Morgan Hill Cellars

We stopped by on 1÷17÷16, to try there wines. Was pleasantly surprised that we were treated as Wine tasters that have intentions of purchasing some wine. No charge for tasting, I do understand some places charging and then crediting back after purchase. Some no credit, just thanks for purchasing. I never ask about credit just don’t return to those. Lisa was great, explained all wines and made afternoon enjoyable. We purchased Merlot and Cab and some items at Gift Store. Will definitely visit again and take friends along. Put it on your list to visit.

Free wine tasting! Forgot the times that it’s available, so check with them.
Lady at the counter was funny and friendly. She likes to crack jokes.
They have fruit wines (strawberry, peach, etc), reds, whites, champagnes.

On our way up to San Jose, we saw some signs for this winery and decided to be adventurous and check it out. Turns out they do free tastings for your choice of 8 wines. We were helped by Lisa, a personable and witty lass, who had a story for every wine she poured! I haven’t acquired a taste for wine yet, especially reds, but hubby had a couple of fruity wines poured out and those were delightful.
The wine counter takes up the right side of the room and the left side is a lovely gift shop. We stopped by here in the early afternoon, so we were the only guests there at the time, and we loved the company and undivided attention. Lisa and her colleague were kind enough to suggest fun things to do in the San Jose area, which we totally did.
We ended up going home with 3 different bottles, one of them was the Loganberry wine, which was sweet and light. I’d recommend their fruit wines to anyone who might still be in that introductory phase of wine tasting; it’s a good place to start.

I always take my friends who come into town here. One the tasting is free and they let you try any 8 wines on the menu. I always by a bottle or get a glass of wine and sit on the patio since there staff is so nice. There champagne is also really amazing and is included in the flight. It’s a must stop on a wine stroll.

Love this winery! My friend and I swung by after going to the Gilroy Outlets (well, let’s be honest, we went to the Gilroy outlets because they were close to the winery, not the other way around). We were greeted warmly by lady at the tasting counter (unfortunately forgot her name!) and she explained to us that we get 8 free wine tastings (8!!), and recommended the order that we go in.
My friend and I like sweet wines, so we started off with the Riesling, followed by their white zinfandel (ok, the lady seriously has amazing story to introduce you into it. Hint: watermelon), the cherry blossom cabernet, the fruit wines, and the ports.
My favorites (as indicated by the bottles I brought home) were the White Zinfandel and the Black Label Port, whereas my friend grabbed the Pear Wine and the White Zinfandel. I personally thought the fruit wines were a tad too sweet, but I did appreciate the plum wine, which reminded me a bit of mulled cider.
Again, the lady at the tasting counter is very fun to talk to (we had this entire discussion about Marvel and Avengers: Age of Ultron) but if it gets busy and you want to enjoy the wine outside, there’s a lovely outside area.
Fantastic wine tasting experience. 5/​5, would come again. :)

Great little winery in Morgan Hill. All of their wines are good. I was especially impressed with their selection of sweet fruit wines. I didn’t taste a bad one. Friendly staff, as wel.

This winery is a great find! They offer free tastings, so you can’t go wrong with that! And even better, they give you a long list of wines and let you pick any combination of 7ish wines to taste (I think it’s 7 wines, but may be 6 or 8?). That means I can taste all white wines, which is great since I don’t care for the reds. They also have fruit wines in like 15 different varieties which is really unique– the peach wine, loganberry wine, and raspberry wines are great! I also really like their white Zinfandel– it’s a great wine, and I have bought a bottle several times. The girl serving the wines is so cute– she tells a little story go to with each wine so you know what you are tasting, and she is really funny and friendly. The tasting room is modern and clean, although I didn’t love that they had cats crawling all over the tasting bar for sanitary reasons.

The wine doesn’t have much variety. All the Reds tasted the same and all the whites tasted the same. The lady pouring was nice enough however I felt like she talked down to me a couple of times when it came to tasting the wine.

