Found this place on Yelp and decided to go here for my first ever wine tasting experience. I was so happy that I came here. We were greeted by Abby who was also our wonderful and experienced tour guide. She made sure we were enjoying ourselves at all times. On our tour we tried some of the wine in their infancy stages as well as wine straight from the barrel in their lovely Barrel Room. The entire property is gorgeous. I loved seeing all of the rabbits running around in the grass. I ended up joining the wine club and will now be able to come back and taste for free with one additional guest as well as receiving two bottles of wine every month or so. I cannot wait to come back and I highly recommend this winery to everyone. read more

Ate at the restaurant and you must order something that has the potato wedges. Dip those in ranch or ketchup! Be prepared to pay the normal high prices. $20 for 6 wine glass tastings. I'm not a fan of wine, chardonnay, sherry, port, etc, but it did help that they had these pita chips that were irresistable! The vibe here was pretty good, but there is better... keep reading my other yelp postings. read more

We are wine club members and visited on Saturday with 6 friends- who had never been. Tasting for our friends was only $10 and the staff let us go into the members only room/patio even though our party was 8 people (we asked and they accomodated us since it was a slow day). They appreciated that we asked instead of just barging in. It pays to have manners! We had a great time and our friends loved the wine and hospitality. Will definitely be back and continue our membership! read more

I don't know why I've waited to write this review, but here goes: Ponte is so far my favorite winery!! Starting with the staff they are all very pleasant and friendly! The tasting room is gorgeous! It's bright and clean and fun! The wines are delicious! I prefer reds and Ponte has some great ones! My favorites are Super T, Meritage & Angry Wife Red. The restaurant outside is beautiful. The food is yummy and the quality is great! Lots of organic veggies and meats. We've tried the restaurant at the hotel and it's equally good. Very peaceful and pleasant overlooking the water fountain and vineyard. If you're in wine county, Ponte is a MUST! read more

Centrally located with several other wineries within walking distance. Clean, spacious, attractive grounds. Hotel is Spanish style, very high quality construction, clean and well laid out. Prices comfortable to other nearby winery hotels. The guided, bus, winery tour was great, with a return to the hotel in plenty of time for dinner. read more

Visited during the week, arrived at 1015am. Hubby loves trying different red wines, $20 for 6 wine samples, he ended up getting a bottle of their Beverino. We didn't feel rushed, our questions were answered and we got 10%discount on bottle of wine. We have 11am reservations at restaurant read more

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Ponte's food & restaurant service is top notch, but wine bar is the worst I've been to, EVER. Overall the service was just bad. I bought a ticket for 6 tastings, first I waited forever for this lady, then for my first tasting she literally only gave me like ONE sip. I almost said are you serious? I went to a guy instead and he asked "wheres your wine glass?" As if I took it or something. And when I asked for a port, he counted it as 2 tastings without telling me. And when I asked why it was because it was 19%. I would've been okay with that if he told me beforehand. I'm not one to ever leave bad reviews really, but overall I just didn't enjoy my experience wine tasting. Also there was no where to sit. read more

I love going to this morning it was so beautiful and tranquil and classy don't like the other wineries around where you have to get your own water and told in a rude way... No they are nice and not stuck up. They have a fun personality and when I am wine tasting that's kind of important I bought a desert sweet wine called the beverino and I enjoyed it a lot. Very smooth light tannis with a velvety aftertaste It's wonderful here to sit and enjoy wine in this setting... Leoness is ok but the monotone rudeness I could do without read more

Our first Temecula winery visit and we had a lovely time! The service was excellent, the wine was good and so was the food. We'll be back!

Like this restaurant lots of foodie options. Pricey but great for a day date however came here with a girl friend for some wine tasting was ignored by both wine-tenders when we walked in because it was 4:50. We thought they were open until 6. So we waited at the tasting room bar and waved also made eye contact to both tenders broth came by. So I resorted to yelp to see what time they close in finding that they are closing soon I would say the customer secretive is sub par because they would not even acknowledge us. A simple "I'm sorry we are closing soon" would have been nice. But even the guests at the bar looked at us as if we were being ignored for a reason. Very disappointing. Doubt we will return on the circumstance alone. read more

LOVE Ponte! Andrea; the server is the BEST! She is extremely knowledgable about the different wines! She is always able to tell us what she thinks we'd like based in our preferences and is spot on. We actually seek her out. Even though we are members we will forgo the members area just to have Andrea help us!! We love the small winery "family" feeling Ponte gives us!!! read more

If you are planning a wedding at a winery in the Temecula area, I would most definitely recommend Ponte Winery. The staff is top notched meeting our every need. Our wedding coordinator Christina could not have been more accommodating. She was wonderful. It is a beautiful venue. Our day was carefree to enjoy time with family and friends. read more

