Samson Winery has incorrect hours and information on their website. Me and my partner drove way out the way to get to this winery, excited to try and experience. When we arrived the shutters were shut tight and no one answered the door or phone. The hours on maps AS WELL as their website states 11-5 Friday - Sunday and we arrived at 2pm on Sunday. Absolutely derailed our day with wasted time. read more

Overall, very friendly and welcoming environment. Based on previous reviews, we chose this winery because they include chocolate truffles and crackers; however, they were out of chocolates and no crackers were offered. read more

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Drove out of my way with my partner to experience this vineyard only to arrive to closed shutters and no answer to the phone. Google Maps, Apple Maps, Yelp, and their own Samson Vinyards website all says they are open 11-5pm Friday - Sunday. Super frustrating to experience on a trip when you triple checked different places to make sure they're open. read more

Went Memorial Day weekend while on vacation! It was my first ever wine tasting (I turned 21 during Covid) and I was so pleased by this experience. I don't enjoy wine much so I was definitely nervous going in that I wouldn't like anything. It was $10 for 5 tastings and they have 11 different wines. The employee suggested that we do 10 tastings and split them. My partner and I opted to do that and decided not to drink one of the white wines. I believe the wines range from 8-18% alcohol. The vineyard is beautiful with a great outdoor section with tables and chairs as well as indoor seating. The employee was very friendly, bubbly, and knowledgeable about each wine. You are given a small pitcher of water to rinse out your glasses between tasting and a small bag of crackers to cleanse your palette. They offer truffles made with their fruit they grow - there was hazelnut, raspberry, currant, and blueberry. I ended up getting a bottle of their most popular - the raspberry wine. If you purchase a bottle of wine, one of your tasting fees went away as well so it ended up being $33 without tip for 10 tastings, 4 truffles and a bottle of wine. This was such a fun experience and now I'm looking forward to more wine tastings in the future. read more

Fantastic and unique winery in a beautiful area. I was visiting the area and my friend and I had heard of a local winery which specialized in fruit wines which we had never gotten the chance to try so we eagerly headed up. Located in almost idyllic Washington farm country the winery at first seems rather small but is in reality quite large (about 100 acres including berry fields). We walked in to an empty tasting room and were greeted by one of the most charming people I've met in awhile, Lauren. She explained what they were about there, told us about the wine, and joined in on conversations with us during our stay. If the wine was bad, she would be a good enough reason to visit Samson alone. That being said, the wine was great, though some surely more than others. As said earlier, they specialize in fruit wines, so they have the normal Chardonnay, Merlot, Riesling, and Syrah but then also wines that are made exclusively from Raspberries, Blackberries, and Blueberries, as well as dessert wines made from, Blueberries, Raspberries, Hazelnuts, and Black Currants. Being the inquisitive man I am, I tried everything save the Merlot. The tastings were $5 for 5 tastes of any of the wines you want. I would their Riesling to be a little flat, their Chardonnay and Hazelnut to be very interesting, and their Blackberry wine, Syrah, and Black Currant dessert wine to be standouts. If you can stand the 14 miles drive from Bellingham, definitely give this place a try. Our experience was fantastic and I would go back again for sure. read more

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I discovered the Samson winery during a wine festival in Bellingham the summer of 2013. They stood out because they offered some unique flavors such as blueberry, rasberry and hazelnut wine. The hazelnut wine called Oro, won me over. It is a smooth, chardonnay base with a subtle, velvety hazelnut flavor. This wine sold out at the festival, so I made a point of finding a bottle of it from a local merchant. Because this is such a unique wine, I brought my mother to the winery while she was visiting. A Saturday in October should have been quiet, but the winery was busy with a bachelorette party and a couple of charter bus/van groups. The staff suggested we buy tickets and request to be served along with the guests of the bachlorette party. It was a bit awkward. I felt like I was crashing someone's party. I would recommend calling ahead to schedule a day and time when no groups/events are there. I was told at the festival that for $5 we could sample all of the wines when we visited the winery, but that wasn't the case. We ended up buying 10 tickets for $10 to sample all of the wines, and we shared each glass sample we got. Again, this may have been due to the staff trying to manage the group event; and consequently, not providing us the service they would normally give to customers not affiliated with a tour group or event. Regardless, it is a nice venue tucked away in the farm land of Everson, WA with both outside and inside seating. The staff were friendly. There is a diverse selection of wines to sample, and a few so good that we purchased a couple of bottles. read more

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I visited this winery with my mom as a last-minute decision to spend some time relaxing. We were fortunate to have the place to ourselves during our tasting and Laurie made the experience so much more enjoyable. She was extremely friendly and talkative with us, and gave us some great suggestions for places to visit while we are in the area. There is a great selection of fruit wines that are definitely worth sampling, if not also bringing home a bottle or two. The tasting was only $5 for 5 tastings, per person, which is a great deal. The property is absolutely gorgeous and we enjoyed wandering around a bit when we first got there. I highly recommend a visit if you have the time! read more

