Winery/Brewery Ideas For Your Father’s Day Celebration!
~ Natalia Radcliffe ~Father’s Day is coming up quickly! Torn on what to do on the holiday?
Why not visit some excellent wineries or breweries?
Take a look at some listed below, all personally recommended by the Prospector Ranch team. We have included the website links to each place so you can check them out if you want even more information.
Best of all, all of these are near Prospector Ranch! We have three Airbnbs (a charming Conestoga covered wagon, a rustic Safari tent or a vintage 1972 Airstream) you can stay in so you don’t have a far drive home.
Wineries
Located just 5 minutes off the 101 Freeway, people come from all over to visit Cornell Winery, which is located in the Santa Monica Mountains between Malibu and Agoura Hills. Depending on what you’re interested in, you can book their signature wine tasting where you enjoy reserved seating in their back room or patio while tasting 7 different wines with the option of adding snacks to the reservation if desired, or their trio wine tasting experience where there is no reservation required and you get to enjoy trying three different wines from their tasting menu, enjoying sipping the drinks in their tasting room or outside at one of their tables.
The owner, Matt, is a friend of ours so if you’re staying with us and decide to give the place a visit, let him know you’re a guest of ours and that we say hi!
If you're interested in eating a meal with your wine, the very special and unique Old Place Restaurant is right next door, a steakhouse that has been operating for over 50 years.
Located in Westlake Village, the restaurant and vineyard boasts delicious food and drink to try. Whether you are in the mood for breakfast, lunch, or dinner, they have something!
With their wines, they have a variety of red and white wines to choose from that you can either get by the glass or bottle, depending on what you choose. For the designated driver of the group, you can choose from a variety of hot, cold, or blended coffees to sip on while you munch on your food.
It’s a first come, first serve experience, so if you are planning on going there, be sure to either account for a wait time, or try and swing by when it may be quieting down from a busy time.
They have wine tasting during the week and weekends.
On Sunday nights from 6pm -10pm, guests will be able to enjoy live music. They also have music events other nights of the week as well.
Breweries
Tarantula Hill Brewing Company
Located in Thousand Oaks, it offers a variety of craft beers. It also serves as a restaurant, where you can order food such as pizza, sandwiches, tacos, and burritos.
Located in Westlake Village, it serves a variety of beers, brewed on site.
If you want something to munch on while sipping your drink, you can choose from their menu of pizza, salads and flatbread.
Located in Calabasas in the hills of Malibu, it also is one where you step back in time to the memory of elegant rustic western charm. It has both a sit-down dining area and a bar, as well as an exclusive whiskey room on the top floor, where you would be able to enjoy a curated selection of drinks to try.
