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May 2023 by Marisol N.
I'm a member of Raymond Vineyards which gives me wine club member access to this winery. The good: the grounds were pretty and clean. The scent of the flowers/plants made for a very relaxing ambience. Easy parking and plenty of room so you have privacy with your group. The not so good:When we walked in, it took the staff member several minutes to acknowledge and greet my friends and I. They were helping a group of 4 yet all I wanted to hear was "we'll be right with you." Other employees walked by and must have looked right through us because they also didn't acknowledge us. Who is Elizabeth Spencer and what it's all about? I don't know because we weren't told. I told them it was our first time there and I wish I knew more about the winery. The wine was ok. I really only liked the Cabernet. Our server did tell us about the wine but wasn't really engaged with us. We also saw the proprietor JC Boisset and he only greeted a large group and ignored the rest of the tables which were like 4. I have been in other wineries were we are greeted and the vibe is way friendlier. Overall, I didn't have that great experience.
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April 2023 by Ramona G.
My sister and brother-in-law took me wine tasting at Elizabeth Spencer. They're members so we visited earlier in the day for their cellar sale and returned later in the day for wine tasting. The cellar sale had bottles as low $10! It's a smaller winery compared to the others but it has its charm. We sat outside and enjoyed our wine. We had already been to Raymond Vineyards and Oakville Merchant that day for some wine so I was feeling it at this point haha. The sommeliers were very nice and knowledgeable. We enjoyed our time and we will most likely return.
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March 2023 by Dennis W.
A group of us several months back went wine tasting in the area(Rutherford) and one of our friends is a member at Elizabeth Spencer Winery. Since I had not had a chance to sample their wines in the past, I eagerly walked through the front door of the small'ish main building. Unbeknownst to me, was a gorgeous courtyard with nicely setup seating in the back.Most of us went with the Signature Tasting Flight and I found their Carneros Merlot was the one I enjoyed the most. Overall though, the other wines, ranging from a Pinot Noir to Sauvignon Blanc were also excellent.Our hostess was amazing and informative about their wines. When in the area, I definitely recommend you give this quaint winery, a consideration on your next wine tasting trip.
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March 2023 by Angela L.
A group of us stopped by before we had lunch in another spot in Rutherford and I had never been here, but was instantly intrigued when I saw the front of what appeared to be a small red brick building, almost shack like. What I didn't realize before stepping through the front door was that there was a whole large outdoor seating area that was beautifully designed and very peaceful looking.Since one of our friends was a member, we decided to go with the Signature Flight Tasting and she went with the Reserve Flight Tasting. I especially loved the Cabernet Sauvignon. Our wine MC was very friendly and welcoming. Overall, I would come back in a heartbeat, especially in the spring and summer time, when the weather should be nicer.
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December 2022 by Ed E
This place is awesome! The wines are something incredible, the taste of them is absolutely different from any other wine we have ever tasted before. BUT the best part is the clean great energy we perceived from Nate. I was surprised he was not the owner of that neat place. I guess some people are really fortunate to have workers that perform like partners. Thanks for a great time!
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December 2022 by Jennifer Ballinger
All right, are usually don’t ever leave a negative review. But every time we’ve been in the valley we have been able to stop at Liz Spencer and enjoy a glass of great wine. We just walked in and the lady that was working there was so rude!! . She gave us dirty looks like we were bothering her. Shouldn’t the service industry welcome people? We won’t be back, there are way too many welcoming wineries in Napa.
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December 2022 by miguel chang
The Viognier and Syrah winners ? ? ?. The service was great, good experience ?!
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December 2022 by Richard Klein
Smaller venue but still a nice time. This was the third winery of the day for us and suffered from this.
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November 2022 by Richard K.
Smaller venue but still a nice time. This was the third winery of the day for us and suffered from this.
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July 2022 by Jessica G.
I am an avid wine connoisseur who lives in the area and have visited dozens of wineries in Napa and Sonoma. I have never experienced the level of rudeness that I received at this place. We had wanted to try this winery for a long time. This day we had just come from Hagafen where we had an amazing tasting and were ready for a lovely relaxing tasting. The person serving us was so rude I thought maybe I had said something offensive. Then I realized that this same person was super rude to another guest nearby! It was shocking. I'm not sure what is going on at this winery but Candace is just awful. Take it from someone who worked as a waitress in my past- this is not a person who should be in service. It was so unfortunate and disappointing. If I could do zero stars out of five, I would. We won't be coming back here anytime soon, too bad because it's a lovely setting.
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July 2022 by Patricia S.
Love visiting this winery when we are in the area great atmosphere delicious wines and great people always a treat I was also lucky enough to have been invited to one of their new release party's which was held in their lovely patio and I had such a nice experience highly recommended
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June 2022 by Emily
Great service - exceptional knowledge and service. Tasting was $50 per person with approximately 1oz pours. Wines were super yummy and area/gardens wete cute!
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June 2022 by Emily Wade
I wanted to love ESW so much! It was the last tasting of our trip and we were very excited, it started off great. Great atmosphere, the wines were very good, great tasting pace and then our service basically came to a complete stop after the fourth wine. We sat for over 30 minutes with no wine, no water, and no service. Everyone else around us was being seated, served, and waited on besides us. We finally had to go inside and ask to pay out because we had to head to the airport! They gave us a 20% discount since we didn’t get served 20% of our tasting, which is fair, but it was honestly so wild! So disappointing, it really was a great experience until I guess we were forgotten about?
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May 2022 by Sarah L.
I visited Elizabeth Spencer Winery on 5/14 with my family. The garden and outdoor tasting space was gorgeous. And our host, Stewart, was absolutely fantastic! Very charming, funny, and down to Earth - and extremely knowledgeable about wine. It really came across how passionate Stewart is about wine and how much he enjoys talking to people about it. I can honestly say I learned a few new things in talking to him. He effortlessly worked the room as he attended to his other guests - the man made it look very easy. The wine itself is very good; I would've bought anything I tried on the tasting menu. Between the amazing hospitality from Stewart and the range of wines we tried, my family and I went home with 4 bottles. I will definitely be visiting ES again soon. Ask for Stewart!
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May 2022 by Laura A.
The people that work at Elizabeth Spencer are nice and helpful. But this tasting is expensive and the quality of the wine has gone down. Also the owners retired and this is part of a big company that owns many other wineries and The Oakville Grocer. It's still a nice stop if you don't mind all that.
