Nice ambiance, inside and outside seating A very fine…read moreselection of beers They also have ciders

There is one bartender there he may even be a manager. I won't name names. He ruins the atmosphere…read moreof that brewery. He may have been there for 4 or 5 years now however I have been going there for 10 years or more. Let me give you an example of an incident with him. He berated me and continued on about my small puppy dog chewing on a doorstop. It seems he continually tries to test people's patience and inflate his ego with matters that don't seem important. He is the only person working there that is disrespectful and impolite. I'm not really sure what his role is or why he has been there so long. I think he chases customers away and I don't think his reasons are valid.

Let's talk about fate for a second. Sometimes places, people and/or things come into your life for…read morea reason bigger than you can initially see... for the time being, this place (Borland Campus in Scott's Valley) is serving my soul the cider of its dreams. Now, let's talk people- Ka'nete is a dime a dozen. His welcoming personality immediately drew us in and kept us there for longer than I should probably share. And now the thing... let's talk cider. Ka'nete's cider is everything a consumer could want in a cider- it's crisp, balanced, full of flavor and dry (but we like to say clean because it doesn't leave you with the feeling that tomorrows hangover is going to be bad). Ka'nete is a true craftsman and we cannot wait to see where Anzani takes him! If you can't make it to his tasting room hours, you can find his Strawberry Cider at Two Door in Scotts Valley! Cheers!

I had this cider at the Scotts Valley wine festival. I tried all of 3 flavors they had there that…read moreday & they are all were yumm but I couldn't get enough of the ginger. It's so crisp & tasty. I wound up getting more tickets for that ginger cider. It's the best I've ever had!! + I got a nice buzz. Can't wait to go to one of the tastings.

No food here really, but a self serve tap house. Staff is really nice, but the spot seems not put…read moretogether completely. Small inside and nice porch area, just lacks the ability to serve a large party. Online presents is not well defined to lure you in, you have to just go there to find out. Lots of foam the day we were there.

Capitola Tap House is a must visit. They have such a great selection of alcoholic and non-alcoholic…read moredrinks with a ton of kombucha. Dog friendly and the owner Amy is so nice. We can't wait to go back!

The drinks were very good, but I'm not the best to judge because I had the watermelon poppi soda…read more(very sweet) and the NA kombucha (good, a little more watery than I'm used to) because I'm a teetotaler. The pizza and taco were both good. The salad was very heavy on arugula and had hair in it. I wouldn't come for the food, but I wasn't disappointed to eat there once I'd gotten hungry. The seating was nice, the live music was too loud for my personal taste but I enjoyed the atmosphere before that. There's lots of bike racks on the side, as well as several car parking spaces on the street, but I bet it gets full sometimes. The service was friendly and helpful. You order at the bar and collect the food and drink yourself. You cannot get a paper receipt-- only by text or email.

Great brewery! The space is beautiful, the beer is really good, and I heard the food was pretty…read moretasty too, although we did not have any as we came from lunch. Love the vibe of this place. It's situated in an area with lots of small shops and eateries. Would totally go back and try the beers with some nibbles next time. Street parking was easy.

Great place to stop by after hiking at Henry Cowell, Fall Creek, or Loch Lomond. They have picnic…read moretables outside; you can bring picnic gear and buy a bottle. I was most impressed by the port wine $65. They fortify it with spirits from St. Georage. The 2017 Pinot Noir is also very bold, complex, and juicy. The ciders are exceedingly dry. If you want sweeter, go for the pomegranate. On the weekends only, they do slushies; a wine slushy and a cider slushy.

We had planned on staying the night since that's something your winery offered. Everything seemed…read morefine until we were asked several questions about our dogs, who are super friendly. Then we were asked if we would have them off leash. We said no because we don't feel comfortable doing that for our dogs' safety. The moment we said we would be keeping them on leash, we were told, "No, you can't stay here." Before that, it was okay for us to stay, but apparently only if we agreed to unleash our dogs. You can do what you want with your pets, but we don't deserve to be discriminated against because we choose to keep ours safely on a leash. At this point, I will never support your business again, and I will be sure to share our experience with others. The way we were treated was not okay.

Everything they brew is world-class. I particularly love their sour/aged saisons and other Belgian…read moreales, but they excel at making most styles of beer. Prefer dark beers? Their robust porter -- Chavez (and its sister beer Vanilla Joe) -- is excellent! Want something hoppy? Their unfiltered IPAs are delicious. Looking for a refreshing pilsner for the hot summer months? Yep, they got those too. And they're wonderful. If you're in the mood for some outstanding beer and you're near Santa Adairius, you're really in for a treat. Yes, it's a bit pricy -- but they're perfectionists and serve up some of the world's finest beers.

I always love trying out and knocking out a California brewery. So many to pick from but of course…read moreI may have less of that attitude should I be living there and did a lot of statewide travel like the current and previous states I have lived in. For Sante Adairius the beer that Steve and I had and I can report liked was their IPA known as Spots and Dots. This IPA was a bit more refreshing and fun compared to some IPA'S where it just seems like a blur from one brewery to the next and you wonder if you actually went to a different brewery from the previous one if you have IPA'S back to back. So in this regard I am happy to say that it was distinctive and had it's own signature. Flavor highlights with this IPA are hoppy, juicy and bitter. The beer is also aromatic and smooth. I found out later this brewery makes very good saisons so should the opportunity arise again to get a hold of one I certainly will as I love a good saison!

