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Blue Ostrich Winery

4.4 (70 reviews)
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Closed 12:00 pm - 6:00 PM

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Judy R.

I had such a great time here. We came here to celebrate my birthday. The food menu was great we enjoyed the sausage platter. The wine was delicious. Beautiful view. The staff was friendly, service was great. They have a cute ostrich you can take photos of. I rate this 10/10.

charcuterie and wine
Ralph B.

Decided to see what the winery situation was in this area and visited three wineries. The Blue Ostrich offers a very high-quality facility. Surprised to see the tasting room so small, which is why virtually everyone is then escorted to more restaurant like area to be seated for a tasting. This location is quite nice and offered a suitable selection of snacks and small means to go along with the wine. We ordered the charcuterie, which was well done. We also had a savory baguette and schmear. Also very tasty. For the wine tasting, you can do three different flights - white, red and sweet. Having gone to scores of wineries around the world, I am always disappointed when the wine tastings are these kinds of prearranged flights. I vastly prefer it when you can merely select the wines you want, and if that is a combination of some of each kind so be it. This approach kind of forces you into more flights than you might want to do to get a broad sampling. I would say 80% of the wineries visited around the world offer the guest selects, not the preset. For that reason, we had all three fights. Perhaps just not our taste, but there was only one wine I would buy and that is the Sun Kissed. The others that were good, but just not good enough for me to buy because I have better examples already in my wine collection were the Montepulciano and the Tannat. So, overall, nice place, good enough wine, well presented food and the service was excellent. And yes, there are ostriches to visit.

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Anthony C.

I came here with my wife to celebrate our anniversary in early January, on a Thursday afternoon. It was not very crowded at all, only three groups were present during our visit. Once you arrive, you will notice a little cage to the left where they keep one of their ostriches. It was my first time seeing an ostrich and it was pretty cool that they allowed us to see it. The place has an old farmhouse look, which makes it very unique. Our waiter was very kind and informative. She was very attentive to us and kept refilling our water and making sure we were comfortable. I would say that this place is perfect for a little date on a sunny Saturday, as long as it is not too busy. I really liked the way this place looks inside and out. After the waiter explained the wine choices to us, we went with the Black Ostrich flight. I thoroughly enjoyed those wines, they were all on the sweet side. My favorite was Poppy's Garden. It had a strawberry scent and, of course, a hint of it when you drink it. I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys drinking sweet wines. We also tried the Herb butter and cheese pull-apart bread and the ultimate holiday meatballs. I must say that the pull-apart bread stole the show. The meatballs tasted great with the fig, but that pull-apart bread is something else. It looks like a regular piece of bread, but you would not believe how flavorful it is! It had a fair amount of cheese and was very savory, enough to make you want more. You need to try this when you come! Overall, I was impressed with this business. If you were hesitant about visiting, I recommend that you go for it. You won't regret it!

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Elizabeth A. H.

My husband and I have been going to Blue Ostrich ever since we discovered them on our honeymoon 12 years ago. They were our favorite of a North Texas wine tour we took. We have watched them grow from a brand new vineyard with a small tasting room into the large patio with live music and food that they are now. Through it all, Patrick and Julie have treated us like family, and every trip to the vineyard has been an event we look excitedly forward to. Throughout all the enormous growth and change Blue Ostrich has undergone these years, one thing has remained consistent: their wines are the best we've ever had!

Ranch Hand Red
Russell C.

Awesome winery! Amazing views, great wines and service. One of our favorite wineries.

Jim R.

We have been customers of blue ostrich winery for several years. As a matter of fact, we are vested wine club members. Their selections have always been very high-quality and their wines are a great gift for neighbors and good friends. If you live in the metroplex this is a couple of hours drive northwest and the scenery all the way (once you get out of Gainesville) is absolutely beautiful. Once here you'll feel like you are alone on a ranch in the country with a glass of boutique wine. The winery is definitely kid friendly, they have of course charcuterie's and other selections from the kitchen, and much of the time they invite high quality musicians who perform on the patio. At certain times of the year they have events for the wine club members, and recently Michael Martin Montgomery was here and they are starting to have other high profile musicians here in the future also

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Peggy B.

