The two California brands bring wine and design to one of the world’s most enduring games with a handmade Cabernet-red backgammon set created for holiday entertaining
NAPA, Calif., Oct. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — This holiday season, Silver Oak is taking a seat at the backgammon table. The California winery has partnered with Los Angeles-based luxury game maker Throwing Doubles on 100 handmade leather backgammon sets in a custom Cabernet-red colorway, each paired with a bottle of iconic Silver Oak Cabernet Sauvignon.
Handmade in Los Angeles exclusively for Silver Oak, the leather set features a custom Cabernet-red colorway and embossed Silver Oak wordmark. Designed to be played as much as displayed, the collaboration pairs Throwing Doubles’ modern approach to classic games with the quality and understated design that have defined Silver Oak for more than 50 years.
The collaboration extends Silver Oak’s longstanding connection to gathering and entertaining into the world of design. It arrives as people are embracing more intentional ways to connect—through board games, dinner parties, long evenings around a table. Backgammon, one of the world’s oldest games and an inherently social one, sites naturally within that renewed appreciation for analog rituals. For Silver Oak, whose wines have long been part of meaningful gatherings, the partnership felt like a natural fit.
For Silver Oak, the move into the game space is also an extension of how the brand thinks about wine as a point of connection in people’s lives. A bottle is often brought to a dinner, opened to mark an achievement, or shared with friends. The backgammon set was designed with that same spirit in mind: portable enough to bring along for a weekend away, a holiday gathering, or a night at someone’s home. Like a bottle of Silver Oak, it becomes part of the occasion rather than simply something to admire.
“Over the decades, consumers have shared incredible stories about when they’ve opened a bottle of Silver Oak,” said Silver Oak CMO Lauren Larrabee. “What resonates with everyone is that it isn’t always the big milestones. It’s the dinners with friends, family traditions, and nights that people remember years later. We loved the idea of creating something that could become part of those moments—and maybe even start a tradition of its own.”
Throwing Doubles brought a distinctly design-led approach to the collaboration. Founded in California and handmade in Los Angeles, the brand is known for reimagining the classic game through premium materials, bold color and a contemporary point of view. For Silver Oak, Throwing Doubles developed a Cabernet-red leather board finished with an embossed Silver Oak wordmark, translating the winery’s visual identity into a game designed for use rather than display alone.
“Wine and backgammon both have these incredible histories, but neither needs to feel overly traditional,” said Throwing Doubles Founder Brittany Weinke. “The best backgammon boards live out on a table. They get played after dinner, packed for weekends away, and pulled out when friends come over. That made Silver Oak feel like a very natural partner.”
Limited to just 100 units, each set includes the Silver Oak x Throwing Doubles leather backgammon board alongside a bottle of 2022 Silver Oak Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon for $450.
Releasing ahead of the holiday season, the collaboration reimagines the traditional wine gift as something to open, play and return to—made for the next bottle, the next game, and the next reason to gather.
The limited-edition Silver Oak x Throwing Doubles Backgammon Set will be available beginning October 15 exclusively through Silver Oak at silveroak.com while supplies last.
About Silver Oak
Silver Oak Cellars was founded in 1972, renowned for crafting Cabernet Sauvignon. Fueled by passion and driven by a relentless pursuit of perfection, its meticulously crafted Cabernet Sauvignons are exclusively aged in American Oak, creating wines of elegance, complexity, and consistency. Silver Oak’s wineries in Napa Valley and Alexander Valley are the first production wineries to achieve LEED Platinum certification, underscoring Silver Oak’s leadership in sustainable winemaking.
About Throwing Doubles
Throwing Doubles is a Los Angeles-based luxury game brand founded in 2022 by Brittany Weinke, reimagining backgammon, playing cards and other classic games through premium Italian leather, considered color and a modern point of view. Each set is handmade in Los Angeles and built to travel, designed to be played and lived with, not left on a shelf. Throwing Doubles is available at Moda Operandi, FWRD, goop, Nordstrom and throwingdoubles.com, as well as through select luxury hotels and boutiques worldwide.
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