Loved the carefree atmosphere at this winery and vineyard on a Sunday afternoon. There was a range…read moreof seating options available for enjoying the beautiful setting, including high tables and stools, picnic tables in the grass, and comfortable adirondack lounge chairs with wide armrests that could be used as tables for our wine glasses and flight boards. The venue features live music regularly. Hank Terlaje entertained the crowd with lovely renditions of iconic tunes in various genres, like soft rock and pop, country, and oldies. He performed an awesome song list on the guitar and vocals, including Elton John's Tiny Dancer, Phil Collins' In The Air Tonight, I Can't Tell You Why by the Eagles, Dream On by Aerosmith, Come Together by The Beatles, Listen to the Music by the Doobie Brothers, and Total Eclipse of the Heart. He even took song requests and had the crowd singing out loud to classics like Sweet Caroline. We did the premium tasting, consisting of six different wines for $25. There were various snacks available for purchase, like dried fruit, trader joe's chocolate bars, pita chips, and even dog treats too. But we stuck with the wines, sampling a syrah, dornfelder, merlot, and red blends. So many layers of flavors. My fave was Bella's Reserve Merlot (2021). We purchased a bottle of Sophie's Estate red blend to take home as well. Nothing too fancy about Verde Vineyards, but we had a positive experience and appreciated everything this place had to offer.

Always a great experience there -- their wines are smooth, balanced, and genuinely enjoyable every…read moretime.

We had reservations for Saturday at 4:30pm. The tasting room is located at someone's house. We just…read moreparked in the front driveway half moon empty area. We saw a wine tasting sign at the end of the driveway if you turn in at the very first opening. It wasn't busy at all. It was mostly the owners daughter and daughter's boyfriend helping pour the tastings. We saw the owner come by a couple of times. There's both outdoor and indoor seatings. The restroom is actually located in one of their buildings that you will see when you walk down to the tasting room. Felt weird to go into someone's living area. $20 tasting fee for 4 wines. You can revisit the wines. But most of the wines were good. European Bordeaux style wines which were bold and complex. Only one wine was tannic. You can bring outside food. semillon- good fruity, bold merlot- good, fruity, bold ternuvas blend- tannic 2 gents & a lady - good, smooth

First off, the reason we wanted to try this winery was because they are environmentally friendly,…read morepesticide- free, and tout a plant-based lifestyle. It's literally someone's home who had a dream of making wine. The tastings are by reservation only and only offered two Saturdays a month. It truly feels like you're hanging in your friend's backyard. If your friend just happens to make delicious wine and have beautiful westward views of the valley. There was music playing, no sense of urgency, and the namesake pooch Moose to occasionally provide a little company. The owner and head winemaker Rich and assistant wine maker Uli took their time explaining the process, the wines, and anything else you may think to ask. Rich even let us pick fruit from his citrus trees to take home. What a beautiful day and beautiful experience. We plan on going back in the fall for the harvest festival!

Great Winery that just keeps getting better…read more Exceptional wines and great service - such a warm and welcoming staff make the visit even better. They pour great wine and with the beautiful setting of property... it is outdoor seating, but on a nice California day - life is great! They have both white and red wines - my personal favorites are the Pinots... but I'll drink them all. They allow you to bring your own snacks to enjoy while tasting. So make a picnic of it.!!And... they allow dogs. . Would I go back? Always!!

Very friendly owner, beautiful grounds, and great wine. I especially enjoyed the red wines that I…read moretasted. Great spot in Gilroy.

A hidden gem in the hills, this is a stop on the Santa Clara wine trail that has fantastic views of…read morethe valley and some wines that can't be missed. A fully outdoor tasting room which welcomes well-behaved dogs on leash, this winery has a friendly and welcoming environment with a garagiste feel. Definitely worth packing a snack and heading out for the afternoon!

This winery is a germ that everyone should experience. The owners are amazing and friendly. The…read morewinery dog is so precious. The views you get here is amazing and everyone should be able to see at least once. The wine is amazing and it has many different awards.

Great selection of all kinds of drinks. I picked up some ciders for a date and we enjoyed it…read more Support local business!

This liquor is a hidden gem in gilroy. They a really good selection of craft beer from lots of…read morepopular breweries. They often carry revision, Alvarado st, and bare bottle. The owner is super nice and very helpful. Highly recommend if your in twin and need beer. They'll have whatever you're looking for. Support small business.

The staff is welcoming, friendly & informative. We enjoyed the selection of wines offered & look…read moreforward to returning to purchase more.

