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But I donвЂ™t do all the tastings because I know I just want my cabernet.вЂќ вЂњI come here as much as possible because I love meeting all the new people who come here and the atmosphere is great. вЂњI love their wines and I have had them all,вЂќ she said. SheвЂ™s been coming to Satori since the tasting area opened in 2009. The 2019 Cabernet took a gold medal this year and is customer Linda KobiyashiвЂ™s favorite. The 2019 Harmonic Convergence, a gold medal-winning petite sirah, syrah and zinfandel blend, is described as вЂњa balance beam of lingonberry, loganberry and black cherryвЂќ that вЂњalways sticks its dismount.вЂќ While crafting the wine is a serious business, the names and labelsВ reflect the whimsical and mystical nature of the owners. It seemed perfect for us, a coming together of people and wine.вЂќ Satori Cellars customers Cathy Silacci, Stanley Villalobos and Linda Kobiyashi. Then we found out in Zen Buddhism it means a moment of enlightenment that might leave, but will come back again.

вЂњHe was playing with the letters and came up with вЂSatori,вЂ™ which is easy to say and to read. вЂњTom wanted to come up with a name that incorporated our family,вЂќ Sandy said. The name of the winery comes from the first two letters of Sandy and TomвЂ™s names, along with their son RileyвЂ™s. People ask for the secret to making wine and I tell them, вЂmy mantra is, donвЂ™t screw it up.вЂ™ I am more in a guardianship position-so I keep it simple and treat the grapes properly.вЂќ вЂњI just had friends who were experienced winemakers,вЂќ he said. Tom has no formal education in winemaking, though he took classes in viticulture.

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My job was less and less fun and making wine was more fun, so I decided to go full time into creating the winery.вЂќ

вЂњI chose grapes because they are beautiful, then started as a home winemaker and it sort of went out of control. вЂњI had to plant something,вЂќ he told San JosГ© Spotlight. The Biz Beat: JackieвЂ™s Place in San Jose offers soul cooking from the heart After tearing them out in 1995, he waited five years to choose another crop. The winery had its start in 1993, when Tom Moller, who was running a semiconductor business at the time, bought a prune orchard-only to discover the trees were diseased.

Since first entering the competition in 2006, the year Satori Cellars was founded, the Santa Clara County winery has picked up 86 Chronicle medals. The estate-grown wines include nine that recently won medals in the 2022 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition. вЂњI wanted the place to be a playground for adults and children, вЂќ she told San JosГ© Spotlight.В вЂњWhere people could feel the magic, the playfulness and the creativity, and it would make them smile, just like taking a little vacation in our wonderland.вЂќ The atmosphere is relaxed and slightly mystical, which is exactly what co-owner Sandy Moller hoped for when she designed the cabana-themed outdoor space. Coming through the round door of the entrance portal next to the vineyard, music, laughter, gentle dogs and the brightest colors in the rainbow are waiting for you there. Visiting Satori CellarsвЂ™ tasting room in Gilroy is as much about entering an enchanted realm as it is about tasting its award-winning wines. Know a business youвЂ™d like to see featured? Let us know at

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