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12 Gilroy Wineries to Participate in 'Passport Weekend' Saturday and Sunday
For $30, passport holders have access to wine tasting, live music and discounts.
Wine lovers, get your passports ready.
“Passport Weekend” for wineries of the Santa Clara Valley is from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. For $30 per person, passport holders can partake not only in wine tasting but also music, barbecues and special discounts.
There are 23 participating wineries, 12 from Gilroy. For the first time, Aver Family Vineyards in Gilroy is part of the biannual event.
People can purchase their passports, good for the upcoming weekend only, from either the Gilroy Chamber of Commerce or Morgan Hill Chamber of Commerce.
Below is a complete list of wineries, with special conditions noted. The wineries also have a free iPhone app.
- Casa de Fruta in Hollister
- Castillo’s Hillside Shire Winery in Morgan Hill
- Cinnabar Winery in Saratoga
- Cooper-Garrod Estate Vineyards in Saratoga (opens at 9 a.m. both days)
- Creekview Vineyards in San Martin
- Fortino Winery in Gilroy
- Guglielmo Winery in Morgan Hill
- Hecker Pass Winery in Gilroy
- J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines in San Jose (opens at 9 a.m. both days with Artisan scones paired with selected wines from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.)
- Jason-Stephens Winery in Gilroy
- Kirigins Cellars in Gilroy
- Lightheart Cellars in San Martin (New this year.)
- Mann Cellars in Gilroy
- Martin Ranch Winery in Gilroy
- Monte Verde Vineyards in Morgan Hill
- Morgan Hill Cellars in Morgan Hill
- Rapazzini Winery in Gilroy
- Sarah’s Vineyard in Gilroy
- Satori Cellars in Gilroy
- Solis Winery in Gilroy
- Sycamore Creek Vineyards & Winery in Morgan Hill
- Thomas Kruse Winery in Gilroy
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