Los Gatos - Sarotoga Wine Trail
Testarossa Vineyards |
Combine a shopping day in Los
Gatos and Saratoga to a visit to three tasting rooms. Taste
delicious Santa Cruz wine without having to drive the small
mountain backroads of the Santa Cruz Mountains. Shop, dine,
and wine taste within a very easy driving distance.
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Take Highway 17 and take the blah exit.
Winery Descriptions, Driving directions, Tasting Room Hours
Testarossa Vineyards
Testarossa Vineyards is housed in the historic Novitiate
Winery. Rob and Diana Jansen are the owners of Testarossa and are
leasing the historic Novitiate Winery to make their wines. Testarossa
has a lovely tasting room here and a beautiful picnic and event area.
Testarossa specializes in Chardonnay and Pinot Noir wines, making
several lots of single vineyard-designated wines. The winery has
reaped many accolades from the wine press.
The tasting room is open daily 11 to 5 pm except for major holidays.
The tasting fee is $10 and can be applied to the purchase of Testarossa
wine.
Phone: (408) 354-6150, e-mail: tastingroom@testarossa.com, Testarossa
Vineyards
Cinnabar Vinyards
Cinnabar has a cozy tasting room
in the relaxing town of Saratoga, a ten-minute drive from Los
Gatos. Cinnabar no longer has a winery facility nor vineyards;
these were all recently sold. They source their grapes from various
growers to make all their wines. Cinnabar is legendary for a
Bordeaux blend they call Mercury Rising.
The Cinnabar tasting
room is open daily from 11 am to 5 pm.
Phone: (408) 741-5858, Email: info@cinnabarwinery.com, Cinnabar
Consult our Trip Planner for detailed driving directions to your
selected wineries.
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