Murphys, CA…April means we have a whole new set of wine specials for you. This month the two bottles of wine is the ever so popular two bottles of our raspberry sparkling wine. You can either stop by the tasting room and pick up your two bottles of bubbles. Or if its easier and more convenient for you we can ship them out to you. Either way the two bottles of bubbles is going for $28.00. If our sparkling wine isn’t your thing and your lover of our award-winning red wines we’ve got a deal for you. This month we are featuring two bottles of the Shiraz, Cabernet Franc, and the Amador Co. Zinfandel for $66.00. Remember we are open Friday through Tuesday from 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM to help you restock your wine cellar and or wine fridge.

We just finished our 30th harvest, and Black Sheep is still rocking the free world! It all began in late October 1984 and most of the grapes were already picked. We got a call from an Amador County grower with unsold Zinfandel grapes, asking if we wanted them. From that moment we were off and running. The owner of Chispa Cellars generously offered to let us make our wine at his winery. Chispa was the first winery to be licensed and bonded in Calaveras County since Prohibition had ended. That winery was housed in the old Snyder barn at the end of Murphys’ Main Street. We used a small gasoline powered Zambelli crusher and an antique wooden wine press. This press is now on display at the winery. This was our humble beginning: using homeless grapes and borrowed equipment thanks to the kindness of friends. That is how 30 years of Zinfandel domination began!