Second Saturdays in Hopland

We are coming up on the the second saturday of the month --- again!! 

Second Saturdays in Hopland


Jul 9, 2011

The Second Saturday program has been a huge success. Six Hopland wineries (Cesar Toxqui Cellars, Graziano, Jaxon Keys, McNab Ridge, McFadden and Weibel) become open houses for the second saturday of each month! Rain or shine, all wineries offer complementary seasonal culinary delights, paired with your favorite varietals. All of these wineries run second saturday wine specials, discounts and deals! There's always a few with barrels out, for tasting the wine of the future. These wineries spare no expense and feature vertical tastings of their best wines! Other Hopland wineries participate on and off, so if one of your favorites is not on this list, feel free to contact them to see if they will be involved!

There is no entrance fee or tickets, just show up to any participating winery to start the fun!
Jaxon Keys winery typically hosts music and food from 3-7 pm. Come on by after the rest close up!

July 9 ~ Second Saturday ~ Open Late

Enjoy live music by guitarist Nate Lopez while lounging on the veranda in the shade. Complimentary appetizers and wine by the glass available. Special sale! 40% off all cases. Tasting Room opens at 10am and the music plays from 3-7pm.

McNab Ridge's tasting room has been pouring 2003-2007 CORO verticals!

It's almost time for "Second Saturday" at our Hopland tasting room. We'll be serving garlic & shrimp caesar salads topped with a zesty lemon splash, savor our new gourmet dips & spreads and Decadence will be here serving their fine handmade truffles. Try our new releases and don't forget we'll be barrel tasting and selling futures of our 2009 Cononiah Zinfandel.

Graziano has been bringing out the large format bottles (magnums and up) for tasting!

McFadden

This Saturday, we will be pouring all our wines at the McFadden Vineyard Tasting Room in Hopland and, for Second Saturday, will pair our Pinot Gris with a Wild Rice, Dill Orange Pesto, and Veggie Salad prepared by professional chef Anne Fontaine McFadden. We're closing early, around 3:30, to run up to McFadden Farm in Potter Valley for our Annual Wine Club Appreciation BBQ Dinner

THIS WEEKEND...

On the Second Saturday of each month Milano Winery, along with several other tasting rooms here in Hopland, offer delicious appetizers, some music & wine specials on these fun-filled weekends!

So come join us and don't miss out on these great values while you taste, socialize, nibble & shop.

SPECIALS... SPECIALS... SPECIALS...

40% OFF Selected Merchandise

RED HOT REDS

Discounts on some of our Award Winning Wines are...30% OFF 2004 Carignane, 2004 Merlot & 2004 Petit Verdot

&

CLOSEOUT...35% OFF Ken Schilling Wines...While supplies last...Quantities limited!

It's going to be a beautiful weekend in the Wine Country so come wine tasting @ MILANO!

Don't miss out! Can't wait to see you!

Everyone Welcome!!!

Milano Family Winery

A Taste of Rewood Valley

A Taste of Redwood Valley

Tasting, Music, Art & Great Food

Saturday & Sunday 11-5pm
$30 if purchased online
$35 at the door

(designated drivers are free)
Wind your way through our lovely valley at your own pace, discovering each award-winning winery and the distillery that makes the best brandy in the world.

Each day will be filled with delicious food, live music, barrel-tastings, and one-of-a-kind fine arts and crafts.

Just check in at any one of the eight wineries or distillery, receive a map and a complimentary logo-engraved glass. You may also sign up to win one of the lavish baskets of wine and delicacies created by each winery.

Redwood Valley is a beautiful 2-hour drive from both the San Francisco Bay Area and I-5. It is just off Hwy.101 between Ukiah and Willits. Take Hwy 101 north of Ukiah to West Road (exit #557), show up at any participating winery, and get a map to all the others. Some are close to 101 and others are tucked deep in our lovely valley

Participating Wineries:

 

Second Saturdays in Hopland

Jun 11, 2011


The Second Saturday program has been a huge success. Six Hopland wineries (Cesar Toxqui Cellars, Graziano, Jaxon Keys, McNab Ridge, McFadden and Weibel) become open houses for the second saturday of each month! Rain or shine, all wineries offer complementary seasonal culinary delights, paired with your favorite varietals. All of these wineries run second saturday wine specials, discounts and deals! There's always a few with barrels out, for tasting the wine of the future. These wineries spare no expense and feature vertical tastings of their best wines! Other Hopland wineries participate on and off, so if one of your favorites is not on this list, feel free to contact them to see if they will be involved!

