Order Wine Online!

Now you can order our wines online. We've partnered with Primo Vino, so not only can you purchase our wine at their brick and mortar location, but you can also order directly on their web site! Now, if you are out of state and haven't had access to our wines or even in Colorado and can't find us in your local store, you can order right at http://www.primovino.net/. They carry the most current vintages at great prices. You can also link over to their site in the section "Where to find our wines" at our homepage at http://www.bookcliffvineyards.com/. Also, don't forget the Friday's Folly II release party on Thursday, July 31st, from 7pm-10pm at the tasting room. See previous entry for more info.

Wine Seminar

This is a great sensory event that makes you oooh and ahhhh with the ways the flavors in wine and food can excite each other. This is a repeat of our successful seminar in 2006. This is a great opportunity to taste what is new in the tasting room and enjoy BookCliff wines with fabulous food.

Pairing of wine with small plates
Thursday, August 21st, 2008, 7:30pm
$45.00 includes fabulous food prepared by Trattoria on Pearl.
Reservations: (303) 499 7301 or in person at the tasting room

Friday's Folly Release Party II

You asked us to do it again and we don't want to disappoint you. Friday's Folly 2nd edition is in the bottle and you are invited to celebrate with us. Meet some friends and have a glass of wine. Thursday July 31st, 2008, 7:00pm, BookCliff Vineyards' tasting room. We provide the live music, free pizza from our friends at Trattoria (while it lasts) and Friday's Folly by the glass for $3.00. Oh, I almost forgot, you can be the lucky winner of a case of Friday's Folly!

New Wines

We've been busy bottling and we're not done yet. We are very low on '05 Cab Franc and '05 Syrah, but you can still get some in our tasting room or at one of the farmer's markets. Last week we bottled the '06 Cab Franc and the '07 Syrah. Both are excellent. They both have great fruit and a velvety smoothness that is just superb. If you were a fan of either of the previous vintages you will love these new ones. We should be releasing them sometime in the next couple of weeks. Of course we aren't done bottling yet. We've got to do some more Friday's Folly and more Adagio in the next few weeks as well. Don't forget the Boulder Wine Merchant, Westminster Total Beverage, Ace Discount Liquor and Boulder Wine & Spirits all still have Folly. Get it while it lasts!

Boulder Food & Wine Festival

The Boulder Food & Wine Festival is back. Next Saturday, June 28, head to downtown Boulder's Central Park to find 26 Colorado wineries and dozens of Boulder's finest restaurants all in one location. From 4 - 8 pm, you can try all the Colorado wine you want and get small plate sized portions of food from all of your favorite restaurants in Boulder. Of course there will be cooking and wine tasting classes as well. Profits from this event benefit the Humane Society of Boulder Valley. Check out http://www.boulderwinefest.com/ to view all participating wineries and restaurants or call (303) 442-4030 x634 for more info.

Tasting At Daveco

Thats right we are going to be at the parking lot tasting at Daveco this Saturday, May 31. There will be multiple Colorado wineries pouring their wines from 12pm - 4pm and the best part is that it's all FREE! It's supposed to be a beautiful day so come down to the Colorado Wine Tasting at Daveco Liquors. Daveco Liquors is located at 16434 N Washington St, Thornton, CO 80023. Click here to link to a map of the area.

Saturday, May 31, 2008

12pm - 4pm

Frost Season Is Almost Over

Last week we had some close calls with frost in the vineyards. Another week of warm weather will hopefully get as past the danger of frost. The old peach growers say that then when the neck of the goose shaped snowfield breaks (melts) then the danger of frost is past. The goose is on the flanks of Grand Mesa and can be seen in the center of the picture above the peach trees. In the picture it is facing to the left. With the extra snow this year and the cooler then usual temperatures it is taking longer this year to get past the frost danger. We are blessed with good vineyard locations that have natural winds that keep the frosts away. Most orchards and vineyards in the Palisade area require large fan units to keep the winds away. This requires getting up in the middle of the night to start the fans and to keep them running. Because of our location we do not even own fan units. The extra investment in buying good vineyard locations is paying off.
Entry by John Garlich.

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