Inaugural Shipment!
Tower Napa Valley is trilled to announce the formal release of the inaugural shipment May 4, 2021! Your vintage wine crates will by hand packed over the next 7-10 days and shipped out to you!
Extended Inaugural Shipment Sign-Up Deadline!
Due to overwhelming demand and excitement, Tower Napa Valley has extended the sign-up date to receive the inaugural shipment until May 30, 2021 while the supply lasts – a very limited quantity of vintage wooden crates remain available so do not miss out and be placed on the waiting list.
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Tower Club
Tower Club Membership Financially Supports ATO!
Our alumni have the unique opportunity to support Alpha Tau Omega’s undergraduate scholarships and leadership programs. ATOs who join the Tower Club will receive two shipments (six bottles each) per year of handcrafted Napa Valley wines made exclusively for the brotherhood. For additional questions, check out our FAQ page or contact us.
Inaugural Wines
The Otis
2018 Red Wine – Napa Valley
“The Founders were inspired by a vision: a vivid, spiritual and patriotic vision; an ineffable, profound dream of a great people, long estranged by intersectional animosities and torn by a devastating fratricidal way, living together in peace and unity under the healing and transforming power of brotherhood and love.”
The evening of Tuesday, September 11, 1865, was the time of “the Founders’ Meeting.” The place was the back parlor of Otis Allen Glazebrook’s home at 114 East Clay Street, Richmond. There Glazebrook read his work and it was ratified by the signatures of the other two. They signed in alphabetical order. This happened to be also the order in which they had become interested in Glazebrook’s creation.
In his honor, we introduce to you, The Otis. This proprietary red blend – from our award-winning winemaker Todd Heth – exhibits dark blackberry, bing cherry and plum notes perfectly into layers of coffee and tobacco. The finish is dry with long lasting berry fruit. Silky but firm tannins, this wine is enjoyable now but has the ability to age well in the cellar.
“The Founders were inspired by a vision: a vivid, spiritual and patriotic vision; an ineffable, profound dream of a great people, long estranged by intersectional animosities and torn by a devastating fratricidal way, living together in peace and unity under the healing and transforming power of brotherhood and love.”
The evening of Tuesday, September 11, 1865, was the time of “the Founders’ Meeting.” The place was the back parlor of Otis Allen Glazebrook’s home at 114 East Clay Street, Richmond. There Glazebrook read his work and it was ratified by the signatures of the other two. They signed in alphabetical order. This happened to be also the order in which they had become interested in Glazebrook’s creation.
In his honor, we introduce to you, The Otis. This proprietary red blend – from our award-winning winemaker Todd Heth – exhibits dark blackberry, bing cherry and plum notes perfectly into layers of coffee and tobacco. The finish is dry with long lasting berry fruit. Silky but firm tannins, this wine is enjoyable now but has the ability to age well in the cellar.
$75 / Bottle
The Palm
2019 Chardonnay – Napa Valley
The Palm branch holds esoteric and spiritual meaning for the Fraternity. A brother’s hand of assistance offered to another brother “under the shade of the great Palm”.
The Palm would also be utilized by “Second Founder” Joseph R. Anderson to emphasize the importance of brothers communicating to one another important news of the Fraternity, its chapters and members.
We introduce to you, The Palm. From the chalky soil of the Carneros region in southern Napa Valley, this gem exhibits lush green apple and bright grapefruit notes while dancing across your palate. This stunning wine is light and friendly with very subtle vanilla and pear blossom hints on the nose. Balanced fruit with tarte acidity makes this wine a classic example of Premium Napa Chardonnay.
The Palm branch holds esoteric and spiritual meaning for the Fraternity. A brother’s hand of assistance offered to another brother “under the shade of the great Palm”.
The Palm would also be utilized by “Second Founder” Joseph R. Anderson to emphasize the importance of brothers communicating to one another important news of the Fraternity, its chapters and members.
We introduce to you, The Palm. From the chalky soil of the Carneros region in southern Napa Valley, this gem exhibits lush green apple and bright grapefruit notes while dancing across your palate. This stunning wine is light and friendly with very subtle vanilla and pear blossom hints on the nose. Balanced fruit with tarte acidity makes this wine a classic example of Premium Napa Chardonnay.
