Brutocao Family Vineyards

Brutocao Family Vineyards' School House Plaza is a historic Hopland venue offering a choice of indoor and outdoor settings for weddings, private celebrations and corporate events. The property brings together several distinct spaces, so organisers can choose a setting that suits their guest numbers and plans, or combine rooms and outdoor areas for different parts of an event.

Outdoor options include a chapel lawn for ceremonies, a patio and barbecue area, and bocce courts. Indoors, the Bliss Room provides a larger reception space with a bar and dance floor, while the Main Plaza Room and the smaller Lion's Den suit dinners, meetings and more intimate gatherings. The estate also has a hilltop vineyard venue for ceremonies and receptions with views across Mendocino County. Across the different spaces, the venue describes capacities ranging from intimate groups to larger gatherings of up to 300 guests.

Weddings are a central part of the offer, including ceremony and reception settings, and spaces for rehearsal dinners or welcome and farewell gatherings. The venue also welcomes business meetings, team offsites, private dinners, wine dinners and birthday celebrations. Estate wines can be served at events, and organisers may bring their own caterers and other vendors. Catering arrangements should be discussed in advance, as some spaces have staging areas but not cooking facilities.

Set beside Highway 101 in the former Hopland High School, School House Plaza combines historic surroundings with on-site parking and a range of event layouts. Organisers can arrange a property tour and discuss the spaces with the venue team.