Little Satori Cellars is a new winery north-east of Gilroy in the southern Santa Clara Valley.  They are only open the 3rd weekend of the month now but intend to be open on all weekends starting in July 2010.  Please visit their WineQuesters.com profile for much more information.

We were driving along a back road after visiting the Tom Kruse Winery when I decided to drop by Satori to see if they were open on a Sunday afternoon.  We stumbled into a winery event.  We were handed a string of beads to exchange for glasses of wine.  There were a lot more beads on our string than our ability to drink wine.

The lawn area was surrounded by crafts booths and a band played at the far end.  I pretty much focused on the wines and BS’ing with the locals, including a Gallo. This event was more social than many I’ve attended in the Gilroy area.

We came home with their attractively labeled Oh-So Zin, Cabernet Sauvignon of the Blue Hand, and Estate Merlot of the Violet Flame – all 2006.  These are quality wines with good structure and moderate nose, body, and finish.   We will definitely drop by and purchase more of their wine.  Maybe we can exchange some nice glass beads for wine.

- jim