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Virtual Tasting Offerings
Experience a virtual guided wine tasting with one of our wine educators during this time of social distancing.
Enjoy a virtual tasting at home
The At-Home package contains six bottles of wine; three to taste during your appointment, and three to savor later. Package includes:
- Estate Picpoul Blanc, Lost Pirogue Vineyards (2 bottles)
- Petite Sirah, Newsom Vineyards (2 bottles)
- Texas Tannat (2 bottles)
To select an appointment online, visit our Virtual Tastings page.
Interested in a customized offering for a larger event? Contact us at info@bendingbranchwinery.com.
Enjoy a virtual tasting with your team
Looking for a fun team-building event for your organization?
Want to spike engagement in your next virtual meeting?
We have corporate virtual tasting packages ready for your next event, or we can customize an offering to meet your needs.
Signature Tasting Package (2 bottles)
Taste Bending Branch's signature grape varieties in our Picpoul Blanc and Texas Tannat. Experience the value of comparative wine tasting, appreciate body and balance, and get comfortable with wine vocabulary. The tasting culminates in a trivia challenge with prizes.
1840 Premiere Experience (3 bottles)
Enjoy three premium Bending Branch wines, personally guided by Owner and Winemaker Dr. Robert Young, along with members of our team. Understand the winemaker's style and objectives, appreciate the commitment to quality, and discover the vibrant world of food and wine.
Contact us at info@bendingbranchwinery.com for pricing on corporate virtual tastings.
What people are saying:
"Our virtual wine tasting was a success! When I arrived at the office today, I had many emails stating what a success last night's event was." –Corporate Tasting Customer
"We had a wonderful time and the wine was excellent. I also shared the remaining wine with a few friends over dinner last night. It was the highlight of my week!" –Signature Tasting Participant
"We not only loved the Tannat, Petite Sirah, and Picpoul Blanc, in that order, we also appreciate Dr. Bob for his commitment to whatever he does." –1840 Premiere Experience Participant
Contact us for more information on virtual tastings at info@bendingbranchwinery.com.
Sep 17, 2020 at 11:48 AM
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Celebrate California Wine Month with Ursa Vineyards
September is California Wine Month! It's a busy time for California wine producers and growers with harvest in full swing on the West Coast.
Ursa Vineyards is situated in the beautiful foothills of Northern California, and was founded in 2001 by husband and wife team, Greg Stokes and Deborah Elissagaray.
Bending Branch Owner Dr. Bob Young hired Greg Stokes as a consultant in 2007. Their professional relationship flourished and when Bending Branch was founded in 2009, its first wines were made by Bob and Greg at Ursa. Dr. Bob and Brenda Young purchased Ursa Vineyards in 2014, making Greg and Deborah a permanent part of the team. In July 2019, Branch on High in Comfort, Texas, began focusing its tasting room on Ursa Vineyards to showcase its wines. It has never been so easy to savor California wines in the comfort of Texas!
This month, to celebrate Ursa Vineyards, we've curated a 4-pack of wines featuring varieties that thrive in California.
California Wine Month 4-Pack
Each of these wines from Ursa Vineyards speaks to its unique winegrowing region.
2019 Chardonnay, Wilson Vineyards, Clarksburg AVA
2017 Mencía, Silvaspoons Vineyard, Alta Mesa AVA
2015 Barbera, Lone Meadow Vineyard, Sierra Foothills AVA
2016 Zinfandel, Sierra Foothills AVA
Ursa Vineyards was the first winery in the United States to produce a varietal Mencía. To spotlight this unique wine, join members of the Ursa at Branch on High team for a virtual tasting on Zoom focused on the 2017 Mencía at 2 p.m. CDT on Saturday, September 12. Winemakers Greg and Deb will participate in as much of the call as possible, depending on harvest needs that day. Click here to read more about this special harvest in this story from Wine Business Monthly.
Check out our Events page for the Zoom link and more information about the California Wine Month: Mencía Virtual Tasting.
Sep 1, 2020 at 9:00 AM
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