Tuesday, November 10, 2009

6 years old!

This past weekend, November 7th and 8th, we celebrated our 6th Birthday for our Tasting Room at the Dixon Studio Tour! For those of you not familiar with the Dixon Studio Tour, it is a fantastic once a year event where all of the amazing artisits of Dixon open their studios to the public. 6 short years ago, we opened the doors to the Vivác Winery Tasting Room on just such a weekend! The support and growth we have had over the years with all of our loyal fans has made starting a business in New Mexico feel like a large family! Over the years our Wine Club has shot to over 300 members with 2 and 4 bottle selections and 3 new levels of membership! We are distributed throughout the State in small high-end wine shops, your favorite corner stores, Costco, Walgreens and now Smiths! Our web-site continues to grow and support those of you that live outside of New Mexico! With the growth of distribution, our winery facility has grown as well! We have been growing by about 35% every year, with new French Oak barrels and temperature controlled Stainless Steel tanks added every year. The perfectionist wine makers, continue to take classes from UC Davis, the International Wine Guild and meetings with other vintners from around the world, they strive to better an already outstanding product each vintage! Jesse and Chris' hard work has paid off with accolades from Wine Enthusiast Magazine (one of the world's largest wine publications) awarding publication of 14 wines over the last year and an 86 for our Cabernet Sauvignon! Sunset Magazine who not only said that they were "Notable Wine makers to look for", but also did a spot light piece saying that Vivác is a "Winery to discover now!" The Estate Fire Vineyard continues to grow, with our largest harvest yet of 3 tons thanks to our Annual Picking Party workers! We have also cleared the land at the Tasting Room and put in posts in anticipation of the Spring planting of that NEW Vineyard! Our Summer teamed with events including our own Happy Hour that starred Music Saturdays and were a HUGE success! Look for those to start up again in the Spring! Until then we continue to offer Happy Hour Drink Specials on Saturdays and Sundays 4-6Pm! In 6 years, we have watched the wine maker's wives give birth to two amazing baby boys, watched them grow into little boys, watched as the wives took over the business side of the Winery giving the wine makers the ability to focus on their passion and watched the entire Winery shoot from obscurity to fame! Thank you to each and every one of you for making our dreams a reality! -Cheers from the Vivác Winery Family!

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Future Wine Makers of Vivác!

Behind the scenes of this ever growing little winery, are the pitter patter of little feet... and some screaming giggles! These are the young sons of the Vivác wine makers, Jess and Chris Padberg. Denim, Jess' son with Michele, is 3 years old with big sensitive eyes, a shy side and a wicked sense of humor. Maddox, Chris' son with Liliana, is 2 years old with lashes that sweep the sky, out going and gregarious with a non stop giggle! These boys are in the grapes at harvest, drinking the juice and there to drive the tractor and forklift anytime their dads have them running! Denim swirls his juice with eyes focused, very serious, he looks at his mom and says "This smells like your eyes", an obvious sign of what a ladies man he will be! Maddox announces "Vino" as he sees the wine poured, then he is off to kiss all the pretty girls at the Winery Happy Hour party. He is surrounded by cute girls wanting to play with him, a magnet for affection! These boys will be a team no girl can resist! As we watch these boys grow and learn, we can only hope that their love for the grapes grows as the vineyard ages. For photos of these two, see our Facebook page photos of Crush! -Cheers from the Vivác Winery Family!

Monday, October 12, 2009

Happy Hour

Winter Happy Hour at Vivác Winery Tasting Room! Saturday Drink Specials and Exciting Dance Cds 4-6PM Sunday FREE Tastings and Drink Specials 4-6PM EVERY WEEK! We would like to thank everyone that joined us for our wonderful Summer Season of events at the Vivác Winery Happy Hours! We are looking forward to Next Season with great bands, radio broadcasts, drawings and much more! The support from our locals was HUGE, thank you for making Happy Hour such a success! Keep up the party this winter at our Happy Hours Saturdays and Sundays with all your friends and neighbors! -Cheers from the Vivác Winery Family!

Thursday, October 8, 2009

tid bits about Vivác

Vivác (vee-vok) means "High Altitude Refuge" and at 6,000 feet, we are just that! We are one of the highest altitude wineries in the world with our private vineyard tucked in next to the mountains of Dixon. Our Estate "Fire Vineyard" is only a couple acres now, but will be growing in the next year including a new vineyard next to our Tasting Room located on Hwy 68! Our Estate Vineyard is organically farmed and will be the only commercial organic vineyard in the state once we complete the certification! -Cheers from the Vivác Winery Family!

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

New releases!

Two new wine releases from Vivác Winery! Our Heaven and Hell Artist Series Labels are released as a pair for each vintage. Our lighter bodied red blend, "Divino" (Divine) is matched with our heavier bodied red blend, "Diavolo" (Devil) and are sinfully delicious! These wines are the upper tier of what Vivác Winery produces. The wine makers (Jesse and Chris Padberg) painstakingly create these land mark wines, giving them the very breath and soul that is their true love for wine making. This year's artist is Taos' own Barbara Zaring. See our web-site www.VivacWinery.com for more about our label artists and to purchase on line! -Cheers from the Vivác Winery Family!