I emailed the owner to set up an appointment two weeks before I wanted to visit, and the owner Frank's reply was "please call". I did, and left a message giving my cell phone number. When I didn't hear back, I replied to his email and asked if my appointment was on or not. His reply: "I called the number you left twice there was no response. please be more careful with your message so that I don't waste my time with no response." Offputting. I responded that it is impossible that there was no response as cell phones go to voicemail, and asked once again if my appointment was on for the next day. His reply: "I called the number you left twice and you did not answer! ... you may have given me the wrong number! you only stated it once!"
I still did not have a confirmation, but went anyway. We pulled up to his ramshackle home and he was cutting wood out front. I asked where we should park (circular driveway filled with randomly parked vehicles) and Frank said (without even saying hello), "We haven't met yet. If you want a stamp for your passport, I'll do that as a courtesy. Now if you want to learn about wine, that's another story". I was so dumbfounded that he did NOT want my business I took the stamp and then moved on to happier wineries further south.
How this guy is still in business, between his rude demeanor and $25 tastings, is beyond me. I see that other Yelpers agree. Advice: stop in and get a passport stamp, without giving this jerk your business or your time. read more