Brice Station Winery

Altitude Not Attitude… that’s their mantra! Estate wines with owner/​winemaker on-​site. Just above Murphys. They have a yummy Chardonnay which is rare in the foothills. Don’t miss the Cab Franc, which is usually in a red blend, but theirs stands alone. Flowers everywhere, a fountain, umbrella tables and Quayle kiln pottery shop just across the driveway. Look out for the chickens or the 2 Jack Russels, Milo and Sparkey, roaming the grounds.
Not to miss is their Saturday evening Hill Top concerts all summer. First one Memorial Day weekend. Great musical talent! Bring a picnic or purchase food on site with wine for sale by the glass or bottle. The month of August is Shakespeare As You Like It, Thursday through Saturday. The concert season closes with music on September 3 & 17. Come enjoy the cool weather, dancing under the stars on a large grassy lawn!

What an incredible place to visit and better yet enjoy some quality wine. Brice Station is just 5 miles up the road from downtown Murphys, and provides an escape from the crowds at the tasting rooms downtown. It also provides beautiful views of County.
The tasting room is open year round on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday and has wonderful staff ready to give you the history of the vineyard as well as tastings of their current menu. Usually you’ll be treated to something along the lines of Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Red Blend, Merlot, Chardonnay and a Port. Additionally, you’ll be provided with fresh bread from a bakery downtown and a variety of olive oils. The tasting room is located at the top of the driveway in a retired bomb shelter with beautiful vines growing up the front of the structure and a vast garden and seating area just outside the door. The grapes are all grown and harvested on site (with the exception of Chardonnay) and you’re able to see the rows and rows of vines down by the highway.
During the warm, summer months, Brice Station provides quality entertainment with their weekend concert series as well as their month of Shakespeare. It’s a great way to enjoy some wine and entertainment and most likely a breathtaking sunset with family and friends.
As for the staff, it’s primarily a family run operation and they know how to make you feel at home. Once you step out of your car at Brice Station you’ll be amazed by the warmth and hospitality. I DEFINITELY recommend this winery as a destination for good wine and good times.

I make it a point to visit Brice Station Winery every time I venture up the hill to Murphys. Many people visit Murphys just to walk around downtown hitting several tasting rooms, but never venture to the many wineries nearby. Brice Station is on the other side of Murphys heading up the mountains which does make it less convenient for those visiting from the Valley, but this unique winery should be a stop for everyone.
Brice has a rather eclectic setup with a rustic mountain ranch layout. The tasting room is an old bomb shelter, and there are several craft shops on the property. Once you dodge the geese and dogs, you can pass through a garden heading to the tasting room. The setup is upscale country ranch with eclectic antiques and a nice tasting bar made from a radiator. The wines are also eclectic with very good Port and some different varietals grown at a higher elevation, including a 2013 Merlot with a lot of smoke from the 2013 Rim Fire. We will see if this year’s fire has any impact.
The facility is also used for events, and I was a groomsman at a wedding here. They did a good job of coordinating the weekend, and the recent upgrades for a deck and party areas make the mountain overlook even more impressive.
This is just a cool place to visit. You can park in the back which gives you a great view of the Calaveras mountains with a few Jack Russells guarding your car. Everyone is friendly and happy to see you made the journey, and those that head up the hill will be rewarded.

This place has good wine and really like their cabs and their old mountain red. The people here are super friendly and they have a small but cute tasting room! They have art classes as well as blacksmith classes here as well. This is a cute, cool and has an artistic atmosphere with solid wines!

Brice Station is simply amazing! We hosted our wedding here on June 20^th and had the most wonderful experience. As wedding venue it was perfect in every way. Stu, Doloris and their team were attentive, helpful and accomodating to us throughout the entire process, and this led to a perfect day for my new wife and I. We highly recommend considering Brice Station for your wedding or any event, or if you just want to taste amazing wine.
Aside from being a special place for us for the rest of our lives, Brice Station is a treasure-​trove of history, beautiful landscape, friendly atmosphere and award winning and delicious wine selections. Thank you Stu & Dolores, we will return!

Lots going on here, and lots of people wandering around. It’s been in the family for generations, and collected a lot of rusted farm parts to a 50 year old pottery studio that is a dream for artists to see. Handfuls of happy farm animals wander around, and beautiful gardens make it a happy place to be. Everyone is super friendly. They do everything organically and host WWOOF volunteers (like me). Each bottle produced is truly a family and friends event… But we tried to put the labels on straight ;) I love the Port, and the High Country Red blend. It’s a great family vineyard to support, and super cool place to visit. Check the website for outdoors events they host, and Quyle pottery for workshops. There is a blacksmith shop too.

Have your special event here! A lovely place run by a very attentive family of potters and vintners. The wine is great and very reasonably priced; I particularly love the Viognier and the port. The on-​site pottery studio features beautiful pieces of made from locally mined clay.
A recent wedding I attended on the property made great use of antique farming equipment and wagons as part of the décor, to wedding-​magazine quality effect (but with a very real world budget). A number of old, metal woodstoves surrounded the dance floor, and became very-​welcome warm gathering places when fires were list at dusk.
I hear they have a concert series here in summer, and I can’t wait to check it out!

Don’t miss a stop at Brice Station Winery while in or around Murphys. Head East on highway 4 and look for the old red pickup truck which announces the winery entrance. The charming, petite building and it’s lovely gardens are akin to a fairy tale. An exuberant welcome and a complimentary tasting of 7 varietals and a port complete a perfect picture. The red grapes are estate grown at this family winery. The white hail from Lodi.
Be sure to also see Quyle Kilns Pottery across from the tasting room, the oldest family owned business in Murphys. Pamela, the proprietress was kind enough to share a wealth of information about the area and it’s hidden treasures. In fact, we are going for a swim at White Pines Lake today per her tip.