Kirigin Cellars

Came here on a Monday late afternoon as Perri & Co. were about to close up at 4:30PM. As winetenders in the industry, we had gone on a tasting adventure through Hecker Pass and decided to stop by Kirigin last minute before heading back. My friend knew Perri, and she graciously allowed us to taste even when we told her that it was fine if she needed us to leave so she could do her duties. Nonsense, she said and wine began to flow.
Our charismatic tasting room attendant was Rolly (sorry if I butchered your name!), and he was very kind and energetic given that they were about to close in half an hour. I looked at their menu and was shocked that they did complimentary tastings for 6 wines! UM. That’s crazy ridiculous, so Unilocalers don’t forget to MAD TIP your tender because they’re not getting any benefits out of your drinking free wine.
I had the Pinot Grigio, Chard, Malvasia Bianca (bought a bottle), Pinot Noir, Estate Red (bought a bottle), Zin, and a splash of the Vino de Mocca because Rolly said it was a must-​have! I was pleasantly surprised by all of the wines and even though the descriptions for the flavor profiles were not very intensive on the menu, Rolly did a splendid job explaining the wines to us in person. My friend enjoyed the dry Champagne and also took home a bottle of the Estate Red. This was one of the first wineries where I actually enjoyed both a red and a white… and that’s saying a lot coming from this wino.
There was plenty of parking, and even space for prius and EV cars to plug in (or so I hear). I took a quick walk outside of their small tasting room, and saw another room where they hold private events. I’ll definitely be back. Great job Dhruv and Perri on your staff and the upkeep on your quaint and magical little spot.

This was an incredible place to have our wedding. The staff is so caring, accommodating, and each person here went above and beyond throughout our wedding process and wedding day to make it so special. Despite the rain, they made it beautiful, even thought it took much more work and hours from their staff to make this happen. Each employee always was kind, calm, and with a smile on their face. They even provided golf carts to bring guests from their cars to the front of the venue so that the rain wouldn’t dampen anyone’s day.
The venue is beautiful and upgraded. We loved using the beautiful restrooms and bridal suite to get ready right at the venue.
We are so grateful for Kirigin Cellars for making our wedding day so special. Thank you!

Loved the free tasting. They are very laid back and friendly. The champagne is fantastic but above all the Vino de Mocca is outstanding. I’ve had it mixed with champagne and over ice cream and by itself. It really is just delicious.

Went there after a hearty hike at Mt. Madonna. We were a group of about 20. The staff there were amazing with excellent tasting and tour! The 2013 Syrah is off the hook! Vino de Mocca desert wine delicious. Since we were a good size group, we were able to get super discounts! We had a lovely picnic there as well. This a charming winery with super friendly staff and some great affordable wine! :D

I LOVE LOVE LOVE KIRIGIN CELLARS! The tastings are free, the staff is nice and the setting is gorgeous. I love that they are so dog friendly. I can bring my pup right into the tasting room with me! It’s great! My only bad experience was with a soccer mom who’s kids were playing on the Kirigin fields. She told me I needed to move because she reserved the tables. The winery took care of it right away and we found another place to sit that was just as nice. I love both their champagnes, but especially the new one. I also think their Rose is great! I definitely recommend this place if you’re wine touring the area.

My cousin had her wedding ceremony here at Kirigin Cellars and it was a beautiful place. The weather was perfect and the scenery made everything flow together super great.
There is two parking lots for this place, the first entrance on the major road and the entrance in the back. The back entrance is where wedding parking is, for future parties out there.
The parking lot is pretty far from the house where the ceremony took place, but no fret! THEY HAVE a shuttle service on their golf cart!!!
When my family arrived there were employees pouring champagne: D. The walk to the ceremony was not as bad as I thought.
There was a small room where an open bar was for beer and wine + cheese and meat platters.
They have two bathrooms! One is hidden a little further down from the first one.
The employees here were amazing and super friendly. The scenery was great and fit perfectly well with the sunny weather.
Overall, this place was a great place to have a wedding!

As good as it gets for your wedding ceremony and reception. My wife and I were married here on 9÷26÷15. The staff is incredible from the day you tour the facilities to the day of your wedding. As other reviews mentions, Perri is a gem who goes above and beyond to make you feel valued as a customer of theirs. The entire process was stress-​free and they have a very laid back attitude to give you some freedom for your big day. While we were impressed as the bride and groom, I think the biggest compliment comes from our guests. I can’t tell you how many guests came up to me and said that our venue was incredible and this was one of the best weddings they have ever been to. I have to thank Kirigin for that.
You can’t go wrong booking your wedding here.

