OCTOBER means Wine Club

Our twice a year wine club release, celebration, tasting, shipping and gathering. This is what keeps us in business, enjoying our people and keep on, keeping on.

Wine has been around for 8,000 years and the reason it lasts is because there is always something new. A new vintage or varietal and a winemakers way of telling their own story. 

New releases are always fun. We pack and ship for a month as updates come in and people schedule's allow. Our scheduled pick up party doesn't work for everyone's calendar so we see a pitter patter of members all year long. 

2024 Grenache

2023 Bohemian Vineyard Pinot Noir

2023 TNT Vineyard Pinot Noir

We are pairing the wines with a classic gumbo, oh so good. Perfect fall food and pairs well with each of these wines.

This October we also did a super local winemaker dinner with our friends at Trillium Wine Bar.

20 seats fills this room.

     

3 course menu started with fresh oysters on the half shell that kept appearing happily. We paired with our 2024 Sauvignon Blanc. This is a staple item that Trillium always has available raw version and baked. I enjoy stopping by for a regular oyster fix. ( little secret, they also sell by the dozen 'to go' by request when available )

An antipasti platter with our 2024 Muscat Blanc. I heard someone say ' best babaganoush ever'.

Greg makes his own breads, pastries, cakes.

Duck zanzibar ( orange, lime, chili and clove ) paired with 2 double magnums

2016 Bohemian Vineyard Pinot

2016 TNT Vineyard Pinot.

I LOVED the duck with our bohemian Pinot others preferred the TNT. Great dish, not a menu item.

     

And his desserts are worth keeping room for. This chocolate torte was yummy, creamy, rich and a perfect finish for this fun local's evening. Plus I got my weight lifting and steps in serving the double magnums.

              

Plus we also did a little 'Come Over October' event supporting the wine industry to promote positive wine consumption in community setting.

Test run for our 1st Modern Filipino Dinner with our neighbor who LOVES to cook and entertain. He fits in so well next door. 

We tasted and tested wine pairings to understand the cuisine and what wines are most suited.

  

                                                 

And then we hosted a full table of interested wine club members to taste the menu paired with PMV wines. We liked the Muscat best with the 1st couple courses and so that was the 1st pick to pour. 

3 wines to taste with each course, Rose', Muscat & Grenache for the 1st and 2nd course.

Mat chose the library Pinot magnum and so I picked the 2021 TnT as a total opposite pinot profile and Grenache.

Grenache, 2012 Horseshoe Bend Pinot magnum & 2021 TnT Pinot for the 2 meat courses.

What everyone was expecting to be served, lumpia. Although this is dessert, not expected!

Fun was had by all!!! The food, the wines, the cooks, the guests, so great we'll do it again in 2026

Next up, Holiday Season, Crab season, Mushroom season, OH BOY!

 HARVEST 2025

Once it starts, it all starts, one thing after the next....

We sneak in a 'vineyard visit' for wine club just in time....

Every few years we offer a vineyard event. This year Labor Day Monday afternoon for a walk through Bohemian Vineyard with 5 wines and 5 food bites.

  

        

We had the street level area for parking at the top of the vineyard. This is where we greeted everyone with chilled Rose', from this exact vineyard.

A little Tomato Gazpacho and a street Corn lettuce cup bite.

Walk through the 1st half of the vineyard to the other side under the oak tree. Here we started with the 1st Pinot from Bohemian Vineyard 2021 with a fig, goat cheese and prosciutto bite.

Continuing to the lower level of the vineyard where we remained for the 3 following vintages of Bohemian, 2022, 2023 and a double Magnum from 2015. 

Vietnamese spring rolls and Duck Confit canapes.

It was a warm day in the 90's but everyone was prepared with hats, sunscreen and umbrellas.

We had a beautiful breeze and found spots with shade to enjoy the vineyard view, the food and wine plus, great company!

We were very fortunate to have a stellar line up of helpers! These very special days are few and far between but when they happen, it feels magical!

 This is a photo of the Muscat Blanc on August 28th when Mat went to check out the status. Looking still a few weeks out. Regular visits to follow up on status will continue until pick call.

