sand castle winery
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After taking a wine pairing and tasting class we purchased a bottle of 2008 Riesling at the Sand Castle retail store in Warrington, PA which we stored in our wine cooler refrigerator for the past 2 months. When we opened it, it was undrinkable...so sour that we dumped the whole bottle!! We brought the bottle with us to the winery in Erwinna. We were told by staff that we had probably stored it improperly and it was supposed to be sour! Really? The owner's wife told us we should return it to Warrington where we purchased it! Any winery that does not stand behind its label will not find itself in my wine collection! We stood and waited almost 1/2 hour for our wine tasting. One person was doing everything. Definitely will not go back as there are many places with good wines that stand behind their product.
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I have known the owner Joe Maxon for over 25 years and was a supplier to him when he first opened and was working out of a trailer on top of the wine vats now 25 years later he realized his dream of building a castle on the concrete slab directly over the vats and it is beautiful, I knew talking with him years ago that this would come to be and the quality of the wines they produce are second to none, plus the view from the mountain top simply takes your breath away
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The Wine at the Sand Castle is not the best wine I've ever had, but the wine pairing/tasting put on by the owner is worth every penny of the $35/person charge, thoroughly enjoyed myself, learned so much about food pairing, some were very surprising and out of the box. I will be back
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This winery is about an hour from home and the ride along the Delaware River to get there was lovely. The winery itself was a surprise. A castle looking building with beautiful grounds and a view of the river. Beautiful for events. We were there as part of 40th bday party group. We had a private tasting on the upper level of the winery. For $8 and you get to keep the wine glass--you get to taste 8-9 different types of wine--the best part was the 'show' the wine guide standing on a ladder wearing a hat and suit and carrying a walking stick which he will comically tap against the ladder to regain the attention of the group. This tasting was different than any other that I've been to. There was chocolate, and nuts, or wasabi nuts to accompany each tasting to accentuate each tasting. It was a very unique and enjoyable experience. I think the Food Network needs to get in touch with this guy--he's great! Sip! Taste! Sip! Loved it! There are picnic benches for those bringing something to eat (or drink) to sit and enjoy the winery. this was a very nice visit.
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Very nice selection of wines from the local region.Good whites from dry to sweet and tasty reds from soft to bold. Guys you must try their Port!Has an intristing twist!! Very good I must say.Also try their Phoenixville Pa tasting room with many Balsomic and olive oils for the sampling. Fun place to hang out as well!
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The tour was so slight, the wine tasting was fine. The cheese and meat platter was disappointing. The only saving grace was the wine was "Slavish". It was the people that we met that made up for the experience.
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The tasting was interesting, wines were paired with chocolates and nuts, informative and fun presentation. However, you stand during the tasting, which would be fine but the table was low and it was an awkward set up. A bar height table would have been better. There were about 15-20 in our tasting group. We had a Living Social coupon for tapas, if we paid full price I would have been very disappointed. Everything was served on paper plates. We received hummus, a loaf of bread, 4 chocolates, cheese and a salami type meat with blue cheese and some sort of jam in the middle. Hummus with bread? The wine, very sweet, so this wasn't for us, we prefer wine that isn't sweet, a bold red would have been great.
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I recently visited the tasting room on Bridge Street in Phoenixville. The tasting room is beautifully decorated, with a nice size wine tasting bar and a separate area with a large assortment of vinegars to taste. The wine tasting is 5 tastes for $5. The wine as a whole was good. The most unique wine I had here was the Santo Rouge which was a blend of Chardonnay and Cab. The aroma reminded me of a young aged Parmesan cheese (weird as it sounds), but has a flavor profile of strawberry and raspberry. One aspect of the tasting which I found to be unique about this tasting is the fact that you could try one grape variety across a spectrum of harvests. For example, the offered their Johannisberg Riesling Dry, semi sweet and as a desert wine. It was a nice way to show how grape aging on the vine can change some of the basic characteristics. My favorite wine here, hands down, was the Chardonnay Classic, oak aged. It was one of the most complex US Chardonnay's I've ever had. Beyond the wine, there was a vinegar tasting bar with a vast assortment of vinegar's to try. If you get tired of the wine or are a designated driver this is a nice alternative. Overall, this was a nice room to visit. I would recommend coming here during the week as the room here (and the tasting room down the street) were pretty empty.
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The enticement mentioned twelve wine tastings per couple. We were expecting to get to taste six (6) wines per person.WOW !!We sampled thirteen (13) wines in total.A Highly entertaining gentleman explained how to taste each wine AND what to pair foods it with.The tour guide of the castle and wine cellar was also very informative and entertaining.
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I suppose it's a hazard when you plan interactive tours and booths for a living, but this Winery tour, though featuring a number of good wines, was disjointed and left visitors unclear of what was happening as if we were lost sheep. No greetings as you enter, no sectioned off areas to tell you what to do where, and a tour guide who rambled whatever came to the top of his head. They made you stand during the lengthy but good tastings while the guide yelled at you across the room from the first of many long tables from atop a ladder. When finished you were dismissed and not told where to go next for the cheese platter or buy your wines. Lovely grounds outside under the tent facing the river made for wonderful pictures. They really need some help scripting and better directing the tours. But their wines are good... especially the warmed Port. They called it the OMG wine and they were right!