We were in Los Gatos for two nights, and after lunch one day we were wandering and came across the Gali Vineyards tasting room. [[HIGHLIGHT]]We of course did the wine flight - and fell in love with the wine.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] The person pouring the wine was excellent, and took the time to talk about each type. Subsequently, we signed up for the wine club even though we live across the country. Thank you for a great experience, Gali! [[HIGHLIGHT]]And thank you for all the amazing wine![[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] We can't wait to enjoy it in Maryland. read more

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I have been to Gali's tasting room twice and have tasted their wine when they participate in events like wine walks. I must have tasted the wines about 5-6 times. This place is owned by a husband and wife team. The tasting room in Los Gatos is cute with several tables, couches and seating at the bar and limited seating outside. You can walk in for a tasting or a glass or two of wine but it's best to make a reservation if it is a larger group. [[HIGHLIGHT]]Tasting is $20 that is waived with purchase of 2 bottles or if you become a wine club member.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] The parking is the difficult part, but it's just to this tasting room. Downtown Los Gatos in general has limited parking. The first time I arranged a meetup event tasting here, it was not that busy on a weekend. Gail, one of the owners served us. What all of us noticed is that while she poured the wine for our tastings, she did not linger to talk about each wine nor did she promote the wine club or even ask us if we wanted to purchase anything. It was not busy at all so can't blame it on that. We wrote it off as a fluke. But, this happened the next time we went as a group and at the various wine walks. Gail will be smiling and will pour the wine for the people in front of us but as my group and I approach, the smile is gone. She will pour the tasting but wait for us to move on - again no explanation on what she is pouring etc. This past week, I was talking to her at an event and she just brushed me off with her hand and talked over me to some one else. I met the husband at the 2024 Vine to Wine event and we had a long conversation, which was a welcome change. [[HIGHLIGHT]]Frankly, I don't remember what she poured or whether it tasted good, I came away with the memory of the person pouring.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] read more

Friendly and knowledgeable staff, particularly Max. Relaxed and enjoyable atmosphere, indoors or out. [[HIGHLIGHT]]Some terrific wines![[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Learning about the very hard-working and highly ethic winemaker and owner was rewarding. read more

Absolutely fabulous! [[HIGHLIGHT]]Totally amazed that a small, locally owned winery can produce such incredible wine.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] [[HIGHLIGHT]]Each one on the tasting flight was great.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] [[HIGHLIGHT]]Phenomenal Albarino and only their second production.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] [[HIGHLIGHT]]We have tasted numerous others in California, Oregon and South America and their's is the best we've had.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] MAX, our server was extraordinary!!!.. Welcoming, professional, friendly and ever so informative! Just the best...Gali is lucky to have him!!! What more can I say? GALI and MAX are not to be missed!!! Loved our time with you, Roy and Julie read more

Great ambiance and space. Max poured our wine for my sister in laws bridal shower event. He's amazing, warm, welcoming and knowledgeable about the wines. The catered food was delicious too. I can't wait to go back and raft more wines in this lovely space. read more

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This place is tucked away in Los Gatos, super cute interior, excellent, I mean excellent customer service, I was beyond impressed at their customer service that I will definitely be back! We tried their cheese platter, and it was good, nothing exceptional, but not bad either! Their wine and champagne is good, and the interior is inviting, clean and cozy. Everyone is super friendly and inviting! I like their tasting menu, it's a bit of everything from rose to white to reds. Overall, great place to visit and highly recommend! read more

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Beautifully simple and elegant tasting room with delicious wines and great service. We came in on a Saturday afternoon and were the first ones in prior to a rush of additional patrons. Robert served us wonderfully and enhanced our experience. We bought a bottle of the divine 2017 Tempranillo Reserve and Robert kindly aerated it for us after he asked us whether we planned to drink it later that evening. Highly recommend when visiting Downtown Los Gatos! read more

Gali Vineyards - Beautifully simple and elegant tasting room with delicious wines and great service - Wine Tasting Room Near Me - Los Gatos, California

I love Gali's tasting room downtown. I call it "Location B". It's like another living room but swankier. Very comfortable. I recommend that you get a tasting and when they ask you to join the wine club you say, "Yes!" enthusiastically. I promise you won't regret it, because they frequently have fun events at the tasting room and there is always a new art exhibition hanging on the walls. Last week, they offered an artisan chocolate pairing to go with the tasting. It was excellent! And last fall, I attended comedy night there. It was great! Their charcuterie boards are beautiful. You can go to Gali for "happy hour" before your dinner at a downtown LG resto. I don't know what you're waiting for. Stop reading this review and go to Gali. read more