Disappointing. After a long and stressful day at work I thought I’d treat my wife to a quick tasting before dinner. We walked in at 4:20pm and were greeted by an unenthusiastic gent. First words were «you are getting a late start, we close at 5pm. We stop pouring at 4:45pm». That’s ok, it’s only 4:20pm. We were out by 4:30pm. We didn’t feel welcomed and actually felt very uncomfortable tasting wine under the clock. Maybe we’ll try it again but I doubt it, there are so many great wineries around here why would we subject ourselves to that again. Only plus was the tasting was free… but I’d have paid for a pleasant experience.

We rolled into the gravely parking lot of this unassuming winery on a drizzly, cloudy Saturday with a party of 9. We hesitated before coming inside, but upon entering, we were immediately made at home by Lisa, the most *amazing* human being to ever grace a tasting counter. Varietals become people with complex personalities, vintages become memories in your subliminal existence. Questions are enthusiastically and helpfully answered. Why can’t Napa be more like this?!
If you’re not spitting out the wine, you’re probably going to get hammered. Tastings are free, plentiful, and strong. Like, 6-​tastings-​of-​port strong. I didn’t sober up until the next day — lightweights beware.
Aside from a solid buzz, this winery truly does offer something for everyone. The dudes in our party finally got excited at this winery — smokey syrahs, rich, bourbon-​y ports, delicious fruit wines. If you have a friend who isn’t yet a wine convert, bring them here.
I left with 750 ml of the Black-​Label Port (a huge bottle, for port) for $ 26, and the Marionberry Fruit Wine (perfect for a nice spritzer) for $ 11. Fantastic deals on delicious wines, served up by one of the coolest cats in Morgan Hill. Definitely a must on your wine tour!

Okay the wine here is super yummy! Our host is named Lisa. We deliberately try to go when she’s working. She’s a hoot! Funny, warm, and very motivated to answer any of your wine questions. If you love cats you will get your fixing here. They hangout outside a lot, so don’t worry they won’t bug you. This place is super cute and inviting! They have a nice shaded area in the back where you can hangout and have a picnic, and even let kids run around if they happen to be with you. We’re members at four other local wineries and by far this is the one my friends, & family always keep talking about. Our out of town guests always request that we make a quick trip before they leave town. Their blueberry wine is to die for!

Very friendly service & great white wine. (I did not try the reds.) The nice shaded area in the back is a great place to hang out and talk with your friends or relax and visit your spouse on a date. I will stop by again.

I came to this winery because I had been passing the sign on the side of the road and they have free tastings… So why not! My husband and I went and got to taste 8 wines each… And we were lucky enough to be served by Lisa! She made us feel so welcome and we loved her explanations of each of the wines… They all had their own unique stories and it was so entertaining and different (in a good way of course!)
We really enjoyed the Riesling, Blackberry Merlot, Cherry Blossom Cabernet and all of the fruit wines. Lisa told us about passport weekend so of course we bought tickets and still this was our favorite winery because of the atmosphere (again — Lisa!) and of course the amazing wine.
We just joined the wine club today and are so happy with this place! Go visit and definitely taste with Lisa!

This winery was fantastic!
My friends and I rented a tour bus over the weekend for Passport weekend and this winery was on our list.
I loved how spacious the backyard entertainment area was, they had a band and even provided FREE food for those of us cruising in with Passports.
I also loved the large variety of fruit wines they had on the tasting menu. Let’s just say this winery wasn’t frugal like most of the wineries we visited where they only allowed tasting of 3 – 4 wines which was pretty dumb being that we all brought our wallets ready to make large purchases for the upcoming holidays and our day to day wine fix.
Needless to say, I spent over $ 300.00 here on my wine purchases but I’m glad I did, they made it easy to do so because everyone was nice and they fed us! LOL
We will be back, we all enjoyed this winery very much! Thanks for the great time!

Free tastings 10am-​5pm.
Far more casual than other wineries in the area, slight disadvantage. Great place to start I suppose.
Wine is okay. Comparable to store-​bought beringer.

