Come join us next Friday in Loveland for SummerFest in the Rockies. SummerFest kicks off on Friday evening with a wine tasting and entertainment on the plaza at Civic Center Park/Foote Lagoon, 500 E. Third Street, Downtown Loveland. Participants will enjoy live entertainment from a local/regional band and taste Colorado’s finest wines. Events are planned Fri., Sat. and Sun., but you can visit us at the wine tasting on Friday starting at 6:30 pm. This should be a great event and we hope to see you there. More info can be found here.
Once again Scramble and BookCliff Vineyards are teaming up to present another very special limited edition blend of art and wine. This 2nd in a continuing series will feature another of the 100s of paintings Scramble has created at Red Rocks Ampitheater and Park in Morrison Colorado paired with the 2005 BookCliff Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon. Join us for the release party on Sunday July 12th. We will have live music and food for your refreshment and of course the artist will be on hand from 5:00pm - 7:00pm. It is a long way to Christmas, but a hand-painted bottle (BookCliff Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2005) makes a great gift for your special wine lover.
Yay, we have a sign! We got our new sign today, I think it looks great. We are now a little easier to find so come by some time to taste some Colorado wine in Boulder. Hopefully the rest of the weekend is as nice as today is, it's great wine tasting weather.
You have many choices this weekend of where you can visit us. Total Beverage in Thornton is having it's 10th Annual Colorado Wine & Mead Festival Saturday and Sunday from 11-4. They are located 2 blocks east of I-25 at the corner of 104th and Washington in Thornton, Colorado. This is a free event so come on out and taste some wine.
The Bookcliff vineyards escaped winter damage yet again in 2009. Every spring, Colorado grape farmers cross their fingers, and hope that the vines did not suffer during the sometimes cold, sometimes dry winters. Despite a few vines succumbing to the cold we came out on top, and are looking forward to an ideal growing season. So far we've had early hot weather, good for early shoot growth, followed by abnormal
cool weather, good for slowing down excessive growth during the plants flowering stage. We've passed the flowering stage and just this week can see the berries that will eventually be ripened, and processed into wine. We are now entering the pre-bunch closure stage, the berries will expand, and the cluster will tighten, until Verasion in August when they stop growing and develop their flavor and color. In the meantime, we are mowing, irrigating, and keeping mildew out of the vineyard. We are also continuing our compost treatment. In our third year, we are building our soils with local materials, composted during the winter, and in the spring spread in vineyard areas with nutrient deficiencies. This is a longer and slower process than traditional chemical fertilizers, but will have a long term benefit on the health of the vineyard soils and the quality of the wine. We look forward to a beautiful summer in the valley.
