Tag: winery
L&M Vineyard: An expansive retirement project
Mandy and Larry Imas grew up in San Jose and met at Lynbrook High School, then went off to their respective colleges. Says Mandy,...
Lion Ranch’s secret sauce
Kim and Todd Englehardt are dedicated to Rhone varieties at their Lion Ranch vineyard in San Martin, where they have two parcels: a two-acre...
Cottage Creek: Inspired by Syrah
Cottage Creek, owned by Denise and Sam Russell, is one of those places where you can truly feel connected to the grape source, even...
Welcome to Lion Ranch Winery
Lion Ranch, a new winery in San Martin, is gearing up for its grand opening celebration next month.
Morgan Hill winery carries on legacy
Jerry and Judy Ross never planned to own their own Morgan Hill winery.
Seeking solutions so our up-and-coming wineries keep the ‘mojo’ going
So, spring Passport Weekend for our wonderful, visitor attracting wineries is a comin’ fast on March 23 and 24 and a spat has broken out. Hopefully, Sycamore Creek will change direction and participate in the weekend and, hopefully, the winery owners will get together to seek solutions to the challenges of parking and rowdy wine drinkers who overindulge. Toward that end, perhaps the winery owners could consider hiring shuttle buses – a few for the Gilroy area and a few, likewise, for Morgan Hil. The buses could ferry passengers on a loop route between wineries during the weekend. A main parking lot would have to be identified and promoted – Dhruv Khanna’s paved soccer field parking lot at Kirigin Cellars could work, for example – and that could minimize some of the challenges. If the winery owners are smart, they’ll do what they can to solve the problems themselves and collectively keep intact the momentum of Passport Weekend and the growing reputation for fun events, good wine and hospitable staffs that the area wineries have built.
County, wineries exit grape gauntlet
Mixed reviews are following an ambitious effort aimed at clarifying existing laws that regulate the local wine industry, after the project dragged on for more than a year.
Petition out against county regs on wineries
A petition designed to put the heat on county supervisors who recently voted in favor of new policy recommendations that affect South County vintners has amassed hundreds of signatures and comments in a matter of days.
