Another Silver medal for CHV Sangiovese 2016 We got the letter below this morning from the Hilton Head International Wine Competition in South Carolina, letting us know we got the Silver medal for our Sangiovese 2016. Two competitions, two medals...not bad! "Copper Horse Vineyard, Congratulations! On behalf of the Hilton Head Wine & Food Festival, […]

Our Sangiovese 2016 got a silver medal at the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition! (and the wine is still $20 for the club members) Notre Sangiovese 2016 a reçu la médaille d'argent à la Compétition du Vin du San Francisco Chronicle. Copper Horse Vineyard, Congratulations on your award(s) from the 2018 SF Chronicle Wine Judging […]

Are we overcharging for shipping in the US? I ordered a fly slapper on Amazon for $2.99 including shipping. That's dirt cheap. How can Amazon afford that and make a buck out of it? I knew the fly slapper was "made in China". But as it turned out, the order was fulfilled in China and […]

Happy New Year and let the good wines flow: This is your last chance to join the First Club, without obligation to buy anything (*). Starting January 1st, 2018, there will be 6 clubs (No annual fees, but you have to buy at least 12 bottles a year): -   (1) - Yearly Mixed - […]

Wineries would benefit under GOP tax package Provisions from the Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act were in the Senate version of the tax bill that was accepted by House conferees and added to the tax package released Friday night that's expected to be voted on by Congress this week. It would provide a […]

What are the Attributes of Winning Wine Clubs in Napa and Sonoma? Napa and Sonoma only? That's is true anywhere, I think. According to this article from Liz Thach, it is not all about to chase new club members, but also it is a matter to retain them. This is nothing new as all retail […]

Wine Tasting at Portal Café: We had a wine tasting at the Portal Café last Saturday. The weather was nice and there was life music from Paul Cataldo. Perfect. I sold some wine, so it was very productive.

CHV New Wine Release. The Sangiovese 2016 has been bottled and is now ready for sales and to drink. It has been resting for the past two weeks from the "bottle shock" of being transferred from barrels to bottles, but is now ready for drinking. It is dark colored, intensified by the bleeding that was […]

Wine Cruise next June, anybody? We wish we had the money to go on that cruise organized by Alexandria Nicole Cellars (ANC) next June around the Mediterranean sea, through the straight of Gibraltar, and into the Atlantic ocean. Ten days sipping on wine, having dinner prepared by Chef Jacques Pépin. Not only ANC makes some […]

Wine Tasting: We had our first wine tasting in September and sold 16 bottles of our Rosé when using only two bottles for the actual tasting. It was $5 for the table...So we finished way ahead. We'll do that again.     Première présentation du vin: Nous avons fait notre première présentation en Septembre et […]