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Alapay Cellars
- Price Range:
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$$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Good for Kids:
- No
3 reviews for Alapay Cellars
Deserving of four stars, because of the amazing moscato dessert wine. I don't even drink, but it's the first time I've ever tried this variety, and it is so utterly scrumptious that I ended up buying three bottles. Now I just need someone with whom to drink them.
Other than that, service stunk. It's nice to have time to reflect on the wine and chit chat with friends, etc., but it's another thing to wait 15 minutes for the next choice. We were also late to a dinner reservation, so that didn't help either. But seriously, they need to pay better attention to their tasters, because we were getting irritated when the person would just walk away and leave us alone for so long. We were totally ready to move on to the next wine, but lo and behold, there was never anyone to pour us another. Plus, out of four people, I was the last in line, and I always received less wine than my companions, which I thought was lame (especially since they consistently didn't finish theirs and I did).
So, yay for wine and boo for service.
Love this place! I found Alapay a year ago when my sister, who lives near here, took me here to do a wine tasting. We had been to other wineries that day, so I was quite surprised when she took us to downtown Avila Beach to taste wine. Uuummm...where is the winery and the rows of grapes?
Alapay Cellars is just wine tasting room nestled in a quaint beach community. The winemaker/co-owner Scott Remmenga can usually be found serving wine to the tasters. I have seen a few other people who also help him out in the tasting room. It's a special occasion to actually have the winemaker talk to you about the wine as your getting to taste them. He is so excited about it. He defintiely has an envious life for many of us. He procures the grapes from outside sources along the central coast and then makes the wine himself. He makes great wines! I defintely recommend adding it to this place to any wine tour you may do along the central coast of California. Oh and try the Rebekah, a wine named after his wife who signs every bottle personally. You'll be glad you did!
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The owner of this fine boutique winery really knows his stuff! It seems all of the wines this guy creates are very tasty and very drinkable. Not sure how he does it, but I will be back for more. Cheers!
