The gardens at Maison De Padgett are beautiful. Lush foliage, beautiful flowers and trees... and huge back yard, perfect for weddings, which take place here quite often during the summer.
Unfortunately for me, that's where the excitement at this little winery ends. The tasting room is located in the open space right as you walk in. We were greeted by a nice, sweet older woman who proceeded to offer us the tasting which was priced at $2. Since there were lots and lots of wines, (about 12 or so in the tasting) I thought this was appropriate.
The problems came with the tasting. Almost all of the wines for me were just 'meh'. After visiting Two Mountains, I was expecting more from this neighboring winery. The rose and the peach dessert wines were both fine, but everything else was rather blah. It was also about 79 degrees in the tasting room, which I think most would agree was a tad warm for a tasting.
Apparently, this winery likes to change up their wines and vintages each year. I've had their wine in the past and I thought that the Fat Sow Merlot was pretty tasty. They switched it up this year and I didn't think it was as good.
At any rate, I definitely think that all these Washington wineries deserve a visit. I will admit that I know less about wine than some, but my aficionado counterparts agreed with me on the tastings here.
This winery has won several awards in the past for their vintages, and while I would love to give them lots and lots of stars for being nice, local, and all that good stuff... I just wasn't that impressed with the wine. read more