Cute place and lots of local wines to choose from. I was picking a bottle for my bday and the lady behind the counter was busy but very nice. I paid $19 for a sparkling from Opolo. I happened to go to the liquor store next to it , they had the same wine for $10. I would have given higher ratings if I was actually able to try the wine before I bought it and def if the mark up wasn't almost 50%. The liquor store was actually more friendly and willing to ship me wine! read more

Kelly is amazing he was here back in July when we came in. Yesterday we had the Le Coq D'or Cognac which was a beautiful light dessert wine, then we had Brochille Vineyards Zinfandel that was fantastic and last "Butter" a AWESOME Chardonnay. Kelly is a riot and it always is the place to taste wine, they also sell cheese and crackers too . We will be returning. This place is located inside of Madeline's Restaurant. Respectfully Reviewed read more

My husband and I visited the Cambria Wine Shop in December of 2010 in the hopes of trying a variety of wines which were offered in the shop. We walked in as the proprietor was serving a lone couple, thinking we might get great service since it appeared to be quiet. After a few minutes in the store, without any acknowledgement as to our presence in the establishment, we approached the bar. We were beyond astonished at the rude manner in which we were addressed by the man. He snapped at us when we inquired about "how it worked." Cambria Wine Shop has somewhat of a different "flight" since you can try any of the wines offered - at between $5 and $15 a pop. If you stuck with say 5 tastings of the cheaper wines, you could get out of there for $60 per couple. We wouldn't have even flinched at paying a $10 or even $15 tasting fee, but to endure the terse replies and snotty attitude of the scowling proprietor was too much. If he didn't care to have our business, that was fine with us. We walked out without any hesitation and enjoyed taking our business elsewhere - where it was appreciated. Do enjoy the boorish decor and outright arrogance if you find yourself trapped within! read more

JD and I have been customers of the Cambria Wine Shop since back in the days when it was named 927-WINE. From the moment we first set foot in the shop in the early 90's, we knew we were home. We love Dennis and Kelley (the Wine Demon!) and Joni, and have learned so much about wines from all over the world. Dennis has been a great supporter of my own desire to work in the wine world. Most importantly, the Cambria Wine Shop actively supports and features local wineries who don't have their own tasting rooms, or who are not open to the public on a daily basis. Cambria Wine is literally the first stop for us when we get into town - sometimes even before we've checked into our hotel! read more

BEWARE! Both Dennis and Kelly are only nice to you when you are to buy several bottles of wine. The second you do a wine tasting and you choose to buy "One Bottle", you get to see the real Dennis and Kelly. They are rude, unproffessional, sexist, and extreme jerks. They are only nice to buyers that end up purchasing several bottles. We will never go there again and we will make sure not to recommend this place to anyone visiting the central coast. Stay away, save your money, and go to Moonstone Cellars instead across the street. read more

Dennis was extremely helpful and absolutely enjoyed the wines that he poured. I ended up buying Le Coq d'or and I have not been able to find it anywhere else. That was such a great suggestion! read more

The people here were great. Very knowledgeable of the area's wines and gave us some really great recommendations. The cheese pairings that they gave us to try was great as well. We bought two great bottles to bring back to San Francisco. The place is attached to great restaurant which is opens at night. So give this place a visit and try the food in the evening. read more

This place is a class act with so much personalized service. Delicious wines and food! The owner/chef of the restaurant (over the partition) is always there mingling in between being in the kitchen. The restaurant is phenomenal every,single.time we have been. The owner of the restaurant bought the wine shop a little while back, and the previous owner mentioned in some of the poor reviews is no longer around, nor is the other employee who had an "interesting" personality. Go here! They will knock your socks off. read more