My first time visiting was yesterday. I tried the variety tasting and ordered the cheese box. They should not call it cheese box. This is way much more. They were grapes, crackers, raisins, dates, the best cheeses, ever, and peanuts, these peanuts or cashews good for my favorite. [[HIGHLIGHT]]I like Jose and I liked the last tasting.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] They also have a tasting on only tempo. The last tasting of mine was Tempranillo& I really liked it. I will come again and try their second tasting or you can just get a glass of Tempranillo! read more

4 stars for the venue, 1.5 for the wine. I so wanted to like this cute little place. I've been searching for wine clubs closer by than Napa/Sonoma. But we didn't like a single one of their wines... Wine tasting is $20 per person (five 1oz pours) and free with a 2 bottle purchase. I never like to waste wine and always buy bottles over tasting fees. But the wines were so bad, we poured a few out and definitely didn't want bottles. It's not that it's outrageous at $30-50+ per bottle. It's just all were either too tart, watered down tasting, bitter on the nose, way too much minerality/acidity. It was a hard pass on all but the Tempranillo, but even that wasn't good enough to justfy buying. Staff is nice and they didn't rush us at closing. I feel bad writing a not great review but I did round up for the venue and staff :) That being said, this really is a cute place! Nice mix of modern wine bar / wine country date spot with well-lit bar seating and little couches and tables. You can probably have groups up to 6 here comfortably or more if you squeeze tables together. read more

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What a beautiful tasting room and fabulous service! Visited Gali over the recent holiday weekend and had such a nice experience, I can't wait to go back. They offer wine and bubbly by the glass for $15 or a tasting flight of 5 wines for $20. We opted for the flight and enjoyed each and every wine on the menu. We ended up purchasing a bottle of the tempranillo to enjoy after our tasting and I also got a bottle of the syrah to go. We were greeted by Janice, the owner, upon arrival and were able to pick our seat in the luxurious looking tasting room. We sat in some of the compfy chairs in the window and settled in before quickly being given the tasting menu and wine list. When Janice mentioned the bubbly and saw my excitement (I had been eyeing their bubbly on instagram) she gave me a taste of it, even though it wasn't on the tasting menu. It was such a pleasure chatting with her and enjoying a cozy evening enjoying the wines. read more

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I love downtown LG! Awesome stores, restaurants, and bars. Gali vineyards' tasting room is a great addition to the scene. It's a beautiful setting, good wine, and friendly service. Plus points for being family-owned. I highly recommend starting your evening here and then ambling over to either Zona or Centonove next door after to complete a wonderful evening. read more

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We walked in on Saturday around 5pm and it was busy. There was an artist gallery until 5pm. We wanted to be seated outdoors and there was only 2 tables outside. One was taken by 4 people. We didn't mind if some of us end up standing so we took the table with 2 chairs. $20 for 5 wines. The wines didn't really wow us. But the male staff who helped pour for us was attentive and refilled our glasses quickly. The pours weren't generous. There's street parking or parking lot nearby. read more

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Super cute and beautiful wine bar around the downtown Los Gatos area. My friend and I were on a wine tasting adventure and decided to check this place out after we finished a wine tasting in a nearby winery. We were first greeted with their beautifully furnished and nicely AC-ed tasting room. I love how their wine bottles are so nicely placed against the wine cabinet (not sure what it's called?) behind their bar. Given we were tasting on a Saturday, we were pleased that we were able to walk in without needing any reservations. I really enjoyed all of their wines! My friend and I both prefer white wine (sauv blanc to be exact), so we were both pleasantly surprised when we really enjoyed Gali Vineyard's Pinot Cuveé. We loved it so much we even decided to get a bottle after our tasting flight. Their tasting flight, wine bottles, and food were all very reasonably priced. Their staff were all super nice and even let us stay a bit past their closing to finish our bottle. I also really like how we didn't feel rushed with finishing our glasses during our tasting as this is something I've noticed a lot of wineries do. This was such an amazing place to go on a Saturday afternoon. I will definitely be coming back and bringing more of my friends to enjoy their wines! read more

