by Joyce | Feb 8, 2016 | award, Villa del Monte Winery, wine, wine tasting, winery
We are pleased to announce that Villa del Monte 2011 Vintner’s Select won a Silver medal at the 2016 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition. This is our first red blend, made by combining two of our favorite wines, Santa Cruz Mountains Cabernet Sauvignon and...
by Joyce | Dec 11, 2015 | purchase wine, wine, winery
Looking for a hostess gift, holiday gift, or something special for someone special? We have limited quantities of Magnums and Jeroboams available for order on our web site. Although the winery will not be open for wine tasting until January 30/31, we can make...
by Joyce | Nov 8, 2015 | Villa del Monte Winery, wine, winery
We are known for our single-vineyard, single-varietal wines, but we are mixing things up by introducing our first blend, Vintner’s Select. By blending Santa Cruz Mountains Cabernet and Carneros Merlot, we have produced a blend with the fruitiness and softness...
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 | Aug 23, 2015 | Villa del Monte Winery, winery
We have been monitoring the vineyards and are excited that we will be harvesting Pinot Noir later this week. We will be getting fruit from two vineyards, both in the Santa Cruz Mountains AVA. Between the drought and the summer heat spells, the grapes are ripening a...
by Joyce | Jun 30, 2015 | Villa del Monte Winery, wine, wine tasting, winery
If you are old enough to drink, you are most likely old enough to remember how Scooby Doo would exclaim “Ruh Roh” whenever he encountered a dire situation. I was reminded of this infamous Scooby Doo phrase earlier today when I visited Summit Store in Los...