The Sacramento Bee – A hidden destination as gateway to wine country and the Monterey Peninsula

June 2, 2017 - "Los Gatos is the town you drive by, but never into. By the time you’ve made it through the frantic San Jose traffic on Highway 17 and see the green highway sign to your destination – “Santa Cruz 20 / Monterey 68” – all you want is to get there." [...]

By |2020-11-11T18:58:34+00:00June 2nd, 2017|

Get the story behind why Testarossa Wine is so Consistently Excellent

Food and Wine Editor of the San Jose Mercury News Mary Orlin, sat in on one of the many Blending Trials that take place every year at Testarossa Winery. She details a bird's eye view of how the 2015 vintage becomes Jensen Reserve Society wine, Single Vineyard picks as well as Appellation and Cuvee Los [...]

By |2018-12-05T22:22:53+00:00August 19th, 2016|

Wine Business Monthly – Wine Trials: Cellar and Vineyard Trials at Testarossa

“Time flies when you are having fun.” This vintage, the 130th consecutive vintage made here in the historic Jesuit Novitiate Winery of Los Gatos, we will be having over 500 tons of fun!

By |2018-11-13T20:23:11+00:00September 1st, 2015|

Two Garys’, 8 Vintages, One Winemaker, by Laura Ness

by Laura Ness In front of us loomed 7 large Pinot glasses generously endowed with some of the rarest and most coveted of Pinots in all of California. It is impossible to utter the words “Garys’ Vineyard” without invoking a hush of respect. To have both Garys’, Franscioni and Pisoni, boyhood friends whose fathers [...]

By |2018-04-18T21:57:06+00:00March 24th, 2015|

Wine Enthusiast’ Steve Heimoff Praises Testarossa as one of the Great Wineries in his Assessment of the 2011 Vintage

I was starting to feel like the only person on Earth who had concerns about the 2011 vintage, until I read this post from Jim Laube’s blog, in which he describes “a high presence of musty and even moldy flavors” in too many of the wines. Here is the link to Steve's blog: http://www.steveheimoff.com/index.php/2013/12/17/more-on-the-troubling-2011-vintage/

By |2020-11-11T18:58:47+00:00December 13th, 2013|

Press Release: Testarossa Voted Best Local Winery for Tasting 3 Years in a Row

Testarossa has achieved Hall of Fame status in the Mercury News Best of Silicon Valley readers poll by being voted Best Local Winery for Tasting three years in a row. Thank you for voting us the best! Local Winery for Tasting Testarossa Winery Rob and Diana Jensen founded Testarossa Winery in 1993 as a small weekend [...]

By |2019-03-25T22:34:31+00:00April 12th, 2013|

Vinous – Santa Lucia Highlands Chardonnay Reigns Supreme – Antonio Galloni

Chardonnay reigns supreme among new releases from the Santa Lucia Highlands. The 2011 vintage brought with it pretty much the same challenges faced by growers across California; namely poor flowering and a long, cool, growing season with no heat spikes at all. Overall, Chardonnay is the most consistent variety, while Pinot and Syrah are [...]

By |2018-04-16T23:27:42+00:00April 12th, 2013|
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