We had a celebration of life at Bargetto's patio. Beautiful spot next to the creek tucked under…read morethe trees. Debbie Parsons was super attentive and great to work with. Every staff member we met was friendly and professional.

Most of the wine has a Santa Cruz Mountains flavor profile; I am not so fond of that style. But…read morethree items stand out: - Raspberry mead: sweet and complex. Sparkly backbone. - Sierra foothills port. Very complex. - 2023 old vine Zinfandel from Lodi: very savory.

"Driving Miss Moblee," Act IV, Scene III (17/18)…read more [Steadicam tracking shot of E. and B. leaving the Santa Cruz Mountain Vineyards tasting room with bottles of port and brandy in a wine carrying case. They stumble out onto the sidewalk, deposit the contents in the trunk of the Tesla, and then walk arm in arm on unsteady legs to the Bottle Jack Wines tasting room, shared with Silver Mountain Vineyards]. [The tasting room is filled to overflowing with festive, wine-themed Christmas decorations. "Late September" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjdWlvnnljk) plays on the stereo]. [The rain has stopped, so E. and B. sit down at an outdoor patio with open bottles of 2018 Sierra Foothills Viognier and 2014 Santa Cruz Mountains Petite Sirah. They pour the wines into Zalto wine glasses B. extracts from his soft-sided cooler, accompanied by El Salchichero bresaola served on Companion Bakery levain bread with fresh horseradish and drizzled with toasted sunflower oil and 12 year aged balsamic vinegar. B. then serves a Dungeness crab panini, cut in two, with melted Monterey Jack from Vella Cheese Co. (Sonoma, CA) to pair with the Viognier]. E: Why in the F-word haven't we covered Bottle Jack Wines in The Press yet? I really dig this Sierra Foothills Viognier, and the Petite is F-wording delicious! B: Well, when you assign someone who lives in the City to cover the dynamic local wine scene here, you tend to miss newer, audacious places like this. Not to mention old lions like Silver Mountain Vineyards, whose wines are classic examples of the potential of the area to make great Burgundian and Bordeaux style wines. Maybe you should hire a local, such as myself, who can give the Santa Cruz Mountains AVA the extensive coverage it deserves. [E. is about to speak but is interrupted by her iPhone 11 Pro vibrating]. E: Hello? What? As in, like, immediately? And what shall I tell him, then, when he asks me for an explanation why? And you need the Tesla back when? Tonight? Are you serious!? This is, like, so not right. You know, Eric at the Times would never stand for this. Even Dave at the Post would say no, and between you and me, that man is a F-wording IDIOT who doesn't know S-WORD about wine. Tell Audrey and her F-wording corporate SLAVEMASTERS they can come and try to take a bite out of my honey pot sweet C-WORD if they think that they can get me to fire my own goddamned driver and return that goddamned Tesla of theirs anytime soon, because I am a goddamned award winning wine critic who went to Smith F-WORDING College, and if they think they can mess with me, well you tell them from me that they can ram rolled up copies of the Chronicle covered in steaming HORSE S-WORD straight up their enormous, middle-aged A-wordholes. And then, they can set them on fire. Fine. Gotta go. You're welcome. Goodbye. Happy frickin' Holidays to you, too! [E. presses the end call button on her phone and sets it on the high-top table where she and B. are standing. She grabs the empty bottle of Viognier by the neck and proceeds to smash it into shards directly on top of the phone before then pouring a full glass of Petite Sirah on the table and then kicking it over. E. then picks up the damaged phone off the ground and hurls it against the wall, where it shatters to pieces]. B: So, that went well. E: B., you're fired. And we need to take the Tesla back to the dealership in Mountain View by 10 pm tonight or they'll fine me $500 a day until I do. Budget cuts ordered by Hearst corporate, effective immediately. I should sue those A-wordholes for workplace sexual harassment for every penny that they and their next of kin are worth. D-wordhead male executives and that spineless female editor ice queen in chief B-word who carries out their orders. Idiots! [E. locates the Petite Sirah bottle, now lying half empty on the ground, and takes a long pull]. E: Well, ya' can't be ma' driver no more, Boke, but that don't mean we can't steel be freens. [E. and B. both drop back fully into character for a moment]. B: Miss Moblee, no'ne at Hearst nah an' otha' place in dis' heah world can come b'tween us na'more. We haz a boooond that'l bend from time ta' time but will nevah break! I tells youz whot .. E: Ain't that the truth! Boke, I luvs ya', and that ain't the wine talkin' neithah! We is freens - fahevah! [E. and B. take turns killing the rest of the Petite left in the bottle]. E: Tell ya what, let's us grab a drink somewhere - a REAL drink mind ya' and not just some more of this heah wahn - and figa' out what we is gonna' do next. Whatcha say, Boke? B: I knowz jes' tha' place, Miss Moblee. Jes' tha' place ... [E. and B. walk grim-faced to the Tesla, to "Redemption Day" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHmVzQIZGiQ)]. [End of Act IV].

Nice little tasting room located in a warehouse plaza that we frequent (since we love the 11th hour…read morecoffee shop!) It's pretty basic, there's a couple seats inside and outside, no view of anything, but at least the chocolate/ice cream shop is right next door! It was $20 for a tasting and i got to choose my 4 wines. For not having a view, and the bartender not saying more than a sentence about each wine, it was little steep for the experience. Luckily, the fee is waived with just a one bottle purchase which I did get!