by Joyce | Sep 17, 2016 | Villa del Monte Winery, winery
Earlier this month, we harvested and crushed Zinfandel from Santa Clara Valley and Pinot Noir from the Santa Cruz Mountains. Since then, the grapes have been going through primary fermentation in open top fermenters. We have been punching down the cap by hand three...
by Joyce | Sep 2, 2016 | Villa del Monte Winery, winery
The 2016 harvest has started! Every year is different, with weather being a big determinant as to when harvest starts and which grapes ripen first. The El Niño rains from earlier this year have resulted in higher yields than in 2015 (thank goodness!) and, so far,...
by Joyce | Mar 21, 2016 | purchase wine, Villa del Monte Winery, wine tasting
We are thrilled that We Olive in Los Gatos now carries Villa del Monte wine. We Olive is a relatively new gourmet shop and wine bar in downtown Los Gatos. You can now order our 2011 Zinfandel Dessert Wine, from the Moniz Vineyard in Santa Clara Valley, by the glass or...
by Joyce | Aug 31, 2015 | Villa del Monte Winery, wine, winery
Last week was a busy time at the winery. It’s a bit early this year, but we have already harvested Zinfandel from Santa Clara AVA and Pinot Noir from two Santa Cruz Mountains vineyards. Although we have a new crusher/destemmer, crush is still a very manual process...
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...
