Brutocao Cellars


Located in a former 1920s schoolhouse in central Hopland, this fourth-generation family-owned winery has bocce courts, bold red wines and chocolate – a perfect combo. There is also, refreshingly, no charge for wine tasting here (although there is generally a limit to how much tippling you can do!).


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