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!