Richard Alfaro and and his wife Mary Kay  (a certified sommelier) enjoy the fruits of their labor. After a satisfying career as the founders of a restaurant and the wholesale baking company known under their own name - Alfaro's Micro Bakery - the couple shifted gears in 1997, acquiring an aging 75 acre apple farm south of Santa Cruz in Corralitos, California, which they subsequently transformed into Alfaro Family Vineyards & Winery.  With 56 acres currently under vine, the most-recently planted 8 acres was CCOF Certified Organic in 2010.

The hillside vineyards are located less than 4 miles from the cooling influence of the Monterey Bay in the southern end of the Santa Cruz Mountains appellation.
                               
                                                    

The Alfaro Family Vineyards wine label, based on an original painting by noted Santa Cruz artist
Laurie Zeszut features the entire Alfaro Family in a harvest scene.                                      

   
16 foot granite tasting bar with two adjacent picnic areas.  Always kid and dog friendly! Kids can play on our basketball court, use our coloring books and playdough - free apple juice too!                

Enjoy tasting wines in our intimate tasting room or bring a picnic and take in the view from our deck overlooking the vines.  Open most Saturdays from noon to 5:00pm.  $10 tasting fee; complimentary for our Wine Club members. Call for holiday hours.