A two-day San Benito County wine country itinerary: where to taste, eat and linger, built from local knowledge.
Saturday for the Cienega Road reservations, Eden Rift, DeRose, Calera if arranged, Sunday for Leal, Hollister's Crave and the San Juan Bautista evening.
The region sits 45 minutes south of San Jose through Hollister and the Cienega Valley, which makes the logistics easy and the pace unhurried.
April through November; winter visits center on the town rooms while the estates run arranged access.
Confirm hours before every stop; the family-scale rooms that make this region special also adjust their schedules with the seasons.
Every winery we track in the region, each with its own page.
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