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surprisingly delicious tasting wines rosé and Pinot noir wines are perfectly suited for my palate modern and beautiful place read more

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Gali tasting room is absolutely stunning inside. They have excellent seating packages with tons of natural lighting & magnificent artwork that is available for purchase. Parking is not ideal, however it is walkable if you're out shopping. We did not have a reservation and were able to walk right in and sit down which was convenient. Customer service wasn't consistent between both hosts working; one was outstanding and very excited to explain what we were drinking, the other barley knew what they were pouring and clearly didn't want to be there. Unfortunately this threw our vibe off. It is very pretty, and for the price point it's worth the visit however I would not come again. read more

Gali is a gorgeous wine bar and I was excited when we walked by and decided to go in and check it out on a whim. Unfortunately the decor was about the only positive thing from our experience. While the wine tasting is well priced at $20 each - the wine just didn't deliver. We did the tasting of the 5 different types of wine - Rosé, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Tempranillo and Syrah. The rosé smelled so off I was a little hesitant to even try it - the others tasted water down, bitter or too much tannins that dried your mouth and left a bad after taste. Also the woman pouring the wine didn't even tell us anything about what we were having - she seemed to just want to do the bare minimum and close up shop (mind you we were there a good hour before closing and left within 20 minutes after we suffered through the tasting). Unfortunately we won't be back. read more

Beautiful place , design and exceptional ambiance to enjoy glass of Pino Noir or Chardonnay. Right down town Los Gatos. Great place to sit and have nice conversation . Love it ! read more

Nice afternoon at this Tuscan style mini castle. Our wine tasting experience was enhanced by their choices of fine chocolates - a great pairing for reds . No More cheese for me! Now it's chocolate & red wine! Big bathrooms, beautiful grounds. Hope to return. read more

Seriously good wine and the tasting room itself is gorgeous. Max put wonderful care into my experience so I felt welcome as a returning guest though it was my first time. Met Janice the co-owner too who was lovely! Couldn't resist trying their bubbly after the 5-sample flight which was also just $20. Super reasonable especially for the quality! read more

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I've been drinking their wines for years now and the tasting room experience is just as amazing!The service and the vibe was on point too. It's great to see another family owned and run business take off in downtown LG. Even cooler that they grow the grapes local. For all the wine enthusiasts out there, be sure to ask Farmer Joe about how he grows his grapes! read more

What a wonderful find today! This tasting room is gorgeous and the wine is spectacular! Thank you for a wonderful afternoon Janice read more

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This place is such a vibe! First of all the inside is beautiful! So sleek and modern, just wow. Perfect for photo ops. The wine is delicious-personal fav was their Chardonnay, it was fruity, elegant and crisp. The charcuterie boards were perfect The staff is very friendly and you actually get to meet the Gali's of Gali Vineyards 12/10 would definitely recommend!! read more

Lacked originality. Not much to this place. Very boring. Unfriendly staff. Was very unhappy and dissatisfied with my experience.

Hosted a group of 20 after an art tour last weekend. The staff were lovely. The wines were great-we had the Cuvée, Chardonnay and Tempranillo Reserve. Perfect location to spend an afternoon with friends. read more

Really cute new tasting room - was really excited about something new in town. Unfortunately we found the wines uninteresting, lacking any depth or character, and the Chardonnay downright awful. I only drink non-ml fermentation Chardonnay but this had zero Chardonnay characteristics at all, even for an unoaked. Two of the reds had such gripping tannins, and with no water or palate cleansing crackers we were ready to go pretty quickly (we didn't want a charcuterie plate as we were on our way to dinner after). The Pinot Cuvée was the only wine of the four in the tasting we found drinkable. At $15 a glass for wine if you prefer not to taste, I'd rather go to Dio Deka or somewhere else in town for a good wine. I do wish them success, but please when a customer expresses an opinion about a wine needing more time in the bottle to soften, pointing out that it received an award isn't an appropriate response. Yes... Wine is subjective, but I just can't recommend based on the current tasting. read more

Great tasting room in downtown Los Gatos. Really nice, mellow atmosphere and great wines. We liked everything we tried and joined their wine club. (Nice benefit of free monthly tastings if you're a member). It's awesome to have a place like this right downtown. Check it out! read more

Love this new tasting room in Los Gatos! The Gali wines are excellent, the decor is upscale and elegant, and the service impeccable! A wonderful place to enjoy a glass of wine with friends and family. Will definitely return soon! read more

