Wrights Station Vineyard & Winery — Attraction in Scotts Valley

Wineries are great—but Wrights Station Winery stands out among the rest because of their hospitality, the enchanting views, the wine, and their natural ability to exude warmth and welcoming vibes.

We stumbled upon Wrights Station years ago while on a work assignment to research lost railroad tracks that connected San Jose to Santa Cruz. Wrights Station has a rich, fascinating history involving Chinese railroad workers, the military, TNT, the 1905 earthquake, and the legacy of local entrepreneurs and pioneers that influenced Santa Cruz and the SC mountains. Wrights Station Winery was once a rail stop for families on picnic excursions from the South Bay to Santa Cruz. Today, it is the perfect picnic excursion.

The winery itself is situated on a sunny hill surrounded by vines and redwood trees. Dan the winemaker is often seen interacting and serving guests.

It’s dog friendly. There are fun events and pop ups throughout the month. A beautiful venue for hosting. Amazing deals for wine club members: 4 free tastings 2x a month, discounts, special events, and more.

My partner loves wine, and I find wine and wineries intimidating. We take all our friends and out of town guests here. Wright Station has something for everybody. Dani in particular is warm and delightful. We always look forward to seeing her and she makes us feel...

I’m going to give this winery four stars. I debated three stars or four stars. But I’m gonna give it a second visit before I make my final decision. We got Santa Cruz wine passports. And decided this would be the first winery to visit with our passport. It’s a beautiful setting. Very clean and the staff are for the most part extremely friendly. Though there was a grumpy old guy behind the wine counter. Who was a little unpleasant to deal with. When we were trying to figure out which wine flight to purchase and follow through with the transaction. But we didn’t allow his cantankerous behavior to affect our moods. The thing was the staff was overwhelmed with a large influx of people. We did get our wine rather quickly. But never saw anyone after that. So we didn’t take the opportunity to actually purchase any wine. Like we usually do. at first I thought this was just bad timing but another friend who is a major wine connoisseur that I talk to about my experience. Had the same experience at this winery. My suggestion to this business would be. Prepare for your large weekend in fluxes of tourists. Because you’re missing out on a lot of sales when you don’t follow through after the tasting to inquire what people thought of the wine and if they’re interested in...

Nice, easy drive up highway 17 to get here. Beautiful grounds. Very nice tasting room and main house with sun room. Lots of outdoor seating under umbrellas. They have a cool redwood grove for small weddings and other social gatherings about 4 minutes walk from the tasting room.

They focus on Pinot and Chardonnay. They grow those grapes to make wine. In fact they told us they sell Chardonnay grapes to most of the wineries in the area. They purchase another varietals, for instance cabs.

I really enjoyed the 2018 Estate Cuvée Chardonnay which was oak barrel fermented. It features perfectly ripe apple and pear-tart flavors. An earthy toasted taste. Bottle $33

The 2018 Lago Lomita Pinot Noir was also nice. Not sure if these are their grapes. Its dark and rich, lots of spice and intense boysenberry aroma and black-raspberry...