This is a rather new festival to Murphys, so it has not yet reached it's full potential, but boy…read moredoes it have the potential!! This fun new festival is being spear-headed by one of the local wineries with many of the Main St. business' participating by way of setting up alters in their shops. (the book store had one to Shakespeare etc. etc.) Many people participate in the Catrina/Catrin costume contest held mid-day at the local theater (so cool to see them all walking around town all day!!) and in the evening they do a procession to a local cemetery to honor the dead. And there are usually a few different places to listen to live music, this year I've heard they'll be having a great mariachi band! It is always fun to walk around Murphys eating and drinking your way through the day, and this event just makes it that much more fun and interesting! So if you are planning on coming to Murphys around the beginning of November (it's held the first weekend usually, check their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/DiaDeLosMurtosMurphysCalifornia) then come for this event, and maybe even join in the costume contest!

Art on Main has some really great local artists. We took home some raku pottery and chatted with…read moreone of the featured painters.

I drop in here about once a month to keep up on what is new in the local art community. Pretty much…read moreall of the local artists on display here offer talent, interesting art, variety and reasonable prices. You will not find master works for thousands of dollars here, but a good selection of oils, water colors, ceramics and other eclectic stuff to choose a great memory of Murphys and/or the Mother Lode scene. Probably the biggest sellers are the note cards, all custom made, and the jewelry. But if you want to painting for you wall at home, you can find that here too.

Great experience! Food, drinks, vendors and live music were all great. Even though it sprinkled the…read morewhole time, we had a blast. We'll definitely return!

"Kiss Me, I'm Irish!", "Luck of the Irish" and "Top o' the morning!" These sayings and more were…read moreheard or seen (on t-shirts) during the annual Murphys Irish Days celebration last Saturday. This event is a must attend celebration for locals and visitors alike. Main Street is closed to through traffic due to all of the food and craft stands up and down the street. Frozen cheesecake? Yes please! Patrons are decked out in various shades of green. Many have partaken in the age-old tradition of beer consumption. The crowd is definitely more of a beer drinking crowd, rather than the usual wine tasting peeps who frequent Murphys. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but I'm just saying. Having grown up in the area, it is really fun seeing people I know and catching up (aka gossiping). Plus, it is a good excuse to do a little wine tasting. I mean, I'm near the tasting rooms after all. ;)

I love everything about this winery! First off, they have the outdoor tastings with social…read moredistancing seating, AMAZING wines, beer tasting area and they serve food (sandwiches, small plates, etc). Fortunately we were able to get in without a reservation on this busy Saturday, the friendly host cleaned off our table and got us situated. The grounds are really nice with picnic tables, umbrellas, lots of shade and even little wicker sofas. They've done a really great job adapting to these Covid times. Wine tasting is $15 per person which is kind of high from the last time I was here but they probably need to make up some deficit after lockdown. Anyway, the four of us did a wine tasting flight of 5 different wines plus a few tastes of their special ones. When I do wine tasting, it's very rare that I end up liking all of the wines but I seriously loved every single wine that Hovey had. My favorites were both end of the spectrum...a light criso viognier and their petite Syrah. Both were like summer and winter in my mouth! We ended up buying the viognier since it still feels like summer! Our hostess was great and explained the taste and background on each tasting, she was very knowledgeable and friendly. Murphy's is about an hour and a half from home but I might consider doing a membership here because I loved both their whites and reds which is rare. We all left feeling a little happier than when we got there! I will most definitely be back!

I had an absolutely lovely time at Hovey Winery and I have no doubt that you will two. For…read morestarters, the set up is fabulous. Outside surrounding the space you'll find picnic tables and other seating scattered about. The day I visited it was a bit chilly and they even had blankets placed around to help keep us warm. Such a nice touch that went a long way. I didn't spend much time inside except for when I went to the bathroom, but it was nice and cozy, too. This place is family owned and operated, and of course, everyone is extremely knowledgeable about their wine, where it comes from, and all that stuff. My friends and I got flights, so we could try a little bit of everything. Each new wine our waitress poured came with a back story and I loved it. All of the wine we tried was great and I can't remember exactly what they were, but my favorites were the white wines, I know that. While they don't have food, we were welcome to bring food from outside so we grabbed a few pizzas from down the street to munch on while we were there. I'm not from the area, but I do visit every so often and I can totally see myself returning whenever that day comes.

