Half Moon Bay Winery – Half Moon Bay Winery was established to honor the picturesque reputation of Half Moon Bay and our coast.

About Us

Half Moon Bay Winery was established to honor the picturesque reputation of Half Moon Bay. The winery’s varietals — all handcrafted from Monterey and Central Coast grapes — recognize different aspects of the town and the coast. Read more…

Our Wines

Cabernet Sauvignon

Fisherman’s Red

Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival Wine

Coastal Fog White

Mavericks Sauvignon Blanc

Our Awards

2024 Harvest Terroir Challenge – Double Gold – Best of Class, Best of Monterey County AVA –
2022 Coastal Fog White (95 points)

2024 Harvest Terroir Challenge – Gold – 2020 Fisherman’s Red (94 points)

2024 Harvest Terroir Challenge – Gold – 2022 Rosé (92 points)

2024 Harvest Terroir Challenge – Silver – 2022 Chardonnay

2024 Harvest Terroir Challenge – Silver – 2022 Mavericks Sauvignon Blanc

Our Social Media

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Three cheers for @hmbpumpkinfest! We had a blast p

Three cheers for @hmbpumpkinfest! We had a blast participating in this year’s parade with our 1929 Ford Model A decorated by @christopher.j.hopper! and driven by Frank of @coolharbornights. Thank you to all who spent time in this year’s new Half Moon Bay Winery - Harvest Moon Lounge. Thank you to the @hmbcoastsidechamber Volunteers from Coastside Organizations for pouring our Pumpkin Festival Red Blend and our Mavericks Sauvignon Blanc.
@coastsidewomensclub
@homehelperssm
@mypuente
@patricjonsson7
@republicservices
@shophometown
@smharbor

We had lots of amazing volunteers this year; comment if you were one of them so we can tag you in this post ❤️

Commemorative Bottles are still available at local retailers:
@arcangeligroceryco
@cunhacountrystore
@hmbwineandcheese
@newleafcmarket
@oceanamkt_pacifica

#halfmoonbay #halfmoonbaypumpkinfestival #hmbpumpkinfest #pumpkinfestival #halfmoonbaywinery

The @hmbpumpkinfest glassware is here, and Pumpkin

The @hmbpumpkinfest glassware is here, and Pumpkin Festival is this weekend!

Details:
Saturday October 18th and Sunday October 19th, from 9am-5pm, on Main Street in Downtown Half Moon Bay.

Support our Coastside Community Organizations:
To benefit the @hmbcoastsidechamber, buy a commemorative glass of our official Pumpkin Festival Red Blend or our Mavericks Sauvignon Blanc. The wine booths this year are located at Kelly St. and Main St. and Correas St. and Main St.

To benefit the @hmbbeautificationcommittee, buy a Commemorative Pumpkin Festival Red Blend bottle at the merchandise booth at Miramontes St. and Main St.

This year Half Moon Bay Winery is sponsoring the new Harvest Moon Lounge. Take a break from the buzz of the festival and settle into the Harvest Moon Lounge, located at Kelly & Main in the heart of it all. With comfortable seating, nearby live music, and easy access to the new wine booth, it’s the perfect spot to relax, connect, and enjoy a glass of one of the Festival wines. So grab a glass, take a seat, and soak up the art, music, and flavors of Half Moon Bay.

And last but absolutely not least, look for us in Saturday’s Parade! Our 1929 Ford Model A will be cruising through. The parade is at 12 noon on Saturday.

We look forward to seeing you there and cheers to Pumpkin Festival weekend!

#hmbpumpkinfest #pumpkinfestival #halfmoonbay #halfmoonbaypumpkinfestival #coastside #halfmoonbayca

🎃 The official start of this month’s pumpkin

🎃 The official start of this month’s pumpkin celebrations is right around the corner: the 52nd Annual Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-off (@hmbpumpkinfest) is happening on Monday October 13th, from 7am-11am at @idesofhalfmoonbay’s grounds on Main St. in downtown Half Moon Bay. Growers from all over the world come to win the prize of world’s heaviest pumpkin. Will we see a record-breaker this year?! Plus, there’s the Cotchett Family Most Beautiful Pumpkin contest too! You won’t want to miss this family-friendly day’s activities and we hope to see you there.

We’re honored to be a Sponsor of this annual festive, fun, and free community event!

Here’s a few of our favorite pictures from last year.

