Rosé & Roses

A rosé wine and rose-centered botanical scent experience with Jess Mennella, founder of FLWR Napa Valley, offered alongside Bricoleur Vineyards rosé. Explore rose absolute with 12 complementary notes that harmonize with rose and echo rosé wine's aromatic profile. Discover connections between scent and taste while creating a personalized perfume or room spray.

Features

A rosé wine and rose–centered scent experience, offered alongside a glass of rosé from Bricoleur Vineyards.
Guided by perfumer Jess Mennella, this botanically based smelling experience explores rose alongside 12 complementary notes that harmonize with rose and echo the aromatic profile of rosé wine.
Guests explore rose absolute and observe how it shifts and evolves when paired with fruits, florals, herbs, woods, and spice notes.
The class draws connections between scent and taste, highlighting shared aromatic notes found in both natural perfumery materials and wine.
Guests are invited to slow down and smell each scent individually, noticing how place, memory, and emotion intersect.
The journey concludes with guests creating either a 10ml personalized perfume or a 10ml room spray using the materials explored in class.
Appellation's chef crafted seasonal bites will be shared to compliment class conversations.

Local Perfumer

Jessica Mennella

Founder of FLWR Napa Valley

Jess Mennella is the founder and perfumer behind FLWR Napa Valley, a botanical perfume line rooted in place, memory, and the natural world. Working exclusively with plant-derived materials, her perfumes are created to help people slow down, reconnect with their senses, and experience scent as both an emotional and embodied practice.

Her work has been featured in museums, hospitality, winery, and cultural settings, and her FLWR Napa Valley perfumes are crafted in small batches using the essential oils, absolutes, and resins of the plants and flowers, sourced from around the world. Through both her perfumes and her teaching, Jess creates experiences that are intimate, grounding, and deeply sensory.

Testimonials

"The instructor was clear and creative. It was so relaxing!" - Cathy L.

"A great 2 hours with my daughter, we loved to make cookies together." - Jennifer G.

"We learned something new and now appreciate it." - Carrie M.

"Everyone was so friendly and I met some new ladies. Thank you so much for the special time!" – Marilys G.

"I loved the people, experience, atmosphere and learning." - Diane B.

"Very straight forward step-by-step directions, clear and concise. Lots of support and encouragement." - Renee L.