Mark your calendars! The Fall Passport day is coming soon. This is your chance to visit some of the wineries that we have (and will be) been covering here to sample their wine for yourself. Make sure to tell them that we sent you!
“Fall Passport Day!
Visit Wineries Not Normally Open to the Public
November 19, 2005
40 Wineries ~ 4 Restaurants Only $25 Is that a deal or what?
Meet the Winemakers! Vineyard Tours! Barrel Sampling!
We invite you to explore our extraordinary region and become acquainted with the incredible diversity of the wines and winemakers therein. Passport wineries will be open 4 times a year consecutively on the third Saturday of January, April, July and November, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Each season brings something new to the vineyards; from pruning in the winter to crush in the fall, wineries are bustling with activity year-round! Passport is your opportunity to meet the talented winemakers of the Santa Cruz Mountains and to see where and how they produce some of the world’s great wines.
Some of our wineries are not open to the public except on Passport days and many pour special wines or barrel samples on these days. A lot of these wines are simply not available anywhere else, so if you find a wine that you like, please buy a bottle or two. Without sales, these special tastings cannot take place.
During your day of wine tasting be sure to satisfy your appetite at any of the participating Restaurants that are currently offering Passport holders discounts to dine with them on Passport Day.
At each winery/restaurant you visit, a page of your Passport will be given a unique commemorative stamp.
Although there is a prize for completing the Passport, the true reward is discovering and enjoying the great wines along the way. Take as long as you like. We will honor completed Passports for as long as the program endures, hopefully for many, many years.
Passports remain good until you visit each participating winery
There is NO EXPIRATION on the Passports!
Passports are available for purchase for $25 by calling 831/479-9463,
or you may purchase a Passport at any one of the participating wineries on the day of the event.
If you will be tasting with a large group, please call the wineries you plan to visit to let them know, as some are very small and will be happy to plan accordingly.”
- The Guy
