Some Love for the Full Moon Red

We got a nice review of the 2006 Full Moon Red written up in the Arizona Republic. 

Click on California Wines for an Ocean Escape to read the full article.

Rich

This is what happens on sales trips with Rich.

(Hickey's Liquors in Milford, Massachusetts)

Another Festival? Indeed.

The 28th Annual Paso Robles Wine Festival is coming up the weekend of May 21-23. Only 2 weeks away! 

Come see us in the tasting room during the weekend for wine, food and fun times!

Friday-Sunday: We will be open all weekend from 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m, serving wine and appetizers.

Saturday: You won't want to miss our first ever "Midnight Idol" karaoke spectacular. We're trying to book Paula Abdul, but haven't heard back yet. Come sing your heart out, but beware...our stellar winemaker thinks he's the bomb. BBQ will be fired up as well. 12-4 p.m. in the backyard behind the tasting room. 

Sunday: Mary Jane's famous meatballs will make a great accompaniment for the music of Matt Cross on guitar! A nice way to end the weekend. 

Hope to see you there. :) 

NEW Pictures from Harvest Festival weekend!

Sid seriously working some magic.

A busy Saturday afternoon.

Friendly tasting room folk.

Dinner out on the Crush Pad.

Funk:30 provided the Blues...

The BBQ Crew. Thanks guys.

Bust a move.

Karen and Michele...working hard or hardly working??

Wine, Tequila and Ribs...Oh My.

Harvest

Two month stint during Autumn when we work non-stop, drink kegs of cheap beer, and the men don't shave. The one and only Harvest.

Coming up this weekend:

Ribs and Blues at Midnight

An event you don’t want to miss. The 9^th Annual Ribs and Blues Night at Midnight Cellars, featuring Carson’s Ribs flown in from Chicago with some great side dishes, along with Midnight’s “stellar” wine and the sound of Funk 30. Join us this Saturday, October 17th from 6-9 p.m.(or until Rich passes out...).

Gemini Love

Check out this awesome review of our 2005 Gemini Reserve Red, found on the blog titled "Where's My DAMN Answer?"

"Midnight Cellars http://www.midnightcellars.com/  in Paso Robles strikes again!! We of course had to taste all the wines while there but this was one that really stuck with us.  Not for how it tasted a few weeks ago but how it will taste in 6 months.  I was chatting with Rich Hartenberger Winemaker extraordinaire and he told me that this will be the best wine ever made in 6 months!!  While I am not sure because I cannot fast forward - BUT what I can tell you is that I have tasted a bottle of this from a wine that was produced a couple years ago and it has aged so well.  The wine from years past was so smooth and rich with just the right amount of balance of flavors. This wine is just a kick ass red.  Just great.  That bottle was far better now than it was a year ago. This high alcohol wine is so Yummy (my technical wine term) it is a great blend of Zin and Syrah and you can really taste blackberries and blueberries as well as hints of pepper, spice and nutmeg.  All and all this wine is a winner - Better be after all I walked out of there with a case!!"

Award Winners

Every summer, we participate in the Commercial Wine Competitions at the Mid State and Orange County Fairs. This involves shipping numerous bottles of yummy vino to a panel of experienced and discriminating judges. Judges swirl, sip and spit thousands of wines! Following are our top two winners for this year:



Orange County Fair: The 2005 Petite Sirah "Eclipse" wins a 4 Star Gold! Out of 3,089 total wines judged, only 26 were recognized as "4-star gold" winners. This is a full-bodied wine with dense fruit flavors and quite a perfect balance of tannin and acidity. Available in the tasting room for only $25/bottle.

Mid-State Fair: The 2005 Petit Verdot "Synnove" won a Gold medal! Petit Verdot is one of the lesser known red Bordeaux varietals typically found in blends. It is used to add tannin, color and an earthy characteristic to other wines. We bottled this interesting varietal all on its own. Come in and taste! It retails for $28/bottle.