Complimentary
EmmaLily Vineyards is at 2105 Dahlberg Drive, Morgan Hill, CA 95037. Phone +1 (408) 655-9197. Tasting fee Complimentary. Wines: Cabernet Sauvignon.
About
EmmaLily runs like a 1970s Napa operation dropped into modern Morgan Hill—free tastings, the winemaker pouring, and Cabernet made with the kind of attention that went extinct elsewhere decades ago. They do micro-fermentations and 34-month barrel aging on wines that price like Napa ($180-$250) but without the tasting fee racket. It's open one weekend a month, seats yourself on the lawn, BYOP (bring your own picnic), and feels like visiting someone's personal project that happens to produce 1,500 cases of serious reds annually. If you want fruit-forward, bold Cabernet from Santa Clara Valley that actually competes, this is the address.
The Oxto Edit
Oxto AIOpen only third full weekend of each month. Small production (under 1,500 cases). Winemaker present at tastings. Micro-fermentation approach with extended barrel aging (34+ months). No food service but outside food allowed.
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EmmaLily Vineyards
2105 Dahlberg Drive
Morgan Hill, CA 95037
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