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The Bostock Family & Dos Cabezas WineWorks
Two southern Arizona vineyards and a family of WineWorkers: follow Dos Cabezas from Al Buhl’s beginnings to the Bostocks’ wines and experiments.
A project carried into its next chapter.
The producer dates Dos Cabezas to 1995 and credits the late Al Buhl with pioneering the original Kansas Settlement operation. Todd Bostock joined as winemaker in 2002. By the end of 2006, the Bostock family had taken over operations and moved the winery to Sonoita.
Its team account names Todd and Kelly Bostock alongside other family members and vineyard colleagues. That shared-work identity makes a useful way into the story: the bottle rests on growing, cellar work and the welcome given to visitors.
Compare Pronghorn and Cimarron.
| Follow this clue | What it tells us |
|---|---|
| Pronghorn | The producer places this vineyard in Sonoita, at about 4,800 feet. |
| Cimarron | The vineyard account places it in Kansas Settlement, Cochise County, at about 4,300 feet. |
| The Sonoita winery | The cellar and visitor address do not make all the fruit a single Sonoita source. |
Follow Sonoita & Elgin → and Willcox → as separate geographical routes. A single maker gives us a way to compare sites without treating southern Arizona as one uniform vineyard.
An unusually broad conversation.
The published vineyard lists include whites such as Picpoul Blanc, Malvasia, Roussanne and Viognier, and reds such as Aglianico, Graciano, Mourvèdre and Tempranillo. A planting list is evidence of grapes at a site, not proof that every variety is separately bottled or currently available.
Pick a familiar ingredient and a new one. Ask whether each appears as a standalone wine, within a blend, or both. Then investigate why the grower chose that particular site.
The blend can change even when the name stays.
The producer’s dated wine listings describe 2023 Pink as 60% Garnacha, 22% Syrah and 18% Graciano, and 2024 Pink as 60% Garnacha, 25% Syrah and 15% Graciano. The name continues while the proportions change.
| Follow this clue | What it tells us |
|---|---|
| Garnacha | The Spanish name for Grenache; the same major ingredient in both recorded examples. |
| Syrah and Graciano | Their balance differs between the two vintages. |
| Colour and method | A rosé name and a blend list do not on their own establish the pressing or skin-contact method. |
The same dated listing distinguishes a carbonated pink from a traditional-method sparkling rosé. Follow the stated production method rather than treating all bubbles as interchangeable.
A small Cork Dork discovery.
Let the maker’s account join your tasting.
Compare the two Pink vintage descriptions. First identify what stayed constant and what changed. Then locate the grape source if disclosed and ask about pressing or skin contact. Do not assign an exact method from colour alone.
Where shall we wander next?
Behind this introduction.
Editorial sources checked 25 October 2026. Historical events and individual wines are dated where relevant. Producer descriptions explain their own practice; they are not universal rules or independent rankings.