Bogle Petite Sirah: Wine

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I do enjoy the local wineries that aren’t far from where I live.  One of these wineries would be Bogle. I especially enjoy their Bogle Petite Sirah.

Bogle Petite Sirah

Bogle Petite Sirah, findingourwaynow.com

Bogle Winery is located in Clarksburg California. The winery has remained in the family where 3 out of the 4 of the current Bogle descendants manage the winery, producing wine and growing wine grapes thus carrying on the family tradition. Today, Bogle Vineyards has been ranked as the country’s 14th-largest winery. The winery’s focus has been to produce quality wines at inexpensive prices. That has proved to be a very successful strategy.

Bogle Petite Sirah, findingourwaynow.com

Clarksburg California, where Bogle is located was first settled in the 1850’s. It was cleared and developed solely for agricultural purposes.  It is located across the Sacramento River a bit south of Sacramento California. Clarksburg is unique among many of the small California towns in that many of the descendants of the families who initially settled the area still live there to this day.  This along with the thriving wine industry has allowed Clarksburg to maintain it’s wonderful small-town charm.

Bogle Winery is very much involved in sustainable environmental practices. They have been tracking their greenhouse emissions since 2008.  Bogle has just recently implemented solar technology in their overall operations furthering their desire to help improve the environment. The coolest thing to me is they are one of the few wineries that will pay a bonus to winegrower who are enrolled in the Certified Green guidelines. This is another very good reason for me to buy their wines.

This is what the winemaker had to say about this Bogle Petite Sirah:Bogle Petite Sirah, findingourwaynow.com

“As our “heritage” varietal, it is important we craft a wine that reflects this unique varietal each and every vintage. The 2011 is no exception!

Showcasing trademark characteristics, the wine is impressively inky, dark and luscious in the glass. Supple fruits, including wild blackberry and Oregon blueberry, are distinct both in the aromatics and on first sip. Concentrated and rich, savory notes of toasty oak combine with mocha and hints of salted caramel. The finish, firm and full bodied, lingers and lasts as only Petite Sirah can.”

You can find this Bogle Petite Sirah on wine.com, bevmo.com totalwine.com, Trader Joe’s or CostPlus World Market.  It is an excellent wine to serve with a nice cheese board.

I really enjoyed this Petite Sirah and would recommend that you give it a try.   It goes especially well with a very nice cheese board.  Let me know if you try this tasty selection.  I would love to hear your opinion.

Time for a glass…

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  • Jacqueline Gum

    This one is going on my list and it’s almost time for a Total Wine run. Interesting that they are so committed to sustainable environmental practices. This isn’t always so common where profit is involved! Thanks for the heads up

    • It is a very nice wine for sure Jacqueline. Their environmental practices are such a good reason to support them with a purchase of two. 🙂

  • Cheryl Therrien

    I always give my business to those who care for the environment. KUDOS to them for those practices!

    • Me too Cheryl. This winery does an amazingly good of spreading the word about the importance of environmental consciousness. 🙂

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  • I do believe I would LOVE this wine! Interesting story about the community and winery. Thx for sharing, Susan.

    • I do Doreen, Along with the great taste, it is a great winery to support. 🙂

  • Greg Narayan

    Simple, brilliant, I want it. Really growing fond of your review article style, Susan.

    ( also, shamefully sipping some boxed wine now :// )

    • Thanks Greg. You will enjoy it for sure. It please me to no end that you are enjoying my reviews. :-)))

  • Jeri Walker-Bickett

    I recently tried their Cabernet really liked it. I’ve been meaning to pick up a Petite Sirah for ages…

    • I like their Cab equally as well. So I know you’d love this Petit Sirah. Enjoy. 🙂

  • Laurie Hurley

    I love Bogle Chardonnay and have even been to Clarksville! As a Southern California girl, we try to get up north to wine country once a year. Red wine gives me an awful headache, even though the description of this one sounds yummy! Maybe I’ll give it a whirl. Thanks for the thorough review!

    • That is very cool Laurie. What other wineries have you visited while in Clarksburg? The headache from red wine may be caused by the sulfur that is used in the process. Look for unsulfured wine and I think that problem my go away. 🙂

      • Laurie Hurley

        I can’t remember the names…. but they were really nice!

        • They are really nice wineries around Bogle for sure. 🙂

  • Jon Jefferson

    I love the local places. The closest winery to me is St. Julien, but I should make a trip to Trverse City region at some point (roughly 5 hours ).

    • Me too Jon, Wow that is a long way. I’m pretty lucky, many of the wineries are within a few minutes from where I live; at the very most an hour and a half. 🙂

  • I love a good petite Sirah, so thanks for this recommendation. Fantastic being back in the the land of wine. And being near the stores you list. Happy New Year Susan.

    • Happy New Year to you too A.K. You are in a perfect spot to find and enjoy some fabulous wines. 🙂

  • Donna Janke

    Interesting story about the winery and its environmental conscience. I am going to look for a bottle of Bogle Petite Sirah and give it a try. I’m due for another visit to Trader Joe’s.

    • Hi Donna, I love the history behind how some of the local wineries got started so sharing that info is fun for me. If you give this a try, et me know what you think. 🙂

      • Donna Janke

        Hi Susan. I tried the wine tonight. Very nice. I will buy it again. Thanks for telling us about it.

        • That is very cool Donna, Happy dance!!! I do enjoy Bogle because of it’s consistency in quality. :-)))

  • Krystyna Lagowski

    Although I’m not much of a wine drinker, I really enjoyed reading about this winery. How wonderful that it’s not only a family owned business, but also encourages sustainability in so many ways. Sometimes I read wine reviews just to savour the poetic descriptions of the various wines – it’s an art form all to itself. I’ll keep an eye out for these wines, next time I’m at my local liquor store!

    • Hi Krystyna, It’s fun for me to do the research about the different wineries. I agree, the descriptions are carefully (in words) choreographed to entice us to buy a bottle or two. I think they succeed, don’t you? 🙂

  • Hi Susan,

    What a great review you have given on Bogle Winery. I love a good glass of wine to accompany my dinner. It’s funny, because during the winter I like a glass of Red wine, but come Summer, I can’t even stand looking at it.

    It is white wine all the way for me. I will check this winery out! I used to live by the Finger Lake Region in New York. The wine tastings were wonderful.

    -Donna

    • Hi Donna, I hear you. Red or white I can drink a good wine any time of year… LOL. I do generally enjoy a crisp white wine on a hot summer day over a red. 🙂

  • Debra Yearwood

    I’ve never had the Bogle Petite Sirah and unfortunately for me they don’t carry it here in Ontario. We do have the Cabernet Sauvignon which is delicious. I did not know the winery was so progressive. It’s nice when you can like everything about a product. 🙂

    • That’s too bad Debra, because I know you would enjoy this Petite Sirah. For me, it gives me great joy knowing that whenever I buy a bottle of Bogle I help support their environmental efforts. 🙂