Murphys, CA…Here are the featured specials for the month of May. The two-bottle special includes a bottle of our Calaveras Co. Semillon and Raspberry Sparkling wine for $24.00. Sure to be hit if you give the gift of wine to your favorite “mom” in your life. The six bottles of wine features not just ONE but TWO gold medal award winnings. The six bottles consist of the Dusty Lane Cinsaut, the GOLD medal winning Touriga, and the GOLD medal winning Calaveras Co. Zinfandel for $66.00. The tasting room is open Friday through Tuesday from 11:00 – 5:00. Can’t make it in or want to ship some wine love to someone then feel free to place an online order and we will ship the wine to you or someone else if that is easier and more convenient for you.

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!