Press and Media

Read about Villa del Monte Winery, ideally while enjoying a glass of your favorite Villa del Monte wine.

Press Release: Villa del Monte Wins Four Medals at SF Chronicle Wine Competition
2015 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition

A Cab to be Coveted
Josie Cowden, Santa Cruz Good Times

Parent Outing: Celebrate Valentine’s Weekend at a Local Winery
San Jose Parenting Examiner

18th Annual Unified Show is a hit with Santa Cruz Mountains Vintners
Santa Cruz Wine Examiner

Press release:  Villa del Monte Winery Wins Three Medals for Merlot and Pinot
2013 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition

Santa Cruz wine tasting an hour from S.F.
Sarah Fritsche, San Francisco Chronicle

Press release: Villa del Monte Winery Wins Medals for Chardonnay and Merlot
Santa Cruz Mountains Winegrowers Association 2012 Commercial Wine Competition

Sip of the Week: 2010 Villa del Monte Chardonnay
Santa Cruz Sentinel

Santa Cruz Mountains Pinot: Challenging Conditions, Occasional Brilliance – Expanded version
Richard Jennings, RJonWine.com

Picture Perfect Los Gatos Spring Wine Walk
Scott Anderson, Discover Los Gatos

Santa Cruz Mountains Pinot: Challenging Conditions, Occasional Brilliance
Richard Jennings, Huffington Post

Paradise Portraits
Scott Anderson, Discover Los Gatos

Villa del Monte Winery Chardonnay
Josie Cowden, Santa Cruz Good Times

Villa del Monte Winery Pinot Noir
Josie Cowden, Santa Cruz Good Times

Horsing around in Saratoga and Los Gatos – same time next year
Scott Anderson, Discover Los Gatos

Wine and Wineries of California
John Krause, California Wine Trails

Villa del Monte Winery joins the growing Summit Road list
Mary Ann Cook, Los Gatos Weekly Times

Press Release: Villa del Monte Merlot Awarded a Silver Medal
2012 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition

Sip of the Week: 2009 Villa del Monte Syrah Pasha Vineyard
Santa Cruz Sentinel

A Delightful Saratoga Wine Stroll
Steve Ferree, San Jose Wine Examiner

Villa del Monte 2010 Chardonnay
Josie Cowden, Santa Cruz Good Times

Shadowbrook Restaurant new Winemaker Wednesday program begins
June Smith and Jerry Starr, Santa Cruz Wine Examiner

Fall Wine Walk Puts Smiles on Faces, Leaves Impression on Visitors
Mayra Flores de Marcotte, Campbell Patch

Villa del Monte gives a taste of the grape with a whiff of the mountains
Scott Anderson, Discover Los Gatos

Summit Wineries Celebrate the Harvest
Linda Covella, Los Gatos Patch

Sip of the Week: 2009 Villa del Monte Merlot Reserve Carneros Moon Vineyard
Santa Cruz Sentinel

Press release: Two Awards from NextGen Wine Competition for Millennial Wine Drinkers
2011 NextGen Wine Competition for Millennial Wine Drinkers

Sip of the Week: 2009 Villa del Monte Cabernet Sauvignon Villa Festa Vineyard
Santa Cruz Sentinel

Press release: One Gold and Two Silver Medals for Villa del Monte Winery
Santa Cruz Mountains Winegrowers Association 2011 Commercial Wine Competition

Summer fun with award-winning Santa Cruz Mountains’ Villa del Monte
June Smith and Jerry Starr, Santa Cruz Wine Examiner

Perfect Pairings
California Vine Times

Press release: California State Fair Awards Two Medals to Villa del Monte Winery
2011 California State Fair Wine Competition

Press release: Villa del Monte Cabernet Wins Another Silver Medal
2011 Los Angeles International Wine and Spirits Competition

There’s Gold in the Santa Cruz Mountains
Jerry Starr, Santa Cruz Wine Examiner

Villa del Monte Winery Announces New Awards
Linda Covella, Los Gatos Patch

West Coast Wine Competition Awards Three Medals to Villa del Monte Winery
2011 West Coast Wine Competition

Villa del Monte Wins Medals for Merlot and Cabernet
2011 Riverside International Wine Competition

Sip of the Week: 2009 Villa del Monte Pinot Reserve Regan Vineyard
Santa Cruz Sentinel

Discover: Los Gatos
Gateway from the Silicon Valley to the Santa Cruz Mountains Wine Country Escape to its Small Town European Ambience

Mary Lindsay, California Vine Times

Sip of the Week: 2009 Villa del Monte Pinot Reserve Regan Vineyard
Santa Cruz Sentinel

Villa del Monte Pinot Reserve Awarded a Gold Medal
2011 Dallas Morning News and TexSom Wine Competition

Villa del Monte Cabernet Wins a Silver Medal
2011 Monterey Wine Competition

Ten Questions for Villa del Monte Winery Owners John Overstreet and Neil Perrelli
Allison O’Grady, Los Gatos Patch

Feeling the love for Villa del Monte Winery
Scott Anderson, Discover Los Gatos

Villa del Monte Winery is a hidden treasure high in the Santa Cruz Mountains
Jerry Starr, Santa Cruz Wine Examiner

Wine list: This week’s picks
Peg Melnik, Press Democrat

Villa del Monte Winery Bottling YouTube Video

Villa del Monte Winery YouTube Video

For media inquiries, contact the Villa del Monte Winery marketing department at 1-408-353-0995, extension 5.