Cannot recommend. A "free" tasting but charge 5 bucks for a taste of their "better" port? (Oh, and a nibble of chocolate.) Not much at the facility to tour, and I didn't see any place where the grapes could be grown.
As for the wines themselves, the cream sherry was OK. And the people seem nice enough. These are the reasons for giving 2 stars instead of 1, which is what I would give the other wines on the tasting. I've been to wineries from Oregon to Michigan to New York, and even tasted a port from outside Kansas City, and all I can suggest is that these wines prove that Florida has neither the soil nor the climate for growing wine grapes.
Great wines. Neat little experience. Would have loved to sit at the beautiful tasting bar that they had. The staff was excellent and very helpful and informative!
The free wine tasting is excellent! The tour is kinda cool but I am unconvinced that the fermentation vessels you walk over on the wooden walkway are still in use. We noticed that all of the lids were open. Still, it was cool to see the size of the vessels and I would recommend the tour. Their wines are reasonably priced, too ($10-$20)!
This is one of the coolest places in St Augustine. This place has an excellent tour and a rooftop that is the Talk of the Town in terms of venues to hang out at. Live bands. The drinks are reasonably priced. And the women that come here are gorgeous.
Tasty (and affordable) selection of wine and snacks. Loved the white sangria. The staff at the upstairs bar are super friendly. Great for a group or by yourself. Try some wines or grab a beer and don't forget to get a bottle or two + to take home.
Free wine tasting. Great wine. Bought a couple bottles.
Staff is super friendly! Wine tour is a must. My twin sister and I vacationed in St. Augustine and this place was probably our favorite. We definitely enjoyed our experience here!
San Sebastian is a lot of fun. Great wine tasting opportunities and the rooftop bar has live music and good food.
Excellent free wine-tasting tour. You get to sample 8 to 10 wines, or as many of those as you want. Last tour starts at 4'50, we didn't have a reservation, just walked in. Our tour guide was knowledgeable and humorous. Some of the wines are made with a native Florida grape, so they are quite sweet (they also have a couple of drier wines), they have red, white and rose. There is quite a large store downstairs with special offers. An absolute must if you like wine and you're in St Augustine or nearby.
I have been on the tour here and thoroughly enjoyed it. I have bought a lot of wine there when visiting St. Augustine and I love the Vintner Reserve wine. However, I order some wine recently to be send to a relative as a gift. It was sent to me at the billing address instead of my relative at the shipping address. Once I received the confirmation in an email the wine was already in Miami UPS building where I live instead of in Virginia where it should have gone. I call the next day that shipping was open, spoke to someone who assured me it was rerouted. It still arrived at my house that night. I have made two more phone calls, each time promised a call back which I did not get. I am trying my fourth call today. Even thought the tour and store are pleasant I cannot say anything good about their customer service for online orders. I feel like they don't seem to care much about correcting their mistake.
Addendum: My next call to the winery put me in touch with a very nice employee by the name of Mallory who not only helped but took care of everything while we were on the phone. They shipped a new order to the correct address and allowed me to keep the wine that came to me by mistake.
I'm not a sweet wine lover, but the tour and tasting was amazing! Our tour guide Evan was very knowledgeable and great fun. We finished off at the rooftop bar which had live music. Overall a great experience and we'll definitely be back!
A must see on your trip to St Augustine. Guided tours, free tastings, very friendly and knowledgeable staff. My personal favorite is the awesome rooftop bar.
The wife and I had a blast here at the rooftop bar! The band was amazing, the craft beer selection was good, and the scene was very lively and energetic! They do serve food, but we did not partake.
If you like sweet wines, this is the winery for you. I prefer dryer wines, but learning about their unique grape choice- the muscadine grape, provides a truly unique flavor profile.
There is also a beautiful rooftop restaurant that helps ease your stress as you bask in the sun drinking wine.
Excellent tasting tour that you can do at your own pace. Information and pictures to look at along the way. Taste 8 or so wines for free with an optional $5 tasting of two full glasses of their more expensive wines at the end. You can keep their branded wine glass for another $5. Their shop is nice with wines at great prices, sauces and dressings. They also have accessories like aerators and chillers. Fun experience. We picked two wines we liked for $11 each!