Jack Creek makes some fantastic Pinot Noir and views are unbeatable! My husband joined the wine club on his own about two years ago and needless to say, I was not disappointed with the wines he brought home! The staff is amazing and so knowledgeable about the wines. We were thrilled when the tasting room reopened to the public because we're able to visit any time we want now (and we always want to visit!). Don't let the change in ownership worry you one bit! The new owners are amazing and so hospitable! And don't forget to say hi to their cute pup roaming the patio. Jack Creek is a must stop on all wine tasting adventures! read more

We absolutely love this place. They have great and unique wine due to the terrain and microclimate. We tried the Chardonnay, Pinot and Rosé, it was so good. The service was amazing, extremely welcoming and personable. I highly recommend this winery. I'll definitely come back. read more

We visited on late-morning on a weekday, and couldn't have enjoyed it more! We practically had the place to ourselves; it was a lovely morning, and the wines are divine - some of the best we've had in the Paso area! Try the Concrete Blonde Chard! read more

Really, really liked this place. The view, the service and the wines made for a pleasant experience. The crew got there as they were just opening up. So we lucked out with no there people in there and got solid attention. Mrs. Baker was loving the view and house. So, on to the wines; '10 Chard - WOW! This by far was one best Chards I have ever had. Low malo and he combines oak and steel. Which explains why the GF and I loved it. '10 Estate Pinot - Shockingly, Mr. Baker loved the Pinot. He is more into the American style and for him to like it is a good sign. '10 Estate Pinot Res. - Even better, the Pinot just stayed with you on this one. '09 Grenache - Whoa!! Very, very good. 100% Grenache and was just great. Got one. What became a tease was the Concrete Blonde. It's a Chard but rather then use barrels or steel containers, he is using concrete vats. WH...WH....WHAT?? Yup, concrete. I asked with it does and said it gives a mineral taste. BUT! It's only for club members. Like i said, tease. All and all it was a good visit with some outstanding wines. read more

We've been here several years in a row and usually enjoyed the experience. The wine is generally good, although the price point is a little much for the quality and brand. Nonetheless, we enjoy visiting Jack Creek Cellars, and in past years have enjoyed delicious pairings along with the wine they are pouring. The Concrete Blonde, Pinot Noir, and Syrah are usually pretty consistent and good. This time.... sorry guys, not a good experience. What happened? You used to be so much fun!!! There are so many rules it's like trying to do business with the Soup Nazi from Seinfeld. Yikes. Our friends were in the wine club, so we went there for tasting. Wine tasting was free for one person for $50 purchase, and you got free tacos if you were in the wine club. Ok so we didn't want the tacos, but the wine club members got library wine tasting and since we were with our friends in the wine club, we assumed we could get library tasting on their membership, and the nicer people out front gave us all wine member glasses. Heck no!!!!! One of the women kept asking me if I was in the wine club, and I told her no we were with my friends. "well this area is for members only, usually we don't allow non-members in here". Okay okay!!! So we left. The reserve Pinot Noir cost almost as much as a bottle of Sea Smoke, and wasn't all that for the price. So we left the library with our tails between our legs. Honestly we might have bought the reserve Chardonnay (although overpriced, it was good), but the experience left a sour taste in our mouth so we weren't willing to spend the money. Hopefully this is phenomenon that only occurs around busy festival times, but from what we are hearing, other patrons are complaining about the excessive amount of "rules" to taste. And no member discount for buying wine? What's the point of being in a wine club? read more

Simply a stunning example of wine in California. GOD FORBID we ever turn into the type of wine area that can fit tour buses on our driveways... Why? Because of the perfect gem's of our region like Jack Creek. I'll be honest, this is one review that I debated posting.. I have the feeling once the Genie is out of the bottle on Jack Creek it will become very popular. The production is small, warm and totally approachable. Jack Creek really is one of the watermarks for the very best wine California has to offer. They have a tight lineup of wines that are all equally qualified to be considered amongst the best of the region. The Syrah, Pinot and sister reserves of each are simply balanced delicate and stunning. The tasting room is a small room, off a few parking spots in the middle of a beautiful vineyard. Sorry, there is no giant rock wall, or indoor fountains, or post modern Mediterranean architecture.. and best of all, there is no room for a tour bus. All there is, is a perfect little vineyard, simply, and quietly, crafting one of the true gems of the region. Please do support them, but do me a favor and keep the secret between us ;).... Cheers! read more

