Jeff’s Corner 5-28-21Hello everyone,Today is the beginning of a long Memorial Day weekend. This also marks the seventh anniversary of a story I first posted May 22, 2015 and have since posted every year. Each year I have questioned continuing the tradition and resisted the temptation to edit/embellish the original text. This…
Enjoy the experience of Grape Creek Vineyards through the eyes of one of our own, Emily Boedeker – Tasting Room Ambassador.I write this as I sit in a corner booth of Stout’s Signature for dinner on a Saturday night. As an employee of this incredible winery, I find myself grateful…
Jeff’s Corner 4-30-21“It’s not bragging if you can do it.”That great quote has been attributed to many, but I like to give the nod to Cardinals’ great Dizzy Dean at the start of the 1934 season when he predicted the Cards would win the World Series. They did, beating my beloved…
Jeff’s Corner 4-16-21 I’m often asked what my favorite GCV wine is, and I must admit I’m a bit fickle from vintage to vintage. (Right now I am really smitten with the new 2019 Rendezvous.) Over the long-haul however, my favorite is, beyond a doubt, Cabernet Trois. I began putting…
Jeff’s Corner 3-26-21Years ago, I braced myself for the first time I would see 2020 on a wine label, and here it is on our legendary Cab Blanc, the wine formerly known as Cabernet Blanc. I stared at the label, softly shook my head, and had to smile at the beautiful…
Jeff’s Corner 3-19-21 Howdy, Howdy, The results from the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition are finally in, and once again every wine we sent garnered a medal! This year we medaled 29 out of 29 entries, our highest total yet, with Heath Vineyards and Heath Sparkling showing exceptionally well. Unfortunately,…
Jeff’s Corner 3-5-21Hey, Hey, Hey,Over the years I’ve written about many, “I can’t believe I get paid for this” moments while working at Grape Creek, but not many can compare with sitting down to an assortment of Girl Scout cookies and pairing them with our wine.After celebrating National Girl Scout…
Jeff’s Corner 12-18-20Hello, Hello,This is from Jeff’s Corner dated 1-31-20: “It’s difficult for me to remember a Grape Creek wine with a more anticipated release than our 2017 Invention. The staff, and our loyal Wine Club members, were at a fevered pitch between its debut in the Black Label December allocation,…
Jeff’s Corner 12-11-20Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Habari Gani, Happy Holidays and to cover all the bases, Seasons Greetings! I have been writing this sentence for many years in December, and it’s fun every time I do. To set a timeline, here are some landmark dates for this holiday season. Hanukkah begins today,…
Jeff’s Corner 12-4-20Bon Jour,I am repeatedly amazed at the utter contempt so many red wine drinkers hold for Merlot, looking down their noses at it with a disdain equal to what we might expect for a fizzy Moscato. Château Pétrus from Pomerol in Bordeaux is, after all, 100% Merlot and is…
Owner’s Club Tasting November 2020 Jeff’s Corner 12-3-20 Greetings! Several times in the past I’ve written (most recently in Jeff’s Corner 9-6-19) about our annual group tasting of the new Owners Club wines. The purpose of this event is to generate tasting notes for the new releases of our Estate and…
Jeff’s Corner 12-1-20Howdy, Everyone!There are lots of new releases to check out in the next few weeks, just in time for the holidays. This Friday we’ll take a look at our new 2018 Merlot, followed by the ’18 Bellissimo and Invention.Today we’ll take a look at the new GCV 2019…