Very personal experience with amazing selection of wine and cider. The building serves both Sones cellars and Tanuki Cider but the owner serving us had great knowledge in both. The owner saw us looking at the menu outside of business hours and invited us in for some Santa Cruz history and delicious tasting. His knowledge and appreciation of cider and wine was superb. It will be a repeat visit when we are in the area and a recommendation for anyone heading this direction.
Sara Clark
I truly enjoy wine tasting here! Their white wines have such a unique profile and they recently added ciders to their menu! While it's true that they don't tell you much about the wine, the conversation is a lot of fun and everyone who comes in to taste there is very sociable. The people who work there are very friendly and happy to talk about anything. I can be somewhat of a wine snob myself, but this is Santa Cruz after all - just kick back and enjoy yourself!
Elmar Mair
We did the wine tasting and there was no explanation of the wine, the wines were poured in the same glass without rinsing (mixing red and white) and the pours were so little that it was hard to actually explore the flavors.
Julie Van Vechten-Smith
We thoroughly enjoyed the wonderful wines and conversation!
kayla matsuda
Cute tasting room! He sources his grapes from lodi, santa cruz and Morgan Hill. The tannat was great and the first time I've ever tried it ! Thanks Michael:)
Morgan McDermott
Michael introduced us to a variety of well crafted local wine, perfect for a holiday gift.
Laura Lewis
It's a fun tasting room with very tasty wines! They have a red blend (Hedgehog Red) and a white (Hedgehog White) on a refill basis which change periodically.
Ethan Long
Very good wines! Try the cider blend!
Jill Davidson
Great pre pandemic music. Can't wait to return.
christine pini
Wonderful place to bring family and your pooch for a lovely evening. Great wine, great host. I'll be back.
Love Ben's art and the oyster crackers! Wines can be hit or miss due to the wide variety, but it's always great value and an enjoyable hangout spot.
Ralph Knauth
Always a must stop in Santa Cruz to refill Hedgehog wine bottles and do a tasting. Super friendly people and lots of art on the walls
Andrea Fender
Kind, knowledgeable owners. They've got a house blend called Hedgehog, and you can purchase or bring your own bottle to be filled. I adored their white on a hot summer day!
Thomas Wysocki
At five dollars, the tasting is quite affordable, and the wines are pretty good. The zinfandel and their hedgehog were quite good. Friendly staff, and dog friendly.
John Rudolph
Canciones del Mar white wine blend: fragrant and food friendly very impressed.
Very personal experience with amazing selection of wine and cider. The building serves both Sones cellars and Tanuki Cider but the owner serving us had great knowledge in both. The owner saw us looking at the menu outside of business hours and invited us in for some Santa Cruz history and delicious tasting. His knowledge and appreciation of cider and wine was superb. It will be a repeat visit when we are in the area and a recommendation for anyone heading this direction.
I truly enjoy wine tasting here! Their white wines have such a unique profile and they recently added ciders to their menu! While it's true that they don't tell you much about the wine, the conversation is a lot of fun and everyone who comes in to taste there is very sociable. The people who work there are very friendly and happy to talk about anything. I can be somewhat of a wine snob myself, but this is Santa Cruz after all - just kick back and enjoy yourself!
We did the wine tasting and there was no explanation of the wine, the wines were poured in the same glass without rinsing (mixing red and white) and the pours were so little that it was hard to actually explore the flavors.
We thoroughly enjoyed the wonderful wines and conversation!
Cute tasting room! He sources his grapes from lodi, santa cruz and Morgan Hill. The tannat was great and the first time I've ever tried it ! Thanks Michael:)
Michael introduced us to a variety of well crafted local wine, perfect for a holiday gift.
It's a fun tasting room with very tasty wines! They have a red blend (Hedgehog Red) and a white (Hedgehog White) on a refill basis which change periodically.
Very good wines! Try the cider blend!
Great pre pandemic music. Can't wait to return.
Wonderful place to bring family and your pooch for a lovely evening. Great wine, great host. I'll be back.
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Love Ben's art and the oyster crackers! Wines can be hit or miss due to the wide variety, but it's always great value and an enjoyable hangout spot.
Always a must stop in Santa Cruz to refill Hedgehog wine bottles and do a tasting. Super friendly people and lots of art on the walls
Kind, knowledgeable owners. They've got a house blend called Hedgehog, and you can purchase or bring your own bottle to be filled. I adored their white on a hot summer day!
At five dollars, the tasting is quite affordable, and the wines are pretty good. The zinfandel and their hedgehog were quite good. Friendly staff, and dog friendly.
Canciones del Mar white wine blend: fragrant and food friendly very impressed.
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