We were recently in the tasting room with a large group of our friends. Jack Creek was recommended to us because a few of us really like Pinot Noir and we were told they had a good one! We were sorely disappointed. The wine was ok, not the best, but the tasting room was a disappointment. They clearly weren't ready for our group, didn't interact with us at all, and just weren't very friendly. Finally, the $10 tasting fee wasn't worth it, and you had to buy 3 bottles to get a free tasting! We didn't even buy one! Would not go back. Sorry! read more

Was told it was THE place for amazing Pinot Noir, but when we arrived they were sold out. I guess it really is that good! I'll have to stop in next year to try and get my hands on some. The other wines we tried were spectacular, however. Most especially the Syrah. I LOVED IT!!! The woman doing the sampling was nice and we had the place to ourselves. I was disappointed that we were still charged one tasting fee, in spite of buying three bottles of wine. The prices were a little higher here, but honestly the wine was delicious. read more

One of the best lucky stops we made on our road trip. We went into the family store. There are six generations working the ranch and farm. We tasted vinegars. We tasted honeys. We bought Holiday gifts for many people back home. It was a wonderful place and they had antique postcard you could send people for minimal price. We walked around the farm and there were many places to take children to see wooden trains and many animals. Everyone must go here. read more

Loved the setting and surrounding areas here. Even have an outdoor picnic area that is shaded if you have your own lunch. Their wine variety was unique. I was blown away they have a cement egg and cement hippos. I had only heard about them being used for wine making but had never seen them. Pretty cool they were super nice and took us in the back to see them. Worth a stop you won't be disappointed. read more

A small tasting room, but the wine and servers were delightful. We got tips on hiking trails in the area to try out and our server tempted us by letting us taste their "cement" wines (wine aged in cement vice barrels or steel). We had a ball. Will come back. read more

If you like a California-style Pinot Noir and a little cream in your Chardonnay, you better go here. (Preferably before your palate has been blasted by 4 or 5 other wineries.) I love Jack Creek's wine. And I mean that very sincerely. Another great, friendly family with solid, solid wine. This is one of the only places in Paso that can produce a nice, locally grown Pinot and Chardonnay. Their vineyard sits in what we call the Templeton Gap, and the cooler influence there allows them to blow everyone else out of the water when it comes to those particular varietals. The Pinot is not a heavy, musky Burgundian-style Pinot, and the Chardonnay has more of a buttery profile, rather than crisp. I also love their deep, dark, luscious Syrah. Writing this is making me salivate, honestly. The tasting room is nothing fancy, as it's within the cellar, but the surrounding vineyards are beautiful, as are the views of the signature rolling hills and oak trees behind the property. One thing I will say is that you might check into what's being offered before you go. The smaller wineries tend to sell out quickly, and you'll want as much of their list as you can get your hands on. They are only open on weekends (which makes me pouty). I always tell people that are cruising Vineyard Drive to pop in to Jack Creek. The road it's on is much shorter than it looks on the wine maps and it's so, so worth it. read more

The wines alone is worth this 5 star review. To be honest I stumbled upon this winery because I had a 12 pm appointment at Daou to pick up wines and got there early so this was the only place I found open at the time. Upon my sit down I was greeted with a very nice staff member. The view was also quite nice. The first taste was a Chardonnay and it was as clean as you can get with a lingering finish. They told me that they specialized in Pinot which was usually not my favorite so I was expecting not to like this tasting already since there were two pours on the menu of Pinot. Boy was I wrong. I knew their Chardonnay would be good being located on the willow creek district, but that Pinot blew my mind. If you want to try Burgundian grapes with Rhône minerality jack creek does it as well as can be in that area. Their wines have absolutely no taste of impurities. I've tried the 60$+ Pinot at niner which people rave As well as the 85$ Pinot from Daou and have to say jacks is better than both. If u hate elegant, rich, smooth, long finish, with a buttery taste of chalk in the end then don't come here. For real wine drinkers u have to check out this place. Ended up picking up 3 bottles because it waved the tasting (only two is needed), but now I regret it. I should have bought 6. Let my Chardonnay fan friend try their Chardonnay alongside with two other chards she just loved it as well now I'm left with only a bottle left :(. I could say more about this place but you have go check it out your self. read more

By how many winery that I have been zooming through on sat... this is one of the great one... superb services.. and of course the wine is great to begin with..... and the how many wineries before this one that I hit....lol I lost track... but then they really have the best Pinot...... read more

A gem of a winery! Great wine, pretty views. The owner and his daughter were pouring the wine. Very personable. We'll be back!

