I would not recommend this wine tour. I booked Majesty Tours for my sister's bachelorette weekend in Fredericksburg. I booked Majesty because they had the option for a private tour, none drinkers, and the $140 price for lunch and three wineries was reasonable. I was very disappointed. The tour company advertised a lunch at a local restaurant. The lunch was dry disappointing. Another reviewer described it as a cafeteria for the wine tours with this company; they were right. The tour company's store front is next door to the restaurant and I wouldn't be surprised if they owned it. I expected a cute lunch since there were so many adorable spots to eat. Not the case.
Of the three wineries, only one provided an enjoyable experience. Lunch was terrible.
1. Augusta Vin was the first winery--we really enjoyed it! The patio was amazing and the wine was great. We were only supposed to stay for 45 minutes, but the wine was a little slow to come out so we were there for about an hour and a half. We didn't mind waiting since we had good conversation and the weather was perfect.
2. Arrowhead Creek Wineries--this place was a health and safety hazard. We were horrified. I'll keep it short and leave a review with the winery itself, but basically there was no professional service or health and safety precautions. To start, the outdoor tasting area was where we were out since the indoor one was full. I was sitting by the bar and got to see the kitchen area. It was a mess. There were cracker boxes, empty wine glass, staff purses and cell phones, empty wine bottles, trash etc all over the back counter. When another customer ordered a hummus board, we all watched in horror as the server grabbed the charcuterie board out of the sink water, rinse it and dab it dry it with a batter towel and then put the food straight on it without gloves. She then put gloves on to finish the board. It general it was very chaotic and unprofessional. We left ASAP.
3. RockBox Theater--you read that right, theater. The last winery was NOT a winery. It was the lobby of a concert venue. We were promised three wineries with good ambiance. This was a dark room with 4 high top tables and wines from the grocery store. They paired the wines with food, which I thought would be cool. But we realized the food was not being refrigerated. We arrived at 3:30 and the food was on the counter. The next group came at 5:00 and the food was not refrigerated during that time at all. The food involved tuna tartare and carpaccio which must be refrigerated. It was all look warm so we assume it had been out for a while. Between fasting, our server was cleaning the other tables with a rag. She would pause the cleaning, pour us wine, and then go back to cleaning without washing her hands. Next to the food for the next party we're the dirty wine glasses from the last group. Not appetizing.
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