I got to enjoy several Samson Estates wines at a little event. The Yakima Dry Riesling was very nice. It was fun to try the Delilah berry wines too. Raspberry was nice, but my favorite was the Blackberry which I definitely want to seek out. Matt, our host, was as nice as could be. read more

Great quiet location, and excellent affordable selection of a variety of wines. Blackberry wine won hands-down as delicious, though the Oro Hazelnut dessert wine was a close second, in a tie with a surprisingly good Oregon Cabernet (I am picky about my cabs, and this was rich!) The others were intriguing for different palates than mine, all worth trying. Becci was enjoyable and deeply knowledgeable. This is definitely a place we will revisit here and there! read more

Lorrie is a kind hostess w a wealth of information about the winery and local attractions. We stayed overnight in our RV w the Harvest Host program. Beautiful scenery right next to the raspberry fields and grapevines. read more

Best winery in the area, hands down. The vineyard location is beautiful and serene. FYI-There is a beautiful spot on the property overlooking the land where they host special events. The tasting room and parking are easy to find. The tasting room is well appointed, without being too much. The host that day worked through the tasting menu and verbally painted great mental pictures with his descriptions of every pour ( I forgot his name but I did learn he was a WWU student). We bought a bottle of the hazelnut wine because it was so unique!! It's like a glass of nutella in your mouth. Though you can get some of their wines at Haggens, you will enjoy the experience of tasting at the source! read more

Samson Estates is the *only* winery in the country that makes hazelnut wine. No, that is not a typo: hazelnut. wine. You will gladly travel from Seattle to Everson on a (gorgeous!) Saturday to taste the wines at Samson Estates, only because you know you're minutes away from a overwhelming rush of hazelnuts to cross your palette. This wine is not meant for everyday meals, this is something you share with family & friends at the very best of times. Unless every day is the best day, but that's your family and more power to your eternal sense of optimism. When we've shared Oro at holidays, the first word we always hear, after the first sip, is "Wow." Samson Estates is more than just its hazelnut wine, believe it or not. You can sample its Chardonnay, Riesling, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Meritage, Blackberry Wine, Raspberry Wine, Raspberry Dessert Wine, and Blueberry Dessert Wine. The last two in this list? Heaven. In a glass. Make haste to Whatcom County - home to 60% of the country's raspberries, by the way, FYI - and make sure your car has plenty of room for all the bottles you'll be bringing home. read more

This is my all time favorite estate winery! Megan the Tasting Room Manager is so good natured and professional not to mention hard working. She was labeling & capping a palette of Riesling when we walked in the door! Now onto the award winning wine! The 2016 Yakima Valley Riesling is delightfully dry & sophisticated (93 points Wine Enthusiast) Samson's 2014 Yakima Valley Syrah is a beautiful Syrah with great character, fruit, & perfect acidity. Samson Estates Winery has a label of fruit table wines called Delilah. Don't miss the opportunity to taste the Blackberry Delilah at room temp - as it takes on the character of a complex light cab. A lovely food or sipping wine, Delilah Blackberry was recently awarded Silver at the 2018 Monterey International Wine Competition. The Raspberry Delilah took Platinum with 94 points. The Samson Label Cassis Dessert Wine was awarded TWO Platinum at MontereyWineCompetition.com (see tasting notes): Platinum for best Cassis, and again Cassis Platinum for best overall fruit wine w/94 points. Not to be missed: Samson's Raspberry Framboise, nectar of the gods. Beating out 6400 other entrants to be awarded Double Gold at 2014 The San Francisco Chronicle Wine Awards. Samson is still pouring that batch! Highly recommend paying Samson Estates Winery a visit! read more

I called a few days ahead before coming with a bachelorette party of 15. I spoke to Matt on the phone, who welcomed us with open arms. He said they would have no problem accommodating us. When we arrived, Matt and a very nice blonde gal (I didn't catch her name) welcomed us and told us about their great tasting deal. For only $5, you get 5 tickets for 5 tastings, though if you wanted to use 3 of them for full glass you could do that too. We all opted for the 2 tastings and 1 full glass and were very satisfied. The wine was delicious and there was a great variety. We had just come from a different winery before this who had claimed that "we would be very welcome", yet the lack of service from them and bad attitude proved otherwise. So we were very thankful when we came to Samson and received such wonderful service. They had plenty of room for us to sit outside and play games, and constantly brought us pitchers of water, which we really appreciated. Thank you Samson Estates for showing us such a great time. We will definitely be back and recommended you to all of our friends. read more