Visiting the area for my daughter,s graduation and stumbled on this winery. Great pinots and syrahs. Amazing, knowledgeable, friendly staff and beautiful location! read more

We love Jack creek cellars! We are members of their wine club and they just had a wonderful pick up party. Their wines are top notch, high quality and very reasonably priced. They have a knowledgeable friendly staff that make you feel very welcome. We have visited three times and always look forward to going back. This winery is highly recommended in our book! read more

Jack Creek Cellars is one of our favorite wineries in Paso Robles. Stopped by on Saturday and they never disappoint. Kelsey in the T-Room is totally cool and the wines, well the wines are just exquisite. read more

We visited in mid June and were met with very friendly wine tasting staff. Kelsey chatted with us and explained things to us and was able to answer all our questions. There are relatively new owners, so they themselves haven't produced the wines they sell, except for the rose, which we bought and loved. Thank you for such a pleasant experience. read more

Love this Winery had a great day at jacks Creek Paso Robles the wine is great the owners are great try their Pinot noir and their Pinot noir reserve all their wines are great read more

We love this winery!! Last year we were visiting Pismo Beach but really wanted to purchase some wine from Jack Creek Cellars. Back then they did not have a tasting room. The woman we spoke too over the phone, offered to deliver 4 bottles of Pinot to our hotel at NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE!! Who does that? Nobody. Today, we visited the tasting room which they have recently open and Kelsey (and Stella their dog greeted us warmly) served us a selection of wines to taste. The wine and hospitality were excellent! Can you believe they only charge a measly $10 for tasting! I highly recommend this winery and wonderful people here too! Not to mention the wine is excellent!! read more

The BEST pinot noir in the San Luis Obispo county, bar none.

Didn't love anything we tasted and walked away empty handed but the tasting room attendant was nice enough to notice that we weren't impressed and waived the tasting fee. Good customer service but the winery was hard to find and the wine was not our fave. read more

On a recommendation, we went to this winery to try the Pinot. We went through the whole menu and thought the Pinot was very god but ended up leaving and not buying anything. The lady who helped us was quite nice but .....the wines were good, just not good enough for us to get excited about. read more

The wines were pretty good but the tasting room experience was not. Basically it was one of the least interactive tasting experiences we have ever had. There were about ten of us, mostly people that work in the industry. We received no tasting info just poured the wine and our attendant stood there. When it was time to purchase wine we began to show our industry cards, this was not good enough,we had to give them the card so it could be stapled to our receipt. One had forgot her business card and found her pay stub but that wasn't good enough. Now would we as industry people refer this tasting room? Guess the answer is pretty obvious. read more

Jack Creek had very good line of pinot noirs. The tasting room was very small there is only room for 2-3 peole to stand at the counter we stopped in on a Friday afternoon and there was only one person there pouring wine so you got your glass and just stood in the back of the room because of the lack of counter space. But there pinot did make up for the atmosphere. We will stop in again read more

One of the few places in the area where you can find Chardonnay. All of the wines were wonderful... and the Grenache we bought received such high praise when we served it. We were able to come in without an appointment on a Sunday, but the other days of the week they are required. read more

Go for the pinot, stay for the ... well, pinot. Jack Creek makes a truly phenomenal California-style Pinot. Big, rich, fruity, and alcoholic. Unlike some other pinots from the area, these have nice structure and tannin to balance out the sugar. I'd call them Jammy, except Jams usually have more sugar than fruit. So I'll call these "Preserve-y", as Preserves usually have more fruit than sugar. They do make other wines, but I've never been a big fan of oaked Chardonnay (though theirs is decent) and their syrah is fine, but not worth the price in my opinion. The Pinot, however, is. read more

Had a great experience here! Quaint little gem nestled within their estate vineyard. Wine was delicious, and loved doing their focused tasting. It was easy to make an appointment, even the day of! We left with a Pinot and Grenache read more

Great experience here. Been going to Paso for 10 years and first time we visited them. Really good Pinot Noir's, we even joined the club. Nice food and wine pairings and really cool girl doing the pourings. Go here and you won't be disappointed... read more

