Dauntless Doolittle Riesling honors the brave pilots of the Doolittle Raid, a hasty, but successful, retaliation to the attack on Pearl Harbor led by Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle. It’s crafted by Dauntless Wine Cø., a winery founded, owned and run by veterans.

At Dauntless, the team has a clear mission: craft fine, limited-production wines while helping vets translate their talents from the battlefield to the farm. Through employment and the Dauntless Veteran Foundation (partly funded by wine sales proceeds), the winery assists vets in rehabilitating and reintegrating into civilian life by teaching them agricultural skills.

The name Dauntless speaks to the courage and determination of all U.S. vets, but especially co-founder and Marine Corps vet Ben Martin. Though he and his partners didn’t know much about winemaking at first, Ben remained undaunted and set up shop in Oregon’s prized Willamette Valley. Three short years later, he secured an AAS in winemaking and vineyard management from Chemeketa Community College’s Wine Studies program, where he earned an “Emerging Leader” award.

Dauntless Doolittle Riesling is an impressive testament to Ben’s hard work. He crafted it with hand-picked Riesling from a single block in Foxley Estate Vineyard, which lies on the Washington State side of the Columbia Gorge AVA, a premium wine region along the Columbia River and the Washington-Oregon border.

A long, cool fermentation preserved the Riesling’s aromatic precision, while gentle lees stirring added body and texture for a refined mouthfeel. Deliciously dry and crisp, Doolittle delivers explosive freshness with ripe apricot, lime zest and flinty notes.

Only 122 cases exist. Hurry to claim yours and help Dauntless support veterans.