Bogle Vineyard Winery
Clarksburg, CA 95612 (916) 744-1139
- Price Range: $$
- Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
11 Reviews for Bogle Vineyard Winery
I've been a big fan of Bogle for years. Great family run winery only 20 mins down the road from downtown Sacto in Clarksburg. You cannot beat that. I guess you could say Bogle really got me into California wine. The winery really does well with zins, pino gris, sirahs and chards. Their wines are typically $8-$12 a bottle and are consistently excellent. The chard and old vine zin are great deals and importantly, are consistent. They have barrel tastings and fun parties that are open to the public sometimes and other times, limited to people that are part of their wine club. I HIGHLY recommend joining this wine club and supporting a local, quality winery that has gotten international acclaim for the quality of their wines. A great place for a bucolic countryside picnic amongst the grape vines while sipping on a bottle of some of the area's fine wines. You'd never guess that Sacto is just a stones throw away...
So just got back from the Port and Chocolate weekend they had there this weekend and I got to try all the various wines they have.
OMG - I'm even more in love with Bogle now than I was before.
If you like a good desert wine, the Moscato is DELICIOUS.
Actually, all their wines are delicious! I can't really speak about the reds because I get headaches from reds so I haven't tried a whole lot (I did try their port this weekend and it was damn good!) but their whites are amazing. They are all priced very well (8 to 13 bucks a bottle) and so delicious. I basically live on Bogle wine.
The winery itself is very pretty and very easy to get to (especially if you live in west sac like we do! yeehaw!)
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Highly recommended day trip from Sac, it's really close by and best of all the tasting is FREE! You get five tastings with generous pours. After a year of being either pregnant or taking care of new baby, I was seriously wine deprived when I went here, so the wine tasted amazing to me. Sooo delicious. Too bad I couldn't have more, but duty called and I didn't want baby to get drunk off her milk! Was a little jealous of the people getting bottles of wine and taking them out to the picnic tables with borrowed glasses. Also I do have to admit I was scared by the narrow winding road there, it seems like there's room for one car only but it's somehow two way road...and of course on one side is an abrupt precipice that drops straight down to a river.
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I don't know why I get so excited to go sightseeing. I have to organise snacks, maps, and my husband and by the time we've left the house and made it to the car I'm ready for a nap.
The sad part is that the Bogle winery is only half and hour from Sacramento but of course we got a bit lost and saw fields and fields of dried out grape plants and drove over the same bridge twice. It took us about 2 hours to get to the winery but we saw a historic mansion and some run down houses on the way.
The road to Bogle is really narrow so make sure you're with a person who wants/is forced to be the designated driver. At Bogle each guest can try up to five wines. Make sure you do the sniff and swirl otherwise you'll get the evil "amateur" eye from the more experienced wine tasters.
The person who was assisting us was very friendly despite probably thinking that we wouldn't buy anything but WE SHOWED HIM and bought THREE bottles cause we're rich. Yeah, we bought the three cheapest wines on the list. There are a few wines that are only available from the wineries [not in stores] which is pretty cool.
There were a lot of winos who were buying wine by the case. To do that you have to have grey hair, enormous diamonds, nice shoes, and a designer handbag or belt. You save 15% if you buy a case. Look out for the "sneerers" who will showcase their sneering talents if they smell the scent of inexperienced wine tasters.
You'll get the last laugh though when they sneer with their ugly red wine teeth.
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I like to go to Bogle to get my wine on. You can actually get many of their wines elsewhere, cheaper, than at the winery--when on sale and if you buy a case!--, but you can only get my favorite "Phantom" there and they only let you buy 2 bottles at a time. I highly recommend it. I recommend drinking one bottle of Phantom when your tastebuds still work properly, then move down to the $8 bottles.
Free wine tastings rule, it's a nice drive on a sunny day, and Bogle is15 minutes from the HP. That's the sweet life.
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I love Bogle wines and buy them regularly at Cost Plus and Trader Joe's but you just can't beat escaping Sacramento on a sunny afternoon and visiting their winery in Clarksburg. The tasting room is cozy (it was quite crowded when we were there) and the folks behind the counter are happy to chat about their wine and the area (there are several other wineries in the area). They have beautiful grounds so make sure you bring a picnic lunch and sit around with a bottle (case) or two of their bargain (truly inexpensive) Old Vine Zin (my favorite), Pinot Noir or Petite Sirah. I'd like to sign up for the wine club, the bandwagon, this year so I can go all of their special events.