There is no entrance fee or tickets, just show up to any participating winery to start the fun!



Jaxon Keys winery typically hosts music and food from 3-7 pm. Come on by after the rest close up!

McNab Ridge's tasting room has been pouring 2003-2007 CORO verticals!

Graziano has been bringing out the large format bottles (magnums and up) for tasting!

Hopland Passport Day #2 - Sunday May 1

I have to say, offically, that I overdid it on saturday at the Hopland Passport!!  Thank goodness we had a DD -- Thanks so much Carrie!!

Sunday Turned out to be just as nice a day as Saturday!!  On our way out of town we picked up one of my co-workers, Marisela, to spend the day with us!!



We decided to hit the rest of the wineries -- or the in-town tasting rooms!!!

Parked at McNab and started the tasting there!!  We were, actually, just a little early, but that didn't stop us or them!!  We really like McNab and the wonderful dips that they always serve at their wine tasting!! Hmmm -- another one that I might just have to join.  You can even buy the dip packets there -- I admit that I bought a couple of them to use later -- probably at one of our girly get-togethers or some other such get-together!!  They, also, have a wonderful Sangria recipe that uses their 'Charisma' wine!!!  Yep!! I had to buy a couple of bottle of that too!!  One of these days I'm gonna make their Sangria!!  We were talking about making it for our next girly get-together(sunday?) or our monday 'Dancing With The Stars' get-together.



We then headed accross the street -- Carrie was hoping the 'hot' fireman was directing traffic again this year, but, alas . . .no!!

Brutacao was next on our list -- Their tasting room is also in with a really great Italian restaurant called 'The Crushed Grape' and they have 'Bocce Ball' courts.  Haven't tried the Bocce Ball yet, but maybe one of these days. . . .

I must say I have tried Brutacao's port and chocolate and hmmm is it good.  Being associated with an Italian restaurant they naturally serve piza, but not just any pizza - gourmet pizza's!!! 

Then it was on to another new winery/tasting room for passport - Cesar Toxqui, not bad for a small winery, will have to keep an eye on them in the future.  And yes. . . they served a mexican chicken dish, Marisela knew what it was called, but all I knew was that it was good and they served homemade flan to go along with it!! 

Right next door ar SIP they were tasting wine from the Patianna winery. I just love stopping in and chatting with Angela and Bernadette at SIP!  The wine is good too!

We headed a little further down the street to McDowell -- great gift shop and tasting room!!  the food was good too!!  Soft tacos!! Can you tell what I really come to this for? . . . the food!!  Oh yes, and the wine!!

Back across the street to what I like to call tasting room row!!  All of these tasting rooms are almost side by side in downtown Hopland!!  First of the bunch was Weibel -- their in town tasting room is fairly new, I still like heading out to the winery for the tasting better -- what a great place and another great view, so peaceful!!  Alycia's favorite by far I think -- they have some great sparkling wines and even have a non-alcoholic sparkling wine!!!

Next door is Graziano's tasting room!!  Some nice wines that are actually from Redwood Valley, the other side of Ukiah!!  Kind of funny that their tasting room is in Hopland!!  They have some great homegrown BBQ beef and wild rice salad that they present each time at passport!!  I understand that they grow the beef themselves and you can even buy it at the winery!!  Now that's some fresh meat!!

McFadden was the last of bunch for today. 

We all kinda took things easy and light on the drinking today!!  At least I know I did.  We were, actaully done about 3pm, I am sure Marisela was glad about that as she had worked all night and had only taken a cat nap prior to going out with us!! So we headed back to McNab, did a little more window shopping!!  Then headed home!!

Carrie, Alycia, Me and Marisela

Here we are in front of McNab's Tasting room at their fountain, Danielle didn't want her picture taken!!  So she took the pic and caught me with my eyes closed -- boy do I looked smashed!!  Well. . . it was the end of the day!!

Can't wait till the autumn Hopland Passport!!!