Had a winery tour three years ago and loved the wine...been a club member ever since! The owners are wonderful people who really care about their wines and their customers. I can't help but rave about this place! I enjoy going back to the winery whenever I'm in town because I'm always treated like family! Highly recommended!
My wife and I met you a few Mondays ago when you spotted us looking through your window. We stopped by on a Monday when you were closed. We were very pleased when you (Marek) surprised us by opening the door when you spotted us looking through the window, let us in and shared a little about yourself and your winery. Since you did that for us, we have since been in several times to share a bottle, for a tasting, have joined one of your programs for free tastings etc. and have enjoyed the live music on Friday nights. Additionally, I understand that you sell your barrels after a certain amount of use and I am interested in buying 2. I added my name to your guest list and indicated "barrel" in one of the columns. I am just curious when you will be retiring some of your current barrels. Any time soon?Thank you!
The grapes are grown in North Carolina's Yadkin Valley, but they make the wines at this winery in downtown Cary. They have a nice selection of reds and whites and you can sample them before you make your purchase. They typically have a Friday afternoon social in their tasting room where you can relax with friends.
Can't remember when I had a worse glass of Chardonnay. Tasted like water with some kind of flavoring. Spend your money on another brand.
Although they do have a great selection of dry and sweet wine, they also offer a variety of entertainment throughout the week. Staff was extremely friendly throughout the tasting and even let us taste a new flavor they didn't have opened yet. Would definitely recommend and go back.
Upon arrival, I was greeted by Nancy. She was warm and informative. In response to her question about what type of wine I drink, I answered "dry red". I was pleasantly surprised by the white wines she had me sample. Her advice regarding buying wine was memorable and helpful. It was nice to spend a bit of time sampling good wine, with nice, but not overbearing, direction in wine tasting.
I stopped here on Friday for a tasting and found the selection of offerings to be wonderful. I was asked if there was one on the list I wanted to taste that was not open and I did want to taste theblackberry. She was happy to open that bottle and let me taste. They were heating up their Christmas mulled wine, and although not quite my taste, I would get this for a holiday party forsomething a little different. I liked hearing about how Marek got started in the wine making business. This is one of the nicest of the boutique wineries I have been to. The wine and thehospitality were #1.
We stopped here on a drive to the NC coast. What a nice surprise! The blackberry Cabernet is exceptional. They also have a wine bar and live music playing! This was a very nice place. Dry and sweet wines were abailable
We went to Chatham Hill Winery for a tour and tasting. We've been to wineries before, but this one is a bit different as it is in a much smaller facility than others. The tour was excellent and informative. After, we went to a very nice bar room for a tasting. I prefer sweeter wines, but those accompanying me like dry wines. No one was disappointed. We were provided with samples from very dry to medium sweet. I was even provided with a vessel in which to spit when I couldn't swallow one of the dry samples. The sweet wine is nothing like a scuppernog, but rather like a full bodied dessert wine. We felt no pressure to buy anything, but my guests chose to join their wine club and are very happy with their choice.
If you are looking for a vineyard wine experience, this is not for you. While the tour is fine, you are in their retail store with a more bar type feel than sitting in a tasting room at a vineyard. Wines are what you would expect from a NC wines...sweet and fruity. They have a great variety of fruit options and the wine is good, but I prefer my wine outings to be more origin story than restaurant experience.