Five-acre boutique winery in the mountain valley west of Salida, pouring $16 four-wine flights year-round, with picnics and leashed dogs welcome.
Stops within about 40 miles of Mountain Spirit Winery. Collect a Lavender Passport stamp at each one.
Mountain Spirit Winery calls itself a blended wine boutique. It sits on five acres in the mountain valley west of Salida, with indoor and outdoor seating and a dock patio. The winery has no vineyard of its own; it buys grapes and juice from different growing regions, choosing them by climate and weather, and blends them into whites, reds and pinks that range from dry to sweet.
The tasting room is open every day of the week, year-round, though hours shift with the seasons. You can build a flight of any four wines or order a full pour of a favorite, and there are mocktails for anyone not drinking. Walk-ins are welcome with no reservation needed; groups of ten or more should contact the winery ahead for a private tasting. Military members, first responders and educators get 10 percent off.
This is an easygoing stop for a mixed group. The winery welcomes all family members, sells small prepackaged snacks and invites you to bring your own snacks or a picnic to enjoy with a glass outside. Well-behaved, leashed dogs can join you outdoors and on the dock patio but not inside. Bottles can be shipped, and there is a wine club.
Villa Lavender near Nathrop, about 20 minutes north up the valley, grows lavender for culinary peppers, salts and sugars that it sells at local farmers markets; check its market schedule if you want both in a Salida day.
Villa Lavender · about 20 minutes away
Villa Lavender near Nathrop is about 20 minutes north and sells at local farmers markets; pair a market morning with an afternoon flight here.
Yes, well-behaved leashed dogs are welcome outside and on the dock patio, but not indoors.
Yes. You can bring your own snacks or a picnic; the winery also sells small prepackaged snacks.
No, unless your group has ten or more people.
No. It has no vineyards on site and sources grapes and juice from several regions for its blends.
Checked in October 2026 against the business’s own website and local tourism pages. Hours and seasons change, so check with them before you go. How we check listings · Is this your business? Claim it free
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