About Fellom Ranch Vineyards
Fellom Ranch has been in the family since 1929, and the vineyards ride one of California's most storied addresses: Montebello Ridge, at 2,200 feet above Cupertino in the Santa Cruz Mountains, sixteen miles from the Pacific as the crow flies. The site is a geology lesson in a glass - ancient uplifted seabed limestone soils inside the San Andreas fault zone, cooled by marine advection fog rolling over the ridgeline.
The house specialty is estate-grown Cabernet Sauvignon in a classic Bordeaux register: hand-picked field blends with Cabernet Franc, Merlot, and Petit Verdot, aged 24 months in French oak. The 2019 Estate Cabernet took Gold at the 2023 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition, and the cellar reaches beyond the ridge too - a Russian River Valley Chardonnay, Saratoga-grown Zinfandel, Cabernet Franc, and a Lime Kiln Valley late-harvest Zinfandel that earned Silver at the 2026 Chronicle. With four decades of winemaking behind it, production stays a true micro operation, rarely exceeding 1,500 cases, farmed with environmentally sustainable methods wherever possible.
Visits run by appointment only in the outdoor tasting space - seasonal and weather permitting, closed through the winter months - at $20 per taster (21 and over), with limited group tastings for 8 to 12 guests. Wine sales continue year-round, and the family occasionally announces complimentary public tasting dates. Call (408) 741-0206 or email to arrange a visit up the same fabled road that leads to Ridge Monte Bello.
Estate Cabernet from limestone at 2,200 feet - a 1929 family ranch on the same ridge that made Montebello famous.
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Montebello Ridge Terroir
Uplifted seabed limestone in the fault zone, fog-cooled at 2,200 feet - the ridge's signature in miniature.
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Gold Medal Estate Cab
The 2019 Bordeaux-style field blend took Gold at the 2023 SF Chronicle competition.
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A True Micro Winery
Under 1,500 cases a year, family owned, hand picked, sustainably minded.
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The 1929 Ranch
Nearly a century of family stewardship on one of California wine's great roads.
The affordable appointment on Montebello Road - ridge-grown Cabernet with a family handshake.
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Ridge Tasting
Seasonal outdoor tastings by appointment on the estate, $20 per taster, 21+. Closed winter months.
$20 per person
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Group Tastings
Limited reservations for groups of 8 to 12 - call or email to arrange.
$20 per person
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