I’ve have worked at the location a few times and just love this Venue. Staff is awesome and very helpful. Perri stands out the most because she always friendly, kept her staff well informed and maked sure I was well taken care for as a vendor for the wedding. I remember having a site visit and she was very though on presenting the timeline and giving other options to the wedding couple they might not know about. Having that meeting made everything that much easier on the big day. I also had a chance to work with Super Dave the Photographer (Dave Donovan,
). He was smooth and on point with getting his pictures at the right time. I know because I was one of those guys following him and taking pictures from just behind him. Thank Kirigin Cellars for being an awesome venue for wedding.

I photographed Kim D’s wedding there last weekend. What a beautiful and fun wedding! The wedding coordinator from Kirigan, Perri, was a pleasure to work with and made sure that the bride and groom had a wedding to remember. A good coordinator and venue (and photographer) can make all the difference!!!

This review is for a wedding. My husband and I were venue researching, I think I may have stumbled across Kirigin Cellars by complete accident. All I remember is that I wanted something outdoors and not terribly far from the South Bay, and most important… within our budget.
I even remember during the drive here I told my husband that I did not know much about this place and to not have too much expectations as I didn’t myself. We arrived, the owner Dhruv introduced himself then showed us around in a golf cart. We had a blast touring the venue and seeing all it had to offer. The clubhouse was beautiful. Loved the wine colored floors and tall ceilings. They had a bridal room and a groom’s room, though both were a tad on a smaller side. Not sure the purpose of the beds.
The scenery was beautiful. This place was very flexible and chill. You could basically have your ceremony at any location. We originally wanted it INSIDE the vineyards (which is allowed), but our guest count didn’t make that feasible so we chose another location which was equally beautiful.
The location provided an on-​site coordinator, Perri, who assisted with coordinating everything leading up the event and day of. She responded to my numerous emails with questions and scheduled a sit down with me, my now husband, and some vendors when we wanted to return for another on-​site visit.
They provided, wine, beer and soda into your fees. No caterers are provided (though they have one they work well with if you want to use) so you have the flexibility to choose any catering/​food you want and are not restricted to their food.
Guests had their own private parking lot and upon entrance they were greeted with a glass of champagne and a golf cart ride to the site (or walk as it wasn’t a long walk).
Staff were prompt and courteous.
My guests has a blast. They all raved on how nice the venue was. And they also loved the wine. A huge consensus hit was the Vino de Mocca. I heard from multiple guests how surprised they were with this wine and how much they enjoyed it. Many purchased some bottles to take home after the reception.
We had a great time with our reception. I loved the flexibility allowed here and the prices were reasonable. We stayed within budget. (Huzzah!)
Logistics, weddings have to end by 10PM. Bummer for most but it worked naturally for ours.
We had about 160 guests seated through 17 tables. It was a pretty full reception hall when I entered to see it. It left JUST ENOUGH room for a smaller dance floor area. This is with us having buffet style dining, and we had the food stationed outside.
You would be told about noise levels during the intro process, but through my reception night, it didn’t seem like we had any issues with noise levels. And I definitely did not feel we were quiet church mice so it was comfortable.
I believe they do weddings Friday-​Sunday (maybe other week days, I am not positive). But only one wedding per day. So no fear of running into another wedding taking place. They were pretty flexible with us arriving early in the morning to set up. And you could basically start your ceremony as early as you want, as long as your wedding ends by 10PM.
During autumn time, they do have soccer in the field, so there are soccer lines near the clubhouse. That played a factor into where I decided to hold my wedding ceremony.
They provided cold water and parasols for my guests which was a life saver as it was in the high 80’s during my September wedding. AC through the guesthouse, no issues of sweltering heat for your reception.
All in all, it was a great decision to have our wedding here.

Upon venue scouting for our big day, Kirigin Cellars was the first venue we visited. We could have stopped searching, however we’re a thorough couple. Kirigin Cellars literally made our jaws drop. The vastness and sheer natural beauty of the venue, with the amazing event center was enough for us to make our decision. But the customer service, professionalism, and ease-​of-​communication was what hooked us. Our journey in planning our wedding was that of ease and excitement because of Cindy and Dhruv. They are amazing people and grade A professionals at what they do. Needless to say, our wedding was stress-​free because of them. Thank you!

3 words: Free. Wine. Tasting!!! I would definitely start here. The tasting room entrance is the shape of a barrel and you walk through it, and it’s actually bigger than what I was expecting from the outside. I’ve been here a few times now. Once, I went on a random Tuesday for my friend’s birthday and so there wasn’t anyone else really there. We had the free tasting (they let you taste 6 different wines, and you get to pick which ones you want to try) and bought a bottle to share and went to some benches to drink. The vino de mocca was the best! I also really liked the champagne.
The grounds are gorgeous. I came on a separate day for a wedding and loved the area. We took tons of fantastic pictures because the surroundings are just so pretty. We also saw a bunch of rabbits running around which was pretty cool.
This is my favorite place to go wine tasting. I definitely recommend it.

