1: SOUTH OF SAN JOSE
a drive south from san Jose to morgan hill and on to Gilroy takes you to more than a dozen wineries offering a variety of unique tasting experiences. stop in at the cozy, rustic tasting room of Guglielmo Winery in morgan hill, with a picnic area overlooking the vineyards. established in 1925, this is the oldest, continuously operating winery in santa clara Valley. more than three generations later, this family-owned winery continues to thrive, producing wines from estate grapes as well as from other santa clara Valley and monterey county vineyards. focused on italian-accented reds such as sangiovese and Barbera, the bottlings also include rarities like charbono, and carignan, as well as cabernets and chardonnays. and pinot Grigio, you ask? yes, indeed.
driving on to san martin brings you to Clos LaChance Winery, a Tuscan-style edifice set against a backdrop of grapevines and rolling foothills. With vineyards in its own warm pocket of hayes Valley as well as in the
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Fine Winemaking for Over 90 Years Charming Tasting Room ~ Open Daily 10am-5pm Gourmet Foods ~ Gifts and Home Decor Villa Emile Event Center for up to 300 Scenic Picnic Grounds
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from here, enjoy charming pastoral vistas of orchards and ranches as you continue along Watsonville Road to reach other worthy stops such as Sycamore Creek Vineyards, Sarah’s Vineyard, Solis Winery, and Martin Ranch Winery. and though these would be difficult enough to fit in a day, ambitious (and chauffeured) tasters can venture on, heading west over to the santa cruz side to reach the corralitos wine trail (see itinerary 5), even if for the scenery alone. above: sarah’s vineyard (left) and the entrance to gUglielmo winery
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cooler parts of the santa cruz mountains, this winery matches grapes to the growing conditions of each different site, yielding a wide variety of well-crafted wines, from sparkling whites to bold reds and a late-harvest sweet wine.