And if you do go, don't forget to pet the old black cat sunning himself on the deck!
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So much has already been said so...
Bogle kicks ass, is not overly expensive, and it's hella close.
We are very fortunate in Sacramento for all of these reasons.
If you like wine go here now.
I think they are out of last years phantom and that other French Bordeaux style wine who fancy ass name escapes me. Next years should be ready after some bottle conditioning.
It's white season anyways and they got some bomb wines in that department.
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Never been there.. will eventually but I love their wines! $7 for their 2005 merlot at Costco. can't beat that
What a great hidden little gem. I took my parents through a tour of the delta and we ended the day at the Bogle winery. The drive from S. River Road to the actual winery is great. Touring from the levee, to a smaller levee gives you a true sense of the wonderful delta that lies right south of Sacramento. We showed up at the tail end of a artisit reception and so the appetizers were an added benefit, not to mention that Bill Mult's work is great. The tasting room is set in a great little picnic spot and several groups brought food, bought a bottle of wine and let their little kids play under the beautiful oak trees.
I will come back next time with a picnic and by a bottle of wine and set under the oak trees for a peaceful afternoon.
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Clarksburg and the Sacramento Delta...one of my favorite places to enjoy the outdoors and soak up the sun. A beautiful scenic drive through the vineyards. Check out the Dinky Diner in Clarksburg sometime. It's run by a mom and pop couple out of a small little trailer....well...dinky trailer.
Ok, this isn't an actual review of the Bogle Vineyard but as an armchair Delta historian, I'd like to go off on a tangent to expand upon Amanda and Greg's previous mentions of the region.
Most people, even folks who've lived here for years and years, have no idea of the vastness of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. What is the Delta? Basically, it's the estuary system formed by the confluence of the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers (as well as tributaries of the Mokelumne, Calaveras, Consumnes and other rivers) as it flows westward, finally emptying into San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean.
In a nutshell: During the 1800s much of the area southwest of Sacramento and due west of Stockton was unclaimed swampland prone to frequent flooding. After the Gold Rush, Chinese immigrants diked the swamped areas and drained the water. The results of their labor yielded vast tracts of reclaimed land (known as islands, of which there are something like 50) surrounded by a myriad of rivers, canals and sloughs. Many of the original levees are still standing today. These islands are below the river level and are composed of very fertile peat--it's the result of regular flooding through the ages. The tracts of reclaimed land were subsequently planted, turning the Delta region into a major agricultural resource. Asparagus is one of the more famous commodities grown here and I'm sure everyone has had Delta asparagus at least once in their lives. The Porta-Jons at the annual Stockton Asparagus Festival must smell *terrific* by the way.
As mentioned previously, the Delta is comprised of a vast network of rivers, canals, sloughs and waterways--there are literally over one thousand miles of navigable water in the Delta. You don't get a sense of this by looking at most CA maps but if you examine a region specific map (or Google Earth), this big maze of water really becomes apparent. The neatest way to experience this is by boat, but if you venture without a map, GPS or at least some familiarity of the area, it is sooo easy to get lost. Was I supposed to turn left at that swamp shack in Disappointment Slough and then a right at the shipwreck? A lot of it looks the same and you can go in circles trying to find your way. Some of my favorite sights on the Delta are: crazy homesteads built on little islands (where the mail only comes by boat), the variety of bascule/drawbridges, the cable ferries between islands, old plantation style farmhouses and cruising alongside huge ocean going freighters on their way to the Port of Stockton. The Delta is also nationally known for its bass fish'n, which is why I spend such a big chunk of my spare time there.
The best way to see the Delta by car is taking Hwy 160 south from Sacramento and driving along the levee roads. Pull over and check out the tiny towns like Clarksburg, Isleton, Walnut Grove and the historic Locke. The mansion on Grand Island is neat, as is the Ryde Hotel (a haunted prohibition era bordello/speakeasy/hotel once owned by Lon Chaney, Jr.) in Walnut Grove. Do a little research and just drive the levee roads. Yea, I like blabbing about the Delta but that's because it's one of the cooler places worthy of exploring in Northern CA...
PS Amanda, I haven't forgotten about the Delta sightseeing/fishing trip I promised ya
PPS Greg B, I will definitely look for the Dinky Diner in Clarksburg!
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