Taste of Sta Rita Hills

Specialties

We are the exclusive tasting room for the hard-​to-​find, boutique wine producers from the Santa Rita Hills. We represent about a dozen wineries who don’t have their own tasting rooms, like Seasmoke, Clos Pepe, Thorne, Gypsy Canyon and others.

History

Established in 2009.

Antonio Moretti is the creator and owner of the Tasting Room, Taste of Sta. Rita Hills. His passion for wine and food goes back to his early age when one side of his family was involved in the restaurant business. When he moved to the United States from Italy the passion became his career, and for the past 30 years he has devoted his time between managing restaurants and working as a wine specialist in wine distribution. A few years ago, after visiting the wine areas of the Central Coast several times, he was so inspired by the area that he knew he wanted to make this his home. Specifically, the Sta. Rita Hills appealed to him so much that he and his wife decided to settle there. After meeting and working with some of the winemakers and owners of the local wineries, it became very clear to him that he wanted to be involved as much and as deeply as possible with the wine business that was quickly growing there. Upon tasting wines throughout the area, he realized that there are many wi

Meet the Business Owner

Antonio M.

Business Owner

Antonio Moretti is the creator and owner of the Tasting Room, Taste of Sta. Rita Hills. His passion for wine and food goes back to his early age when one side of his family was involved in the restaurant business. When he moved to the United States from Italy the passion became his career, and for the past 30 years he has devoted his time between managing restaurants and working as a wine specialist in wine distribution. He started Taste of Sta. Rita Hills in 2009 with his wife, Jeni Moretti.