Chef Beth Sogaard & Winemaker Andrew Tanis Present:
5 Course Food & Wine Pairing Experience
Saturday March 3rd, 2012
6pm–10pm at Amador Vintage Market

Behind the Cellar Door is coming Saturday & Sunday March 3-4, 2012 and TANIS Vineyards will again be pouring at Beth Sogaard's Amador Vintage Market in Plymouth during the event!

Amador Vintage Market is located at 9393 Main Street, Plymouth CA, 95669.
Phone: 209-245-FOOD
email: chefbeth@chefbethcatering.com web: amadorvintagemarket.com

Saturday night from 6-10pm in the Vintner's Room at Amador Vintage Market come experience an extraordinary 5 Course Food & Wine Pairing Dinner with meal presentation by Chef Beth Sogaard and wine presentation by winemaker Andrew Tanis. It will be an amazing time enjoying tremendous flavors and pairings! The event will begin with 3 different appetizers paired with select wines. Dinner will include Seared Sea Scallops paired with Tanis Viognier, Confit of Duck and Gorgonzola Flan paired with Tanis Mourvedre, Trio of Red Meat with Wild Mushrooms and Truffle Jus paired with Tains Cabernet Franc, and Chevre Cheesecake with Toasted Almond Crust paired with Tanis Primitivo. Rustic Hearth Breads with European Butter. Fair Trade Coffee Service. Vegetarian and other special needs alternatives are available with advance notice. Cost is $135 per person all inclusive. Purchase your tickets online at https://behindthecellardoor.chirrpy.com/ . TANIS Wine Club members need to purchase tickets from us directly by calling 209-274-4807. Wine Club member price is $100 per person (2 tickets per membership at this price). Space is limited. If you'd like more information about the dinner or purchasing tickets please contact us at 209-274-4807 or tanis@ioneca.net.

2011 was an incredible year for Tanis Vineyards. We truly hope it was for you as well. We are looking forward to the new and exciting things we have planned in 2012! Just bottled (and it's incredible this year) is the TANIS 2008 Cabernet Franc. This Cabernet Franc will go out in the next Wine Club shipment.
For information about our wine club click here.


TANIS Wine Release & Chocolate Pairing
February 10-12, 2012!

TANIS Vineyards Wine Release & Chocolate Pairing!

Visit us February 10-12 for TANIS 2008 TNT Dynamite Red Release and enjoy our 2008 Primitivo paired with Chocolate Explosion Jamaican Jerk Seasoned Port Chocolates!

TANIS 2008 Primitivo is here! (Nov 2011)

TANIS 2008 Primitivo will be on the bar for your enjoyment starting this weekend (Nov 18-20). This 2008 Primitivo is crazy dark, super thick, and huge like our last two years of Barbera have been.  Bold with almost port-like characteristics, it is a fantastic wine to enjoy with your hearty Christmas dinner! Decant this wine or let it breathe to get the most of its fruity, spicy flavors. It opens up so nicely! Visit us soon for a beautiful fall drive, tasty wine, and great converstaion!



Fun Weekend at Tanis! (Oct 2011)

Join us IN COSTUME at TANIS this coming weekend, FRI Oct 28 – SUN Oct 30th, and you'll enjoy 20% off any wine purchase! It's a great time to stock up for the holidays and a great way to have fun with friends and family that you've been wanting to bring to Amador County!

Come find out what's new at TANIS and get another taste of our Pumpkin Caramels and Pinotage before it's gone!

On Saturday, October 29th, 10-3ish, you can also enjoy the art of Mike Tate and meet him in person! Here is a look at some of his fantastic work...


See you this coming weekend!

 Andrew & Jill



Amador County Welcomes Fall with the Big Crush! (Sept. 2011)

As I am posting this, today is the first day of Fall!  ... and it is also the first official day of TANIS Vineyards being open on FRIDAYS!  We are now open FRI-SUN 10am - 5:30pm.  Come by and see us soon!  

THIS weekend is a wonderful time for a quiet relaxing trip to Amador County.   We have some amazing varietals on the bar AND...Spicy Pumpkin Cheesecake Caramels are back!  Get in the mood for Fall with Pumpkin Caramels and a taste of our Big Bold Pinotage.

NEXT weekend will be a flurry of fun with the Big Crush Event.  TANIS will be pouring at the Amador Vintage Market at 9393 Main Street in Plymouth.  Come taste TANIS Viognier, Syrah, and Pinotage and enjoy Jazz with J#11 Saturday from 11-1pm.  For more information about Amador Vintage Market you can visit www.amadorvintagemarket.com.  It's a fantastic place that you most definitely want to discover next weekend or ANY weekend.