As a wine lover and active participant in the wine industry for over 15 years I've had so many wines and enjoyed so many wonderful tasting rooms. That being said Gali's wines, tasting room, hospitality and over all vibe, goes above and beyond. Every detail that encompasses this winery is met with love, care, grace and precision! Incredible wines Beautiful atmosphere And wonderful hospitality I'm excited to taste their future vintages, and will continue to enjoy the entire experience of Gali Winery. Cheers and thank you for such wonderful memories!! read more

This is a gem in the heart of Los Gatos! The ambiance, the service and the location are amazing. Oh the wines, they speak for themselves! As a white lover, I can't have enough of their Chardonnay and the rose! It's worth every penny:) I will be visiting again, and again and again... read more

Walking into this tasting room brings an upscale feeling unlike found at other local places. As we sat down, we were offered a tasting or glass of wine for only $15. We selected to each have a tasting. The first one was a well balanced Chardonnay which tasted sophisticated and having a gentle mouthfeel. The second tasting was a Pinot cuvee that was smooth and seemed to be a lighter pinot. We then got a second pinot, this one had a very subtle oak yet complex aroma and mouthfeel. We were told by one of the owners that this pinot only had three clones grown in their estate vineyard. This was one of the best pinots I remember having in quite some time. Third tasting was a Tempranillo-a red Spanish grape. It was amazing and I would say the taste was similar to a Sangiovese and a Cabernet. We were told the winery was one of the only ones growing this fruit in a cooler Monterey climate. ( the vineyards are near the Monterey peninsula) After our tasting we enjoyed a glass of Chardonnay and a glass of the Tempranillo along with a charcuterie plate they offer and enjoyed our Saturday afternoon. These wines are all great and was hard to pick out one to enjoy in a glass. read more

Thank you, Janice and staff, for hosting such a lovely shower in your beautiful tasting room. Your service and wines were, as always, topnotch. The setting was ideal to welcome our son's fiancee into the family. The shower was elegant and everything we hoped for. Thank you! read more

Gali Vineyards - Wine Tasting Room Near Me - Los Gatos, California

Gali is a staple to visit in Los Gatos!! Awesome location, close to the creek, hiking trails and hwy 17. Wine is delicious and well considered. The winemaking process is often overlooked in reviews. The vineyard, the fruit, the family, the hard work, the process-all go into these lovely bottles of wine. Top it off with the a stunning, modern, clean, comfortable tasting room and STELLAR staff, this place is a must! read more

If you want to have a good time and really good wine, look no further. This new tasting room in downtown Los Gatos is just perfect. You'll be welcomed with friendly smiles and their customer service is excellent. Location is so convenient and easy to find. Definitely recommend =) read more

I really like the vibe here. It is very elegant and focuses on the wine, and not on over drinking per se as some of the other tasting rooms do! If you're looking for a place where you can have a relaxed glass or two of wine, this is the place. So glad it opened. read more

Amazing wine and gorgeous atmosphere! After years of drinking Gali wine, I am so excited they have a tasting room to visit! I am looking forward to coming back for another tasting and to stock up on their wine. read more

This hip, beautiful wine tasting room is a wonderful escape. The wines are amazing too. My favorite is the Chardonnay and my husband loves their reds especially the Tempranillo. We have been drinking the Gails wines for quite some time and always get compliments when we serve it. I was so excited to hear they have a tasting room. Its worth a trip to visit, taste, and relax. read more

My husband and I recently visited the tasting room for a day date and it was such a great afternoon. The tasting room is beautiful and spotless, and the staff is knowledgeable and accommodating. It was a perfect and relaxing time for us to spend some quality time. They have wines that cover all occasions and are delicious. I have been serving my guests their wines for years now with nothing but compliments. I also fully enjoyed the charcuterie board, it was delicious and highly recommended if you visit! Can't wait to go back and bring some friends along! read more

My favorite spot to spend time with friends and family drinking my favorite wine! You cannot go wrong with this place! I have been drinking their wine for years and got the pleasure of visiting their brick and mortar as they recently opened. The staff is incredible, knowledgeable and accommodating. I highly recommend to anyone who is looking for an impeccable experience and an amazing glass of local wine! read more

Poor service and very rude. Chairs were taken away from our seating to accommodate another party. We were also shoosed like children for having a good time. read more