Family vineyard and tasting room Sample winery
Wine from our own hillside, poured in the barn where we make it
We grow six grapes on twelve acres and make every bottle on the farm. Come up for a flight at the bar, walk the rows with one of us, or book the barn for a dinner.
21+ to taste. We check photo ID at the bar.
This week's estate flight
Riesling, rosé, Cabernet Franc, Lemberger · $18 SampleThursday to Sunday
Tasting flights and hours
Every flight is poured at the bar or at a table in the barn by whoever made the wine. Sample prices
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Estate flight
$18 per person
Four 1 oz pours: a white, the rosé and two reds from this year's list.
Walk-ins welcome at the bar
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Whites and rosé
$16 per person
Four 1 oz pours of everything light we have open, from bone-dry to just off-dry.
Walk-ins welcome at the bar
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Reserve flight
$32 per person
Five pours, two of them from barrels still in the cellar, at a table with cheese from the dairy down the road.
Seated, by reservation
Tasting room hours Sample hours
- Thursday and Friday
- noon – 6:00 pm
- Saturday
- 11:00 am – 7:00 pm
- Sunday
- 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
- Monday to Wednesday
- Closed, except booked events
Last flights are poured 45 minutes before closing.
Before you taste
- Everyone tasting must be 21 or over with a photo ID. We check every guest, every visit.
- A tasting pour is 1 oz, so a four-pour flight is a little under one glass of wine.
- There's a spit cup and water on every table, and no one minds if you use them.
Please drink responsibly and plan your ride home before you come up the hill.
The wine list
What's open in the tasting room now. Glass and bottle prices to drink here or take home. Sample list and prices
White
- Riesling, Block 2
Dry, with green apple and lime. Our oldest vines, planted on the top of the slope.
$24bottle · $9 glass - Chardonnay, no oak
Fermented in steel tanks. Pear and lemon, clean finish.
$26bottle · $9 glass
Rosé
- Dry rosé of Cabernet Franc
Pressed straight after picking. Strawberry and a little pepper.
$22bottle · $9 glass
Red
- Cabernet Franc
Medium body, red cherry and dried herbs. A year in older barrels.
$32bottle · $11 glass - Hillside red
A blend of the three red grapes we grow. Soft, easy with food.
$28bottle · $10 glass - Lemberger, Block 5
Dark berries and spice. Made only in years the block ripens fully.
$36bottle · $12 glass
Dessert
- Late-harvest Vidal
Picked in November. Honey and apricot, sold in half bottles.
$24bottle · $8 glass
Small lots sell out, and the list changes with each release. Wine club members get 15% off bottles.
Vineyard tours
Both tours are led by the family who farm the vines and make the wine, and both need a reservation. Sample times and prices
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Vineyard walk
One of the family walks you up the slope through the rows and explains what the vines are doing that month. You finish in the barn with the estate flight.
Up to 14 people. The path is grass and a steady climb, so wear closed shoes.
Request this tour: Vineyard walk -
Cellar and barrel tasting
Taste wines still in the barrel with the winemaker, then the same wines from the bottle a year or two on, so you can compare.
Up to 10 people. The cellar stays cool all year, so bring a layer.
Request this tour: Cellar and barrel tasting
What you'll see on the walk
- WinterPruning, cane by cane, and the bare rows tied down for spring.
- SpringBudbreak, and frost watch on cold nights.
- SummerLeaf pulling and the grapes changing colour in August.
- HarvestPicking from mid September, often into October.
Three releases a year
How the wine club works
The club is how we sell most of our small-lot wine. Here's exactly what joining means, including how to stop.
Choose a size
Three or six bottles per release. We pick a mix of what's new, and you can ask for all red or all white instead.
We email you two weeks before each release
Releases are in March, June and October. The email lists the wines and the price, and you can swap bottles or skip that one.
You pay when the release is ready
Your card is charged on release day, never in advance. Then you pick up at the tasting room or we ship it.
Stop whenever you like
After your first two releases, cancel by email or phone at any time before the next charge.
Three bottles
$70–$95 per release
Free tastings for you and a guest, and 15% off any bottle.
Six bottles
$135–$180 per release
Everything in the three-bottle option, plus first pick of the late-harvest and reserve wines.
Sample terms
Ask about joiningPrices are before tax and shipping. We can only ship to states that allow it, and an adult 21 or over has to sign for every delivery.
Private events in the barn
Rehearsal dinners, birthdays, club meetings and company outings. We don't host wedding ceremonies. Sample spaces and terms
The barn room
Up to 40 seated
Long tables under the original beams, beside the tanks. Open all year.
The vine terrace
Up to 60 standing
A covered deck facing the slope, with heaters for cool evenings. May to October.
The whole tasting room
Up to 80
After 6 pm on a Thursday or Friday, when we close to the public.
What's included
- Tables, chairs, linen and glassware
- Our staff to pour all evening
- A guided tasting to start, if you'd like one
- Parking for every guest by the barn
How booking works
Send us your date and guest count. We reply with what's free and a minimum spend on wine, which starts at $800 on weeknights. Food comes from a caterer on our list or your own licensed caterer. A 25% deposit holds the date.
Questions before you visit
Anything else, call the tasting room on (555) 014-7735.
Do we need a reservation?
Not for the estate flight or the whites and rosé flight, for groups of up to six. The reserve flight, both tours and groups of seven or more need a reservation. Sample policy.
Can we bring children or a dog?
Children are welcome with an adult, and we keep juice and lawn games for them. Dogs on a lead are welcome on the terrace and lawn, but not in the barn. Sample policy.
Can we bring a picnic?
Yes, on the lawn. Please don't bring other wine or alcohol, because we can only serve our own.
Is the tasting fee taken off if we buy wine?
One tasting fee comes off for every two bottles you buy that day, and wine club members taste for free. Sample terms.
Is there something for the driver?
Yes. Drivers get a free sparkling grape juice and a glass of water at any flight. Sample offer.
Is the tasting room accessible?
There's a level path from the two accessible parking spaces to the barn door, a step-free bar and an accessible restroom. The vineyard walk itself is on a slope.
How to find us
1180 Sample Ridge Road Sample address
- From the county road, turn onto Sample Ridge Road at the feed store.
- Drive two miles up the hill. Our gravel drive is on the left, after the row of mailboxes.
- Park on the grass by the barn. The two accessible spaces are next to the door.
Phone signal is patchy on the ridge and ride-share cars are hard to find up here. Book your ride home before you come, or ask at the bar and we'll call a local taxi.
Request a tasting or tour
Tell us what you'd like and when. We reply to confirm, or to suggest another time if that one's full. This is a demo form, so nothing is sent. Concept
Groups of up to six don't need to book the estate flight. Just come up during opening hours.