We continue to bottle our 2008 wines, with Primitivo and TNT now in the bottle!  Grapes are on their way to perfection and the crush will be in full swing before we know it.  I hope you enjoy this season as much as we do. May the colors, and aromas, and the joy of time spent together with friends and family fill your heart with gratitude...

Looking forward to seeing you soon!

Andrew & Jill Tanis

New Wines Released at TANIS! (July 2011)

Saturday & Sunday, July 23-24 will be our pre-release and Wine Club pickup! Official release July 30-31! Come one or both weekends and taste our new TANIS 2008 Mourvedre, TANIS 2008 Sangiovese, TANIS 2008 Grenache, and TANIS 2008 Pinotage, as we release these fantastic new wines!

In addition to the 4 new reds on the bar we will also be pouring our new 2009 Viognier!

Join the TANIS Wine Club while you're here and enjoy 15% off all wine purcases! For more information about our Wine Club CLICK HERE.

Thanks to everyone who came out to Clark's Corner for a jazzy time!  Wine, music, and friends are a great combination!  If you didn't make it this time, you can enjoy J Sharp Eleven and TANIS wine during the Big Crush event coming in October.  Also, TANIS will be pouring at Clark's again Friday, August 5th with Blues and Classic Rock music by Unkl Bean and Hot Rod Red to entertain you!  For more info visit www.clarkscornerione.com.

Barrels anyone?  We have quite a few barrels for sale again.  If you're interested we are selling them for $30 each.  Pick some up and let us know what amazing things you are making. It's great to hear all the creative things they become!

Hope to see you this coming weekend or sometime soon so we can share the fantastic new wines on the bar with you!

Andrew & Jill

Wine & JAZZ Night at Clark's Corner (June 2011)

Clear your calendar this coming Friday, June 10, 2011!  We will be pouring Tanis wine at Clark's Corner in Ione from 6:00-8:00pm and Jill's new Jazz Ensemble, Jill & the Sharp Eleven (J#11), will be entertaining you from 7:00-9:00!  Clark's is charging $5.00 per person for the wine tasting, but Tanis Wine Club Members pay $1.00.  If you are a club member and plan to attend, please call or email and we will add your name to the list at the register.

Andrew will be pouring some favorite varietals plus a mystery wine taken from the barrel that has not yet been bottled! Come and see if you can guess the varietal!  

J#11 will be bringing you classic American Jazz Standards as well as some expressive original music.  We love to swing it, and we'll croon some smoky blues and soulful ballads too!


Clark's Corner is located at:
12 West Main Street
Ione, CA 95640
(209) 274-2233
www.clarkscornerione.com

Hope to see you there!

Easter Update

After the raindrop symphony playing in the sky recently it's been really green and beautiful around here.  It's a great time for a drive to see the wildflowers and enjoy a relaxing day of wine tasting with people you love.  We are open tomorrow (Saturday, April 23) but wanted to let you know that we will be closed Easter Sunday.


We'll be bottling several new wines over the next few weeks and will keep you posted.  Our Mourvedre will be the first new release in the lineup and Sangiovese after that.  Bottling is always an exciting time.  If you happen to drop in on a day we are bottling you can always taste what's going in the bottle and help put a few corks in if you like! 


Ever wonder what vineyards do with all those vine canes after the vines are pruned?  Well around here they found perfect use as a giant kid-sized bird nest!  It sure made us smile!  


Have a grand Easter and enjoy the beautiful spring weather and we hope to see you soon!





Happy Spring!

Vines are waiting... full of life and wanting to burst forth with a new season of growth.  We hope spring brings good things to you and yours... fresh perspectives, new opportunities, beauty to your hearts and lives!  The rain has soaked the earth.  The trees are in blossom, the daffodils are popping, and the chickens are laying. Spring showers keep pouring... and so does the wine!

Wine Club Pickup March 25 & 26

Wine club pickup is ready next weekend and includes Tanis 2007 Syarh, Petite Sirah, Primitivo, and Barbera. After wine club the Barbera and Primitivo are in very short supply! Haven't signed up yet? Come on by next weekend to sign up... and pick up the first release!

Mark Your Calendar for Future Fun!

Don't miss a great evening of TANIS Wine & Jazz coming Friday, June 10th, 6-8 pm at Clark's Corner in Ione. More details to follow.




Come Join the Tanis Wine Club!

