Taste the Local - Friday 7/14/17 at Bookcliff Vineyards

Come to the tasting room on 1501 Lee Hill Road #17, Boulder, CO 80304 for some great wine paired with cheese and crackers, all produced locally. Let's celebrate the local with some classical music performed by a string quartet. See you for a great Friday afternoon before you start your evening. 5:00pm - 8:00pm www.bookcliffvineyards.com/events

Celebrate Valentine's at Bookcliff with Chocolate and Wine

We are open today just for Valentine's and You. Enjoy a flight of three chocolates and three wines from 4:00pm - 6:00pm before you start on your evening plans. All local, local wine and local chocolate truffles from Concertos in Chocolate.
1501 Lee Hill Road #17, Boulder, CO 80304.
Come on over.

Bookcliff Winemaker Dinner with Bradford Heap from Wild Standard

Don't miss this unique experience. A five course dinner at the winery, sitting among the barrels. Treat yourself to this memorable event
Date: Thursday 2/9/17
Time: 6:00pm
Location: 1501 Lee Hill Road #17, Boulder, CO 80304
Cost: $80/person, includes tax
Reservations: [Click Here]

 Menu for the 2/9/2017 dinner
1 – Grilled d’Anjou pear, Roquefort, honey cracked pepper gastric, paired with Muscat Blanc 2015
2 – Wild Alaskan King Salmon tartare, avocado sesame tamari root vegetable chips, paired with Viognier 2016
3 – Butter poached Alaska spot prawns, braised leek and fennel nage, paired with Chardonnay 2016
4 – 10 hour braised grass finished beef cheek, cipollini and Lardon, butternut squash and potato gratin, paired with Petit Verdot 2014
5 – “not your mothers” Boston cream pie, paired with Souzao port-style

Mother's Day Dinner at Bookcliff Vineyards

Enjoy a special treat and come to our winery for a fabulous five course winemaker dinner prepared by chef Willem deFroy. You enjoy the food and wine sitting amongst the barrels and we provide the entertainment and do the dishes.
This is a five course dinner. Come join us. 
Date: May 7th, 2016
Time: 6:30pm
Cost: $75.00/person
Location: BookCliff Vineyards winery and tasting room, 1501 Lee Hill Road #17, Boulder, CO 80304
Reservations:  [Click Here]
Menu
1. “Assiette Norvégienne”, smoked fish and seafood served with celery root and cucumber paired with 2015 Viognier
2. Arugula salad with crisp pancetta and chicken galantine paired with 2013 Ensemble
3. Pecan, walnut, and almond crusted pork tenderloin roasted garlic infused sweet potato mashers  paired with 2013 Petit Verdot
4. Pan seared duck “Magret” grilled Belgian endive apricot compote paired with 2013 Crescendo
5. Lemon curd pavlova with fresh berries paired with port-style Black Muscat

Upccoming Winemaker Dinner at Bookcliff Vineyards with Duo Denver

It is hard to believe the final dinner this season of Wine and Food with Local Chefs is less than a week away. This is a five course dinner exquisitely prepared by great local chefs and perfectly paired with wines from BookCliff Vineyards. Join us for one of the most memorable dinners in town. 

If you are thinking of coming to the dinner, don't procrastinate, as the dinners tend to sell out.    

Date: April 7th, 2016 - Tyler Skrivanek with Duo

Time: 6:00pm
Cost: $75.00/person
Location: BookCliff Vineyards winery and tasting room, 1501 Lee Hill Road #17, Boulder, CO 80304
Reservations: [Click Here]  

Menu for dinner with Tyler Skrivanek from Duo on 4/7/16

1. Oxford farm baby greens, speck / pears / French blue cheese/ fine herbs paired with 2012 Reserve Syrah

 2. Fennel Wild boar Meatballs, grits / smoked sea salt paired with 2012 Barrel Syrah 

3. Creamed Mushroom Toast, grilled flax seed bread / spicy greens paired with 2014 Reserve Malbec 

4. Malbec Braised buffalo brisket, crème fresh Pomme potatoes /winter spinach/ golden beets / hazelnut pink pepper relish paired with 2014 Barrel Malbec 

