Mercury News – The Chardonnay Way
Brother Tom Koller reads the blessing while Father John Martin sprinkles holy water on the first chardonnay grapes to arrive at Testarossa Winery from the Brosseau Vineyard in Monterey County's Chalone Appellation. [...]
Travel Pulse-blooming bleisure
In the United States, San Jose is one of the most traveled to business destinations and an ideal place for clients to try bleisure travel. With the sheer number of business trips, coupled with [...]
Forbes – Wining and dining in San Jose
Beyond Ridge, some of my other favorite wineries to visit include Testarossa Winery in Los Gatos; the shaded patio is a great spot to enjoy wine and cheese. Read full article. [...]
SIC Notícias / Portugal – Portuguese chefs triumphed in the US
Silicon Valley region, a technology global reference, is more than ever into the Portuguese cuisine. Five Michelin chefs conquered the US market with Portuguese dishes and wines. Rob Jensen, Testarossa Winery owner, was featured [...]
Mercury News – Testarossa and Byington Wineries to offer Fall classes
October 21, 2017 - Options include the science behind wine, Santa Cruz Mountains wines and an overview class that looks at six California appellation wines. Full article
Mercury News – October small business round-up
Testarossa Winery helped Palo Alto’s International School of the Peninsula and raised $40,000 for a luncheon tour of the winery.
Press Release – Testarossa Winery helps to break auction record at the Soirée Du Vin
The 12th Annual Soirée du Vin brings in a record $40,000 for one auction lot at its gourmet wine and food fundraiser. LOS GATOS, CA (October 11, 2017) Testarossa Winery, producers of premier California [...]
Jen is on a journey Blog – 6 Delicious Places to Dine in San Jose
September 7, 2017 - Rob and Diana Jensen left their electrical engineering jobs in Silicon Valley and started Testarossa (Rob’s nickname in college meaning “red head”) in their garage in 1993 with just twenty-five [...]
Cheers Blog – Are Single-Vineyard and Estate-Grown Wines Better?
Aug 14, 2017 - Loads of information. There’s a brand name or producer, of course, and a geographic description of origin. A year, if the wine is vintage-dated, and perhaps the name of a [...]
Press Release – 129th Blessing of the Grapes at Historic Winery
2017 Wine Harvest Officially Begins with the Traditional Blessing of the Grapes at Testarossa Winery This marks the 129th anniversary of winemaking at the historic Novitiate Winery in Los Gatos making it the 4th oldest [...]
Mercury News – Testarossa’s summer wine university is now in session
July 12, 2017 - Wine educator Bob Zamora leads each session, exploring global Pinot Noir, growing regions such as Sta. Rita Hills and South American wine producers. Full article [...]
BayArea.com – Where to Find the Best Food and Drink Flights in the South Bay
“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!
Mercury News – Adults only: 7 perfect wine and s’mores pairings
“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!
Mercury News – Testarossa Winery Receives 2017 Best in Silicon Valley Awards
June 17, 2017 - San Jose Mercury News published on Sunday that Testarossa Winery has received four awards in their Best in Silicon Valley Publication. Testarossa was voted: Best Winery (7 years in [...]
Bay Area News Group – Testarossa Winery Receives Best in Silicon Valley Awards
San Jose Mercury News published on Sunday that Testarossa Winery has received three awards in their Best in Silicon Valley Publication.
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 [...]
Connoisseurs’ Guide for California Wine
June, 2017 - It is hard to say exactly when California Pinot Noir truly came of age, but there is no question that it has earned a well-deserved place as one of the state’s [...]
Mercury News – Testarossa Winery Opens up Carmel Valley Tasting Room.
“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!
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 [...]
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!
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 [...]
2012 Growing Season Produces Some of the Top Central Coast Pinots
A savory nose of seared beef crust gets lift from violet and lavender florals. The wine then coats the palate very softly, with luscious flavors of stewed cherry, ripe cranberry and more herb-crusted roast.
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]