Brutocao Family Vineyards ◆ Hopland, Mendocino County
Four generations of family winemaking in the Hopland hills.
Estate-grown wines from the same southern Mendocino land our family has farmed since 1943. Walk-ins welcome at our Hopland tasting room, Wednesday through Sunday.
Family-owned ◆ Estate-grown ◆ Hopland, CA since 1943
Brutocao Family Vineyards (brew'-tuh-coe) is a fourth-generation family winery in Hopland, southern Mendocino County. Two families, Italian and Californian, on one piece of earth since 1943 — thirty-plus small-lot estate wines, a tasting room with bocce courts, and a hilltop that hosts weddings, all from the same land we still farm ourselves.
Where to Begin ◆ Four Ways In
One family, four front doors.
However you found us — a drive up Highway 101, a search for a wedding venue, a bottle you liked — here's the way in.
Our Story
Two families became one in 1980. We've farmed this corner of Mendocino since 1943 — and put our name on the bottle ever since.
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Our Vineyards
Bliss and Contento — two pieces of Hopland hillside, farmed by the same family that planted them. The ground behind every bottle.
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Visit Us
Walk-ins welcome in the historic Hopland schoolhouse, Wednesday through Sunday. Six bocce courts, two hours from San Francisco.
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Join the Wine Club
The King & Cub Club — free to join, 15–25% off every bottle, skip or cancel anytime. Some members have stayed thirty-five years.
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Our Family of Wines ◆ Thirty-Plus Estate Bottlings
Italian roots. Mendocino dirt. Thirty-plus wines.
From the Quadriga — our Super Tuscan-style blend named for the four-horse Roman chariot — to estate Cabernet Sauvignon off the Contento hilltop and our Coro Mendocino, every bottle is grown on the same Hopland land we farm ourselves.
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Brutocao Estate Wines
Our signature small-lot estate wines — Cabernet Sauvignon, Zinfandel, the Italian Series, and the proprietary Quadriga.
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Bliss Family Wines
Everyday estate wines from the same Hopland ranch — easy, food-friendly, and priced for any night of the week.
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90-Point Selections
The estate wines critics have scored 90 points and above.
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Library & Reserves
Limited, cellar-aged bottlings for the collector — including the tribute wines of the Legacy Collection.
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Recognition ◆ From the Critics
Ninety-plus points, vintage after vintage.
A few recent highlights from Wine Enthusiast. We make wine for the table first — but we're proud when the bottle speaks for itself.
Pull off Highway 101. Stay a while.
Our tasting room is in the historic Hopland schoolhouse at 13500 S. Highway 101 — walk-ins welcome, Wednesday through Sunday, 10am to 5pm. Six regulation bocce courts, no reservation required, about two hours north of San Francisco.
We farm in Mendocino County — named American Wine Region of the Year by Wine Enthusiast — and some of our wine club members have been with the family for thirty-five years.
Questions We Often Hear
The basics, before you come.
Where is Brutocao Family Vineyards?
In Hopland, in southern Mendocino County, California — at 13500 S. Highway 101, about two hours north of San Francisco on Highway 101. Our tasting room sits in the historic Hopland schoolhouse plaza. Plan a visit →
Can I visit, and do I need a reservation?
Walk-ins are welcome. The tasting room is open Wednesday through Sunday, 10am to 5pm, with six bocce courts on the plaza. Reservations are available for larger groups.
What kind of wine does Brutocao make?
Small-lot estate wines from our Hopland vineyards — more than thirty bottlings. Italian varietals like Primitivo, Sangiovese, and Barbera and the Quadriga blend, plus Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir, Zinfandel, Chardonnay, and our Coro Mendocino, a Zinfandel-based wine made under Mendocino's collaborative Coro program. Shop the wines →
Is Brutocao family-owned?
Yes — fourth-generation, family-owned and operated. The Bliss family began farming the land in 1943; the Brutocao family released its first wine under its own label in 1980. Read our story →
Does Brutocao host weddings?
Yes. The Contento Vineyard hilltop, the Bliss Room, and the School House Plaza host weddings and events — panoramic Mendocino views, estate wine on-site, about two hours from San Francisco. Explore weddings →
Come taste what the family's been farming since 1943.
Walk-ins welcome, Wednesday through Sunday, 10am–5pm. Right on Highway 101, two hours north of San Francisco.
13500 S. Hwy 101 · Hopland, CA 95449 · (707) 744-1664