START HERE! Lizz is absolutely amazing! She was training Lucy and did not allow it to take away from the experience. Lucy was nice and friendly for her very first day. We tried hard to tip but they wanted us to enjoy the experience instead so we purchased a bottle and opted to drink it in our hotel with Italian take out prior to flying out. She recommended a decent Italian place. The dessert wine is by far the best I’ve ever had! Great experience, the best winery I’ve ever visited and I’ve been to many along the West Coast. OH AND DID I MENTION, IT’S COMPLIMENTARY!

Honestly, can’t say enough good about this place!
(I got married at an (unnamed) winery down the road and we never joined due to an issue with children)
We absolutely LOVE this winery! Not only are their wines really good and at a very fair and reasonable price, our son who is 1, can come. When we come other children are there and dogs too!!!
The tasting room attendants are so sweet, fun and you can tell they enjoy what they do!
Their grounds are very pretty!
And if you become members the pick up parties are small, fun and a nice way to spend an afternoon!
We won’t be going anywhere!

Free wine tasting, wonderful staff, good wines, and the best: vino de mocca!

It seems this place has two separate tasting rooms, but may not be exactly correct. Looking at the front there is a barrel entry way which is the one we went into. The other is through a door or double doors which is maybe for members only but not sure, will check next time I go.
Tastings are free here which is nice. However it makes you feel guilty not buying at least something while you are there. We bought a glass of wine and bought two of the glasses they had which had their logo on it.
Wine is one of the better places in the area in my opinion. The great thing about wine though is everyone has different opinions, so the more places you try the better!
Great place to hit while tasting in the area. Don’t be the people that come and get the free tasting but not spend at least some money.

We were so lucky to have found this gem for our wedding venue. Surrounded by hills and vineyards, it is nicely tucked in and the quietness of the location made the venue so romantic. Compared to other wedding venues, this venue is one of the most flexible wedding venues we came across — Kirign does not have the lists of preferred vendors that we must choose from so we were able to plan our day as we imagined. For all the services they provided, it is reasonably priced.
The staff here goes above and beyond as well. They are all so very friendly; every time we visited, there wasn’t a time where a staff did not greet us. Perri was more than accommodating to our needs — she kept us in the loop of our requests, let us use the venue much longer for decorations/​preparations, and met with us numerous times in person so we can go over the wedding day in details. She also gave us good tips during these meetings so our day can go smoothly. On the day of our wedding, Cynthia also stepped in for us like a wedding planner (we did not have one nor did we request her to) by coordinating our vendors and keeping us on time. Our guests also loved the beauty of this venue and the wonderful staff. We are truly thankful for their kind hearts and flexibility in letting us have one of the most special days of our lives.

Pretty, clean winery with 6 large picnic tables and benches next to the tasting room. There’s shade so you won’t burn up during the summer, and you can have a comfy area with our friends to snack and drink the bottles you’ve bought from the tasting room. Super cute and quaint surroundings with attentive staff. We got a complimentary tasting with 6 choices from a menu of 5 whites, 1 rose, 6 reds, and 1 dessert wine. The sauvignon blanc was my favorite though I believe their dessert wine is what they’re famous for. Sweet enough to serve with ice-​cream or box in chocolate candies! The cabernet was pretty solid as well. Great deals if you buy 6 bottles (30% off) or a case (12 bottles) at 50% off.

In May I was lucky enough to have my wedding at Kirigin. The winery looked amazing. The guests could not stop raving about how gorgeous the grounds were how great the reception building looked. The setting was perfect but what I couldn’t have known was how exceptional the staff would be. Perri, their coordinator, was priceless. She kept me on track leading up to the event and helped me with details I wouldn’t have even remembered. She also helped immensely with set up, coordinating the vendors and keeping us on schedule the day of the wedding and she even had great decorating ideas! Cindy and the rest of the staff helped in ways that were above and beyond my expectations. I cant thank everyone at Kirigin enough for their help in creating the most memorable, beautiful and happiest day of my life.
Thank you,
Sarah Defenbaugh

Stopped in on our way up to San Francisco… definitely a good find. A bit off the beaten path, but if you’re on a wine tasting day a great addition. This place is beautiful, and has a lot of history! I’m a white wine fan, so it was nice to find a winery that had more than one white wine! That’s actually hard to find. Jelissa was our host, and was VERY knowledgeable about the wines as well as welcoming. I tried their flagship wine, the Vino de Mocca, which was so good! She gave some great recommendations for this wine, such as adding champagne to it, or cooking with it! I bought two bottles of wine, so I’d say that means I’m a fan!