Tasting rooms
Had a great experience with tasting room staff?
Had a terrible one?
Here's a chance to tell us where which tasting rooms we should visit.
And which ones aren't worth the effort.
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Had a terrible one?
Here's a chance to tell us where which tasting rooms we should visit.
And which ones aren't worth the effort.
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Permalink Reply by Margie Tosch on -
Great site Dom! Thanks for sharing.
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Permalink Reply by Stay Sonoma on -
My most recent experience was at Nicholson Ranch and the staff there were great. They were all obviously happy to work there & loved the wines but were equally great at showing appreciation for their guests.
Larson Family Winery as the name suggests is truly family orientated. They even allow your dogs to accompany you. They have farm animals, picnic facilities, a Bocce ball court, hiking etc.
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Permalink Reply by Diane Carman on -
I had a WONDERFUL time Satuday July 26, 2008 at the River Ridge Winery in Commerce, MO. The staff and owners were great. This was my first ever wine tasting experience..........diane
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Permalink Reply by Ron Lykins on -
Sonoma:
Great experience at Ravenswood, experienced staff, knowledgeable, interested in the guests, listened instead of reciting facts about their wine, made suggestions after determining what I liked to stear the tasting toward my personal tastes.
Also enjoyed my visit to Jazuzzi Winery, the wines were overall good and the staff attentive, upbeat and helpful.
I have always enjoyed the experience and stafff at Imagery Estate Winery, however I must qualify my response by saying that I worked there for a couple years and I am a fan of the Benziger Family wines especially the interesting varietals at Imagery. Grenache, Lagrien, Malbec, Cab Franc etc.
On the negative side, I had a bad experience at B.R. Cohn recently where the woman serving me, said little, announced the wine, seem bored out of her mind, asked me no questions. Needless to say I did not buy anthing even though I liked a few of the wines.
My basic philosophy is that if the staff can't enjoy conversation with the guests in front of them, they should get a job in accounting. HOSPITALITY is what being a tasting room sales associate is all about.
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Permalink Reply by Margie Tosch on
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I totally agree Ron! I know that people in the industry get bored, have bad days, etc and think it's OK sometimes to let it show. Their attitude IS their job to a great extent. If they can't keep it in check, they are in the wrong industry.
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