J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines — Attraction in San Jose

A marvelous wine tasting opportunity. While they are one of the largest producers and distributors of wine, the tasting gives you access to their retail wines as well as their members-only and limited production wines. They have large vineyards between Monterey Bay and Paso Robles and source several varieties from others in the Central Coast. Tastings are generally an hour with servings of five wines and great discussions of their many wines and grapes. Interactions with staff makes tastings a very...

July 2023 Update:

Blake, the tasting room manager, has done a great job in creating fun and lively events. Wine and Cheese Fridays, food trucks, and music. As always the staff is knowledgeable and friendly. Richard, Dana, Shelly, and Annette are all wonderful.

Previous: Friendly, knowledgeable staff, excellent, reasonable priced wines. Tastings are still free-you can choose up to 6. On weekends, you can select the Cuvee's as part of your tasting choices. They also have events on many Wednesday's...

We were there on March 12, 2024. Reservations were made to have a seated tasting. Vicki was our hostess. She was very knowledgeable about theJ. Lohr family and wines. Since my niece and nephew-in-law live a few blocks away they decided to purchase a membership. With the membership our tastings were free and there was a discount on the wine we purchased. Our small plates were also discounted. My niece and hubby will definitely get use out of their membership. If you are in the area, give...