Passport Celebration Day Winery Activities 2026 - Wines of the Santa Cruz Mountains
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Exclusive offers and winery activities on Passport Celebration Day

Saturday, February 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. If you have any questions about a winery’s offer, feel free to call the winery ahead of time.

To get you started, here’s a list of some of the exciting offers and activities you can expect on Passport Celebration Day. Happy exploring!

Important Notes and Opening Hours:

  • 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 of SCM wines. Passports are available for purchase at Chaminade on Passport Celebration Days only.
  • DeVincenzi Cellars is now accepting wine passports! They won’t be open for the February Passport Celebration Day but they will accept passports on June 20 and October 17. The tasting room hours are 11am to 6pm Wednesday through Sunday. By appointment only. They are dog-friendly and allow outside food.
  • Ferrari Ranch Wines will be closed for the February Passport Celebration Day. The winery reopens in May.
  • Pelican Ranch Winery is NOW accepting passports! Mobile passport holders, you would’ve noticed the update in the app adding Pelican Ranch to the list of participating wineries but passport booklet holders, Pelican Ranch joined after the latest edition of booklets was printed so they’re not printed in your booklet. The staff at Pelican Ranch will happily sign the back pages of your booklet, dedicated to new passport stops added throughout the year. Pelican Ranch Winery Address: 2364 Bean Creek Rd, Scotts Valley, CA 95066.
  • 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!
  • Twelve Stones Winery is now accepting wine passports! Due to active construction, the February Passport Celebration Day will be by reservation only. Address: 17300 Laurel Rd, Los Gatos, CA 95033. Website: twelvestoneswinery.com
  • 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!

SAVE THE DATES! 2026 Passport Celebration Days: February 21, June 20, October 17. Remember, you can use your passports all year round, whenever the wineries are open and accepting passports AND on Passport Celebration Day.

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