As wine tasting hosts, we hear it all the time, “I prefer red in the winter and white in the summer”, and we feel the same way! Who wants to drink a room temperature wine when the temperature outside is decidedly above room temperature? Well, turns out there is...
Winery News
How We Help Our Vines Beat the Summer Heat
For anyone who hasn’t checked the forecast for the Sierra Foothills recently, I’ll give you the summary - it’s going to be hot! We are projected to experience an unprecedented heat wave that will bring 100-to-105-degree temperatures to our region for possibly 10 to 12...
White Summer Wine Recipe
Blackberry Buratta Paired with 2021 Viognier Ingredients: 1 Buratta 8oz Blackberries (Save 5 nice ones for garnish) ¼ cup Sugar ½ cup Viogner 1 French Baguette 2 tbs Extra Virgin Olive Oil ¼ cup Ghee or Clarified Butter Preparation 1. Gently rinse blackberries then...
Sierra Vista Winery News
Around the Tasting Room Concert season is in full swing now that summer is here! We excited to present some new bands in addition to the favorites that play every year. We have a Led Zepplin, Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen and other cover bands lined up. It’s going to...
What’s NEW around the Winery
TASTING ROOM NEWS Our February wine club release features six new wines that we are very excited to share with you. The 2020 Mourvedre with its abundance of dark fruit, and warm spice is a perfect wine for a cold winter day. This wine club also features the...
White Grenache excerpt by Foothills Wino
“ The wine is a 2022 White Grenache Noir. Not to be confused with Grenache Blanc or with Grenache Rosé, this wine is not only novel, it is a unicorn. It is the serendipitous result of incredibly good fruit from old vines, tremendous skill and know-how, freedom to...
Fall Update at Sierra Vista Winery
Tasting Room Update We are enjoying the arrival of Fall, with the last of the harvest coming in and the changing landscape. There is a crispness in the air, that seems to invite us enjoy a glass (or two) of award-winning wine while watching the leaves fall. We were...
What’s NEW Around the Tasting Room
Lots of great things happening as always! First off, we have a many new releases on the menu. Two, in particular that we’re excited to share are our new White Grenache and Un-Oaked Chardonnay. Our Un-Oaked Chardonnay was recently chosen as THE TOP Chardonnay in all of...
Sierra Vista Slogan Contest
We are doing a contest to help us create a new slogan that we will start to feature on the back of our T-shirts. We’re looking for a creative, wine-appropriate, Sierra Vista -appropriate, fun slogan that people will be proud to show off, that tells a story about...
Winter in the Winery
Winter time in the winery is the time of year where we can get our first clear look at the wines from the last year's harvest. We are in the process of racking the young wines for the first time, and we are already excited with how the wines are tasting so young in...