A WINE DESTINATION
Through boom years and phylloxera, prohibition and the depression, the Santa Clara Valley wine region survived as a result of the dreams and desires of farmers. They planted and replanted this land to vines, experimented with rootstocks, clones, trellising systems and a variety of viticultural techniques - always striving to produce the best possible quality. These farmers are solely responsible for making this valley known as the first premium wine-producing region in California and home to numerous world-class, award-winning wines.
THE PLACE
"Silicon Valley" - it's easy to forget this area's role as California's first premium wine production region - the Santa Clara Valley. Native Americans named it "the Valley of the Heart's Delight." French and Italian immigrants who settled here during the Gold Rush era recognized the rich soils and Mediterranean climate as the perfect New World home for their European grape varietals. And so it begins...
Santa Clara Valley Wineries
Santa Clara Valley's wine country is located on California's picturesque Central Coast, between San Francisco and Monterey Bay also known as Silicon Valley. The AVA includes over 60 tasting rooms with vast views, rolling lush vineyards, and an eclectic cast of diverse characters that are steering the future of winemaking.
THE WINE
Our wineries are farming well, making wine sensitively and offering wines that are fantastic and distinctive. This, ultimately, is wine’s greatest contribution to community and cuisine.
VARIETALS & VINTAGES
Extensive testing shows that the grapes most suitable for the climate and soils of this region reign from Bordeaux, Rhone, and Burgundy in France and Tuscany and Piedmont in Italy.
AWARD WINNING
Our wineries enter and win major competitions in California year after year. Many wines are being recognized in Wine Enthusiast, Wine Spectator, Vinous, and the Wine Advocate, with wines ratings 90 points and above. Some wines have also been recognized as being Editor’s Choice and in the Top 100.
OUR MISSION
Our mission is to support the Santa Clara Valley wine region by promoting the wineries, wine culture, wine tourism, and heritage of our AVA. We strive to positively invest and contribute to our community and our land.
