$20/person
Cinnabar Winery is at 3200-A Dryden Avenue, Gilroy, CA 95020. Phone +1 (408) 867-1012. Tasting fee $20/person. Wines: Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Grenache and Rosé.
About
Cinnabar operates out of Gilroy with a portfolio spanning Santa Clara Valley, Santa Cruz Mountains, Monterey, and beyond. Their lineup includes estate Cabernet Sauvignon from the Denice Vineyard in Santa Clara Valley, Pinot Noir from Santa Cruz Mountains, and a Mercury Rising line of affordable California blends. The tasting room offers both structured flights ($20 for five wines, waived with two-bottle purchase) and rotating tap wines by the glass. Outdoor seating dominates, often with live music, and the vibe is more picnic tables than white tablecloths. They allow outside food and sell snacks on-site. The winemaking philosophy leans on single-vineyard sourcing—Lewis Vineyard Cabernet Franc from Lodi, Mis Tres Hijos Vineyard Cabernet from Red Hills Lake County—alongside a dessert wine program (Cinabrio) that shows range beyond the usual tasting room suspects.
The Oxto Edit
Oxto AIThe science angle is real here—Cinnabar sources from vineyards across California (Santa Cruz Mountains, Monterey, Lodi, Lake County) and bottles everything from estate Chardonnay to a 500ml dessert wine called Cinabrio. The Gilroy tasting room runs $20 flights and $12 tap pours, with plenty of outdoor seating and a casual vibe that skews more weekend hangout than wine country formality.
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Cinnabar Winery
3200-A Dryden Avenue
Gilroy, CA 95020
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