Wow, what an amazing place! We booked them for our wedding when we lived in WA and we always make sure its on our schedule every time we come back to town. The venue is absolutely beautiful! Its romantic and elegant with a rustic old world charm. You hardly need decorations because the venue is so stunning. The staff is absolutely amazing, especially Anne! (what a gem!). They truly care about every detail and they all go above and beyond to make sure everything is perfect. From the (delicious) tastings ahead of time to the walk thrus the day of, they gave us everything that we needed. They also made sure that, on the day of, we got to eat and celebrate and not worry about a thing! Every time we come back to town we visit the winery for a tasting! Its like seeing old friends and we seem to find a new favorite wine each time. The Riesling was so good on our last visit that we bought 2 cases to bring home! read more

Very friendly staff. The Chardonnay was not very good. My wife, who only drinks whites, passed it on to me...and then I passed it on to a friend...which got passed on to another friend...and finally downed. The cab was decent, although the real prize of the visit was the blackberry wine. It was sweet without being overpowering like cheap Rieslings can be, and very much had a Blackberry flavor imbued in it. We picked up a bottle for $12 and they waved our tasting fees. Win-win. I would visit again when they have more than 4 wines to taste. read more

Samson Estates Winery had the most friendly staff who made us feel welcome. Their wines were some of the best we have had in Washington. The Oro was unique and certainly the smoothest, driest, most delicious dessert wine I have ever had. We spent far more than we intended, but it was so worth it. read more

My favorite winery stop from our Wheels and Wine tour. I had their wine before at an event at Bellewood acres and was happy to visit the winery. The setting is beautiful, they have a lovely HUGE covered area that would be ideal for a wedding, it was gorgeously landscaped and I could just imagine all of the tables and chairs, lights, and people enjoying a wonderful afternoon/evening. The women working inside were very helpful and welcomed us. There was a little indoor area to sit in front of a fire place and a large communal table where we were able to have a lunch we brought ourselves. I am a bit of a fan of sweeter wines and I really enjoyed their Riesling, my husband also loves their fruit wines. A lot of my companions bought bottles of their Oro Hazelnut Dessert wine which was a big hit, I'm not a hazelnut person, but if you like it, you must try it, has a true hazelnut flavor. Their handmade chocolate truffles were also delicious, I can't wait to come back to this winery! read more

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This is a really great stop, especially if you like sweet or dessert wines. Four dessert wines and several fruit wines were available for sampling as well as standard reds and whites. When I stopped in on a Sunday afternoon they were also offering complimentry fruit, bread, crackers and cookies to go along for pairings. (Although it sounded like they don't normally offer that). Prices are very reasonable. $5 will get you 5 tastings and many bottles can be purchased for $12-13. read more

Samson Estates has a lot of things to drink on offer, but they can all be neatly pigeon-holed into three categories: Varietal wines, fruit wines and dessert wines. The varietal wines were pretty skipable. They had varietals like Chard, Syrah, Merlot and Riesling available to sample, but none of them were particularly interesting and some were a challenge to drink. The fruit wines were all solid. They had a raspberry, blackberry and blueberry, all clocking in at about 11% alcohol, with clear flavors from there respective fruit. They all had some sweetness to them, but none of them was cloying. Though they were all good, the blueberry stole the show as the characteristics of the fruit really came through on that one. The real stars were the dessert wines. A word of clarification first: usually when you hear "dessert wines" you think of (very) sweet grape wines. None of Samson's dessert wines were made with grapes; instead, they are more intense, fortified (16-18% alcohol), versions of their fruit wines, though their hazelnut wine is in a class by itself. Yes, hazelnut wine. And it's good, too. All of the dessert wines were rich and sweet, tasting of what they were made from and having a rich, elegant feel in the mouth. They were out of the blueberry when we were there, but the raspberry was excellent, as was the black currant. I've already shared my thoughts on the hazelnut. Our hostess treated us to a 50/50 pour of the black currant and the hazelnut, assuring us that it would taste like the sexiest pb&j shot we'd ever had, and, wouldn't you know it, she was right. We walked out with two bottles of the black currant and one of the hazelnut. Speaking of which, despite our three purchases our tasting fees weren't comped. That's their call to make, but I always like to encourage wineries to opt for a "one comp per bottle" policy. Just a thing I like to do. Bottom line: Though I certainly wouldn't encourage them not to make better varietal wines, they might consider just playing to their strengths. I get that people won't take you as seriously as a winery if you don't have grape wines on offer, but with fruit wines this good, who cares. read more

Absolutely without a doubt, my favorite winery in Whatcom County. Set near Lynden with a beautiful view and the best wines. I havae not found a wine there that I didn't like. Every time I have company from out of town, we try to make it over. read more