Stopped in once before to this wine shop for a tasting and purchased a few bottles of wine even after over hearing the wine pourer, Kelly, speaking less than respectfully to a fellow wine taster. I should have spoke up and told the tasting room attendant, Kelly, to stop speaking to the woman the way that he was. I was unsure if he was calling the woman names in a joking matter, or was being serious. After thinking about it longer, it bothered me and left me feeling very bad for the woman. It also seemed to be very uncomfortable and upsetting to the customers in the shop trying to enjoy their time because of the bantering that the tasting attendant, Kelly, was doing with this other person. I stopped in a 2nd time a couple of months later to purchase some wine I had noticed they had when I was leaving the 1st time. When I entered the wine shop this 2nd time I was relieved to see that the tasting attendant, Kelly, was not behind the counter, this time it was Dennis. As I approached the counter, Dennis announced that he has a private tasting in 45 minutes and that I would have to leave before then. There was no greeting or appreciation for coming in. I asked if I should leave and he said, "no, just telling you so you know.". I merely wanted to taste a couple wines and purchase a couple of bottles for a dinner party that I was attending in the evening and be on my way. Instead, I was charged an outrageous $18 tasting fee for 3 tastes on top of the wines I purchased. Never was it disclosed about the extremely high tasting fee. For the brief time I was there, Dennis was rude and crude and acted annoyed that I was there entirely. I can't understand how in such a small town that a business like that could even keep it's doors open with the way these people treat customers that come into this Wine shop. I will never tell anyone to stop in there for any reason. These guys need to re-evaluate the way they represent this business and I hope the owner makes some immediate changes. These guys are extremely rude and un-professional which is the most polite thing I could say for this small town wine shop and it's employees. Never again will they have my business and I will be happy to spread the word of my experiences with others about this place until it closes or these two jokers are no longer employed there. read more

Knowledgable service and outstanding selection. This will be a regular stop on our visits to the Central Coast. Nice selection of hard to find local wines. read more

My boyfriend and I made a quick stop here to buy a bottle of wine for a gift as we drove through Cambria. We were only in there for about 10 minutes but had a great time. The associate was funny, informative and gave us 3 different wines to sample. By the time we walked out we purchased 2 bottles (it was so good we bought one for ourselves) and we each had a smile on our face. read more

My husband and I went wine tasting for his birthday weekend (9/11/15) and this was our first stop at what we thought would be a quaint experience. The little man behind the counter, I think termed by other customers as the "wine demon," was beyond rude and almost allowed to ruin my day. Pretentious, arrogant, condescending...just an all around ass. I should have run out the door after his opening line "there's no charge for wine tasting if you buy, so you better buy or you will pay a fortune for the tasting." The wine selection was incredible with hard to find wines from local vineyards, but even the best wine cannot be enjoyed when it's being poured by a snob. We ended up buying one bottle of $45 wine just to get out of there quickly and that's when he flipped a switch and went from snob to just plain mean. He stated "you're done" and basically was saying we were intoxicated (total tastings maybe 1/2 glass of wine). Like I said, first sip of wine for the day and we walked in drinking coffee. We went to Twin Coyotes an hour later after shopping and had a lovely experience with kind, gracious people... joined the wine club and purchased a case of wine! So don't waste your time, money or energy on this place! read more

if kellys pouring you gotta stop in. the wine tasting is great and he can pair you up with a great bottle or 5 to matck your pallet. cambira wine shop has a number of area wines and is well worth the stop. read more

Heard about this place a while back and friends told me to take my girlfriend there as they have a good selection of wine. I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND NOT TO TAKE anyone there and to completly avoid this place. The womanizers serving you wine are absolute pigs. Both Kelly and Dennis kept on hitting on my girlfriend eventhough she was uncomfortable... I made sure to tell them to town down the comments and all of sudden we starting getting attitude from both of them. They switched from being assholes and flurtatious to just assholes and told us that they already poured us whats available. BAsically asking us to leave. HORRIBLE place ... would much rather drink Gallo wine from a box then to ever go to this place ever again read more

