As its Connecticut launch continues, Stomping Horse Wines were showcased at Kitch in Olde Mistick Village in Mystic on Nov. 19. The foodie haven hosted the team and its wines for shoppers, showcasing its first white and red releases, each named with a horse-meets-wine play on words: Stomping Horse Chardonneigh Washington Columbia Valley 2021, 100% Chardonnay, and Thoroughblend 2020, 65% Mourvèdre, 27% Syrah, 5% Grenache, 1% Cabernet Sauvignon and 1% Viognier, from Washington’s Yakima and Columbia valleys. The wine brand is distributed in Connecticut via Votto Vines. Stomping Horse was founded by Dawn Page, Steven Shewbrooks and Byron Brewer, taking inspiration from Page’s two rescued horses, with a mission to support horse rescue nonprofits. Page’s Thoroughbred rescue, Trouper, serves as the bottles’ label and cork model. Horse lovers, wine lovers and philanthropists, the team set out to create fine wine that brought together their passions in a fully realized Connecticut-based wine company. Launching last year, its offerings are bottled directly at the vineyard in Washington State’s Columbia valley.