Pizzeria Basta: Grand Opening!

Pizzeria Basta is a great new restaurant opening up in the Peloton in Boulder. They focus on local ingredients and doing everything as fresh and flavorful as possible. We are honored that they will be carrying our Viognier and Friday's Folly by the glass. So join them tomorrow as they open up for a New Year's Eve Grand Opening celebration from 4pm-11pm. They will feature a fixed price three course menu for $22 per person, excluding drinks, tax, and gratuity. Chef Kelly Whitaker will be preparing selections from our upcoming menu, beginning with your choice of starter, followed by a wood-fire pizza, and finishing with dessert from our Pastry Chef Brad Rossini. They are located right in the middle of the Peloton at 3601 Arapahoe Ave. in Boulder, CO. Call 719-661-3672 to make a reservation and check out http://pizzeriabasta.com for more info.

Have fun this New Years and again thank you for all of your support this past year!

New Winter Hours

We will have new winter hours at the tasting room starting in January. We will be open Friday-Sunday from 1:00pm - 6:00pm. These hours will last until May sometime when we will extend them again for the summer. Please also note that we will also be closed Christmas Day (12/25/09) and New Years Day (1/1/10). We apologize for any inconvenience.

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Flagstaff Star

Every year we join the Boulder Chamber of Commerce in their effort to raise money to to help pay for the maintenance and upkeep of the brightly lit star displayed on Flagstaff Mountain. The star, which is now 100 percent wind-powered, is lit in the evenings from Nov. 21 through New Year’s Day. The Chamber commissions a new piece of art from a local artist and this year's artist is Linda Sole Faul. The Chamber sells holiday cards with the image of the art and we release our Flagstaff Star wine that has a label with the image of the art; $1.00 of the sale of each bottle goes to the Flagstaff star fund. This is the 6th year that we have participated in the tradition. The wine is available in our tasting room and many Boulder area liquor stores, including:

Liquor Mart - 15th & Canyon

Bailey's -4800 Baseline Rd # E101

Pettyjohn's Liquor and Wine - 613 South Broadway

Boulder Wine Merchant - 2690 Broadway

Harvest Wine & Spirits - 3075 Arapahoe Ave.

Boulder Wine & Spirits - 3325 28th Street

Ace Wine & Spirits - 2315 30th Street

Superior Liquor - 100 Superior Plaza Way Superior, CO

Santa Clause Day

Meet Santa at the winery who is paying a special visit to BookCliff and is sharing his gifts of wine. This year he is bringing Colorado wine, live music and appetizers to our winery for you. There will also be some great discounts including BookCliff wine for the holidays at 15% off, 20% off a case (12 bottles) of wine and VIP members take an additional 5% off. So join us for a glass of wine and help ring in the holiday season.

Looking forward to seeing you at our annual Santa Clause party on Saturday December 5th from
1:00pm - 6:00 pm at the winery, 1501 Lee Hill Road, Unit #17, Boulder, CO 80304.

Order BookCliff Online

BookCliff Vineyards 100% Colorado wine can now be ordered online! We are now part of Instawine which is a network of licensed retailers, distributors, producers and importers of wine and spirits. Instawine.com allows you to quickly find products that are available for same day delivery, next day delivery, shipping and in-store pickup. Sales on the instawine.com site are between you and the store. They basically provide the website that allows you to place your order directly with the store. It is a safe and secure way to order wine directly from us or from a local store that carries our wine. So check out Instawine.com to start having BookCliff wine brought right to your door (even if you live out of state!).

Fashion and Wine

BookCliff Vineyards is teaming up with Boulder's own Jila Design to bring you something a little different. Join us November 14 & 15 from 1-6 pm at our tasting room and winery for a Trunk Show of this season's collection of delectable clothing & jewelry. Jila has been designing and producing beautiful, unique & timeless clothing & jewelry in Boulder, Colorado since 1977 and now you'll be able to enjoy our Colorado wine while shopping for that great new outfit. So mark your calendars now and don't forget to go to http://www.jiladesign.com/ for pictures of some of the designs or call (303)449-5804 for more info.

Date: Saturday and Sunday, November 14 & 15
Time: 1:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Place: As always, at the BookCliff Tasting room at 1501 Lee Hill Road #17, Boulder, CO 80304

Ten Year Anniversary

In 1999 BookCliff Vineyards was federally licensed in the basement of our house and we released the 1998 Chardonnay made from our first harvest in our vineyard in Palisade. The past decade has seen us grow in many ways. We planted our first six acres in 1996 and now own and operate over thirty acres. Last September, the winery literally moved out of the basement into a commercial location in North Boulder that is also home to the tasting room. This year will see our largest production of wine with close to 3,000 cases up from 200 in the first couple years.

We couldn't have done this without you. As a thank you we are throwing an Anniversary Party to celebrate with you. On Saturday, November 7, we will have food, live music and 15% off all wine purchases. We will also have a silent auction of our library wine featuring some of the outstanding wine from the past ten vintages. All proceeds from this auction will go to the WAT Business Services whose mission is "To provide a wide array of employment opportunities for chronically mentally ill adults that will give them self esteem, social meaning and self worth". We really hope you can join us to make this fundraiser and anniversary a huge success.

Date: Saturday, November 7
Time: 1:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Place: The winery and Tasting Room at 1501 Lee Hill Road #17, Boulder, CO 80304