by Joyce | Sep 20, 2014 | Villa del Monte Winery, wine, wine tasting, winery
We are looking forward to a busy week of harvesting, crushing, pressing, and, of course, wine tasting. Tomorrow, we will harvest and crush Cabernet Sauvignon from the LindHill Viineyard, located at about 2250 feet elevation above Lexington Dam near downtown Los...
by Joyce | Sep 10, 2014 | Villa del Monte Winery, wine, wine tasting
We are thrilled to be participating in the 32nd Annual Capitola Art and Wine Festival in Capitola Village on September 13 and 14. This will be our first time at this festival which features live entertainment, a kid’s craft area, more than 160 artists, 20+ Santa Cruz...
by Joyce | Sep 1, 2014 | Villa del Monte Winery, wine, wine tasting, winery
The 2014 harvest has started at Villa del Monte Winery. On Saturday, we harvested Pinot Noir, our first grapes for the 2014 season, from two small vineyards in the Summit Road area. Our field crew started picking the grapes at 8 am and we finished processing the...
by Joyce | Aug 26, 2014 | Villa del Monte Winery, wine, wine tasting
Labor Day, the symbolic end of summer, is quickly approaching. Be sure to plan time in your schedule for a visit with us. Villa del Monte Winery (23076 Summit Road in Los Gatos) will be open for wine tasting from noon to 5 pm on August 30 and 31. We will have a...
by Joyce | Aug 6, 2014 | events, Villa del Monte Winery, wine, wine tasting
We spent the weekend getting the winery organized for our upcoming bottling extravaganza. If all goes as planned, we will bottle 1200 cases of Cabernet, Chardonnay, Merlot, and Pinot next weekend. A big thank you in advance to our winery helpers! After we finish...