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No detail about wine tasting process during COVID provided. Showed up and were told no wine tastings were available but we could order a glass or bottle and walk around. Ok. No problem. Ordered a bottle. Never saw the bottle. The girl came out with four glasses of red wine. So did we get the bottle we ordered? No clue. Did we get all the wine we purchased? No clue? Proper etiquette would involve showing the bottle to the purchaser, asking if that was, in fact, the bottle we ordered. Then the wine would be poured. I was a member here years ago. I stopped because once the volume of customers increased the customer service went out the window. Hoping things have changed, I brought some out of town guests here. Unfortunately, again, it wasn't a great experience. I think I'll try someplace new. Disappointing. read more

I visited this winery on a Saturday and it was busy. Too busy to get decent service in my opinion. The counters were full of people tasting wine so when I had a chance to get my wine the guy behind the counter just treated us like a cashier at a gas station would. Lacked attention to the customer interested in learning about the wine selection and it was just a business transaction. Not an experience I desire when tasting wine and possibly becoming a member to a wine club. read more

The best, hands down. We were club members until we had kids and NEVER got a bad bottle of wine. Great grounds, great members drinking room, and some astronomically good super buttery chips to munch. Try the Beverino (nice sweet red), Super Tuscan, Meritage and sign up for the club before Xmas to get the fat bottle of holiday zin. read more

The Wine is nice but not exceptional but its a good place to take visitors. The 4 stars go to the food, its excellent, I have never been disappointed- soups, salads, pizza, burgers etc but extremely good. read more

Clients visiting Temecula wineries often ask me what wineries are the best to visit, I always place Ponte at the top of the list. Yes it is a very busy winery but action at a winery typically means people are returning for a good time, and good wine. Ponte is such a place. The view is spectacular and the restaurant serves nice bistro food. A good palce to enjoy a lovely day! Great for rehearsal dinners and luncheons. Diana Ross Celebrations by Diana read more

One of the nicest wineries in Temecula, CA. We enjoy the beautiful vineyard views, relaxing atmosphere and live music on the weekends. Wine, food and service has been consistently wonderful! read more

We stayed at the Ponte Inn & Vineyard for a close friend's surprise birthday weekend. We had a group of 10 people for dinner at the vineyard restaurant (not the restaurant in the hotel). It was fantastic! The food, the atmosphere, both were excellent. Perhaps the best part was the service. Our server, Rudd was great! He was very attentive, knowledgeable about the menu and offered great advice on entrees. We had been wine tasting all day and were pleasantly tipsy, animated and probably a bit noisy. He put up with our craziness with a smile on his face! My husband & I went back the next day for lunch and got lucky & got Rudd as our server again! As before, he was great. He highly recommended the Ahi sand which and is was delicious. It was sushi grade tuna, cooked perfect. My only complaint was that I got too full to eat it all! I would go back to stay at the Ponte for that sandwich alone! My husband got the burger and he loved his as well! I would highly recommend Ponte Inn for a great experience!! read more

We had our wedding here in the Summer of 2014. Their event planning services were awesome. Even though my wedding coordinator left 3 months prior to my wedding, she transitioned the information over the the manager; who took over the coordination. They had a few hiccups during the day such as: foregoing my receiving line and kept asking me questions during the reception that was on their itinerary (and all of the vendors' itineraries), but after a few hours, they left me alone to enjoy my wedding day and got the hint to go to members of my family instead of me. Overall, it was a great experience. They handled our rowdy, crazy friends and family with grace. I would recommend them for another event to anyone! read more

Some of the best wine in the valley, and a great tasting room and restaurant. $20/tasting with six tastings. Beverino sweet red wine, moscato, and Pinot Grigio are all great read more

I should preface my review with saying visiting the tasting room is a pleasant experience and the wines are actually pretty tasty. My review is about their wine club membership. I've been a wine club member for a few years, with the exception of having to stop it once due to a work lay-off, personal finances. As a member you are able to taste in the reserve room on the weekends. As Ponte has increased in popularity and wine club members, the reserve room feels just as crowded as the general tasting area. Through the years they created more options on becoming a wine club member, but they also increased their shipments from six to eight shipments annually. I had initially started with the six annual shipments. When they increased it to eight, I thought it was a bit much, but I kept my membership a I liked the idea of being able to go wine tasting for the day somewhat close to home. This year, however, they made yet another change to their wine club. They reduced it back to six shipments, however, instead of two bottles, they've increased it to three bottles per shipment. When you first hear this, it sounds like a good idea, but less shipments means more bottles of wine annually. Every year I think about cancelling my membership as I don't get to come out and visit as often as I'd like. And although I enjoy their wines there are so many wine club options that would be so much less than what Ponte has to offer. read more

