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High Elevation Santa Cruz Mountains Pinot Noir & Syrah

From Our Vineyard In The Sky

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Muns Vineyard brushes the sky on the Loma Prieta ridge top above Monterey Bay at 2600 feet. This is the highest Pinot Noir vineyard in the Santa Cruz Mountains, a prime growing region for this luscious winegrape.

We enjoy the coastal climate of the mountains, with fog lapping at our feet in the summer. The cool coastal breeze that blows off the fog and sunlight are perfect for growing premium Pinot Noir. Moderate days and cool nights, along with diligent personal attention in our 13-acre owner-operated vineyard, produces fruit with rich and complex flavors. We have blended Dijon clones 114, 115, 667 and 777 to provide a complex and well-balanced wine.

Minimal intervention in the winery allows our unique terroir to shine. Barrel aging in 30% new oak for about 16 months adds soft tannins that accentuate, but not dominate, the beautiful fruit in this special wine. The wine drinks well now and is a delicious complement with food, and will bottle-age for years to come. Enjoy ‘heaven-in-a-bottle’ from our ridge top vineyard above the bay!

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“The Pinot Noir That Comes From This Vineyard is Amazing.”

– The International Wine Review, November, 2024

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To Order Our Estate Wines See the Order Page here.

See more below about:

Vineyard Tasting Dates and More Wine Events

Vineside Pickup & Free Local Delivery

WINTER

Winter Wonderland! February, 2019.
Snow in the Vineyard. February, 2019.
Snow View of Santa Cruz. February, 2019.
Blanketed in Snow. February, 2019.
Snowy Syrah. February, 2019.
A Cold Walk in the Vineyard. February, 2019.
Snow! February, 2019.
Snow, January 2020.
Snow, January 2020.
Clouds over Mount Umunhum.
Clouds over Mount Umunhum.
A winter sunset.
A winter dawn.
Winter sky show: the clouds at eye level.
Winter sky show.
Santa Cruz and the coast below us.
The Monterey Peninsula in the distance across the Bay.

We have had 8″ of rain in the first week of the year when the storm fronts came in without stop. With 10″ in the last three months of 2025 we’ve had 18″+ so far this winter. So although it seems like it’s rained a lot, that’s not really all that much. The cover crop is green and lush from the rain and will be mowed as soon as the ground dries out enough for the tractor to get in. There is a silvery beauty to the vines during the winter as they go dormant. We feed them a dose of nutrients to recover from harvest and to help store carbohydrates for next year’s growth. There is still maintenance in the vineyard: trellis and irrigation repair, road maintenance, brush clearance, storm clean-up, etc. But mostly this is the time of year for a winter’s rest – for the vines and for us!

All the best for the New Year!

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Upcoming Events:

Vineyard Tastings, 2026

~ Saturday, February 28

~ Sunday, March 8

~ Sunday, March 22

Please make a reservation with your choice of seating times: 11:30, 12:00, 12:30 or 1:00 for a 2-hour time slot.

Email Mary at Mary@munsvineyard.com or call 408-234-2079. For details see the Vineyard Tastings page here

We are pleased to share the vineyard experience and our wines with you at our tasting deck outdoors. We are having some beautiful Winter weather! Experience the vineyard and enjoy our expansive views over the mountains to Monterey Bay. Take the opportunity to bring some of our estate Pinot Noirs and Syrah home to enjoy! We look forward to seeing you in the vineyard! Please make a reservation

Please note: We take reservations only for the dates that we schedule. Tastings are outdoors and are dependent on conducive weather. Tastings may need to be rescheduled in the event of rain, heavy fog, cold temperatures, heat wave or other circumstances that inhibit wine tasting outdoors. We want you to enjoy your visit!

Look Forward to These Events in 2026:

~ Passport Days – Feb. 21, June 20, Oct. 17: Purchase your Passport if you don’t already have one from Wines of the Santa Cruz Mountains here. Add Muns Vineyard to your itinerary, and please make a reservation. We will be open for Passport Days (weather permitting).

