Our friends at Quady Winery open their winery every year around Valentine's day as part of the Madera Wine Trail. The event is a gastronomic dream date for you and your sweetheart, where toffee, wine, chocolate and love are in the air. This years festivities include a plethora of pleasures including a milkshake made with Elysium Black Muscat Chocolate Sauce. Golden Valley Farm sheep cheeses artisanally made in Madera (some made with muscat grapes!) will be there selling their wares. Jessica Leon, of the Vineyard Restaurant will be making some delicious crepes for you to sample, and Fresno based Doug-Out Cookies will bringing a wonderful array of cookies. Among our many flavors of toffee, for the event “Miss Bonnie” with it's white...
It’s time for the 21st Anniversary of the Calaveras Grape Stomp held in conjunction with the Gold Rush Street Faire! Once again Cowboy Toffee Company will be there with all your favorite flavors. So, whether you want to get your feet wet with some grape juice or your taste buds tickled with amazing wines and Cowboy Toffee, the Grape stomp is the place to be. Who, in their right mind, would dress up like Bacchus or Lucy Ricardo and jump up and down like a banshee in a wine barrel with 25 pounds of grapes? Answer: No one in his or her right mind. Every first Saturday in October the historic town of Murphys transforms into a frenzy of activity...
Chocolate Infusion was a pure delight! I highly recommend you attend next year! Plan early as it is limited to 400 or so people. The Miners Foundry is a beautiful venue and the locals gave us such a golden welcome we almost didn't want to leave. The many treats included tastings from local wineries with a bonus of chocolate infused wine. There was a smattering of delectables such as an amazing handmade Italian maple Bordeaux,avant garde infused raw chocolates, pure single source chocolates from around the world just to name a few. Of course there was live jazz, and unforgettable Chocolatini's! But our real gift was seeing everyone enjoying themselves and our Cowboy Toffee. As for being Wonkafied! (thank you...