2011 is off to a wonderful start! We hope it is for you as well! It’s a beautiful time for a visit. It may be winter... but it feels like spring is just waiting to burst forth all around!

Great news! You’ve been asking and we are happy to finally be able to answer ‘YES’ we have a wine club! We are taking sign ups now for the first TANIS Wine Club release which will go out March 2011!

TANIS Wine Club members receive 3 releases per year (4 bottles per shipment). All reds. You can pick up your wine from the tasting room during normal business hours or we can ship at an additional charge. Wine Club releases will go out in: March, July, November

TANIS Wine Club members receive 15% off wine club shipments AND 15% off of all wine purchases any time, all the time from one bottle to 10 cases at at time, from the tasting room, over the phone or through email as long you are an active member.

To sign up for the wine club just click the link below and print out the form and fax it to us, or come fill out a form at the winery! We’ll be happy to get you signed up!

CLICK HERE FOR TANIS WINE CLUB FORM - PDF FILE

Come see us this coming weekend February 12th & 13th (Don’t forget it’s the weekend before Valentines Day!) and pick up some TNT Dynamite Red for your sweetheart! This weekend TANIS TNT Dynamite Red is 25% off by the case. Enjoy!

~ Andrew & Jill





May your Holidays be Warm & Bright!

We're ending off another year and want to say thank you to our friends and family and to give thanks to God for blessing us with love and joy and the opportunity to share it with the wonderful people around us! Have a blessed holiday season!

Always remember that love is the strongest thing in the world.  May our lives illuminate it like the warmth and light of a candle. To our enemies, may we offer forgiveness. To our friends, may we give our hearts. To all the children, a good example. To ourselves, the same acceptance, encouragement, and believing in we offer those we love the most.

Believing with you together for good things in the new year!

~ Jill & Andrew

We will be closed Christmas weekend, but open New Year's weekend. See you soon!

TANIS Wine Release November 13 & 14, 2010!

Thanks to everyone who came in October... It was great to have such a turnout for our wine special and we REALLY enjoyed your costumes! We sold out of the Sauvignon Blanc and have only 2 cases of Blushing Beauty Rosé left.

Three new wines will be released Nov 13 & 14... TANIS 2008 Pinotage, 2009 Viognier & 2009 Late Harvest Chardonnay! Just in time for Thanksgiving and the holidays! Don't miss our spicy, smokey, oaky, cherry, cranberry, powerhouse of flavor 2008 Pinotage. If you bought futures, it's now ready for pick up! Spicy Pumpkin Cheesecake Caramels are back and you can sample them with the wine!

Also come experience our newly released whites... Tanis 2009 Viognier is creamy in taste and texture with a nectarine and 'pears in cream' flavor. If you've liked our whites in the past you are going to LOVE this Viognier. Have a sweet tooth? Our 2009 Late Harvest Chardonnay is finally bottled and ready too! This wine is dessert in a glass!

Tanis Wine Release weekend is also Amador's West End Wineries Pre Holiday Celebration! Nov 13 & 14 enjoy visiting Tanis and our neighbor wineries for a great day out!

Come join us! Tanis 2007 Syrah will be 25% off by the case this weekend as well!

See you soon!

Andrew & Jill

October 2010 Case Discount with Costume!

This Fall has been amazing with a rich and ripe harvest! Come see us now through October 31st and celebrate Fall with a 30% discount on one case of wine if you show up in costume... yes, a pair of kitty ears or funny hat counts! It's a great time to stock up on holiday gifts and cheer!

Get in the mood for Halloween & Thanksgiving with something sweet and spicy! Our Pumpkin Cheesecake Caramels are back! Delicious with our 2007 TANIS Pinotage!

Coming in November... new wines at TANIS! A Pre-holiday celebration is around the corner with all the 'West End Wineries!' . . . That's TANIS and our friends at Convergence, Drytown, Nua Dair & Sera Fina Cellars! Mark your calendar now for November 13th & 14th and plan to spend a day in Amador tasting wines to pair with your holiday meals! More details to follow!

May there be joy in your heart... and some wine in your glass! ; )

Andrew & Jill

Pinotage Barrel Tasting! September 4th & 5th, 2010 at TANIS Vineyards Winery!
(September 2010 Post)
Join us for barrel tasting of our 2008 TANIS Pinotage the first weekend in September!

Can you believe this guy (winemaker Andrew)? No, we won't be barrel tasting with a straw!

This year's Pinotage is full-bodied, with gentle tannins and a touch of spice. More vibrant and fruity than last years vintage, smokey, oaky, cherry, cranberry, a powerhouse of flavor.