#hmbpumpkinweighoff #pumpkinweighoff #pumpkinseason #halfmoonbay #pumpkinfestival #hmbpumpkinfest #hmbpumpkinfestival #worldsbiggestpumpkins

You don’t have to wait until Pumpkin Festival to

You don’t have to wait until Pumpkin Festival to try our Pumpkin Festival Red Blend! 🎃🍷 Glasses of this commemorative wine will be available at this year’s Summer’s End Music Festival, happening this weekend in downtown Half Moon Bay! If red wine is not your preference, there also will be glasses available of our Maverick’s Sauvignon Blanc as well. Here are the details:

Summer’s End Music Festival
Saturday October 4th, free and fun all day (12pm-5pm)
John L Carter Memorial Park in Downtown Half Moon Bay
Brought to you by @cityofhmb, with wine purchases benefitting @hmbcoastsidechamber

We’re very excited to be a wine sponsor of this event, and we hope you’ll check it out!

#semf #summersendmusicfest #halfmoonbay #free #freefestival #freelivemusic #halfmoonbaywinery

It’s that time of year already! 🎃 Fall is her

It’s that time of year already! 🎃 Fall is here, and so is our official 2025 Half Moon Bay Art and Pumpkin Festival wine!

This year’s official Pumpkin Festival wine is our 2022 Monterey Red Blend. This commemorative Pumpkin Festival wine shows flavors of Plum, Black Cherry, and Raspberry, with aromas of Chocolate, Vanilla, and leather with smooth tannins and a nice lingering finish. Enjoy with hearty stews, steaks, burgers, pizza, and all everyday meals. Aged in neutral French oak barrels for 3 years.

Glass pours of this commemorative festival wine will be available at the festival, benefiting @hmbcoastsidechamber. And bottles will also be sold at the festival, benefiting @hmbbeautificationcommittee.

Full event details: @hmbpumpkinfest
📍 @farmerjohnspumpkinfarmhmb

#hmbpumpkinfest #pumpkinfestival🎃 #artandpumpkinfestival #halfmoonbay #hmb #halfmoonbaywinery #farmerjohnspumpkinfarm

Happening this weekend!🍷We’re excited to be p

Happening this weekend!🍷We’re excited to be part of the September Arts & Culture Fest in Downtown San Mateo. Join in the fun on Sunday, Sept 28 from 11–5 for a FREE day of live music, cultural performances, kids’ activities, a mural competition, community booths, and San Mateo County local artists. The San Mateo Area Chamber of Commerce will be selling glasses of our Rosé, Coastal Fog, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir at this event; come enjoy a glass!

📍Find our wines at Sips of September booth where you can enjoy some of our wine!
✨Full Event details: B Street (1st–3rd Ave) & Baldwin Ave, Downtown San Mateo

More information at @smc_artsandculture and @sanmateochamber.

#sanmateochamber #sanmateoart #sanmateoartculturefest #downtowsanmateo #halfmoonbaywinery #bayareawine

Buyer appreciation incoming! Thank you to Kai and

Buyer appreciation incoming! Thank you to Kai and @newleafcmarket Half Moon Bay for stocking up with Half Moon Bay Winery wines! Currently, if you’re looking for our Rosé, Pinot Noir, or any of our whites (Coastal Fog, Chardonnay, and Mavericks Sauvignon Blanc), stop in at New Leaf in Half Moon Bay! New Leaf also has the last bottles of our 2024 Pumpkin Festival labeled Sauvignon Blanc. Pick up before they are gone and soon you will be able to purchase the 2025 Pumpkin Festival labeled Red Blend.

#newleaf #newleafcmarkets #communitymarket #halfmoonbaywinery #halfmoonbay #bayareawine #buyerappreciation #thankyou

@mypuente's Annual Fundraising Dinner, “Building

@mypuente's Annual Fundraising Dinner, “Building Bridges for Health”, is right around the corner! We're proud to be donating our Coastal Fog White and Pinot Noir to this event, happening Friday September 26th from 5-8pm at Tom Kat Ranch (@tomkat_ranch) in Pescadero.

This special evening will bring together a diverse group of donors, foundations, and partners to connect, celebrate health program milestones, and continue advocating to reduce the health disparities that our rural communities of Pescadero, La Honda, Loma Mar, and San Gregorio face every day. This year specifically, “Building Bridges for Health” will be dedicated to supporting Puente’s Community Health Program which provides an array of services including transportation to medical and dental appointments, services for our aging adults, case management, dental services to farmworkers and more. Dinner will be provided by Fonda Felix featuring local and seasonal fare and drinks.

Purchase your ticket asap! Tickets for this event are only available until Monday September 15th. They can be purchased online on Eventbrite; we will share the link in our stories and in our highlight.

