A Winery with BBQ?!? Yes, please. This is one of my favorite local wineries. I've been here twice and will continue to visit. Good food. Good Wine. Good Customer service!
I had been to 868 in the fall with my sister and had an amazing time. We didn't get to try the Grandale Restaurant there so I had been dying to go back ever since. This past weekend, my husband and I went there with another couple and had another wonderful time! The tasting room experience was GREAT! Mary and Kiera and the other young ladies working there were so much fun!! The tastings are generous; and Mary was a great hostess. We went on to enjoy the outdoors with a couple of bottles of wine, cheese and a warm baguette. We played corn hole while listening to music too. So much fun! Then we went to Grandale for late lunch. Staff there was great..food was excellent! I had hangar steak salad, my friend had crab cake salad, her husband had ahi tuna sandwich and my husband had the hamburger. Everything was delicious! We loved the white sangria too!! We went on to another winery down the street and found the tastings were sparse and it just wasn't as fun. We will definitely be visiting here again!!
Thank you for your review. I'm glad you had a chance to try our truffle tasting with wine - it is one of our most popular tastings! We hope you'll come see us again soon -
Thank you so much for writing about your recent experience at 868. I'm glad you enjoyed our atmosphere and found the staff to be inviting and knowledgeable! While most of our wines tend toward "dry," our winemaker is debuting a sweet white and a sweet red this summer for those who are looking for something sweeter. On weekends during the spring and summer, we also have a white peach and mango sangria that is wonderfully sweet and refreshing. I hope you will come visit us again soon!
I was very impressed with this winery. I loved the wines, and the staff was very friendly. It was very crowded (1PM on a Saturday), but we were able to enjoy our self's.
It had a great quiet outdoor seating area, it was pretty busy for a Wednesday night. The service was excellent, the food was great, the atmosphere was awesome. Fantastic view!
What a nice little find. Staff was friendly and helpful. Their rose was deep in color and flavor, perfectly dry and not sweet.The fresh flowers everywhere were just amazing and added to quaint decor. Live music made the rainy afternoon light hearted fun!
We attended winemaker 101 last Sunday and had a great time! We joined the winemaker racking some white wine from stainless steel fermenting tanks into wooden barrels. We stayed after for a a tasting and lunch. The tasting was OK, the person we had doing our tasting was not particularly friendly and rather abrupt. When we asked about a reserve tasting, she just said we are not doing that today, later we learned that the reserve wines are sold out. Lunch was good, they had a grill in a tent and their very good restaurant, we ate at the grill because the y had music and it was a nice day.
My husband and I have made several trips to the vineyard with our children (two teenagers) and friends. I love the fresh, top quality food at the Grandale Restaurant. The view of the surrounding countryside is spectacular. But, best of all, the gracious staff go out of their way to share their passion for great wine. This vineyard is always a pleasure to visit when my husband and I celebrate a special occasion with a romantic dinner. Yet, it is also a great place to bring a group of friends to enjoy wine tasting and relaxing live music.
My husband and I love going to wineries. Today we tried 868 Estate Vineyard and were disappointed. The wines we tasted were fabulous. If the staff was more friendly and accommodating I would have rated them a 5. First when we arrived we waited for almost 10 minutes before even being greeted. Then when we started our tasting we were rushed. There were two women that started their tasting before us and we were finished with our tastings at the same time. The staff needs to work on their customer service. The wine is great.