We have come to this winery a few times now to give it a chance and I'd say it is in the middle tier as compared to the other wineries in Temecula. The views and outside is really nice, but the wine is okay for my taste. I'd say the service was average. Even on a slower day we had to wait a while to finally be greeted and for a server to come over to us. Nevertheless, they were friendly and explained the wines they were pouring which our group appreciated. Some other wineries we've been to tend to pour your wine then run away to other customers which kind of ruins the experience. We're not sommeliers by any means, but would still like some interaction. This winery can get busy especially over the weekends and when it's nice outside. I'd recommend giving this place a shot, but we have never stayed here too long as we enjoy the other wineries in Temecula a little more than Ponte. read more

Gorgeous! Great wine. Excellent service. Really enjoyed our time. The view is beautiful.

Love the wines but the food was very expensive and extremely over cooked. We ordered 2 duck dinners, 1 lamb and 1 steak and we asked for medium rear and all received very well done. A $300 let down. Again the wine is good but I would never eat there again. read more

This place was awesome! the staff was friendly and the room was very nicely furnished and updated. I'm definitely staying here again.

Love Wilson Creek Winery! They have great Champagnes especially their Almond Champagne. This place is so busy on the weekends. They also have an incredible Brunch on the weekends with so many items to choose from. Met my family here over the weekend and everyone enjoyed the wines, champagne and brunch. The grounds outside the winery are beautiful. Thank you Wilson Creek for a great experience. Will definitely be back again soon. read more

Loved the winery and hotel accomodation. If you choose to book a room on the weekend, you must stay two nites. It's pricey but the experience is worth it! read more

Never miss this winery when we go to temecula, great wines, service and their restaurant is delicious, big portions enough for 2!!

Ponte has a very large tasting area that seems very modern and exciting in appearance. It seems to be a very "happening place." I would rank it up there with the busiest wineries in Temecula, and also most popular. We came with family that are members, and our server was a lady that has worked there a long time. She has one of those personalities that make you laugh. She has a dry sense of humor, and you can take it any way you want, but for us, it was certainly entertaining. They serve what seems to be homemade tortilla chips while you are tasting. That is a nice perk along with your tasting. We considered the wine club, but there are 8 shipments a year, and that is up from most at 6 or 4 in the Temecula area. They have a wine that is imported from Italy as well. However, I tend to visit a winery for local wines and Ponte does have many, but it seems odd to promote an import. I don't mind it so much if they are California grown and some come from up North. We have a wide selection of wonderful grapes right here in Cali. All in all a fun time. read more

I think it's safe to say that Ponte was a precursor to my falling in like with wine, particularly Malbec. I'm not the only one either. My friends loved it here too. Friendly service for exceptional wine. Unfortunately, the Malbec is not year round and the last time we tried to go here, the Malbec was nowhere to be found. Won't stop us from trying again next time though. Exceptional wine, exceptional service, exceptional experience. read more

We had our wedding and reception at Ponte Vineyards and Pavilion. The grounds and scenery are simply stunning. Our wedding was outdoors surrounded by lush greenery, a fountain, wedding canopy, wine barrels and even grapes on the vines. Our photos from the day are beautiful. After the ceremony, our guests made their way to happy hour on the Pavilion patio - with passed appetizers, wine/beer and live guitar music. Everyone had a nice time. Then guests made their way inside to the Pavilion - complete with chandeliers, romantic lighting, piano music and a sit-down dinner. Samantha and our other Ponte representatives kept everything running so smoothly. They are excellent at their job and organization - all with a smile on their face. From pre-wedding to set-up to breakdown, they were attentive and helpful throughout the entire process. I also appreciated the all-inclusive approach you get at Ponte - venue, catering, chairs/linens/dinnerware, dressing cottages (so cute) and hotel availability all in one easy/walkable location. I'm so thankful we selected Ponte for our wedding venue, as everything was top notch and simply gorgeous. read more

Stopped here for lunch and had the watermelon bisque. Interesting flavor. Enjoyed a nice relaxing meal with good friend.