We are happy to share that we have a new customer

We are happy to share that we have a new customer – Oceana Market in Pacifica! 🌊💕 Meet Jenn, their wine buyer. They are carrying our Rosé and our Pinot Noir. Enjoy a bottle with their fabulous selection of cheeses, as well as delicious hot bar selections like Lemongrass Chicken for a Rosé pairing, or Shepherds Pie for a Pinot pairing. Visit their website to see the weekly hot bar food menu.

Our Rosé- Aromas and flavors of cherry, strawberry and ripe melon rind with rose petal floral notes. Light body with bright acidity followed by a lingering red fruit finish. Pairs well with salads, shellfish, cheese, chicken or burgers. Stainless steel fermented and aged.

Our Pinot Noir – Flavors aromas of cherry, cola, plum and cedar with light toasty oak on the finish. Enjoy with salmon, ahi tuna, duck, roast chicken, mushroom risotto, and grilled veggies. Barrel aged in 10% new French Oak.

#oceanamarket #pacifica #pacificaca #shoppacifica #shoplocal #localwine #newbuyer #thankyou #partnerappreciation #bayareawine #halfmoonbaywinery

Happy International Cabernet Sauvignon Day! 🍷

Happy International Cabernet Sauvignon Day! 🍷

We are excited to be bottling a new vintage of our Cabernet Sauvignon. The new vintage will be a 2023 Monterey Cabernet Sauvignon.

Coming to local retailers, restaurants and wine bars on the coast in September 2025! Keep an eye out for it! 👀

#internationalcabernetday #cabernetsauvigon #cab #cabwine #cablovers #newvintage #comingsoon #halfmoonbay #halfmoonbaywinery

Our wine dog Buster wishes you a wonderful Interna

Our wine dog Buster wishes you a wonderful International Dog Day! 🐾🐶 Three cheers for our furry companions we love so much.

Buster’s also sends a heads up: our new vintages are on their way soon! For now, enjoy the current vintages while they last at local retailers, restaurants and wine bars on the coast.

#internationaldogday #winedog #dogsofinstagram #corgis #corgisofinstagram #happyinternationaldogday #goodboy #newvintages #halfmoonbaywinery

Happy International Pinot Noir Day!🍷We know wha

Happy International Pinot Noir Day!🍷We know what we’ll be pouring for ourselves to pair with tonight’s dinner: a glass of our 2022 Monterey Pinot Noir.

Our Pinot Noir has flavors and aromas of cherry, cola, plum and cedar with light toasty oak on the finish. Enjoy a glass with salmon, ahi tuna, duck, roast chicken, mushroom risotto, and grilled veggies.Barrel aged in 10% new French Oak.

Pick up a bottle of our Pinot Noir at our local coastal retailers 🌊

#internationalpinotnoirday #pinotnoirday #pinotnoir #wineholiday #winesofinsta #californiawine #californiapinotnoir #halfmoonbaywinery

🦞🦞🦞 We’re less than two weeks away from

🦞🦞🦞 We’re less than two weeks away from the @magicofthecoastsidelobsterfest annual fundraising dinner for @rotaryofhalfmoonbay, happening Saturday August 23rd at @idesofhalfmoonbay! We’re elated to donate wine for this family style Lobsterfest, which will include music, entertainment, a no host bar and a silent auction. The goal of the event is to raise funds to support youth mental health on the Coastside. Plus, this event will include a “fund-a-need” activity to support @bigwaveproject and Maiden Voyage Media, two organizations that are focused on projects to support youth mental health on the Coastside.

Tickets are going fast! Get them right now before this event sells out at this bio link: @magicofthecoastsidelobsterfest

#magicofthecoastside #lobsterfest #lobster #lobsterfundraiser #lobsterdinner #rotary #hmbrotary #supportlocal #winedonation

New places for Half Moon Bay Winery!🍷 Thank yo

New places for Half Moon Bay Winery!🍷

Thank you so much to Steve of the Aptos branch of @newleafcmarket for bringing our wines into your store’s inventory. Our Fisherman’s Red, Pinot Noir, and Mavericks Sauvignon Blanc are now available at New Leaf in Aptos. If you’re interested in selling our wines in your store or location, please don’t hesitate to reach out to our sales rep Alexandra!

She can be reached by email at alexandra@halfmoonbaywinery.com.

#newleaf #newleafcommunitymarkets #aptos #aptosca #halfmoonbay #halfmoonbaywinery #wineretailers #bayareawine #bayareawineshops #

Three cheers for new vintages! 🍷 Our winemake

Three cheers for new vintages! 🍷

Our winemaker Bob and sales rep Alexandra - busy tasting lots of options for our upcoming new vintages. So exciting! These new vintages will be making their way to retailers soon, as Fall begins to approach. Stay tuned for updates.