Take a day trip away from Dallas or Austin areas to the Blue Ostrich in Saint Jo Texas. Lovely hilltop location catches the breezes. Great views. Outside and inside seating. We tasted all of their whites. Lantana was our favorite. We got 4 bottles! Yep, that good. All their wines were all very good. Very reasonably priced. Not all grapes+ sourced from here but their flavor profiles make this null point for us. Cheese tray with the wonderfully smooth 5 yr cheese being spectacular. They also have smoked salmon tray. Pine nut hummas tray, sausage tray and other tastey treats to pair with your wine selections.

Mary N.

I had a glass of white wine and seat out in a very large indoor outdoor area. it was very cool area that had these almost like garage doors that would open up to let the air through. It was a kind of a windy day so only one side was up which was really nice. On Saturday they had music so we really enjoyed that. Everybody look like they were having a good time!

Ostriches.
Corey R.

One of the nicer wineries in the area. I can't say we like every wine we taste at every winery but we liked most of them here. The tasting room staff was friendly and told us about their wines. I think their wine prices were a bit high and their glass sizes were a bit small. However most of them were tasty. They have a nice pavilion on the side which is set up well to block the wind. There is a nice view of the vines. You can also walk a bit and see the ostriches that are on the property. Don't get too close to them and watch out for ants and even snakes near the pond. I never saw the latter but there were signs warning you. All in all, this winery had a great view and it's a nice place to bring a picnic lunch.

Saturday afternoon on the patio with live music.
Danyelle A.

Good wine and good service. What I like: The wine is very good. Lots of award winning vino. There are white, red, sweet, and dry options. Easy to find (but in the middle of no-where) Friendly staff Live music Beautiful venue! It is nicely appointed and well taken care of. What I didn't like: Tasting area is small compared to the patio. It kinda said, get your wine and go. The patio in winter. Warm enough, but not comfortable. The furnishings are all metal (like cheap patio furniture). We wanted to stay longer, but the chairs were hard and the area chilly. Live music is great, but it was loud. It made it hard to have a conversation. I'd suggest: Upgrade the table and chairs for colder temps. Metal is fine when the doors are open and the weather warmer (all shaded). Turn down the music or make areas with less noise. (Think romantic afternoon) I'll be back. Although the stuff I didn't like is listed, I really liked the place overall. They have had success and will continue to do so. Texas wine snobs - GO!

A P.

Can't say enough good things about Blue Ostrich!! We came here for the first time after receiving horrible service at another winery 15 mins away. We were immediately greeted, seated and served within 15 minutes. Not only was the wine was amazing, the views are gorgeous!! Live music and great atmosphere. Beautiful sunset and fun to watch the ostrich play. Our server was friendly and attentive, we DEFINITELY will be back. We became members and even brought 4 bottles home. Thank you for a wonderful experience!!

Heidi S.

Stopped in on a Sunday outing quarantine they where packing shipping items. They where nice enough to let us come in and look around and ended up buying some of the nice wine to try at home. The best thing is they are having 5:00 happy hours on Friday with tasting of the bottles we purchased, we have FaceTimed friends log on to their Facebook and had the best time watching their pairings. We all made the recipes they suggest and truly enjoyed them. In these crazy times we may not be able to be close in real time but we sure have made the best of it with this happy hour you all have had. Thank you all and we will all be back at the happy hour soon. But until them happy face time! Oh let me also say I have not opened a bad bottle of wine yet.... love them all the rose' we had the other day paired with a chicken salad was so refreshing.

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Love this little Texas Winery! In fact, planning a lil trip up this weekend to pick up a case or 2 of wine. Join me?

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