Advertisement for Harvest Festival said complimentary wine tasting for Friday. They did not honor it even when we showed her the ad. Wine was not good!! read more

I have been tasting French and California Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs for more than 30 years. Jack Creek wines are extremely well made and match up well against such heavy weights as Sea Smoke, Paul Hobbs, Merry Edwards, Hartford Family and Evans Ranch. Do you like Gevrey-Chambertin, Nuits-Saint-Georges or DRC La Tache? Try JCC! (OK, the La Tache comparison maybe a little over the top but it is $500 a pop when you can find it, which you can't) I can't imagine why people would give them 3 stars out of 5 unless they really are put off by the small tasting room. Come on, what is the point of wine tasting??? Geez. The Chards and Syrahs are also first rate. The Chards are rich and balanced and without malo, I think. The Syrahs have deep, extracted fruit with that cool weather spice finish we like with red meat. To top it off, the owners and tasting room staff are wonderfully nice and knowledgeable. I have spoken with Sabrina many times and she is totally cool. Listen to Oliva G., she knows what she is talking about. read more

This was our favorite of the whole trip!! Fantastic wines, really friendly servers. The tasting room is quite small but it wasn't too crowded and the servers were very accomodating, often walking the bottles out to pour. Night and day from our experience at the previous small winery. I loved both the pinot and the syrah (you'll have to check my husband's Yelp for wine notes, I was holding a baby). read more

Very good Pinot Noir but wasn't impressed with the other wines for the price point. The pros are that the staff was really friendly and knowledgeable and the view is gorgeous (a great place to take pictures). But the wines didn't seem like a good value and I didn't like that I had to buy three bottles to get the tasting fee waived; for what their wines cost, it should be one or two bottles at most. I wouldn't go back. read more

One of the best Pinot Noir in the Paso Robles area. Small production, which results in a quality product. Along with their Pinots, you will find excellent Syrah and Grenache. read more

They were pouring a chardonnay and several pinots. I have never really been a fan of Pinot in Paso, as opposed to the wineries further south near Santa Maria/Santa Barbara. Too hot in Paso, but this little area west of the 101 has its own little climate, and they make good pinot. Chardonnay was okay. I bought a bottle of Pinot and would recommend it if you are looking for some Pinot in the Paso area. Haven't found a better Pinot in the region. read more

We had a great time at Jack Creek this past weekend. We stopped by without an appointment (since it was recommended to us earlier that day by someone at Denner) and were welcomed in anyway for a tasting. The atmosphere was inviting, and the person pouring for us was friendly but non-intrusive. They do a focused tasting where they pair each of the wines with something. In our case, it was two cheeses, a salami, and a DELICIOUS cinnamon ice cream. A really fun experience, and a memorable one. We bought a couple bottles and would definitely return for more. read more

a picturesque tasting room & vineyard. the wines are good, and you'll get some great photos here. worth a stop!

We love their Pinot. Hands down, some of the best. Tasting room is cutesy, not overwhelming. Pouring staff was appropriate and gave us some nice facts about the winery and their vineyard. My husband pointed out the cost of this wine...it's not inexpensive. Their infamous Pinot runs $36 a bottle (for some that's affordable...but on a budget like most of America, it is not). So I suggested to my hubby we look into the wine club to save some money on the cost as we were buying a few bottles anyway. So disappointed they don't discount for wine club (per their rationale...they simply don't make enough wine). We get it. Also disappointed they only wave ONE tasting fee per (3) bottles of wine you purchase. My husband and I BOTH tasted. We bought (3) bottles. They let me taste for free, but charged my husband $10. That's chappy! 30 minutes later and $126 less in my pocket...we head to another winery. For a winery to be great, you have to be accessible, have amazing wine, AND be gracious to your customers. Charging that extra $10 was just greedy. My husband was fuming. Bottom line, we won't go back. There is FAR too much competition in Paso wine country to pay that much....seriously. read more

Although their strengths are their luscious estate Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, they've recently expanded to Grenache and Syrah. Their wines are not cheap, but they are delicious and usually sell out within a few months of release. They have some special projects using concrete fermentation tanks as well as a sparkling wine so their fall 2015 release should be special. However, their tasting bar is tiny (4-6 people) and they often require appointments so call ahead. read more