Blackwood Lane’s Sommelier Wine Club
Groucho Marx famously remarked that he would never join a club that would have him as one of their members. However, he clearly never visited Blackwood Lane Winery! There probably has never been a better time […]
Wines Truly Worthy of Valentine’s Day
For the Love of Blackwood Lane Wines Truly Worthy of Valentine’s Day The French poet, Charles Baudelaire, once wrote, “A sweetheart is a bottle of wine, a wife is a wine bottle.” The pithy statement works for […]
Give the Gift of Handcrafted Quality
Blackwood Lane Winery is no place for misanthropes, a fact that visitors discover upon entering the gates leading up to the winery. To echo the great Dickens, spending time at Blackwood Lane evokes …
Christmas At Blackwood Lane
Every Christmas many of us are faced with the same age-old problem: what to get for the loved ones in our lives who have everything!? Let’s face it, no one needs more scented candles (please!) or picture […]
A Conversation with Master Winemaker, Carlos Lee
The Grape Whisperer When people visit Blackwood Lane Winery and experience their wines for the very first time, it is usually followed by a remark and a question: “This is the best wine I’ve ever had!” and […]
The Iconic The Presidènt
Blackwood Lane’s History-Making Release Truly Lives Up to Its Name. Regal, majestic, noble, dignified and graceful. Carlos Lee, owner of Blackwood Lane Winery, explains, “I wanted to make The Presidènt largely to earn the elusive 100 point score. The Referènce scored […]
Blackwood Lane at Variety’s Gold Heart Gala
The Best Varietal for Variety’s Gold Heart Gala Carlos Lee, Blackwood Lane’s owner and master winemaker, creates handmade world-class wine for one main reason: to make people happy. Over the last 15 years, he’s not only built […]
Blackwood Lane’s Online Store
Click with Confidence The Beauty of Blackwood Lane’s Online Store We go through life pressing all sorts of buttons. Pressing some bring actual reward, but you’d be surprised how many are ‘placebo’ buttons — buttons that we […]
Blackwood Lane’s Canada Day Party
Canada Day is a chance for those lucky enough to live in this vast and diverse country to celebrate and reflect upon what it is to be Canadian. We are a not the easiest nation to define, […]
Blackwood Lane Cinco de Mayo Celebration!
Blackwood Lane Cinco de Mayo Celebration! While Cinco de Mayo is widely celebrated, many people are not clear as to its significance beyond the fact that it translates from the Spanish to “The 5th of May”. And […]
Christmas Open House
“Let us celebrate the occasion with wine and sweet words.” – Plautus Joy and Gratitude The holiday season is a time to celebrate and be joyous, but perhaps more importantly, it’s a time to be grateful. Indeed, […]
The Dream of The Referènce
In his seminal work, Walden, Henry David Thoreau once wrote, “I long ago lost a hound, a bay horse, and a turtle dove, and am still on their trail.” The line seems to speak of our […]
The Story of Blackwood Lane Winery
Often, our early experiences lead us on a trajectory that will shape our adult lives. A chance meeting with JFK, for instance, lead William Jefferson Clinton to become President of the United States decades later. A book […]