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7 reviews for Brutocao Cellars
7 reviews in English
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Review from Ki K.
San Mateo, CA
1/19/2007
Possibly the most friendly winery I have ever been to in Mendocino.
The staff are expert when it comes to their wine, they all work closely with the wine maker and know their stuff!
Nice comfy chairs outside and a great Bacci ball court. The wine prices are modest and the wine is very good. I like this place. -
Review from Stacey W.
San Leandro, CA
7/4/2007
This winery is located in the old school house, which makes the location quite unique. They have a lovely store with lots of cute knick-knacky stuff, most of it wine related.
Our wine guy was pretty good - not the more personable chap - he could definitely brush up on the people skills.
The wines were good, as well as the selection. We ended up buying their zin, which we really enjoyed later when we opened it up.
They have a very nice looking restaurant in there as well, and the outdoor patio are was beautiful. They also have weekly bacci ball games, which I know would be a blast. -
Review from Aileen N.
San Francisco, CA
10/23/2006
Very spacious tasting room with a wide selection to taste from including dessert wines. The three of us agreed their stand-out was the Syrah.
No fees, no benches/seating area. Not as scenic as cozy as other wineries. -
Review from T F.
Castro Valley, CA
8/29/2007
Our last stop on our way home after a week in Northern CA. Nice gift shop...as Stacy said, mostly wine related...even bibs for the babies with grapes on them!
We tasted a couple chardonneys and a zin before trying a couple of their dessert wines.
Also agree with Stacey...our wine guy could have done better with his people skills. We did buy a bottle of port to take home, and look forward to sipping that after our Labor Day bar-b-que! -
Review from Mandi H.
Vacaville, CA
8/20/2008
Brutocao has really good wines overall. Been enjoying their stuff for a while. We usually stop and taste at the actual winery on 128, but this last time we were in Hopland, we decided to hit their tasting room there. Mistake mistake mistake. The wines were good, the gift shop was extensive and lovely...but there was just one staff member pouring and he was definitely lacking in not only people skills but several social graces as well. He catered to the two wine club members standing next to us and more or less blew us off. At one point it was literally five minutes before he came over to pour us the next wine. And when I tried to get his attention, he snapped at me. Swear on a stack of bibles, I did nothing to provoke his behavior. He is just really lacking in the people skills area. I highly recommend visiting the winery proper if you have the time. It's a much better experience.
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Review from Jeff P.
Napa, CA
3/8/2008
Definitely some decent wine at some reasonable prices. We were met by two older gentlemen who were extremely knowledgeable about their wines. Bought three bottles. One of the few places in California where I have seen Primitivo available. Definitely worth a stop!
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Review from Alured P.
San Francisco, CA
6/16/2008
Perhaps the fanciest tasting room in Hopland, which may be because it is attached to a restraunt. A range of wines, fewer whites but they were good and the Sangiovese Rose was very nice. The reds range from fair [Zin just isn't my style] to excellent and several are rather cheap.
