Sip your way through the Midpeninsula Wine Trail

"That's because before the pandemic, there were nine wineries and one cider maker, while today, there are only four wineries remaining: Woodside Vineyards, Flying Suitcase Wines, Russian Ridge Winery and Domenico Winery and Osteria. Still, each is well worth a visit in its own right, and the four-stop trail offers its own sense of fun and challenge, given most of the them are only open on weekend afternoons. So you'll have to sip zippily to visit all four in one go."

"But on a sunny day, it's lovely to get outside of the temperature-controlled interior and savor the vibrant oasis of a parking lot transformed into an outdoor patio with cafe tables, shade structures, greenery, a pizza-slinging food truck and, of course, wine. The company produces an array of wines from grapes farmed in Woodside, part of the Santa Cruz Mountains American Viticultural Area."

A glossy brochure and marketing campaign once drew visitors to a cluster of wineries in industrial San Carlos, promoting the Midpeninsula Wine Trail as an easy alternative to Wine Country. Before the pandemic there were nine wineries and one cider maker; today four wineries remain: Woodside Vineyards, Flying Suitcase Wines, Russian Ridge Winery and Domenico Winery and Osteria. Most tasting rooms are open on weekend afternoons, creating a compact trail that encourages brisk sipping to visit multiple stops. Woodside Vineyards operates from Auto Vino with an outdoor patio, pizza truck and dog-friendly seating, producing many wines from Woodside-grown grapes.

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