Black Sears Winery

09/25/2026

These are some night pics... from the night pick last night. Personally we find waking at 1:00am at the behest of a bunch of plants to be most uncivilized. And yet here we are.

09/17/2026

For the '26 vintage, we are making our first ever Rosé. It's a little more Tavel than Provence, and it's not f***ng white Zin! Unless u happen to love white Zinfandel in which case that's pretty much what it is, only better and probably quite a bit more expensive, especially since it wasn't a mistake like that first white Zinfandel. This was intentional and we picked three tons specifically for this project with the limited maceration. It's fermenting reeeeaaaal slow, but still should be ready for the heat of summer '27 so Chris can drink something other than Coors Light at the sweltering Taste of Howell Mountain event scheduled annually for the hottest day of the year.

09/14/2026

Harvest 2026 rolls on this morning! This year wasn't without its challenges, the crop is small, but the quality and consistency are remarkable. And how 'bout that sunrise? 😍🍇

05/29/2026

05/22/2026

05/21/2026

Found these old VHS tapes in a box in the winery cave...

05/19/2026

Who remembers these iconic TV ads for Black Sears from back in the day?

03/10/2026

The online offer for our 2023 Black Sears Estate Zinfandel is now LIVE at blacksears.com. Like the meta-suggested audio clip says: Get it, girl! (Man, this AI is gettin smart... so smart in fact, Claude just bought a case of '23 Zin because it said after analyzing all the data in the whole world, this was the thing to do! We refused to sell to ChatGPT tho because Chat was going to let robots get autonomously intoxicated and murder us, so... yeah... 🤷‍♂️😳)

02/14/2026

Choose your battles wisely. But choose your bottles wisely-er...Happy Valentines Day from Black Sears 🫶 Making Love, not war since 1997 😘