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    Alara Cellars

    4.0 (19 reviews)
    Closed 12:00 pm - 6:00 PM

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    Crystal H.

    Cute tasting room in downtown Mohi. We walked in Saturday around 5:30pm. $20 tasting fee (5 wines) but waived with purchase of 2 bottles per fee. We liked the Pinot Noir 2021 so we bought 1 bottle and the Pinot Noir 2018 to compare. They sell charcuterie boxes for $20 here. They have both indoor and outdoor seating. Street parking. Pours were ok amount. It closes at 6pm, but people still asked for a glass at closing time. The lady was like ok but only if you take it like a shot haha. Our pourer Danielle was really nice. We got to revisit if we wanted to.

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    Had a great time today at Alara Cellars today! Great wine, especially the Pinot. My fave.

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    Ross Vineyards & Winery - tasting area at the the Santa Clara Valley Fall Passport Weekend event 2014.

    Ross Vineyards & Winery

    4.4(17 reviews)
    0.2 mi
    $$

    "My wine-making philosophy is 'good grapes, good wine. The wine is made in the vineyard through…read moregood viticulture and by mother nature's fermentation process. The wine maker must be a good babysitter to this process." -- Jerry Ross So working and living in the area of Morgan Hill I have recently seen a bunch of signs popping up directing drivers to Morgan Hill's newest winery: Ross Vineyards. Turns out there are 50+ signs all about the area so after hiking Uvas Canyon, I saw a couple more and had to stop in. The Winery is situated on a Hill overlooking Chesebro Reservoir. The vineyard and winery are located on the site of the historic Coffe Ranch whose original owner Joseph Coffe came to the United States from France in 1870 and five years later Mr. Coffee founded The Wine Depot Winery in San Jose. The family lived and farmed on the 300-acre ranch along Llagas Creek in Morgan Hill for three generations the Coffe and cultivated 50 acres of vineyards. The original ranch buildings and farming/winery equipment are still at Ross Vineyards and it was a kick today tasting in the historic barn filled with antiques and photos. Jerry Ross is quite a character and is the main reason for the 5 stars. He was a non-stop story teller, with a Bud of all things, while his grandson was pouring wine and his wife Judy encouraged everyone to sit down and eat the hot dogs and beans that were prepared (I had a dog with the homemade beans. Very good). Jerry was a home winemaker starting in the late 90's and the winery was bonded in 2005. The tasting room opened in May, 2013 and it is a must-visit in the area for the views, the ambiance and the awesome vibes one gets from the Ross's. Married 50 years, this is how wine tasting should be: fun and unpretentious!!! (Here is what my 8 readers are waiting for) None of that fussy stuffiness and overblown pretentious nouveau-riche chateau you find at The Winery That Shall Not Be Named (although we usually do). A messy ranch with rental homes, a tasting room in a historic barn, hot dogs and beans from a crockpot and a funny dog knocking a balloon into the air with his nose until it pops. The winery sells only red wines, grown on Ross Hill Vineyard which is above the tasting barn, and they include Cabernet, Merlot, Barbera, Sangiovese, Tempranillo, Petit Syrah, Mourvedre, Malbec, Petit Verdot, Grenache, Syrah, and Zinfandel. I enjoyed the 2007 Tempranillo very much and bought two bottles. The other wines were good to very good and I think you will be surprised at the quality. Ross Hill Vineyard is two acres and the winery makes 14 barrels of wine a year. Most of the wines sell for between $20 to $25 So get away from snooty wineries (Hmmm, which one one comes to mind? Oh I remember...) where just getting a cracker, much less a taste, becomes an exercise in civil disobedience. Come out here in the beautiful backcountry of Morgan Hill and let the Ross's, on the 1st and 3rd weekend of every month, show you some true Santa Clara Valley hospitality. Highly recommended!

    Sitting high above the clouds on a long windy road is Fort Ross Vineyard.We actually turned around…read morethe first time because it was sooo foggy and had no clue where we were.Glad we tried again. A nice fellow explained the wines as he poured then ones we had chosen.He also had a list of places to eat afterwards!A nice deck is out back complete with picnic tables to sit and sip and enjoy the amazing view.Your family pet is also invited!

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    Ross Vineyards & Winery - The historic barn where the tasting occurs.

    The historic barn where the tasting occurs.

    Ross Vineyards & Winery - Vineyard on top of the hill

    Vineyard on top of the hill

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    Morgan Hill Cellars - Morgan Hill Cellars tasting room

    Morgan Hill Cellars

    4.2(85 reviews)
    1.7 mi
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    This is such a cute and relaxing place to spend a weekend afternoon! My parents live in the housing…read morecomplex right next door so we strolled over to check out their $10 wine tasting. We both opted for the red wine tasting and appreciated the variety. There were one or two I didn't like as much, but I loved being able to taste such different wines. We also decided to splurge and share the white wine tasting. I loved their Rose and one of their white wines. We ended up buying a bottle of the Red Syrah and White Fiano as gifts for friends. What really took this place up from 4 to 5 stars was house hospitable and kind the staff was! Dana in particular was so warm and welcoming from the moment we walked in, asking how we ended up in Morgan Hill and congratulating us on our recent job offers. She even brought out some complimentary champage because she was so happy for our recent life changes! I have lived in the south AND the midwest, two places known for hospitality, but have never had a better experience with hospitality than here at MHC. Can't wait to come back and try more wines while I am chilling in "MoHi" for a few more weeks!