The Wine is amazing and the food is delectable. Service was fantastic and the chef came out and spent quality time with us, even went as far as paired foods with our wine and made us try the grilled salad (which was the best thing i have ever tasted). It was a surreal experience. I cannot wait to head back! read more

I really like this winery and the restaurant is really quite good. The only complaint I have is their tasting room can be over crowded at times and the "new release" Petit Syrah was out of stock within a couple months of its release with no expected return date. Might have been nice if they emailed their wine club members alerting them to the extreme short supply in case we wanted to stock up. ***Update*** We used to be members at Ponte but have since left. Once they got some notoriety they lost their personal touch and gained a whole lot of attitude. There are so many wineries in Temecula there is no reason to put up with it. Turns out Wilson's Creek right down the road has an even better restaurant! Sorry Ponte, you just aren't THAT good. read more

Ah, Ponte. I have only positive things to say about them. The seating area out on the patio is really beautiful and romantic, particularly in the spring and summer when the weather is warmer. My husband and I brought our wedding guests here after our ceremony when we got married. The wait staff was so friendly, efficient and accomodating. It was absolutely perfect, in every way. I will always be grateful to them for that. I know that they're a winery, but I've only ever had their sangria so I can't really tell you much about their wines except that it tastes just fine when mixed with a bunch of fruit. However, it's the food that really stands out at Ponte. Their menu is seasonal so it's ever-changing, but I've yet to try anything that isn't just absolutely delicious. They use such high-quality ingredients and everything is cooked to perfection. There is some sort of green dipping sauce that they always bring out with a bread basket that is just to die for, too. There are a lot of wineries and restaurants in Temecula, but in my opinion, Ponte is the best! read more

Ponte is my favorite winery in Tememecula, and I visit about once a month. I prefer their red wines, and enjoy both their sweet and dry reds. On the weekends its $20 for 6 pours (most expensive that I've seen) but free if you sign up for their wine club. There is a restruant on site, and the grounds are amazing. Pros: Very beautiful grounds The resttaurant has outside seating and offers great veiws Tasty wines, I've switched favorites multiple times. They have released several new wines since I discovered the winery so I never get bored with the wines Restaurant offers very good food Most employees are commited to providing excellent customer service and really enhance the experience Great place to bring a group for a event (but if you want to take a limo call ahead, they only let so many limos show up at a time) I've taken friends and family and everyone really enjoyed themselves Cons: Pricey: both the wine and food, be prepared to drop up to $50 a bottle, and dinner for two with a couple galsses of wine over $100 (I wouldn't say over priced for what you get) It can be crowded on the weekends, but most custimers are there to enjoy themselves and the atomsphere is pleasant There is one or two employees that seem to have terrible people skills (maybe we caught her on a bad day, on two seperate occasions) read more

I have been a member of Ponte since 6 months after they opened. There has definately been many changes....some good some bad. Up until the last year and a half I would have given them 5 stars granted I usually came out during the week. I just feel that lately being a member does not give you the"special" feeling that it once did. I might be wrong but I thought that a members area was created so that the members could come out on the weekend and have a space to taste and relax. I am not sure why there is a 'members room' when the last 3 times I have been out there the tables have been full of non-members. Also, as nice as the servers are the service is a bit lack luster. However, I will say at least you are able to get a tasting at the members bar verses being inside the tasting room on the weekend. Plus, the view and the lounge area is awesome. I also stopped in to talk to the events department to discuss a small event I am planning and I got the feeling that they were not interested because it was to small. However, everybody that I have spoken with acts that way....so guess I can't blame them for that. I think that I am just disappointed that is feels like Ponte is losing member family environment and becoming a commercial cattle drive. I was SO surprised at the price of a tasting now, the restaurant menu has changed so many times and is not as good as it once was for the price, and I LOVE the new Cellar Lounge but $10 for a small glass of Sangria (which is DELICIOUS) that is full of ice and fruit is just a little on the pricey side (don't get rid of those things maybe just a little bigger glass). Maybe I am just missing that small quaint winery that had great wine, delicious food and outstanding service. Now that I have that off my chest, they staff is always friendly. I do miss many of my wine servers now that they have moved on to the Inn. The atmosphere is relaxed and not pretentgious like some of the other wineries; the members and visitors are always pleasant. The property is gorgeous. I always enjoy the Friday night events they have for the members....especially during the holidays. Plus, the whole reason of being a member....the wine. I do like the wine.....however....I like the sweets. Give me some Beverino and Moscato anyday. Wish my shipment could be just those 2 mixed with some Late Harvest and Spumante!!! Ponte....I do love you just don't forget us old members!!! read more

What a beautiful place! We loved it so much that we joined their club. We intend on visiting often. The wines are delicious, but not cheap. Their service is great and we even met a few standout employees. Victoria in the tasting room was very accommodating and kind. Doug at the Inn was about as nice and friendly as they come. We can't wait to back. read more

Great wine selection, affordable tasting, very nice, relaxing atmosphere. I definitely recommend the Super T and the rose wines. Free crackers for your palate, which is nice. I don't recommend buying anything at the gift shop, though. $37 for a CANDLE? Seriously? read more