Birichino Wine Tasting Room

204 church st santa cruz ca 95060 831 425 4811.

Birichino wine tasting room.

The birichino name is all the more appropriate since the tasting room was once home to the adult store pure pleasure shop which has since moved closer to abbott square. Drawing on a combined four decades making wine in california france italy and beyond they are focused on attaining the perfect balance of perfume poise and puckishness. With a custom made pewter bar and tin type ceiling birichino tells you right away that it s no ordinary tasting toom. In keeping with the ambiance of the building they have a zinc covered tasting bar with period lighting.

Although tasting rooms are closed wine is still available for pickup at most places. Alex krause and john locke founded birichino in santa cruz in 2008. Bright and spacious tasting room bar in the downtown santa cruz. Located in the heart of downtown santa cruz and a few minutes from the santa cruz beach boardwalk.

Their new tasting room is in a high ceilinged mid century building in the downtown area of santa cruz. Alex krause l and john locke co owners of birichino winery on church street pause in the midst of their final renovations which will continue through the month. Parking is on the street but so is everything downtown. I loved the decor of the tasting room and it seems like a perfect spot to just pop in for a glass after shopping or having lunch downtown.

And if you aren t an adventurous wine drinker you just might be after a visit to this santa cruz wine tasting spot. Sourcing from a number of carefully farmed family owned own rooted 19th and early 20th century. Your custom text here. Dining reviews birichino tasting room opens on church street.

Birichino definitely has the most unique wine descriptions that i have read. Alex krause and john locke founded birichino in santa cruz in 2008. Birichino s tasting room is smack in the center of downtown santa cruz so when you re picking up your dinner to go from one of the many downtown restaurants you might as well stop at birichino for some good wine to pair with it. Five minutes to the beach.

Our space is quite small ideal for corporate events like team building which include tasting our wines and for a social mixer type of event but it s not really set up for a long formal conference.