April 2015 News from Rangeland Wines

Rangeland Field Day 2015: Saturday, April 25, 12-3 pm

We are excited about hosting our second Field Day, which was canceled last year due to drought conditions. Field Day 2015 will include wine tasting, food, live music, educational and livestock displays in our beautiful pasture on the ranch flats, as well as an afternoon tour. Here are the details:

• Wine:   taste Rangeland Wines, including our new 2014 Rosé, and enjoy a glass with your lunch
• Food:  grass-fed beef and lamb sliders • grilled sausages • salads • baked goodies • gelato • cold lemonade 
• Music: local, live acoustic band
• Ranch and Vineyard Tour:  led by owner Laird Foshay at 2:30 to 3:30pm.
• Tickets: $40/person, club discounts apply for members and their guests (when purchased by the club member). Children are welcome, and children 12 and under are free. Click here to purchase tickets. 

Attendance is limited to 100 guests and the ranch tour has only 30 seats and will fill up fast, so reserve your spot now on our website.  If you are a wine club member, you can pick up your spring shipment at the event.

Spring Lamb and Ground Meats Available

Many families traditionally enjoy a lamb dinner during spring time. We have some Adelaida Springs Ranch lamb shares for sale now, so you can serve the very best in humanely handled, pasture-fed lamb--paired with your Rangeland Wines! Your  wine or beef club discount applies. Each 20 pound Lamb Share ($250 list price) includes:

• 1 rack
• 1 loin, cut into chops
• Sirloin and shoulder chops
• 2 leg roasts 
• Riblets, shanks and stew meat
• A few pounds of ground lamb in 1 pound packages

To place your Lamb Share order, click here.

Ground lamb and beef are still available in 10 lb boxes. We ship anywhere in California or you can pick up your meat either at J&R Meats in Paso Robles, or by appointment at the ranch. All ground meats are vacuum sealed in convenient, 1 lb. packages. Please visit our website to place your order. 

We hope to have more 25 lb. Beef Club boxes by the end of June. Join the Beef Club waiting list here. 

Spring Wine Club Shipment

We will begin shipping our spring wine club during the week of April 27, so if you have any address or credit card changes, or other special requests, please email us now. This spring wine club will include the following:

• 2014 Flora Rosé , newly released
• 2012 Limestone Reserve Cabernet
• 2012 Watershed (Bordeaux blend)
• 2012 Zinfandel
• 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon
• 2012 GSM
   

About that Drought

We are counting our blessings for the 18 inches of rain we’ve received since last fall. We have rich green pastures right now to feed our livestock. Our lake nearly filled with runoff this winter, and that is a critical soure of irrigation water for our grapevines. Nevertheless--barring a very wet April-- this marks the fourth consecutive year of below average rainfall. One thing we've noticed is that the summers haven't really gotten hotter, but the the onset of spring and summer conditions is occurring ealier. Our grapevines, which used to bud-out in April are peeking out in March (some even in February) and are in full growth now. Same for the wild oak trees and domestic plants. We already have our first roses blooming in the garden. These drought conditions have been shrinking our grape and livestock harvest, but thanks to your support, our wine and meat sales are still growing. So are our hopes for better, wetter years to come. 

Upcoming: Paso Wine Festival, May 15-17

Our gates will be open Friday to Sunday, May 15 to 17. We’ll be serving grass-fed beef and lamb sliders on Saturday and Sunday only.