Murphys, CA…Nothing more than a BBQ to help you feel like it’s July. This month we have six bottles of wine that would be a welcome addition to your BBQ plans. This month we are offering up two bottles of our Calaveras County Cabernet Franc, Calaveras County Shiraz, and the Amador County Zinfandel for $66.00. We are open Friday through Tuesday from 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM. Or we are more than happy to ship the wine out to you if that’s more convenient.

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 d