About Black Sheep Winery
Black Sheep Winery is named for the nonconformist — the black sheep of the family, the one who takes the unexpected path, who refuses to follow the flock to wherever the flock is going. David Olson's 1984 Murphys estate declared its nonconformism in the naming: making wine in Calaveras County when the wine world's attention was focused entirely on Napa and Sonoma was itself a black sheep choice.
The Murphys estate produces Zinfandel, Barbera, Merlot, and Chardonnay from Calaveras County vineyard sources with the nonconformist philosophy the naming implies. The daily walk-in format in downtown Murphys area makes Black Sheep one of the most accessible Calaveras County tasting experiences.
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Black Sheep WineryBlack Sheep Winery is named for the nonconformist — the black sheep of the family, the one who takes the unexpected path, who refuses to follow the flock to wherever the flock is going.
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David Olson's 1984David Olson's 1984 Murphys estate declared its nonconformism in the naming: making wine in Calaveras County when the wine world's attention was focused entirely on Napa and Sonoma was itself a black sheep choice.
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The Murphys estateThe Murphys estate produces Zinfandel, Barbera, Merlot, and Chardonnay from Calaveras County vineyard sources with the nonconformist philosophy the naming implies.
"The 1984 Calaveras County black-sheep-nonconformist-naming Zinfandel and Barbera estate — Black Sheep (the nonconformist"
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Featured Wines
Zinfandel
Calaveras County Zinfandel
Calaveras County / Black Sheep Estate
Black Sheep's nonconformist-naming Calaveras Zinfandel — David Olson's black sheep choice to make wine in Murphys since 1984 when everyone else was in Napa.
Estate
★★★★☆
Barbera
Barbera
Calaveras County / Black Sheep Estate
Black Sheep Winery's nonconformist Barbera — the Italian variety that the black sheep of California wine brought to Calaveras County.
Estate
★★★★☆
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Book on Tock →Black Sheep Nonconformist Walk-In
Daily walk-in at the black-sheep-nonconformist-named founding Calaveras County estate (est. 1984) — Black Sheep Winery Zinfandel and Barbera in Murphys. Dog-friendly, family-welcoming.
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