Mountain Thunder Ranch & Vineyards

05/20/2026

Harvesting garlic this week and pondering our upcoming estate rosé.

05/15/2026

MOO-d setting for the weekend. Still time to make it a date night. Join us for our first wine debut at Los Milics Vineyards Sunday night. Also pouring, Rune Wines, Four Tails Vineyard. Tickets still available.

05/06/2026

Whatever you do... do NOT look at this menu! Can't wait. Sidenote: this will be our debut of our wine. Don't miss out!

We’re excited to welcome Chef Christian Padilla of Copper Ash Culinary to our Elgin Tasting Room as we continue our series of Chef’s Dinners. Chef Padilla is a Tucson-based private chef and consultant who brings a distinct voice to Southwestern dining. Prior to opening Copper Ash Culinary, Chris...

04/22/2026

At Mountain Thunder Ranch, even our strawberries are coming up roses. If this is how the season starts, really excited for what's to come.

03/08/2026

Every weekend we get a few visitors hoping we are finally open and pouring wine. Not yet my friends, but very soon. Promise! 😘

02/27/2026

In between pruning and construction we are still working hard on our wine. This week got a little warm so the winemaking rolled to swing shift. Sometimes I feel like I learned a lot playing Tetris. How to make it all fit…🧐

02/14/2026

Happy Valentine’s Day to our longhorn ladies. This sexy guy has been out on pasture to handle business of the love kind. ♥️ 🤞

02/04/2026

Farm hand hens 🐓 aren’t much help today. 🤨 Sanding and staining tables for the tasting room. Finally dialed in the method and stain. 🥂

09/04/2025

Bucky came back this evening. Said he’s down for picking some grapes…. 🤨

(we ran him and his little lady out of the vineyard yesterday too.)

09/03/2025

Meet Dolly, my late night crush partner. She prefers wine works to tending her sheep but I don’t mind the company. ❤️