Holiday Cookies and Wine

Holiday Cookies and Wine

This season, leave the milk for Santa and try pairing your cookies with wine. Following is a list of our favorite holiday cookies to pair with Black Star Farms wines. Classic Spritz CookiesNot quite as sweet as sugar cookies, nor as buttery as shortbread, spritz...
Wine Lover Gift Ideas

Wine Lover Gift Ideas

One of the biggest and most widely-celebrated holidays is fast-approaching, and like Ralphie (A Christmas Story), many of us “can feel the Christmas noose tightening” as we scramble to purchase last-minute gifts for our loved ones and colleagues. If you find yourself...
Wine for the Holidays

Wine for the Holidays

Happy holidays BSF fans! Now that we find ourselves in the holiday spirit, we have begun picking out what wines to gift to our loved ones or to enjoy at holiday gatherings. If you’re having a hard time deciding what wines will pair best with the various festivities...
In Honor of Harvest 2021

In Honor of Harvest 2021

They’re finally here – the highly-anticipated return of the Nouveau wines! Bubbly Nouveau has become a seasonal favorite for many. The intensely fruity nouveau style represents a young wine produced to celebrate the end of harvest and the birth of that season’s...
Thanksgiving Wine Picks

Thanksgiving Wine Picks

November is here, which means we are only a few weeks away from Thanksgiving, and, like most of you, we at Black Star Farms have begun planning which dishes we will bring to pass around the dinner table, but more importantly, which wines we’ll be sipping with our...
It’s Time for Mulled Wine!

It’s Time for Mulled Wine!

Hey there, Black Star Farms wine fans! Can you believe it’s already October? Time sure flies when you are having fun, and this month is one of the most exciting for us in the wine industry. With October comes the long-awaited harvest and highly anticipated fall color...
Veraison in the Vineyard

Veraison in the Vineyard

It’s the end of August, which is an exciting time in our wine region. Why may you ask? Because this is around the time we start seeing magic happen in the vineyards – we’re talking about veraison! So what exactly is veraison? This French viticulture term represents...
Must-Try New Release

Must-Try New Release

Can you believe it’s already August? Summer seems to be flying by, but they say time flies when you’re having fun, and there’s certainly no shortage of fun at Black Star Farms! It seems that a new vintage of BSF wine is being released every month and what’s more fun...
Best Wine Country Hotel

Best Wine Country Hotel

WE NEED YOUR HELP!Last year, with your support, the Inn at Black Star Farms was awarded USA TODAY’S Readers’ Choice for Best Wine Country Hotel! We are honored to be nominated again and humbled to be in the company of the other stunning properties in California,...