. “Watching it evolve from that particular second into one thing we are able to now share with the world is extremely significant, and I’m excited for others to expertise the story and spirit of those wines.”
To finish the founding staff, the group introduced on Chris & Ariel Jackson, proprietors of Jackson Household Wines, and used fruit sourced from the Jacksons’ most storied Sonoma County vineyards. The inaugural 2021 classic consists of 5 small-lot critically acclaimed wines:
- Black Crown Cabernet Sauvignon (100 pts)
- Mountain Sage Proprietary Crimson (100 pts)
- Mourning Cloak Proprietary Crimson (99 pts)
- Ghost Cat Chardonnay (97 pts)
- King Fowl Chardonnay (97 pts)
Crafted by Katz at his state-of-the-art Aperture Cellars facility, and blended in tandem with Chris Jackson, these wines showcase a contemporary but reverent method to winemaking, pairing construction with soul, and custom with expression.
“This has been such an unimaginable mission to be a part of—from having access to among the most prized and acclaimed vineyards in California, generously opened to us by the Jackson household, to collaborating with my pricey good friend Jessica Biel, a unprecedented artist on the high of her area,” mentioned Jesse Katz, Winemaker. “Jessica has introduced a recent perspective to wine, artwork, and household that has infused each facet of what we do. Everybody concerned in Prophet and Poet is deeply dedicated to creating one thing timeless—one thing that may transcend generations and, like all nice artwork, develop past those that created it.”
Every bottle is a multisensory expertise, that includes authentic poetry from Prophet Rosita Biel and Poet Justin Biel, calligraphy by Grasp Penman Jake Weidmann, Unique Label Idea and Emblem Illustration by Ellen Riendeau of Soda Rock Studios, back-label paintings by visible artist Darren Le Gallo and award-winning packaging by DESIGNTHIS!
With solely 900 circumstances produced within the 2021 classic, Prophet and Poet is a uncommon, restricted launch, crafted for discerning collectors and wine lovers, already showing on the lists of acclaimed eating places.
You possibly can study extra about Prophet & Poet at https://prophetandpoet.com/ and https://www.instagram.com/prophetandpoetwines/.
ABOUT PROPHET & POET
Prophet & Poet is a next-generation wonderful wine label born from a shared imaginative and prescient between mates, mixing creativity, craftsmanship, and storytelling. Created by acclaimed winemaker Jesse Katz in collaboration with Chris Jackson —whose household’s legendary winery websites present the muse for every classic—Prophet & Poet reimagines the world of ultra-premium wine. Every bottle invitations exploration past the glass, thinning the veil between the earthly and the ethereal. Named for symbolic characters—Ghost Cat, King Fowl, Mountain Sage, Mourning Cloak, and Black Crown—the wines replicate timeless narratives of transformation, therapeutic, and discovery. Prophet & Poet is greater than a wine; it’s a journey by way of story, spirit, and soil.
ABOUT JESSE KATZ
Jesse Katz is likely one of the most awarded and celebrated winemakers in US historical past, incomes dozens of 100-point scores throughout his manufacturers Aperture Cellars, Satan Proof, The Setting Wines and others. He’s the one winemaker to obtain excellent scores from 5 high critics in Alexander Valley historical past, and his experience has led to record-breaking wines, together with the world’s costliest bottle ever bought, promoting for $1M. Named each a Wine Fanatic 40 Underneath 40 and a Forbes 30 Underneath 30, Jesse has helped elevate over $7 million for charities and serves on the board of SommFoundation and others. Instagram: @jkatzwine.
ABOUT CHRIS JACKSON
Christopher, the son of Barbara Banke and Jess Jackson, is a subsequent era proprietor of Jackson Household Wines. Since his first harvest at Stonestreet Vineyard when he was 12 years previous, Chris has been totally immersed within the wine enterprise, with a selected give attention to and fervour for viticulture and the artwork of mixing. He’s a graduate of Santa Clara College and the UC Berkeley Faculty of Regulation.
ABOUT JESSICA BIEL
Jessica Biel is an Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated actor and producer identified for her acclaimed roles in “The Sinner,” “Limetown,” “The Illusionist,” “Sweet” and dozens of characteristic movies and collection. As a producer and co-founder of Iron Ocean Productions, Biel’s work consists of the anthology collection “The Sinner,” which earned her Emmy, Golden Globe and Critics’ Alternative Award nominations for Greatest Actress, in addition to nominations for her function as govt producer. Subsequent up, Biel stars and serves as an govt producer on Amazon Prime Video’s “The Higher Sister” reverse Elizabeth Banks, releasing Might twenty ninth. Iron Ocean was based with the mission to inform tales that improve feminine voices for all audiences and produced the record-breaking collection “Merciless Summer time.” She can be the co-founder of KinderFarms, a kinder pharmaceutical firm for households. Prophet & Poet is her first enterprise into the wine enterprise.