    The main tasting room is inviting and there are a lot of things to buy in their gift shop. We…read moreselected red and white wine flights to share and taste everything available. We chose to do our tasting out on the garden patio. Once we got out there my first impression was of neglect and sadness. I hoped it wasn't going to be a reflection of the wines we'd be tasting. Unfortunately it was. All were bad, some worse than others. The "champagne" had no bubbles. We noticed this before we began our tasting. They all tasted like they came from bottles that had been opened weeks before being poured for our tasting. My fiancé asked if they had tasted the wines that morning to QC, and the tasting room hostess said she had. She either has no clue what the wine should taste like or she lied. Maybe both. We heard that this winery has been changing hands frequently and that in the past had produced good wine. I will keep my fingers crossed that who ever is the current owner will be able to turn this winery around. In the meantime I couldn't in good conscience recommend anyone making time to taste here.

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    The garden patio

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    Castillo's Hillside Shire Winery - YUM YUM YUM

    Castillo's Hillside Shire Winery

    3.9(171 reviews)
    2.3 mi
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    I really loved my tasting here. I loved that it was family owned and that they live onsite and run…read morethe tasting room. The wine tasting was generous wnd amazing. for $15 every single red wine that was on the flight was very smooth and full bodied. 2 bottles buys out your tasting fee (which I did with no hesitancy !) Wonderful ambience outside with beautiful shaded trees, ponds, small vineyard and a lovely castle. Gorgeous shaded spots for hanging out with family or friends and taking photos They do allow kids , but ask that they stay close and not run around or be loud. They no longer sell cheese plates, but there were so packaged snacks for sale. Such a hidden gem !!!!

    They don't open on Friday but for our group visit, Nathan came all the way back from Oregon to host…read moreus while he was opening another winery in Oregon. This little castle is their home when Nathan's parents moved over here. According to Nathan, everything here was built by his father and him. The property has a main house (presume it's their residence), a small cottage for a wine tasting room, and another shred for the bathrooms. There's a balcony which overlooks the pond. The hills are planted with vines and the green field has a place for a bit of golf pudding. At Dec the Halloween decorations still hang, making this a bit European, a bit mystic and gothic, a fun ambience. Nathan explained that they started off trying to grow grapes to sell, but turns out what they grew is not enough to supply to what the winery needs. Instead, they were advised to make their own wines with the help of the neighbor winery's machineries. As they started to make some successful wine, they continued the tradition of wine making. We had a sample of their fresh out of barrel wine, it smells fruity but tasted young with lots of acid. All wine labels were drawn by Nathan's sister when she was 16. We then did a 2019 cab franc, a 2018 cab, and then a 2018 petite sirah which is 100% petite sirah grew from the estate and it tasted great. Earthy yet rich in flavor, big body. The bottle was selling for $42. Seeing our liking, Nathan poured us their library selection 2013 petite sirah $62, a bit more dryer but everything holds together in the mouth. We ended up getting 3 cases of the petite sirah, also because it's not so common to find 100% petite syrah although Nathan said the region is famous for growing petite sirah. They have been winning awards with the petite sirah, therefore the 2018 bottle is their flag ship. It was a lovely experience being hosted by Nathan in such a beautiful property.

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    The cutest tasting room

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    Castillo's Hillside Shire Winery

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    Aimee June Winery

    Aimee June Winery

    4.2(9 reviews)
    1.7 mi
    $$

    The staff is welcoming, friendly & informative. We enjoyed the selection of wines offered & look…read moreforward to returning to purchase more.

    This is the tiny tasting room for the san juan bautista local winery…read more Parking for the most part is not the big deal that it is in the bay area. It's street parking only, but here that just means you'll be down a block or so instead of right in front. This is a smaller space located in an old school colonial style courtyard. There is seating at the counter for six (comfortably) to eight (if you are really friendly) and there are a couple of two spots based on empty barrels scattered around. For the most part you'll be at the counter. The decor is pretty standard wine tasting room stuff with the exception of the local art display. As far as the wine goes, you know how it is. One persons nirvana is another persons bread and butter and a third persons nausea. The wine to my uncultured palate is not great-but it is good. The reds on offer here are pretty decent. They are aiming for some exquisite spanish styles and well, stick with the reds.They are not quite where they want to be just yet. Even though (to my mind anyway) the wine is just okay, there is one area it becomes excellent. On my visit it was entirely possible to get a case of wine for forty bucks. Sure, it's not a perfect wine(very much so), but as I've said before perfect is the enemy of good enough and this wine is more then good enough especially at forty dollars a case. Heck at that price you could take a bath in it han dynasty style, harem not included. When its all said and done this is a charming, small (I would say terroir but that might only confuse people pianist style) very local winery not without it's small charms.

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