5. Flourless chocolate torte, dark chocolate ganche / brown butter caramel / pecan brittle paired with port-style Souzao 

BookCliff Viognier 2014 fares well in blind tasting

Paula Mitchell from Exploring Colorado Wineries gave us some nice compliments for our 2014 Viognier. She tasted five Viogniers blind. Among them was a wine from Chile, California, Australia and France and Colorado (Bookcliff Vineyards). In the quest for something else than Chardonnay many regions planted Viognier and gave it a try. Two areas we recently visited, the Okanagan region in British Columbia and Amador county in California produce Viognier. And as Paula pointed out many Colorado wineries produce great Viognier.
Check out Paula's blog here:http://coloradowineexperience.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/2016-winery-app.pdf

Valentine's at Bookcliff Vineyards

It has become a tradition at BookCliff Vineyards to celebrate Valentine's Day with wine and chocolate.

Come and visit the tasting room on Saturday the 13th, 2016 and Sunday the 14th, 2016 for wine and chocolate. You have our permission to indulge yourself and enjoy a flight of three wines perfectly paired with three chocolates from Concertos in Chocolates custom made for BookCliff Vineyards. Receive a complimentary rose as supplies last. 
1. Hazelnut praline truffle paired with Enemble 2013 

2. Lavender truffle with sea salt paired with Crescendo 2013

3. Raspberry truffle paired with Souzao 

Date: Saturday 13th & Sunday 14th, 2016

Time: 1:00pm - 6:00pm

Location: 1501 Lee Hill Road #17, Boulder, CO 80304

Cost: $8.00/flight 
Reservation: No reservations are required 

Crescendo Release Party at BookCliff Vineyards

Finally the new baby made it into this world. It took just 24 months and we think the waiting time was well worth it. We, Ulla and John, think that with this wine BookCliff Vineyards is reaching another level. This is an elegant red blend with lots of dark fruit flavors and a smooth finish. It will impress any wine connoisseur. Lots of Syrah and Petit Verdot and some Cabernet Sauvignon and Souzao. Truly unique. Come join us for our release party.
Date: Friday 10/30/15
Time: 4:00pm - 7:00pm
Location: 1501 Lee Hill Road #17, Boulder, CO 80304
Door prizes: Wine 2 bottles of Crescendo

Ulla & John at Wholefoods - Celebrating the Local

Wholefoods is celebrating small local producers and invited the owners for a photo shoot to their local store. The owners/vendors added to the buzz in the produce department where the photographer took the pictures in front of the produce. If was fun meeting other owners that we see regularly at the farmers markets in Boulder and Vail. As the Boulder store sells alcoholic beverages we mingled with corn, salad dressing, ice cream and other booze. It was fun to be the celebrity for the day.

Taste the Wines Awarded Gold Medals at the Colorado Governor's Cup

Join us for the 2015 Colorado Governor’s Cup Wine Tasting –
Saturday, August 1st at History Colorado.

Celebrate Colorado Day with an exclusive tasting of the 2015 Governor’s Cup Case, featuring the best Colorado wines of this year.

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The Colorado Wine Industry Development Board presents the winners of this year’s Governor’s Cup Wine Competition. The winners were chosen out of 235 submissions, from more than thirty local wineries -all of which were judged by a panel of wine experts, sommeliers, chefs, and writers.

The wines will be paired with local chef creations using ingredients from Colorado Centennial Farms throughout the state.  Collectively, they represent 100 years of agriculture in Colorado.

Date: Saturday, August 1st, 2015 

Time: 7:00pm

Location:  1200 Broadway, Denver, CO 80203

Tickets: [Click here]

BookCliff at Three Leaf Farm

We had a lovely time at the Three Leaf Farm dinner in Lafayette. The farm is a gem tugged away at the South edge of Lafayette, next to 287; but you would never guess as you are charmed by all the farm animals (horses, goats and chicken) and the rows of prospering vegetables. The theme of the dinner was mushrooms to stay with the season. Every course introduced new flavors and showcased the versatility of mushrooms including the dessert with a mushroom meringue and surrounded by mushroom dust. The brisket and the Wellington portabella mushroom was a perfect pairing with the BookCliff Vineyards Cabernet Franc Reserve 2012.

