Swift Street Courtyard Wineries
Bonny Doon Tasting Room |
Just a little north of the Santa
Cruz Beach Boardwalk in the town of Santa Cruz is a very
cool and trendy warehouse area called the Swift Street Courtyard.
Here you can taste wines, grab a lunch or head to the beach
for hiking, nature, or picnicking.
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Top Wineries & Tasting Rooms - Swift Courtyard
• Bonny Doon Vineyards – Coolest
tasting room in the area
• Odonata Wines - Small family run winery
• MJA Vineyards -Wine and Coffee
• Santa Cruz Mountain Vineyards – Operating since 1975
• Silver Mountain Vineyards
- 30 years of winemaking
• Sones Cellars - Petite Sirah and Zinfandel
• Vino Tabi Winery – Will make wine for you
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To drive to Santa Cruz and the Swift Street Courtyard take Highway
17 towards Santa Cruz. Take Highway 1 north for two miles and take
a left turn on Fair Avenue. Take a right turn on Ingalls Street.
The Swift Street Courtyard will be on the right.
Winery Descriptions, Driving directions, Tasting Room Hours
Bonny Doon Vineyards
Bonny Doon is the largest
winery at the Swift Street Courtyard and they are open seven days
a week. Bonny Doon has been making wine here since the early 1990’s
and just recently opened this very beautiful and tastefully designed
tasting room and café.
Tasting Room Mon & Tues, 12 to 5; Wed to Sun, 12 to Closing
Phone: 831 425-4518, e-mail: tastingroom@bonnydoonvineyard.com, Bonny
Doon Vineyards
Odonata Winery
Odonata Winery is run by Denis Hoey. Denis purchases grapes from organic
and sustainable growers. Chardonnay, Grenache, and Syrah are produced.
Tasting Room is open the 1st Saturday of each Month from 12pm - 5pm.
(831) 566-5147, email: denis@odonatawines.com. Odonata
MJA Vineyards
The focus at MJA is MJA Napa Valley Cabernet and Sauvignon
Blanc and Santa Cruz Mountains Pinot Noir.
Yes, even though the tasting room is in Santa Cruz the winery owns vineyards
on Howell Moutain the Napa Valley. The unique aspect here is that your
wine tasting ends with a cup of coffee.
Tasting Room is open daily from 12-6
(831) 421-9380, email on Website, MJA
Santa Cruz Mountain Vineyards
Santa Cruz Mountain Vineyards has been operating since 1975. The winery was
located deep in the Santa Cruz Mountains and has now moved to the Swift Street
Courtyard.
Tasting
room most Saturdays and Sundays - Call ahead
Phone: 831 426-6209, e-mail: info@santacruzvineyards.com, Santa
Cruz Mountain Vineyards
Silver Mountain Vineyards
The winery and vineyards are located in the Santa Cruz Mountains. The vines
are organically certifed and the winery is solar powered. The winery has
a tasting room at its mountain location and on Swift Street.
Tasting Room is open Thurs-Sun, 12:00 - 5:00
(831) 466-0559, email: info@silvermtn.com, Silver
Mountain
Sones
Cellars
Sonce Cellars makes small amounts of wine and specializes in Petite Sirah and
Zinfandel. The grapes are sourced from various vineyards throughout California.
The winemaker is Micheal Sones, who is also currently a winemaker at nearby
Bargetto Winery.
Tasting
is open Friday to Sunday, 12 to 5 p.m.
Phone: 831 420-1552,
e-mail: sones@cruzio.com, Sones
Cellars
Vino Tabi Winery
Two things happen at this winery and tasting room. Vino Tabi makes and sells
wine but also makes custom wine for individuals. If you want your own label
of wine, Vino Tabi can make you a half or whole barrel of wine under your direction.
Tasting
room open on Saturdays and Sundays, 12 to 5 pm
Phone: 831 426-1809, Vino
Tabi Winery
To get
to Santa Cruz via the backroads, head down Summit a very short distance
and turn right on to Soquel Santa Cruz Road. This will get you to
the coast.
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