HOMENEWS & EVENTS

Bouchaine Winemakers Dinner at Cork Restaurant in Chandler, AZ on Monday, 6/15/09
06/06/2009

Please join Bouchaine's winemaker Michael Richmond at Cork Restaurant, one of Chandlers and Phoenix East Valley's favorite dining spots, for a winemaker dinner. Enjoy inspired creations from Cork's chef, Brian Peterson, specially paired with Bouchaine's wines.

Date and Time: Monday, June 15, 2009 at 6:30pm.
Cost: $95/person (gratuity is included, tax is not included).
For reservations, please call Cork at (480) 883-3773.
Location: 4991 South Alma School Road, Suite 1, Chandler, AZ 85248.

First Course
Pan Fried Abalone, Gribiche, Sea Salt Cracker
Prime Strip Loin Roulade, Goat Cheese, Sweet Peppers
2005 Saint-Hilaire Brut Champagne

Second Course
Jalapeño Crusted Scallop, Fried Soft Shell Crab, Rice Cake, Curry Composition
2007 Bouchaine Anderson Valley Gewurztraminer

Third Course
Japanese Sea Bass, Black Barley, Preserved Lemon, Orange Sauce
2006 Bouchaine Napa Valley-Carneros “Estate” Chardonnay

Fourth Course
Herb-Crusted Veal Loin, Heirloom Tomato Salad, Fried Goat Cheese, Balsamic
2005 Bouchaine Carneros Pinot Noir

Fifth Course
Grilled Kobe Skirt Steak, Sweet Corn Soufflé, Mousseline, Syrah Reduction
2005 Bouchaine Sonoma Coast Syrah

Sixth Course
Fresh Plum Crostada, Cardamom Crème Fraîche Mousse, Cinnamon Straw
2006 Bouchaine Late Harvest Chardonnay “Bouche d’Or”

Bouchaine welcomes back 2009 Napa Valley Festival del Sole!
04/12/2009

Please join us in welcoming back the fourth annual Napa Valley Festival del Sole classical music extravaganza, July 17-25. Celebrate with music, fine wine and cuisine, and art will be showcased at wineries, estates and concert halls in Napa Valley. Concerts will feature world renowned stars, including Renee Fleming, Sarah Chang, Antonio Pappano, Nina Kotova, Alondra de la Parra, Leif Ove Andsnes. Bouchaine is pleased to be a major sponsor of the Festival del Sole and the event’s Young Artist Series (three free daytime concerts at various venues).

For more information on scheduling and tickets, please visit the Festival’s official website at www.fdsnapa.org or call 888.337.6272. Please note: if you ORDER BY PHONE, enjoy a special 15% off your tickets. Please mention “BOUCHAINE” when ordering tickets by phone.

Bouchaine in the news!
04/01/2009

Bouchaine has been receiving a ton of praise for our wines as well as for our winery hospitality! Take a moment to read what people are talking about.

Read about Bouchaine 2006 Estate Chardonnay in the Newark Star-Ledger article "Spend tax refund on elegant California chardonnay."

"The 2006 Bouchaine Estate chardonnay is made by Michael Richmond, who brings a lifetime of excellent chardonnay winemaking to the task. Hired by the Copelands [Bouchaine's proprietors] in 2002, Richmond was a founding partner Acacia, another Carneros winery with a history of elegant chardonnay and pinot noir wines dating to 1979."

"...fragrant apple-blossom, lily-like aroma; its medium body carries a delicious dance of apple, citrus and pear flavors across the palate. Combined with the 13.9-percent alcohol, the wine has an elegance normally found in Burgundy's Chassagne-Montrachet, not California chardonnay."

"Wines like the 2006 Bouchaine Estate chardonnay rarely win high scores when sitting on a tasting table with California's macho wines. But put the glass of wine next to a plate of striped bass, sauteed Swiss chard, and roasted fennel, as I did, and you'll understand why the 2006 Bouchaine Estate chardonnay belongs on your wine list."

Read about Bouchaine Pinot Meunier in Forbes Magazine (May 2009) and on Forbes.com in the article "The Grape Divide," Only a handful of wineries make a non-sparkling, single varietal wine from this delightful grape. For a list of the few wineries producing a Pinot Meunier, please click here for the sidebar article, "Made in the U.S.A."

"Meunier is winning over fans who like its bright, fresh flavor of raspberries and cranberries, balanced with tannins. Best drunk after less than a year or two in the bottle, it has a tangy, refreshing finish that begs another sip. Two California wineries, August Briggs in Calistoga and Bouchaine Vineyards in Napa, report that the variety is among their fastest sellers."

Read about "Cycling Around Napa" with Napa Valley Bike Tours in Bouchaine's vineyards on Martha Stewart Living On 112 Radio Blog! For the full feature, please click here.

"We started out at Bouchaine Vineyards, located in Carneros, in Southern Napa Valley, a family-owned 100-acre estate vineyard known for its pinot noir and chardonnay. And let me tell you, once we hit the road, the experience was nothing short of exhilarating. As we muscled up the unpaved incline into the vineyards, our beefy off-road bike tires bit into the gravel path in an incredibly satisfying way. And the view? Gorgeous. This time of year, the fields appear dusted with gold as the mustard blooms over the hillsides and pretty much everywhere you look."

To see more of our reviews and press coverage, please visit our Wine Reviews section or check out the Current Release section and click on individual wines and wine reviews.

Bouchaine Pinot Noir magnums for every occasion!
12/05/2008

We are delighted to announce that Bouchaine's 2004 vintage Pinot Noir has now been released in 1.5 Liter wine magnums. We typically bottle only a handful of magnums, reserving them for donating to charitable auctions. In the 2004 vintage, however, we bottled slightly more magnums and are making them available for purchase. Nothing makes a statement like a magnum of Carneros Pinot Noir! Less than 150 magnum bottles available. For more information or to order, please click here.

Newest Bouchaine Bacchus Club membership benefit...Vegas calling...
12/05/2008

Heading to Vegas? Bouchaine’s Bacchus Club members now have the opportunity to access The Golden Nugget Casino Las Vegas’ exclusive Winery Package, designed especially for wine lovers! The packages include a 2-night stay at The Nugget, VIP check-in, $40 spa credit, and 25% off any bottle of wine at its Grotto Ristorante. For more information about this limited-time offer, please click here.

To learn about the famed Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino and their shiny, sparkly multi-million dollar upgrades, please visit their homepage. Discover their newest addition: The Pool, called the Shark Tank, and the accompanying Dive Bar! Hotel guests can take a 3-story waterslide ride (glass-enclosed, of course) through a 200,000 gallon aquarium, for a rare and fascinating “up close encounter” with five species of sharks!