Our official lineup for new Vintages is as follows:

Coastal Fog White – a 2024 Vintage of our new Pinot Grigio from Monterey.
Mavericks Sauvignon Blanc – a 2024 Vintage of our Sauvignon Blanc from Monterey.
Chardonnay - a 2024 Vintage of our Chardonnay from Monterey.
Pinot Noir - a 2024 Vintage of our Pinot Noir from Monterey.
Fisherman’s Red – a new 2022 Vintage of our Red Blend from Monterey.
Cabernet Sauvignon – back by popular demand! - a 2023 Vintage of our CAB from Monterey.

#winetasting #firsttaste #newvintages #comingsoon #wine #bayareawine #winesofinstagram #halfmoonbay #halfmoonbaywinery

We had so much fun driving our 1929 Ford Model A d

We had so much fun driving our 1929 Ford Model A during the @hmbfourthofjuly parade. Cheers to @hmbbeautificationcommittee, @idesofhalfmoonbay, and everyone who makes this event possible. Happy 4th! ❤️🤍💙

#halfmoonbaywinery #halfmoonbay #parade #4thofjulyparade #halfmoonbayca #mainstreet

The @hmbfourthofjuly parade is nearly here! ❤️

The @hmbfourthofjuly parade is nearly here! ❤️🤍💙 Happening on Main St., Half Moon Bay, and put on by @hmbbeautificationcommittee and @idesofhalfmoonbay, we’re super excited to once again participate in this year’s parade in our 1929 Ford Model A! The parade starts at 12, be there or be square!

Plus don’t miss the fact that @makeitmainstreet is happening on the 4th this month! Check out their makers marketplace area before and after the parade from 10am-2pm. Half Moon Bay Winery is a proud sponsor of Make It Main Street.

#makeitmainst #mainstreethalfmoonbay #4thofjuly #4thofjulyparade #olfashioned4thofjuly #cantwait

Happy first day of summer, friends of Half Moon Ba

Happy first day of summer, friends of Half Moon Bay Winery! 😎🌊 To mark the seasons change, we’re doing a summer merch giveaway: one lucky winner will take home one of our Half Moon Bay Winery hats as well as our iconic red bandanas (furry friend approved!).

To enter:
Be following our page.
Tag three friends you can’t wait to see this summer.
Tell us your favorite place on the coast to enjoy wine. Bonus point/entry if it’s our wine! 😜
Plus, if you share this in your story and tag us, we’ll consider that another bonus point/entry too.

Winner will be chosen on Saturday June 28th! Local/coastal entries preferred 💕 Good luck and cheers to summer! Plus, swipe to the end to see how we had to convince our furry friend, Vader, to be our model.

#giveaway #summer #firstdayofsummer #summersolstice #hellosummer #halfmoonbay #halfmoonbaywinery #hat #bandana #dogbandana #frenchbulldog #frenchiesofinstagram #bayarea #summergiveaway #tagafriend

Happy Father’s Day from Half Moon Bay Winery🍷

Happy Father’s Day from Half Moon Bay Winery🍷 Our wine picks for Dad today: Fisherman’s Red or Pinot Noir.

Our Fisherman’s Red blend has aromas and flavors of red fruit, dry sage, strawberry, blueberry and warm spice notes. Our Pinot Noir has flavors and aromas of cherry, cola, plum and cedar with light toasty oak on the finish.

Both are a perfect pair with an ocean view! 🌊

#fathersday #cheerstodad #winesfordad #wine #redwine

Happy National Rosé Day from Half Moon Bay Winery

Happy National Rosé Day from Half Moon Bay Winery! 🌸 We hope you're enjoying a crisp glass of Rosé with a beautiful view, or a delicious meal!

If you're looking for an award-winning Rosé for today's holiday, our 2022 Monterey Rosé is an excellent choice! Our Rosé is 70% Grenache, 13% Syrah, 17% Mourvèdre and has aromas and flavors of cherry, strawberry and ripe melon rind with rose petal floral notes. It has a light body with bright acidity followed by a lingering red fruit finish, and pairs well with salads, shellfish, cheese, chicken or burgers. Our Rosé received 92 points (a Gold Award) at the Harvest “Terrior” Challenge 2024 Wine Competition.

Pick a bottle up today at one of our many coastal retailers, enjoy a glass at local restaurants or visit our website (link in our bio) to purchase cases.

#nationalroséday #nationalroseday #rosé #wine #montereyrosé #halfmoonbay #rosèallday #winesofinstagram #halfmoonbay #halfmoonbaywinery

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