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

Crush is Over

It's been a fun season of crushing and pressing grapes but it has now come to an end. The past few weeks have been filled with long days, purple-stained clothes and sticky floors but now all the 2009 wines are in stainless tanks finishing up the last stages of fermentation. 2009 is turning out to be a great vintage, with all the wines tasting great and having great color in the reds. We are making a few new wines this year as well. From our 33 acres we got our first harvest of Malbec grapes. This is also our first year making Petite Sirah and we increased the amount of Tempranillo and Muscat Blanc that we crushed. These wines have a long road ahead of them before bottling but it looks like they are going to be some great ones. Here is a photo of John explaining our new crusher-destemmer (what a dream machine!) and a load of Viognier grapes waiting to be pressed.

New Place To Find Us In Fort Collins

Jay's Bistro in Fort Collins now serves BookCliff! Head over to Jay's Bistro and Jazz Lounge during happy hour to enjoy BookCliff Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon by the glass. They have an amazing food menu for happy hour and pair that with some live jazz music...can't beat it. Try the Hoisin BBQ Spare Ribs or the Serrano Ham, Gruyere & Spinach Flour Tortilla Pizza with our Cab Sauv and you won't be disappointed. Happy hour at Jay's is Monday thru Friday 4-6:30pm - and all night on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Check out http://www.jaysbistro.net/ for more info and music schedule. Don't forget to go to http://www.bookcliffvineyards.com/ to see a full list of stores in your area. Jay's Bistro is located at 135 W.Oak in Fort Collins, CO 80524, and the phone number is 970.482.1876.