Cambria Wine Shop is phenomenal! The knowledge of the staff is encyclopedic. I frequent this shop often and usually rely on the recommendations of Dennis or Kelly. I have never been disappointed in 10 years of going in there. Because Cambria is in wine country, the local wineries are represented, but unlike other wine shops on the central coast, Cambria Wine Shop also has an excellent international selection. Often times, I am looking for a superior bottle of wine, but on an inferior budget. Dennis and Kelly are always eager to share some hereto unheard of label, that is in my modest budget, but tastes like a $200 bottle. If you're a vinophile, this is a great place to taste exceptional wines, and increase your knowledge.....and I'm forgetting the most important part....it's really fun! read more

We discovered the Cambria Wine Shop while making a reservation for dinner at Madeline's Restaurant (they share the same building). My spouse only likes dessert wines and she was thrilled when we were told they had a "Sweetheart" dessert wine club which she readily joined. We recently went back there for an overnight stay and found Dennis manning the shop. Dennis was friendly and somehow found our names out as we spoke. He provided us some excellent dessert wines to taste as well as some great cheese to pair with them. Dennis' treatment of us was over the top; he opened two bottles for my wife from their shelves and let us taste them as well. If you are ever in Cambria, please take the time to stop in their shop; you will be glad you did. (Madelines is also an over the top very small and personal place to have a master chef prepare a meal for you, chat with you and cater to your wants). Enjoy! read more

I love this wine shop and a couple times a year drive from Walnut Creek to Cambria just to taste and get the expert recommendations of Dennis and Kelly. They are knowledgeable and within a few minutes are able to begin recommending wines that are specific to your tastes. Along with friends, we have spent many a pleasurable afternoon in the shop and always drive away with a load of new wines to take home. They are good salesmen and excellent hosts. read more

Stopped in a while back. Had the pleasure of meeting and being served by the 'wine demon' and have been enchanted ever since. Exquisite wines and servings. I reluctantly left when my group was ready to get back on the road. Also was hard to narrow the purchase since i was on a road trip. I have always kept with me the fun and instant comfort of the first visit and its a must anytime we go thru Cambria! I live in La Canada with a great wine shop in town but when travelling north this is definitely a stop! I had some life changing events( good ones) the weekend of my last visit there, and that's all the more reason to revisit soon! Good wine product is one thing but the ambiance/service is what makes/breaks, at least to me, and this place had both! read more

I can't speak to the quality of the wines because the owner was such a wine snob we couldn't get him to pour anything! I was traveling up the California coast with my girlfriend and decided to stop in Cambria to do some wine tasting. When we first walked in the proprietor didn't even acknowledge our presence (even though there was only one other couple in the shop whose business was already concluded). After waiting at the bar and finally getting his attention he proceeded to continue talking to the other couple for a good 15 minutes about local affairs. To be civil we said we weren't in a hurry to which he replied "Well, that's good!" and turned back to his conversation - at which point we left. After reading other reviews online it is apparently quite common for the owner to pre-judge who walks into his shop and decide if they are "worth his time". Apparently we did not make the cut. Bottom line, if you look like a retired banker or light cigars with hundred dollar bills then this is the place for you! If you're an average Joe who wants to wine taste in a pleasant, welcoming atmosphere then stay away. Very intimidating. Very rude. read more

I went into this tasting room with my best friend for the first time, we are local but we do most of our wine tasting in Paso Robles and now we defiantly will stay in Paso Robles where the people are "defiantly friendlier". I have never been treated so rude and disrespectful in my life by anybody. The server that was working there was rude and not attentive and when we left we were told he was the owner which made it even worse. I was hoping to learn and experience some of the wines but instead he decided to flirt with my friend for bit but when he realized she was not interested, he ignored us. I believe there was one other couple there so the place was not busy at all, so I was blown away at his service. He wanted to charge us an outrages amount for the tasting and I ended up buying a bottle but still wanted to charge my friend for the tasting which by the way his tasting room does not indicate how much a tasting is and so be ready to be thrown with an outrages amount at the end of the tasting. I would never recommend anybody to go in there unless you like HORRIBLE SERVICE. The restaurant was another place I wanted to try while we were in there but to be honest I could not be in there any longer, I feel bad for the people who have to work this man. But I will never set foot into this place or the restaurant for that matter. read more