4th of July BBQ

Looking ahead to the 4th of July weekend, do you have all your meals planned? BookCliff Vineyards Winery can provide a few fun suggested libations for your BBQ! Grilled meats always beg for some dark fruity reds with light tannins, such as Cabernet Franc. Spicy BBQ sauce always marries well with sweet style wines, such as Riesling or our Touch of Red Rose. What will you be having at your cookout this weekend?

BookCliff Vineyards heads to the Rockies

Starting this Saturday 6/13/15 you can find BookCliff Vineyards at the Edwards Corner Farmers Market where you can find fresh produce and locally prepared foods and of course local wine. BookCliff will be there and have its wines available for taste. Shop for your dinner needs ranging from seafood, pasta, produce to dessert and everything perfectly paired with wine.
Then the following weekend we will attend the Vail Farmers market starting 6/21/15 on Sundays making sure you can stock up with local wine for the week whether you join us Saturdays at the Edwards' Corner market or come see us in Vail on Sundays.
Hope to see you whether you visit the Vail valley for the weekend or call it your home.

Radish Fest at Longmont Farmers Market and BookCliff Vineyards

BookCliff Vineyards is participating in the Radish Fest at the Longmont Farmers Market. Yes, radish and wine pairing. With some research, both personal taste test and Internet search the conclusion is that you want to serve a white wine, slightly sweet with your radish dish. I recommend to adjust the sweetness level depending how spicy the radish is. Some radishes can be really spicy, especially if you have stored it for a week in your fridge. The spicier the radish the sweeter you want to go with your wine. Friday's Folly White is a good start for less spicy and Riesling for a spicy radish. Enjoy!!
Check out flatbread with radishes and goat cheese pairings.

BookCliff Vineyards at 63rd Farm with Heros Like Us

We had a chance to join Heros like Us at their On the Farm Off the Hook dinner at the 63rd Street Farm. This was a five course dinner at the farm each course paired wine wine, beer and spirits from Boulder County - BookCliff Vineyards, Upslope Brewing, S&L Distilling. The chefs from Colt & Gray and Table 6 prepared the dishes. All the vegetables came from the farm. One of the courses was a whole goat slowly cooked served with carrots, parsnip and beets. Heros Like Us is all about providing great food to everyone and it does this by putting on charity food and wine events. Check it out at heroslike.us and eat for a good cause.

New Releases

Interested in trying new wine? We have some just for you! BookCliff Vineyards just finished bottling the new Syrah Reserve 2012, Muscat Blanc 2013, Merlot 2012, Petit Verdot 2012, Ensemble 2012 and Cabernet Sauvignon 2012. What a great kick off to summer! Thank you to all of our friends and volunteers who helped us- we couldn't have done it without you! Stop by the tasting room to check out the new wines and say hi to our new neighbors- Settembre Cellars and What We Love: The Winery! Cheers!

Boulder Wine Studios

Boulder Wine Studios' Grand Opening is right around the corner! Join us on June 28^th from 12:00pm-6:00pm. For $10.00, you will receive a beautiful crystal wine glass, a $5.00 coupon towards the purchase of a bottle and tastes at the three wineries. The three wineries include BookCliff Vineyards, What We Love and Settembre Cellars. Come on out for this exciting trio event! Also, BookCliff Vineyards will be attending the Vail Farmer’s Market this Sunday; come up to the mountains and say hi to John and Ulla! If you’re looking for something to do for Father’s Day, Settembre Cellars will be hosting a special and exclusive tasting of their library wines- something you don’t want to miss out on! If you missed us at the Urban Wine Fest this last Saturday, you can still come up to our tasting room Thur-Sunday from 1-6 and see us out at the Longmont and Boulder Farmer’s Markets and Vail Farmer's Market and Art Show.

Cheers from our winery to your home!