Basel Cellars Estate Winery

Awesome venue, wine, food! Fabulous service as well. Highly recommend! The food was amazing Ans we especially loved the bubbles and Carmenere. Yum!

Beautiful grounds to roam or sit and have lunch! We did the tasting and they were very attentive and nice with the tasting! The grounds were the best for picture taking! Sit on the patio for sure!

Inferior staff. There were several tables empty inside which were reserved for a party that was supposed to arrive an hour later. Instead of just asking us if we would like it for an hour, we would have taken it or not. That would be a choice that should have been offered to a customer who walks in asking for a particular seating. Those tables stayed empty and the entire time we were there having our bottle of wine.
When I explained that and gave feedback before leaving, they didn't seem to really care.
I'm leaving as an unhappy customer.

Wine was good, patio was nice, waitress was nice and attentive, brussel sprouts were to die for. However when we received our bill, a 20% service fee was added to the bill, none of which goes to the wait staff for tip. So on top of our bill we had a 20% service fee that we weren't told about until after we ate, and is only mentioned in very fine print at the very bottom of the menu. Why on earth wouldn't you just mark up the food 20% instead of a mostly hidden 'service fee'? Seems super shady and did not leave a good taste in our mouths. We probably won't be back to this place. If you do go, make sure to tip your wait staff as the 'service fee' isn't a tip.

Great venue and great wine! Staff was wonderful. Beautiful grounds - a very relaxing place to do a wine tasting.

Really nice tasting room. After wandering up the entrance driveway, passing through then"main house" arch you arrive at the parking lot. Walk into the tasting room for $10 you can taste six wines - two whites and four reds. Great cab franc grapes, and can sauv - both as a red and as a white (!). Tasting room servers are friendly and have good local knowledge. 4 stars because wines are a bit expensive for the area -average $30 with some $50 a bottle. Tastings are $10 per, fully reimbursable if you buy a bottle. Best view bar none. Worth a stop.

Had a great visit this last weekend. Great wine, great setting, great tastings. Kudos to the staff, especially Rosy (sp?) who took care of us.

I really enjoyed this winery! It was very quiet when we went for Holiday Barrel tasting, but that was nice since we got a chance to chat with the staff and winemaker. Their reds impressed me much more than their whites. I went home with a bottle of Malbec, but I also joined their wine club. I liked that they had an option for 3 bottles and I can pick it up in Woodinvile. The only reason I knocked down a star was because they were out of so many wines that were featured on their board. Apparently they sold out before the tasting room received them due to wine club membership? I found that a little odd, especially since I was interested in quite a few. Last but not least, the tasting room is beautiful and I loved the river rock wall.

If I could give this place a million stars I would! First off, Woody is amazing. He went out of his way to help us get our trip scheduled around a golf tournament we were in town for. Upon arrival, we were greeted with a wine tasting and the friendliest staff. Woody helped us get a bin to transfer our luggage then gave us a tour.
I was in shock at how huge the place was and all the amenities it offered. In the main house there was an awesome hot tub room, massage tables, theatre, pool table, darts, party room, etc. Then you go out to the large pool area where there is a huge outdoor kitchen and pool house. The pool is so much fun, they have plenty of floaties for you to use (and a pump for air) and the BEST water slide. There are 2 very large outdoor fireplaces and the most incredible sound system throughout the entire property.
On the first day, Woody brought us a bottle of red and a bottle of white to the pool that were so delicious. I can't rave enough about how incredible this place was and how incredible the staff was.
We already booked again for next year because we had such a blast and I can't wait!!!!

Edited review: After my review below I was contacted by Basel to correct the situation we had before. They were professional, and very generous to make up for the poor first experience we had. I love a company that wants to make their customers feel appreciated, and will make things right! Thank you very much for taking care of us, and we hope to be a patron in the future.


Original review - I'm only reviewing this to let Basel know that they let us down. Their tasting room hours are posted clearly as starting at 10am. My wife and I showed up around 10:30 and no one was there. The door was open we stood next to the counter for over 10 minutes before giving up and leaving. My wife even called their phone twice and no one picked up. Bummer guys. Not that we would, but we could have easily just taken stuff and no one would ever be the wiser because no one was there!

Answer the phone y'all, be in your tasting room.