$45 / Bottle
Ruh Rah Rega
2018 Napa Valley Brut Sparkling – Méthode Champenoise
Ruh Rah Rega can be heard around campus when ATO’s celebrate a victory!
Ruh Rah Rega! Alpha Tau Omega! Hip hurrah, hip hurrah, three cheers for Alpha Tau A! T! O!
We introduce to you with tremendous pride, Ruh Rah Rega. This premium sparkling wine – meticulously and artfully made in the traditional champagne method – rivals anything found from the best Champagne houses in Épernay and Reims. Blended superbly from Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, this magnificent Napa Valley Brut exhibits rich fruit aromatics of strawberry and delicate white cherry that follows through to a creamy mid-palate accompanied with highlights of lime and wet minerality and a lingering vibrant finish. It should be shared among brothers in celebration of all life’s victories! Ruh Rah Rega!
Ruh Rah Rega can be heard around campus when ATO’s celebrate a victory!
Ruh Rah Rega! Alpha Tau Omega! Hip hurrah, hip hurrah, three cheers for Alpha Tau A! T! O!
We introduce to you with tremendous pride, Ruh Rah Rega. This premium sparkling wine – meticulously and artfully made in the traditional champagne method – rivals anything found from the best Champagne houses in Épernay and Reims. Blended superbly from Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, this magnificent Napa Valley Brut exhibits rich fruit aromatics of strawberry and delicate white cherry that follows through to a creamy mid-palate accompanied with highlights of lime and wet minerality and a lingering vibrant finish. It should be shared among brothers in celebration of all life’s victories! Ruh Rah Rega!
$65 / Bottle
Club Format and Cost
In order to receive shipments and be eligible to purchase additional bottles, you must be a member of Tower Club. A $50 one-time, non-refundable deposit will be processed to secure your April 2021 allocation. This deposit will be deducted from your April 2021 club shipment cost. Wines are released in two 6-bottle shipments each year (April and October).
Wines are allocated based on sign-up date seniority. The cost range for each 6-bottle shipment is $290 to $410 plus tax and shipping – depending on your selections. Each shipment arrives in a fire-branded ATO Tower Napa Valley wooden crate. Except for your one-time, non-refundable $50 deposit, your card will not be charged until a week before each shipment.
You can customize your wines! New, library and special edition wines will be offered for your selection. There is no long-term commitment, and you may cancel at any time.
Enjoy your wine and remember, when you share a glass, gift a bottle or visit the Fairwinds tasting room in Napa Valley together, you are supporting Alpha Tau Omega!
Support ATO
When you join the Tower Club, proceeds are supporting Alpha Tau Omega and our undergraduate brothers!
With every shipment, members of the Tower Club support scholarship and the educational initiatives of Alpha Tau Omega to help develop our future leaders that will make the ATO brotherhood proud.
Apply to join the Tower Club and support Alpha Tau Omega while enjoying world-class wines from Napa Valley.
Hear About Tower Club
“Alpha Tau Omega is so rich in history and tradition. Our new wine brand celebrates this legacy and the bonds of our brotherhood. Join the Tower Club and support our future ATO leaders.”
Wynn Smiley – Chief Executive Officer
Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity
Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity
“I am so honored to make these wines for the ATO brotherhood and cannot wait to share them with you.”
Brandon R. Chaney – Proprietor & CEO
Fairwinds Estate Winery & Tower Napa Valley
Fairwinds Estate Winery & Tower Napa Valley
Experience the benefits and lifestyle!
Two shipments of six bottles per year (minimum to retain Tower Club seniority)
Wines received in a keepsake vintage fire-branded wooden crate
Exclusive access to limited releases and library wines
Exclusive access to the gift website to gift wines and merchandise to friends and family
Free wine tasting experiences for you and guests at Fairwinds in Napa Valley
Special access to ATO only events and parties
Your name honored on the ATO Tower Club Founding Member Memorial at the winery
Alpha Tau Omega receives 20% of all sales
Fairwinds Estate wines offered at 15% off