Wine Tasting on our Garden Patio

HOURS and INFORMATION

Normal business hours: Mondays-Fridays from 12:30pm-5pm, and weekends from 11am-5pm.

  • We have two seating areas: the Garden Patio, featuring wrought iron tables and chairs, and the Picnic Area, featuring picnic tables.  Both are outdoors.
  • The Garden Patio welcomes both Reservations or Walk-Ins daily for groups of 6 or less.  For busy weekend days, we recommend making a reservation.  No outside food is allowed in the Garden Patio, as we do have a lovely Small Bites menu of prepackaged à la carte items to enjoy.  In case of rain, we do have a covered area with heaters!
  • The Picnic Area is available by Reservation.  Each table can accommodate up to 8 people.  Outside food is allowed.  Bottle service only; a two bottle minimum purchase per table is required.  In case of rain, we do not have an alternate location; we recommend rescheduling any Picnic Table reservations made on rainy days!  If you have a group larger than 8, but less than 17, please call 408-867-7116 at least 48 hours in advance to book two Picnic Tables simultaneously.
  • In cases of celebration, please note, because of our proximity to horses, no balloons, streamers, or noise makers are allowed. 
  • Groups over 16 are considered a Private Event.
  • Cooper-Garrod is a smoke-free environment.

Proud Winners of the Green Medal Award!

We were honored to be the recipients of the 2024 California Green Medal Sustainable Winegrowing Community Award!   This award recognizes our commitment to Certified Sustainable and Organic Farming along with our family’s contributions back to our local community: “For its ongoing dedication to leaving the Garrod Farms land and local community better than they found it for the last 131 years, Cooper-Garrod is the winner of the 2024 California Green Medal Sustainable Winegrowing Community Award.”

You can see a short video on the award and our winery here.

We look forward to welcoming you to our Garden Patio to enjoy our CSWA Certified Sustainable wines!


Garrod Farms’ 100% Grass-Fed Beef!

We are very pleased to announce that we are now selling 100% Grass-Fed Beef!  Raised on our hay farm in Lassen County, CA, this beef is pasture raised, grass-fed and grass-finished.  It’s farm-to-table, coming directly from our family to yours.  The cuts are frozen and vacuum-sealed, available exclusively out of our Tasting Room.  Come by, have tasting or enjoy a glass of wine, and dream of dinner….and then purchase your meat and a bottle of wine to take home!

Reservations

Please note: for large groups of 7 or more people, please call 408-867-7116 in advance to make your reservation, to ensure availability and staffing.

Patio Menu

One tasting fee will be waived with the purchase of two bottles – or – by joining our Wine Club!

The Red and White Flight – $25

  • 2024 P61 Black Widow (75% Chardonnay, 25% Viognier)
  • 2025 Rosé
  • 2019 F86 Sabre Jet (75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Cabernet Franc, 10% Merlot)
  • 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon, Two Vineyards

The Light Flight – $25

  • 2024 P61 Black Widow (75% Chardonnay, 25% Viognier)
  • 2024 Chardonnay
  • 2025 Rosé
  • 2022 Pinot Noir

The Test Pilot Flight -$25

We name all of our blends after different airplanes that our founding winemaker, George Cooper, flew when he was a test pilot for the NASA Ames Research Center, out of nearby Moffett Field.  All of our blends are made with our 100% Estate-grown wines.  This is an all-red wine flight.

  • 2019 F6F Hellcat (0ur Right Bank Bordeaux-style blend of 50% Cabernet Franc, 50% Merlot
  • 2019 F104 Starfighter (our Côte-Rôtie style co-ferment of 92% Syrah, 8% Viognier)
  • 2019 F86 Sabre Jet (our Left Bank Bordeaux-style blend of 75% Cab Sauv, 15% Cab Franc and 10 % Merlot)
  • 2020 P47 Thunderbolt (50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 50% Syrah)

The Wine Club Flight

Only available to Wine Club Members and their guests, featuring wines from our most recent Wine Club release!

  • 2025 Chardonnay
  • 2020 F7U Cutlass (50% Syrah, 50% Cabernet Franc)
  • 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon, Lone Oak Vineyard
  • 2004 Syrah

Wine Club Members receive a complimentary tasting or complimentary glass of wine for themselves and up to 3 guests.

All Tasting Flight prices include sales tax.

Guest Guidelines

To learn more about what guests can expect when visiting our Garden Patio, please read our Guest Guidelines!

  • We offer seated Wine Tasting, Wine by the Glass, and Wine by the Bottle as well as Small Bites.
  • Outside food is not allowed. If you’d like to enjoy food with your wine, we do have “Small Bites” available, à la carte: cheeses, crackers, olives, nuts, charcuterie and chocolate!
  • Garrod Farms is a smoke-free environment.
  • Larger groups of 7 or more are only allowed with permission from the Tasting Room Manager, and are dependent on staffing and availability. Please call in advance to ask about a large group: 408-867-7116, option 1.
  • Children are welcome but must remain seated at the table. Unfortunately we do not have high chairs.  Only those over 21 may enjoy the wine.  Valid IDs must be provided when requested by the server.
  • Reservations ensure a 90 minute use of the table, which is plenty of time for a lovely wine tasting experience!
  • Guests more than 30 minutes late to a reservation forfeit their table.
  • We utilize QR codes located at the table instead of paper menus; guests can use these codes to find our online menu with their smart phone.
  • Well-behaved dogs on leash are welcome. As we are primarily an equestrian center, we love animals! But since horses live here, we must prioritize their well-being first and foremost. SO — dog owners, please note: horses in nearby barns are visible from our Garden Patio, so for us, dogs MUST be well-behaved, which means: no aggression, no accidents, no barking, and no visiting with horses. These are very important: even a little happy barking can startle a horse and potentially cause injury to horse and rider! If you have ANY concerns with how your pup might behave around horses, other dogs, or people: PLEASE, leave the dog at home! Poorly behaved dogs will be asked to leave; and generally jeopardize our ability to welcome dogs at all. Thanks so much for your help on this in advance.
  • And — while we know people love seeing the horses here! — please, at the request of horse owners, do not visit with, pet, or feed horses. Looking at them from our Garden Patio is fine, however!

Certified Organic & Sustainable

Being a responsible steward of natural resources is a key practice in Cooper-Garrod farming and winemaking methods.

As a historic family business, we are especially vested in the sustainability of our winery and vineyards, with the goal of a continuing legacy for succeeding generations.

 
“Once you drink CG wine, you will be back. I promise you that. Family-owned and operated winery. An amazing vibe every time.”

– Amanda –

“Favorite winery I have ever been to. Their wine was excellent, their service was wonderful, and the atmosphere is quaint, yet beautiful. The rural feel reminds me of home. Can’t recommend this place enough.”

– Jake –

“Beautiful family-owned winery up in the hills! The patio is nice & shaded, and the tables are spread out for covid times. The employees are so kind & knowledgeable as well. Most importantly, the wine is delicious! We’ll definitely be back soon.”

– Carly –

“Pleasant afternoon in a most genial and accommodating environment sampling home produced wines. No pretence, the wines are good quality and very easy on the palate. Cheese, cured meat and varieties of crackers available to accompany the wine.”

– Lesley –

“We are members here and love coming up for a free tasting flight. It feels like you’ve left the city hundreds of miles behind and you’re out in the country, peaceful and quiet. In non-covid times we have put our kids on a trail ride with their horses while we enjoyed the tasting room. For now, the patio is open for tastings and on Sundays, lunch or nibbles, with masks and distancing. I enjoy their two vineyard red blends. All the wine blends have names related to the aviation industry.”

– Susan –