El Bloggo Torcido - Twisted Oak Winery

A New Twisted Video!

American Winery recently sent a bunch of wineries each a cheap video Flip camera and told us to shoot some footage. Well we did (actually the Wine Harlot did) and here's is what they came up with in the edits. (Fortunately for you, most of the footage of me ended up on the cutting room floor, er, I mean in the bit bucket. You do get plenty of Fermento, however!) Enjoy!

Last Press Load of Crush 2008

A moment of silence, please....

Shhhh! A Twisted Library Extravaganza!

On November 8th we will be having our annual Shhhh! A Twisted Library Extravaganza! which is an open house at Twisted Oak Winery where we feature our old %@#$!, not to mention our old *%#&@!, Tempranillo, Syrah -  you name it!

This Extravaganza is free for the Twisted Few and their guests, and $10 for the Many (that would be the rest of you.)

We have quite a few wines we could pull out of storage to pour for you; but rather than make an arbitrary decision based on greed, envy - and several other Deadly Sins - why not a vote? Do you have a favorite wine you have enjoyed before and want to again, or perhaps you have always wondered what an old *%#&@! would be like....? Whatever the motivation, here are the wines and vintages we have available to pour - let us know (in the comments or to tastingroom@twistedoak.com) what you think!

Tanner Syrah: 2002, 2003, 2004
Ferriere Syrah: 2002
Calaveras Syrah: 2003

Murgatroyd: 2002, 2003, 2004
Tempranillo: 2003, 2004

Petite Sirah: 2003, 2004
Red Rhone, aka *%#&@!: 2003
Grenache: 2003

White Rhone, aka %@#$!: 2004
Viognier: 2004
Pig Stai: 2004

Getting cozy on the coast.

It's hard being a Harlot. (was that a third person referance? Eeew!)
I'm down here in the San Diego area on a mission to infiltrate the local market with Twisted juice. While I've already got two garaunteed placements ( Iowa Meats & Kensington Vine ) I need your help! Help!!! If you love Twisted Oak wines and happen to live south of L.A., preferably closer to Mexico, don't you want to see them locally? Just request from your local merchant to carry the Twisted Oak brand! Yes, it's that easy! Of course it requires some work on our part as well as our partners at Maddalena Distributing. But if we all pull together, we can do anything!
Have your merchant email us at tastingroom@twistedoak.com and we'll get the proverbial ball rolling! Cheers for now, Harlot ~ out

Fun times in Turlock

These girls know how to have fun! The Taste of the Valley was a great fundraising event for the agricultural program at Stanislaus University. Growing in it's five years from 5 to 65! Congratulaions to all! We'll support you how ever we can!
Harlot ~ out

Dude brings up blogging..........and doesn't !!

 

To blog or not to blog.........that is the question!!
They are like the "4 Non blogs". Wishing but never fulfilling the fantasy! We love this couple from V Restaurant that we just met but wish they could get on it!! (blogging people, blogging!)

Wine Blogging Wednesday #50: The Great Outdoors

There may be no other wine region of the world that has more of the great outdoors to offer than Calaveras County in California. Let's just rattle off a few examples:

• Calaveras Big Trees State Park. These Sequoia trees are the first that were stumbled into by settlers coming west. (The Native Americans were of course fully aware of them.)
• The Carson-Iceberg and Mokelumne Wildernesses. The High Country of the Sierra Nevada. I hope I don't have to elaborate.
• The Ebbetts Pass National Scenic Byway. One of only a few dozen roads so designated, State Highway 4 features pines and aspen, steep grades, wildlife, and spectacular views.

And then there is Lake Alpine, arguably one of the undiscovered jewels of the Sierra Nevada (see below). Sure, it is a man-made lake, but it is a small blue oasis perfectly sandwiched between the amazing Mokelumne and Carson-Iceberg Wildernesses. Even during the peak season in August, Lake Alpine is a place of peace and beauty.

We have spent many weeks over the years at Lake Alpine, and a delicious T-bone steak grilled over a coal fire has been a special treat during those visits. One of my favorite steak wines right now is our 2005 Calaveras County Murgatroyd. A blend of Tempranillo and Cabernet Sauvignon (and Fermento knows what else), the Murgatroyd has delicious flavors of blackberry and spice, coupled with some chewy tannins that are a perfect match for a juicy steak.

I really need to get back up there...

The Grapes Are Here!

Squish 'em!

Calaveras Grape Stomp!

Get up here!

Grape Stomp This Weekend!

Come join us at the annual Calaveras Grape Stomp this Saturday October 4th in Murphys! (I'd tell you where in Murphys but it's pretty much the whole town!)

Here's a promo that appeared today on KCRA channel 3 in Sacramento, featuring our own Fermento and Wine Harlot - enjoy, and happy squishing! (Just click the image.)