The 308-acre Picchetti Ranch Open Space Preserve, named after the Picchetti family, who emigrated from Italy in the 1870s, features a brick winery building and farm complex adjacent to a system of beautiful trails. The Picchetti Winery, which was started in the 1880s, is one of the oldest surviving wineries in California.
At this preserve, forested canyons of madrone, coast live oak and California bay provide shade on a warm day. On a clear day, the Sierra Azul range, crowned by Mount Umunhum, is visible to the south through a break in the trees. The Zinfandel Trail ducks into the forest, crossing seasonal creeks and connecting with Stevens Creek County Park, managed by Santa Clara County.