Specialty Chocolates and other pre-packaged munchies will be available for tasting with the Pinotage!

Interested in purchasing futures of the Pinotage? Come for the barrel tasting weekend September 4th & 5th, and receive 20% off a case or more, 10% off 1/2 case.

Looking forward to sharing the new Pinotage with you! This is a great wine for the upcoming holidays!


Andrew & Jill

























Rosé Release & Parsnip Chicken Recipe

Warm weather is here and so is TANIS 2008 Blushing Beauty Rosé! Chilled and delightful on a warm day, this Rosé tastes great by itself, and is even better with food..from hotlinks on toothpicks to festive summer feasts by the pool! Tanis 2008 Rosé is fantastically fresh, fruity and completely dry!

Tanis 2008 Blushing Beauty Rosé (60% Mourvedre 40% Grenache) Tasting Notes:

Juicy, mouth-watering flavors allow this wine to cross all kinds of food barriers. Tasty with grilled fish, poultry with figs, duck with plum sauce, or any dish that combines meats and natural fruits. A rich Rosé, firmly dry, yet fully fruity, with lip-smacking flavors. Easily handles roast chicken, barbecued turkey, or any game bird, especially with generous sides of squash and root vegetables.

Try TANIS Blushing Beauty Rosé with this great Parsnip Chicken Recipe! It's a keeper!

Does your chicken all too often seem to be all about the parts? ...buffalo wings, skinless breasts, ...'tenders'! This recipe gets back to basics and stands up for the whole bird, roasted in a pot with veggies! Simple, yet a satisfyingly wonderful one-dish meal!

1-2 bottles chilled Tanis Blushing Beauty Rose
1 3-4 lb. free range organic chicken
3/4 cup organic free range chicken broth
1 large Meyer lemon (the sweeter variety), halved
Fresh rosemary sprigs
Fresh thyme sprigs
3 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
4 Tbsp. butter, softened
Salt and black pepper
4 small red onions, halved
8 small red potatoes, halved
4 medium carrots, peeled
4 medium parsnips, peeled
TNT Garlic and Herb Oil or Extra-virgin olive oil


1) Open the blushing beauty. Pour yourself and your helper a glass. Sip and enjoy.

2) Preheat oven to 450. Rinse the chicken and pat it dry. Put chicken in a LARGE cast-iron skillet or roasting pan. Squeeze lemon all over the chicken, covering it inside and out with juice.

3) Stuff into the cavity of the chicken: the squeezed lemon halves, a big bushy handful of thyme, many soft tender weeping rosemary sprigs (if you need fresh rosemary come by the tasting room.. we have some!). Tie legs together (the chicken's) with kitchen string and rub butter all over. Season liberally with salt and pepper.

4) Cut vegetables as desired. Place in a large bowl and stir in 4-6 Tbs TNT garlic and herb oil and a bit of salt and pepper, coating veggies well. Arrange veggies around the whole chicken in the pan.

5) Place pan in oven and roast for 25 minutes, then baste chicken and vegetables with a mixture of 1/2 cup blushing beauty + 3/4 cup organic free range chicken broth. Reduce heat to 375.

Within minutes of putting the pan in the oven, you will begin to smell how delicious this meal is going to be.

6) Frequently check the chicken and baste with the juices in the pan as desired so that the skin becomes crisp and golden. The chicken will need at least another 45 minutes of roasting depending on size.

7) When the chicken is fully cooked, turn off heat and allow chicken to rest in the oven about 15 minutes more before carving. Garnish with more fresh rosemary and thyme sprigs if you like!

If you were able to not drink the entire bottle of blushing beauty while you were cooking, have the rest of the blushing beauty with the chicken. If you drank all the blushing beauty, open another bottle. Cheers!

Side notes: Make gravy from the drippings... delicious! Also, these chicken bones make an excellent broth!!! Boil the bones and make soup for sure!

Come visit us in August for a tasting of our new Blushing Beauty Rosé and more!

Syrah Release & TNT! Sparks Fly at TANIS in July...

with 10% off any TNT wine purchase with mention of this special!

and 20% off any case of TNT!

...and A HOT NEW SYRAH on the bar!

Spice up your July with a little TNT Dynamite Red! This explosive blend will ignite your pallet with sparks to savor. Pop the cork and light your fire with this dynamite wine from Tanis Vineyards!

In the mood for something smooth and luscious? Come and try our new Tanis 2007 Syrah! ...Rich and ripe with spiciness and touch of smoke to the nose. Provocative perfume of black fruit, current, and cream...delightfully drinkable! On the bar for the first time in JULY! Be here!