~ March 29 – Grand Tasting with the Wineries of the Santa Cruz Mountains, at Mountain Winery: Dive deep into the wines of the Santa Cruz Mountains and discover more than 45 wineries – including Muns Vineyard – at the SCM Grand Wine Tasting at The Mountain Winery! Take in breathtaking, panoramic views of Silicon Valley while you sip award-winning wines and bid on more than 50 exciting silent auction items––including rare wine releases, magnums and VIP vineyard tours. Grab a bite to eat at The Mountain Winery concessions bar or pack a picnic to linger through the afternoon. Early bird tickets available until Feb. 19. For more information see the Wines of the Santa Cruz Mountains website here.

See our Events page for more events and information.

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Enjoy Muns Vineyard Wines at Home

Vineside Pickup: Pick up Your Advance Order at the Vineyard Saturdays, by Appointment or Free Local Delivery. We also ship.

If you are not able to come to one of our scheduled vineyard tastings you can pick up an order vineside, and we also offer free local delivery.

For Vineside Pickup at the vineyard: Saturdays between 11-3pm: Pick up is for advance orders only so we can fill your order before your arrival.

Free local delivery: We will deliver to your home at no charge with a min. $125 order throughout Santa Cruz to Watsonville, the Santa Cruz Mountains, and San Jose to Palo Alto. If you live just beyond this area please inquire about delivery.

We also ship.

To Order: See our Order page here. Or call Mary at 408-234-2079.

15% off on 6-11 bottles

25% off on a case

30% off on 3 cases

And you can mix your selection and order whatever you would like.

Wine Club discounts: 20% on 3 bottles, 25% on 6 bottles, 30% on a case

Pricing before discounts: Pinot Noirs $44/bottle; Syrah $34/bottle, 2010 Sparkling Rose’ of Pinot Noir $54/bottle.

For a list of our wines, see the Wines page here. To order, see our Order page here. For even better discounts, see our Wine Club page here. Or call Mary at 408-234-2079.

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Harvest, 2025

The 2025 harvest is in! We picked the Pinot early to mid-September. And the Syrah on October 13, right before a big storm that brought 2″ of rain that afternoon. Look at this beautiful fruit in the bin! Gorgeous clusters, and flavor to swoon over. It’s been an ideal growing season!

Harvest, 2024.

We started harvest with an early pick at low brix for a Muns Vineyard sparkling wine the week of Aug. 26.. We started picking for our winery clients on September 6 and finished on the 17th. This was earlier than we even started last year, on Oct. 2. Last year, 2023 was a cool growing season and harvest was about a month later than usual. This year’s schedule was more usual.

Although temps were largely moderate, in the low-mid 80s with chilly nights, the fruit ripened quickly. Clusters were plentiful and healthy – gorgeous!, and yield was excellent. Look forward to the 2024 Muns Vineyard Pinot!

Also look forward to the 2024 Sparkling Rosé of Pinot Noir in 2026 with the first disgorgement. We are down to the last few cases of our 2010 Sparkling Rosé of Pinot Noir, which is now on limited allocation to get us through the next year, hopefully. But never fear, the delicious 2024 sparkling will be not far behind!

Earlier in the year:

Veraison started early August (when the sugar levels have increased to the point that the grapes start turning color). Bloom started first of June in the Pinot Noir and by mid-June was about all ‘set’ (meaning the flowers had fertilized and were forming little berries). Clusters were fully formed by mid-July. Ed and the crew netted the week of Aug. 12 to save the clusters from bird predation (we leave an exit door at the ends of the rows so they can fly out if they get inside the netting).

See Previous Harvests Here.

See more on our Vineyard page here.

See our YouTube Channel here for what’s happening in the vineyard – it’s like you are there! Get up close and personal with the crawler and flail mower here .

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See Muns Vineyard videos on YouTube here: Harvest, Netting, Pruning, Aerial drone view, Mowing, more .

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Contact us: info@munsvineyard.com / phone: 408-234-2079

Order on our Order Page here.

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