They have condescending, rude and disrespectful security staff who also seem to have training in…read morehow to behave and interact with the general public. I would have had a lovely time watching the Willie Nelson concert if not for being yelled at and insulted by two of these personnel. I understand they they're in charge of crowd control but it should still be courteous. Always courteous, is how the public shoukd dealt with. They were so completely uncouth in a particularly inate manner so I suspect that these younger male staff that they were basically untaught by their mothers as they are socially inept. Be sure to avoid them would be my advice.

Recently we went and saw Alison Krauss and Union Station at a very nice evening venue. The only…read moredrawback was staff members standing on the side and in the back near the information kiosk and the disabled tent talking throughout the entire evening. Several people talked to them. People gave them the stink eye, yet they kept yakking away about anything and everything, but the concert. And so if I was management, I would have them go someplace else so they could talk. To not disturb the patrons who paid large amounts for a classy lady and talented band in a beautiful venue. Extremely disrespectful. Supervisors (ID on the shirts) came and went, never giving a thought to squelching disturbing behavior. Training on theater etiquette should be mandatory.

We walked in for a wine tasting. The wine was good, perhaps…read morea little young. Staff were great, very friendly. We were able to speak to the winemaker Tana and really enjoyed learning a bit more about how the wine was made, growing conditions and challenges.

Amazing service and even more amazing people. Pam and her husband are the GOATs. Truly amazing…read morepeople.

Our friends are members of this nice winery.While visiting them they insisted we go here,apparently…read moreit's the best winery in Murphys. We tasted their Pino,Chardonnay and a few blends.Loved it so much bought 4 bottles!

Love this find. I've been going to Murphy's for 30 years and finally stumbled a few blocks down in…read moretown. Had a tasting with friends and enjoyed the wine and the experience. It was so good I joined the club. It's worth the visit to see this lovely place

Jazz Cellars has the best music and wine in Murphy's. My group of girls had the best time at Jazz…read moreCellars. The wine was excellent and so was the customer service. I really enjoy their Barbara and Champagne, but they have so many other wonderful wines to try and buy.

Hidden gem in Murphys. It's located down a little alley, definitely DON'T want to miss this place…read moreoff of the Main Blvd. Rebecca was such a great hostess, giving details of each wine, and sharing some extra samples as we shared what we did like or didn't. We definitely walked out of there with a few bottles of great wines and will be coming back for more.

I had a glass of their wine when dining at a local restaurant, and I really liked it. Good tasting…read moremenu, and we liked their Rose, Melbac and petit Syrah. Price is reasonable too. Tasting room is cozy and modern, and inside was very well air conditioned which helped in a hot day. Big outdoor seatings and tables in a shade, and mister is going with huge fan browsing. Do swing by for a good tasting experience!

It was our first time doing wine tasting and did not really know how it goes. We were given a menu…read moreand each wine was brought out to us one by one. Each was explained, what year it was made, how it compares to the other wines. It probably would be nice to be able to sit longer and order some food to go with our wines. Not bad for our first wine testing.

Amazing service! Great wines just joined the wine club excited to be a member! The experience here…read moreis great!

We enjoyed a fun filled weekend getaway with friends and decided to try wines at tasting rooms we…read morehad never visited before. I am so glad we visited Four Winds! The tasting room is pleasantly decorated with a good amount of room for multiple parties of guests. The lady at the counter was very friendly and accommodating to our large group. We were given a list of the varietals available and instructed to select 5 for each tasting room. Our most favorite by far was the Sangiovese. My husband chose to bypass the tasting and opted to purchase a glass of Sangiovese instead because it was that good! Four Winds will be visited by us again in the future for sure!