Andrew & Jill

TANIS - New Wine Coming Soon

Tanis Syrah and the 2008 Tanis Blushing Beauty (Mourvedre Grenache blend) will be released this summer!

Look for more information and release dates to come!

Thanks to everyone who joined us at Clark's Corner in Ione for Friday Night Wine & Jazz! It was another fun evening of wine tasting, live music, food, and friends...what more could we ask for on a Friday night? Glad you were there!

TANIS - Wine & Jazz at Clark's Corner

Friday, June 11th, from 6-8pm join TANIS Vineyards for wine tasting at:

Clark's Corner
12 West Main Street
Ione, CA 95640
(209) 274-0228
www.clarkscornerione.com

There is a $5 tasting fee, or you can enjoy drinks by the glass. Jill will be singing some great Jazz standards from 6:30-7:30 accompanied by Giorgi on piano and special guest singer Ella M will sing a song or two for you as well!

Join us for a fun night out!

Many of you have been asking if we have more barrels for sale. Yes we do! Let us know if you'd like us to hold one or more for you. They are $25 per barrel.

Hope to see you for Wine & Jazz Friday, June 11 at Clark's Corner!

Andrew & Jill











TANIS - May BBQ Recipe & New Wine!

May is a great time to come to TANIS!

There are many exceptional new varietals on the bar including Primitivo, Tempranillo, Petite Sirah, Barbera, TNT and "My Sweet Baby" Late Harvest Syrah.

Here's a wonderful recipe for you to try with our new Tanis Petite Sirah and it uses our Petite Sirah Port for the sauce:

Cranberry Blue Filet Mignon
Pairs well with Tanis Petite Sirah

3/4 cup frozen cranberries cut into halves
3/4 bottle Tanis Petite Sirah Port
5-6 small filet mignon steaks
1 cup blue cheese crumbles
Pappy's seasoning

Lightly sprinkle the filet steaks on both sides with Pappy's seasoning. BBQ the filet steaks on indirect heat to perfection. We suggest medium-rare. In a pan, simmer 3/4 cups halved cranberries and 3/4 bottle Petite Sirah Port. Reduce to a thick sauce. Serve filets topped with several spoonfuls of cranberry reduction sauce and generous crumbles of blue cheese.

Cabernet Franc Release!

May 22 & 23 weekend we will be hosting an open house with our neighbor wineries. Join TANIS, Convergence, Drytown, Nua Dair, and the newest winery Serafina as we celebrate Spring with some fun and frivolity. Here at Tanis we will be releasing our much awaited Cabernet Franc! If you have not had a chance to visit us or our neighbors lately, here's your opportunity. More details to follow.

See you soon... Andrew & Jill

April 2010 New Wine at TANIS: 2007 Tempranillo, TNT Dynamite Red, Petite Sirah & more!

For those of you who have been waiting for the Tempranillo...it is now ready, and it is outstanding! It's been in the bottle over two months and we popped the cork last night. Wow! You are definitely going to like this wine! Tempranillo is one of the most famous of the native Spanish varietals and it's easy to see why. Tempranillo is vibrant and aromatic and offers spicy, red fruit aromas and flavors. Our Tanis 2007 Tempranillo has wonderful hints of strawberry! The grape's name translates to "little early one," a title that references the fruit's early ripening tendency. Don't miss out on the TANIS 2007 Tempranillo. I know it's going to move fast.

Look out for the Dynamite Red! This year's TNT is an earthy Syrah blend with some very nice tobacco notes... a classy cigar in a glass! If you like a deep, bold, earthy wine, you are going to love the 2007 TNT! We recommend decanting this wine or popping the cork early in the day to let it breath.

What can I say about the Petite Sirah? ...Delicious! Come taste it!

We also snuck the new TANIS 2007 Zinfandel on the bar without telling anyone last month! We opened a bottle one night and couldn't wait to share, so there it is!

Come visit Tanis in April. The weather is superb, the drive is beautiful, and the wine is here! Tempranillo, TNT Dynamite Red, Petite Sirah & Zinfandel, not to mention last month's releases of the 07 Primitivo and new 'My Sweet Baby' Late Harvest Syrah. It's quite a line-up! You've gotta get out here!

Check back again soon. We will have food & wine pairing recipes for some of our new releases... Chef Mark is at it again!!!

Hope to see you soon,

Andrew & Jill










The TANIS 2007 Primitivo is Here!