Just remember, there’s a right way and a wrong way to do everything and the wrong way is to keep trying to make everybody else do it the right way — Harry Morgan as Colonel Potter on M*A*S*H
Sidney Gets Caught Up On Winery Reviews Part IV
Somehow I missed this winery during previous wine trips but after meeting the lovely couple who own this at a City sponsored Morgan Hill tourism event, I decided to rectify this oversight.
A bit of history first:
The winery was founded in 1913 in Morgan Hill, with 80 acres of vines. In 1945 the property was purchased by John and Eda Pedrizzetti. They were a successful winery with case producting exceeding 50,000. However, a heavy frost in the winter of 1979 damaged the vineyards so badly that the family decided to stop farming, sell off the vineyards and purchase grapes from other growers. Their tasting room caught fire in 1996 creating massive damage to the winery (which was rebuilt at a cost in excess of $ 2 million). In 2006 the winery was sold to the current owners and renamed Morgan Hill Cellars.
The rebuilt tasting room is beautiful and described perfectly in Shirley M.‘s review. It looks older than 17 years yet is also charming with tapestries and other knick-​knacks for sale. There is an outdoor area (rented for weddings and events) where the tasting room worker said you can bring a picnic and stay as long as you want.
The winery’s offerings are all over the map but inexpensive with the highest topping out at only $ 26.00. I liked the Chardonnay (which I bought two bottles of) and the Santa Clara County Merlot plus the Santa Clara County Syrah/​Cabernet blend. They make sparkling wines, ports and fruit wines too but those were not to my taste. However I know many other locals who enjoy them.
Service was chatty and friendly and again with that cool, unpretentious vibe that more wineries should pursue. Don’t make wine «exclusive», again, it’s just a beverage; have some fun with it.
Highly recommended especially if you bring a picnic :)

I’m definitely a fan!
Morgan Hill Cellars is a very chill tasting room. Our pourer, Lisa, was amazzzzzzzzzzzing. She was full of wine knowledge but personable, entertaining, and funny as hell. She gave a great breakdown of what to expect with each wine so we were prepared for the flavors.
As far as the wines themselves, I liked most of them. I’m not much of a white wine drinker, so I tried the Riesling and the White Zinfandel and then switched to the reds. I’m DEFINITELY a port fan so you can bet I got all excited when I got to that section of the tasting. My favorite was their traditional (I think blue?) port… mmm I could drink that for days.
Besides their awesome wines and staff, the tasting room also has beautiful grounds. The buildings are gorgeous and behind the main room is a super pretty picnic area. I attempted a jumping picture, but failed miserably (sorry!)
They also sell a variety of merchandise including cute-​sy wine signs and yummy olive oil and pepper jams and what not. They have a sample bar on the side and I may or may not have tried everything over there. Yummmmmmmm.
We will definitely be back!
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The wines are mostly tasty, I am a fan of the fruit ports and the whites. The interior of the tasting room is pretty neat, love the backdrop to the main bar. And the outdoor seating area is very lovely. But the best part of this place? One of the staff members, I have no idea what her name is, but she is very vintage fabulous. I adore her. She is very personable and doesn’t appear to be a wine snob at all, just knowledgeable about the product she is trying to sell. And she doesn’t push the product on you, which for me, makes me much more likely to buy something.
Oh, and I mustn’t forget the olive oil. Oh the olive oil. It’s all delicious. The basil is bright and fresh, the garlic is garlicy without the raw taste, the lemon was light, and the jalapeño-​very spicy but not burning, just left a nice kick on the tongue for a while. I am fascinated by the idea of the rosemary oil.
Will I go back for the wine? Yes. Will I go back for the oil? Hell yes.

This place is total thumbs up! Luv the winery & wines I decided to join as a wine club member! :)
They have a really great syrah-​cabernet blend that is totally awesome! It’s not too bold, ready on the pallet, even if your not a red wine drinker I would recommend this blend. The label is la Fenice… must have for your next pasta or steak dinner, or just because!
I have been here plenty times before but never gave a review, still luv it here! The winery has a nice little shop with items to purchase. Nice novelty items and cooking oils,

Free tasting of about 15 wines.
I’m glad this winery offered a good variety of wines. I really liked the whites and the champagne. Some of the ports and reds were good, but some were too sweet or too dry. There are several fruit wines that you choose one to mix with champagne. I chose the raspberry, but it was too sweet for my taste. I was sad it mixed in with my champagne.
There are picnic tables in the backyard with some nice vegetation and decorations. Property is sort of small.
Staff here was talkative and friendly.
I would like to come back to picnic and get a glass or two to enjoy here next time.