Holiday News from The Winery

It would be misleading to say that it’s cold outside, but for California a gray sky and 60 degrees is enough for us to declare it winter and begin our seasonal hibernation. The rains have been making polite appearances, just stopping by for the afternoon on their way to somewhere else, as it were, but even their modest watering has given us farmer-ly optimism for the new year.
 
But enough of the weather, let’s talk business. For the big crush in August we processed 10 tons of primitivo from our neighbor’s vineyard down the road. A portion of the morning was spent troubleshooting a new machine whose directions were in Italian, which added a little romance to the frustration. For the most part though, the smooth rumbling of the destemmer masked the jeering comments of anyone standing by who thought they could work smarter or faster (watch a video of Mama Boggs working the crush here), and in the end everyone enjoyed the satisfying privilege of a well-deserved drink, which is presumably why anyone goes through the trouble of laboring over wine in the first place.

Now that the active wine-making season has settled into a period of sitting and waiting, we’ve been playing around with a new release that will be available to our wine club members next year. In addition to our 2018 primitivo, we have two bourbon barrels aging our Reserve Zin, whose possible name and label is a topic of much debate during these quiet days. We’re also blaming our oenological-idleness for the inspiration to expand the winery next year, thereby allowing us more tank space and a new varietal release. A Tabeaux Cellars petit syrah, perhaps?  

By now our wine club members should have their cases on hand and have hopefully enjoyed their first bottle. As we’ve mentioned before, the 2017 is still young, so we suggest giving it a rest for 3-6 more months, if you can stand to wait. If you’re curious about it now, open your bottle 15-20 minutes before drinking, or pour through an aerator to give the wine a chance to open up. You’ll be able to tell the difference! 

If you’re still interested in joining the wine club for yourself or buying a membership as a gift for someone else, click on over on the Wine Club tab today. There are only 12 days of Christmas but your wine club membership gets you goodies all year long. And by goodies we mean wine, which is a very welcomed gift by any measure.
 
If you’re not ready for a full case, we’re currently processing 4 and 6 bottle orders for those friends looking to try it out. If you’re interested, click the Contact tab to send us an email and we’ll process an order for you. 

We would be remiss to keep this final bit of good news to ourselves: we’re welcoming a new member to the Boggs Market Farm this month, our 10-week-old chocolate lab, Mongo. He is already much adored and can’t be separated from Papa Boggs who has become his best friend and protector. For now, Mongo seems to be content napping in laps, but we’re confident he’ll be chasing chickens and tripping us up in the winery soon enough.

Before we sign off, we'd love to hear from you! Let us know how you're doing and if you have any ideas you'd like to see us implement in the coming months. Interested in Tabeaux Cellars swag? Want more events to celebrate with us? We're always looking for an excuse to share with our friends and family, so click the Contact tab to send us an email and let us know how we can serve you better. 

By this time the kettle is probably whistling and guests will be arriving for the holidays any moment- you really need to get going, we understand. But let us close with this: 2018 was an exciting year for us and we have more in store for 2019, so check back with us soon. You can follow us on Facebook and Instagram and we'll be sending email updates as the months go on. Meanwhile, thanks again for your support this year. We hope you're all having a warm and joyful holiday season and wish you a very happy new year.


-The Boggs Family (including Mongo) at Tabeaux Cellars