Winery News

San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
We are thrilled to announce that the 2015 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition has awarded four medals to Villa del Monte wines:

• Gold Medal:  2012 Pinot Noir Santa Cruz Mountains William Vincent Vineyard ($34/84 cases produced)
• Silver Medal: 2011 Cabernet Santa Cruz Mountains LindHill Vineyard ($38/116 cases produced)
• Bronze Medal: 2011 Syrah Santa Clara Valley Pasha Vineyard ($32/74 cases produced)
• Bronze Medal: 2009 Merlot Carneros Moon Vineyard ($33/337 cases produced)

All four of the winning Villa del Monte wines are single-varietal, single-vineyard wines from small vineyards located within 100 miles of the winery. These award-winning wines are available for purchase now on the Villa del Monte web site or at the winery.  We suggest placing an order sooner rather than later since we are down to 18 cases of the gold medal 2012 Pinot Noir Santa Cruz Mountains William Vincent Vineyard.

Villa del Monte Wine Club members should be familiar with these wines as three of the wines were included in the November 2014 shipment.  Ahhh, the benefits of wine club membership!

Loma Prieta Volunteer Fire & Rescue
For every bottle of wine purchased at our winery or on our web site between now and February 28, we will donate $2 to the neighborhood Loma Prieta Volunteer Fire & Rescue (LPVFR) water tender fundraising efforts.  Read more about this community effort to purchase specialized firefighting equipment used to transport large amounts of water from a water source to a fire.

Santa Cruz Mountains Passport Day
January 17 is Passport Day.  From 11 am to 5 pm, we will be pouring a selection of wines at Dancing Creek Winery, located at 4363 Branciforte Drive in Santa Cruz.

Open for Wine Tasting
We will be open for wine tasting from noon to 5 pm on January 24 and 25. This will be a great time to try our award-winning wines!