Tasting room CLOSED for regular service. RSVP via Eventbrite to join the party.

Private 40th Birthday Party. Tasting room closes early at 6:30pm. E-mail events@madsonwines.com to book your own event!

E-mail events@madsonwines.com to book the tasting room for your own private gathering!

Private bridal shower. Tasting room opens at 3:30pm. E-mail events@madsonwines.com to book your own event!

The tasting room will be CLOSED Thursday, September 17th. Thank you for your understanding.

This is a private event hosted by one of our wine club members. E-mail events@madsonwines.com to book the tasting room for your event today!

The tasting room will be opening late at 3:30 PM. Regular hours resume Sunday. Thank you for your understanding.

The tasting room will be closing early at 6:30 PM. Regular hours resume Saturday. Thank you for your understanding.

Big gratitude for all of our Wine Club members. Come celebrate the debut of new wines with us!

8 wines, 4 courses.
An intimate dinner with the winemaker himself.

Get Your Tickets Here

$195 per guest 
(not including tax and gratuity)

Founded in 2018 in the Santa Cruz Mountains, Madson is a farming project first. Wine, second. Cole Thomas came to wine through farming. Organic vegetables, edible landscaping, and seed conservation before viticulture brought him to Santa Cruz Mountain Vineyard, Mornington Peninsula in Australia, and Central Otago in New Zealand.

Ken Swegles brings the viticultural backbone. Over 100 vineyards managed, time spent at Rhys and Williams Selyem. Together, Cole and Ken built Madson around small mountain sites, serious farming, and wines that taste like cool, coastal, forested Santa Cruz.

His sites are distinct. A 2,400-foot vineyard on calcareous sandstone. An old vine Chardonnay block on rocky mountain terrain. A coastal Syrah a few miles from the Pacific. A Pinot site near Loma Prieta. All four at the table Thursday, plus library selections and a few surprises from the back of the cellar.

Native fermentations. Neutral oak. Minimal sulfur. Sunny and Californian, but fresh, with real tension. Come taste what good farming does.

Unfiltered is a highly curated two‑day celebration featuring 60 of the region’s most dynamic natural and low‑intervention winemakers. The festival brings together the full spectrum of winemaking—from small, avant‑garde producers pushing boundaries to long‑standing legacy wineries that have shaped their regions for decades.

Panel discussions throughout the weekend invite deeper dialogue, offering insight into the philosophies, challenges, and innovations shaping the future of wine and the culture it supports. Local chefs provide tasty bites, and ambient vinyl sets the tone for an intimate, engaging experience.

Schedule
Industry Tasting: 12:00–1:00 PM
General Admission: 1:00–5:00 PM
After Party: Sat & Sun 6:00 PM–9:00 PM at Vintage Berkeley (Vine Street Store)

TICKETS & PRICING
One day ticket – $65
Full Weekend Pass – $95

For Saturday, July 25th – purchase here
For Sunday, July 26th – purchase here
For Full Weekend Pass – purchase here

Featuring Duke Wellington and Cast Iron Band

You are invited to our Summer Wine Release Party featuring our Pinot of Rose and Gamay Wines on Saturday, May 9th, from 2- 5 pm. All are welcome to attend. No tickets necessary.

Members drink and sample the wines for free.

Secure your bottles of Rose and Gamay. The past vintages sold out fast!

Our friends at Melrose Cafe will be popping up in the winery with their fresh and delicious food to accompany the release our wines.

We can’t wait to share these wines with you.

See you there!