This is the tiny tasting room for the san juan bautista local winery…read more Parking for the most part is not the big deal that it is in the bay area. It's street parking only, but here that just means you'll be down a block or so instead of right in front. This is a smaller space located in an old school colonial style courtyard. There is seating at the counter for six (comfortably) to eight (if you are really friendly) and there are a couple of two spots based on empty barrels scattered around. For the most part you'll be at the counter. The decor is pretty standard wine tasting room stuff with the exception of the local art display. As far as the wine goes, you know how it is. One persons nirvana is another persons bread and butter and a third persons nausea. The wine to my uncultured palate is not great-but it is good. The reds on offer here are pretty decent. They are aiming for some exquisite spanish styles and well, stick with the reds.They are not quite where they want to be just yet. Even though (to my mind anyway) the wine is just okay, there is one area it becomes excellent. On my visit it was entirely possible to get a case of wine for forty bucks. Sure, it's not a perfect wine(very much so), but as I've said before perfect is the enemy of good enough and this wine is more then good enough especially at forty dollars a case. Heck at that price you could take a bath in it han dynasty style, harem not included. When its all said and done this is a charming, small (I would say terroir but that might only confuse people pianist style) very local winery not without it's small charms.

I would like to update my original review…read more After only going here once, I reluctantly went back when they had a trivia night season go on a year or so ago. A friend of mine goes to these things all the time up in SJ so I agreed to join him and we had a great time. Tried different ciders over the season and actually had many that we liked. I also had a pretty long conversation with the owner about brewing cider as I've tried making my own with apples from the tree in my backyard. He turned out to be a really nice guy. So I think I was wrong in my original review of Ten Five One Cider.

So glad my family decided to come check out this family owned business! I'm a big fan of ciders so…read moreI was excited to visit. The family literally hosts customers in their (very large and beautiful) backyard. Plenty of shade and places to sit. We were greeted and seated quickly despite being early for our reservation. I liked that there were many different types of ciders to pick from, so I opted for a flight. My favorites were Bada Bing (Cherry infused) and apple pie (literally tastes like pie). I also shared a cider slushy with my mom and it was delicious. I recommend following them on Instagram, since they are only open for tastings on certain weekends of each month. They are also open on some Thursdays as well.

We went last weekend to celebrate my granddaughter's birthday. We had such an amazing experience…read more Excellent excellent customer service., music was a variety of different songs and also she was taking request. She was amazing.!!!!I would absolutely recommend this place.

We decided to stop at a family-owned winery during our road trip after seeing many cars parked…read morealong the highway. We assumed it must be a popular spot and decided to go for some wine tasting. The view of the winery was beautiful, but parking off the highway was limited. Additional parking was available in the gravel areas along the road, but be cautious when parking a low sports car, as there are rough spots with dips and larger rocks. Drive in slowly. Watch out for passing by vehicles, especially after your tasting. When we arrived, the hostesses welcomed us warmly and seated us quickly near the DJ, who was engaging with guests, playing loud tunes from mostly the '80s. Most of the customers appeared to be local families and friends hanging out. The bartender was pleasant and welcoming. Most servers seemed friendly and attentive to tables, but we had to wait 15 minutes for our assigned server, Alex, to take our order. While Alex was pleasant, he spent most of his time prioritizing and working other larger tables, leaving us waiting for long periods between wine pours. We came to the winery to sample some wines, and we were not disappointed with our selection, although we wished Alex would have more knowledge of the wines and take the time to provide us with more history of the winery. We chose to sample their range of whites and reds, and they were all nice except for the Zinfandel and one of the Chardonnays. We ended up purchasing a bottle of dry rosé, which we liked as a nice sipping on a warm day. Looking back, we could have easily served ourselves with one of the bottles purchased while we were there, which would have been a better experience. The menu had a variety of drinks, including whites, reds, mixed drinks, beer, and non-alcoholic beverages, as well as a couple of choices of crackers. We observed that many tables brought their own snacks and food, which seems to be permitted at this winery. Overall, we were glad we stopped in to sample some of this winery's offerings. However, if you prefer a more relaxed atmosphere without loud music, this may not be the place for you. We found it to be too loud and not the typical winery experience we were accustomed to. Unfortunately, the slow service by Alex made our first visit less enjoyable than we had hoped. Wine and other offerings: 4 stars Hostesses / Bartender hospitality: 4.5 stars Host service by Alex: 3 stars Ambiance: LOUD