If you like to sip your wine with a peacock wandering nearby—or if you're at least open to trying it—then Picchetti Winery in Cupertino can oblige. The tasting room is only about 15 minutes away from Fountain Park, and its layout encourages guests to take their pours outside and savor them alongside the resident peacock. There are even hiking trails nearby that you can explore before rewarding yourself with a glass of wine.

When you do, you'll probably notice that Picchetti's wines are a cut above the typical bottle. That's because this family winery has been around for more than a century, growing grapes atop Montebello Mountain and then transporting it down to the family ranch. The grapes are carefully crushed, and the remaining juices aged in French, Hungarian, and American oak barrels to create truly unique batches of wine—all of which are bottled by hand, not machine. Cheers!

Picchetti Winery
13100 Montebello Road
Cupertino, CA 95014
(408) 741-1310
www.picchetti.com
www.yelp.com/biz/picchetti-winery-cupertino

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