The bottles worth bringing home from Santa Clara Valley wine country, and how to buy them well.
old-vine Grenache from Besson's 1910 planting is the valley's collector piece, with Guglielmo's estate reds and Kirigin's one-of-a-kind Vino de Mocca the take-home signatures.
The broader identity to shop: century-old Grenache, Italian-family estate reds and easy-going daily pours from cellars bonded before Prohibition.
Taste before you buy wherever possible, ask about club pricing without joining on the spot, and remember small producers often waive fees with purchase.
Limited bottlings sell at the source; if a room says a wine is tasting-room-only, believe it.
Summer heat is the enemy: never leave wine in a parked car here, and ask rooms about shipping, most small producers can, and the cost beats a cooked case.
Every winery we track in the region, each with its own page.
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