Santa Clara – Monterey

Santa Clara is also Wine Country

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Wines from Santa Clara Valley

Santa Clara Valley Wines Mention Santa Clara, and it is usually a conversation about a Silicon Valley company or maybe about the stadium where the San Francisco Forty Niners play football. There is another thriving industry in Santa Clara: Wine. Tucked away in Morgan Hill, Gilroy and other areas are twenty-six small wineries. Santa Clara … Read more

Morgan Hill Wineries – Guglielmo Family Winery Since 1925

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Today the Guglielmo Family Winery is one of 24 wineries revitalizing the wine industry in the Morgan Hill area and the Santa Clara wine appellation.

There are Wineries in Morgan Hill, CA

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You may have heard of Clos LaChance Winery but how about Castillos’s, Guglielmo, Leal, Martin Ranch, Kirgin, Fernwood or Sycamore Creek? Mostly likely not, but these are the names of wineries that make their home in the Morgan Hill area. There are many more than this, but these wineries were pouring at a fundraising event we attended this past weekend. The event was hosted by the Chiala Family and proceeds will benefit the creation of a new Urgent Care Center in Morgan Hill. It was a lively celebration of fine art, food and wine.

Morgan Hill is just south of the city of San Jose and almost everyone drives through Morgan Hill on Highway 101 on their way south to Gilroy and Monterey, or north to San Jose and San Francisco. For wine country lovers, this is a spot you might think about visiting.

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Boutique Winery in Morgan Hill, CA

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We knew that there were several good-sized wineries around Morgan Hill but we were very surprised to discover one small winery called Monte Verde Vineyards. Todd and Alexia Johnson own this winery on their home property where they grow small plots of vines including Tempranillo, Merlot, and Cabernet Sauvignon.

The Johnsons started out making wine as a hobby. The compliments on their wine began to roll in from family and friends and today that hobby has turned into a small boutique winery, producing 300 cases of wine per year. Alexia does the bulk of the winemaking along with taking care of their three children while Todd continues to work his day job.

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