1972
Two families, one basement.
Bob and Anna-Maria Roudon and Jim and June Smith make their first wine in a tiny basement. Bob and Jim are engineers at Amdahl, an early Silicon Valley computer maker.
Small-lot California wine since 1972, poured in Saratoga village.
Join the wine club
Tasting room open Thursday to Sunday · 14572A Big Basin Way
JAN | MAY | SEP
The wine club: pick 2, 6 or 12 bottles, three times a year. Change the wines anytime. Pick up or we ship.
Our wines are $25 to $35. Members pay $20 to $28, so 2 bottles come to about $40–$56 a release, plus tax and shipping.
Join the wine club
No card on file until we call. Ask us about skipping or canceling then.
- 20% off every bottle, every day.
- 30% off for 30 days after each release.
- Free tastings, and your friends taste free that day.
2
bottles each release
About $40–$56 a release
6 bottles a yearMost members pick this.
6
bottles each release
About $120–$168 a release
18 bottles a year12
bottles each release
About $240–$336 a release
36 bottles a year
Since 1972
1978
Engineers build a winery.
The two engineers design and build the winery themselves.
1997
The computer company goes. The wine stays.
Fujitsu buys Amdahl, where it all began. The winery keeps pouring.
2006
New hands, still small.
Al Drewke buys half the winery, then all of it in 2011. Still small, still made by hand.
TODAY
Pouring on Big Basin Way.
Winemaker Mikael Wargin makes small lots from Central Coast growers. You taste them in Saratoga village.
The tasting room
Open Thursday to Sunday. Come by after work.
Hours
- Thursday
- 2–7 pm
- Friday
- 2–7 pm
- Saturday
- 1–7 pm
- Sunday
- 2–7 pm
Monday to Wednesday: private parties and by appointment.
Private parties for up to 20. $15 a person, $300 minimum. Bring your own food.
Book a partyWhat's on
Live music at our tasting room, and wine walks nearby where we pour. A wine walk ticket gets you a glass and a map of the tasting spots.
Sat, Nov 14
1–4 pm
Menlo Park Wine Walk
Downtown Menlo Park.
$50 in advance, $59 day of, plus tax. Check in from 12:45 pm at the parklet in front of 643–693 Santa Cruz Avenue.
4–6 pm
Live music with Sherrie Vail
At our tasting room in Saratoga.
Sun, Nov 15
2–5 pm
Santa Cruz Fall Wine Walk
Downtown Santa Cruz.
$40 in advance, $45 day of. Check in at Oswald Restaurant, 121 Soquel Avenue, by 3:30 pm.
3–5 pm
Live music with Sherrie Vail
At our tasting room in Saratoga.
Sat, Dec 12
4–6 pm
Live music with Sherrie Vail
At our tasting room in Saratoga.
Wholesale, direct from the winery.
For California retailers, grocery stores, restaurants and hotels.
12
bottles minimum
Per purchase. That's one case.
1, 3 or 5 cases
Or our 3-case by-the-glass order (BTG).
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