Passport Celebration Day Winery Activities 2025 - Wines of the Santa Cruz Mountains
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Exclusive offers and winery activities on Passport Celebration Day

Saturday, June 21

  

Passport Celebration Day is coming up fast and the wineries of the Santa Cruz Mountains can’t wait to welcome you! All the fun will be at the wineries. Wondering what to do now?! Check out this easy-to-use map and start planning your route! Passport Celebration Day is the perfect opportunity to check out wineries that are rarely open to the public or only open on Passport Celebration Days. You can also meet other wine passport holders!

Keep in mind that some wineries require a reservation. Please read each winery’s page in your passport before you set off. You can also take a look at a quick overview of what each winery offers here. If you have any questions about a winery’s offer, feel free to call the winery ahead of time. To give you a bit of planning inspo, here’s a list of some of the exciting offers and activities you can expect on Passport Celebration Day. Happy tasting!

Important Notes and Opening Hours: Lago Lomita will not be open on the June 21 Passport Celebration Day.

  • Big Basin Vineyards On Passport Celebration day, Big Basin will have a Parker Presents Oysters pop-up at the Santa Cruz Tasting Room and Tapas Bar. They will also offer an all white flight in addition to our regular wine flights. And of course, in addition to the pop-up, they will be offering our full tapas menu including house-made empanadas and NEW! Italian Pinsa flatbreads.
  • Chaminade Resort & Spa Make your way to the beautiful Chaminade Resort from 12pm-4pm and enjoy fantastic wine and sweeping views of the Monterey Bay and Santa Cruz! Featuring a tasting flight from award-winning winery Maison Areion as our pop-up winery. Passports are available for purchase at Chaminade on Passport Celebration Days only.
  • Kings Mountain Vineyards will be pouring their incredible wines at The Pastaria in Los Gatos! The address is 27 N Santa Cruz Ave, Los Gatos 95030. Be sure to add them to your Los Gatos stops along with Gali and Saison.
  • Lago Lomita Vineyards Closed for a private event and will not be accepting passports on the June 21 Passport Celebration Day.
  • Rosscienda Vineyard Make your way to their brand new tasting room and explore wines by one of our newest wineries!
  • Sante Arcangeli Family Wines is now accepting wine passports! Enjoy this new passport stop in the Aptos village. Plan a visit across the street to the Aptos Vineyard tasting room as well while you’re in the village!
  • Wargin Wines You can now go tasting at Wargin in Soquel with your wine passport! Conveniently, just 2 minutes away is the historic Bargetto Winery which also warrants a visit.

Watch this space – more exciting offers and activities will be added every week leading up to Passport Celebration Day!

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