“COVID-19 has caused us to work longer hours – no days off just to try to make things happen, make ends meet, and be there for staff and for each other,” owner Jerry Burd said.
Much of Black Mesa Winery business is focused on the tourism aspects of New Mexico – for New Mexicans traveling around the state and people traveling through. That is why now, more than ever, this virtual ceremony was so important to shine the spotlight on those who represent the thousands of business owners and lenders that have adapted, preserved in the face of this crisis.”ĬOVID-19 began to affect the winery just like it did most businesses. We know that small businesses are the driving force of American economic stability and are essential to our Nation’s economic rebound from the pandemic. They are the job creators that continue to fuel our economy and they represent over 30 million small businesses in our country as well as the 157,000 in New Mexico. Garcia states, “It is important to recognize our small businesses for their perseverance and their ability to overcome adversity. Their success is proof that the American Dream is attainable. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the winners were recently honored for their achievements and contributions to the national and local economy. Today Black Mesa Winery is shipping to 40 states, they have innovative virtual events and their on-line sales have increased.Įach year the SBA districts recognize small business owners for their outstanding contribution to their communities through their skills, products, and services. Change happened and Black Mesa Winery changed as well and is focusing on moving forward. They had lots to celebrate but the celebration came to a halt as coronavirus quickly took the world by surprise. Owners Jerry and Lynda Burd were recently awarded the Small Business Administration Home-Based business of the year award. Black Mesa Winery Wine Club consists of 400 members one of the largest in the state, with more than half of the members living outside of New Mexico. The biggest share came from New Mexico, with Colorado, Texas and Arizona coming next. Prior to COVID-19, Black Mesa Winery located in Velarde had customers visiting the Tasting Room from across the United States, Canada, Europe and Asia. Honoring Black Mesa Winery are from left, owners Jerry Burd and Lynda Burd, winery account Antoinette Martinez, Karen Easton, branch manager of Century Bank Los Alamos, Justin Crossie, Small Business Administration regional administrator, Patrick Metzger, Century Bank universal banker and Espanola Mayor Javier Sanchez. Since we produce over 30 different wines for you to enjoy, the small production of each one allows us to focus on high-quality wine making.Īlong with the over 30 wines we produce we produce five different flavors of our hard ciders.Jerry and Lynda Burd of Black Mesa Winery with their Small Business Administration award. So if you find a wine that you love, don't hesitate to take it home with you! Our vintage wine productions range from 30-60 cases per wine. An apple wine is created from the crushed apples, and we carbonate the cider the same way one carbonates beer, in a brite tank. We make our hard ciders in the same way we produce our white wine. Our red wines are handled delicately by hand-punching to extract the color and flavor from grapes, which is a technique that is rare in wine making today. The red grapes ferment in half-ton bins, allowing us to experiment with a variety of yeast strains and different cap management strategies. The white grape juice gets fermented with minimal oxygen exposure to keep our white wines nice and crisp. Once the grapes are brought into the winery, we start the wine production by hand-sorting, de-stemming, and putting the grapes through the crusher. The apples are sourced from local farmers in Alcalde, Velarde, Abiquiu, and Taos. We grow six grape varieties in our Estate vineyards, and each year we purchase only the best hand-harvested grapes from select vineyards around New Mexico, to supplement our own varieties. Our grapes and apples are hand harvested and sorted to maintain the highest standard in the wine and cider making process. They are made from 100% New Mexico grapes and local apples. 100% of Black Mesa wines and Hard Ciders are created here on the Estate in Velarde, New Mexico.
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