  

Bohemian Vineyard is pretty close to finish of veraison by September 5th, now the development will continue. Our coolest vineyard location might not pick till mid October.

Sauvignon Blanc, our 2nd vintage picked Sep. 9th followed by TNT vineyard picked Thursday Sept. 11th and Muscat Blanc. Both arrived at the winery as the crew were finishing coffee.

               That's a quick start to harvest 2025. And then there's this....

Feast above the River -  Sunday September 14th

In the middle of harvest, our Russian River Chamber hosts the feast event on the pedestrian bridge in Guerneville. As one of the boards event founding members, I love to pour at this event and wouldn't miss it. Our community coming together. Weather was perfect too!

MENU

1st course:  Peruvian Potato Salad- Aji Amarillo, wasabi, avocado, hearts of palm salad  Lo & Behold  Healdsburg    Paul Mathew Vineyards 2023 Viognier

Not only was this an incredible dish to look and eat, it was perfect with our Viognier!!

 2nd course: Summer Lasagna Family Style  - Catelli’s – Geyserville

House made focaccia - with burrata + heirloom tomatoes, Team from boon eat + drink

 Paul Mathew Vineyards Pinot Noir, 2013  Russian River Magnum

Main Course: Wood Fire Picanha steak, chimichurri, Seasonal vegetables  - Chefs  Dawn Ranch

Paul Mathew Vineyards Pinot Noir, 2015 Ruxton Vineyard Magnum

  

 Seeing the community come together to enjoy food and wine in such a special location! If you know, you know. The spirit in conversation is something that can't be explained, just enjoyed.

   

                                                            

As harvest continues through September and well into October, we cherish our little bit of down time, special events and our surrounding support.

The reality for us is, this is our busiest time of year. As a small business operator, you do what you gotta do and take the time off when business allows! 

Next up FALL WINE CLUB!!

 

In the thick of it

Once we hit August 1st, there's no slowing down. Bottling August 22nd and harvest looming, it's all blending from one week to the next.

We enjoy entertaining, al fresco dining and living in the summer vibes - beautiful coastal hikes, grilling and flip flops everyday.

               

August is the start of Fall planning, we get our bottling done and start to visit the vineyards on a weekly basis. Definitely a late start as we had a very cool July.

Bohemian Vineyard, our coolest location and almost zero veraison August 1st.

  

  

Harvest - So far, we're estimating a vintage similar to 2023 with a cool July, late start to veraison & solid slow, long growing season = GREAT Vintage. By mid August we started see some color happening.

         

Recipe testing and vineyard walking....

Next up : event in the vineyard Labor Day weekend, Feast above the River Sept. 14th, Winemaker Dinner @ Trillium October 9th and Fall Wine Club!

Here comes the fun!

 Summer is here!!

Like most of everyone summer signifies outdoor activities, al fresco dining, picnics and hopefully some vacation time. Eating very seasonally awesome foods and possibly fresh goodies from the garden, yours or others. Lazy days reading, camping or road tripping. Summer to me means fun in the sun and chilled wines.

For us it's not quite that easy to take time off. We can't just pack up and go, we have a business to run. And with harvest looming, Mat is already visiting vineyards and scoping out the situation. Bottling is also typically mid August to clear the cellar of barrels.

                But we definitely get into the summer foods, grilling, corn on the cob, tomatoes....

The week of  July 4th, we celebrated a friends birthday request of fried chicken. This is usually made once a year using the Thomas Keller, Adhoc cookbook recipe, a lot of work but super yummy!

                                                        Pool shenanigans, backyard chilling.

      

And our Annual Backyard BBQ is always a winner!

Mat's favorite foods to prepare family style

We pulled out a 5 liter library bottle for the event. Only one of each single vineyard bottled per vintage from 2009 - 2016. This 2010 Horseshoe Bend Pinot was a hit. Perfect for a big crowd of our wine family!

                                              

      

And after all the flavors of summer BBQ are consumed, we continue the Jenga competition tradition!

Summer is truly the best!!!

Next up....

                            Annual Library Tasting happened the weekend of July 26/ 27th

cheers