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18 reviews for Churon Winery
The wines here are not very good, but the estate is beautiful. I love walking through the vineyards and the inside of the estate is all French themed. The dining area for banquets and parties is gorgeous.
The rooms here are absolutely adorable. They look like little French cottages and it's a great place to have a small romantic getaway.
This is a great place to have a small wedding of 100. The wines are bad, so bring your own...i think they let you!
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This winery has a some very beautiful views & the winery is designed to have a French theme going on here.. =) the tasting room was a marble staircase away from the breathtaking lobby. The wines were ok but there was nothing really spectacular that really stood out for me.. =/ The service here was average too...
Most popular wine: White Merlot
Highest-rated wine: 2003 Cabernet Sauvignon
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This place is also known at Inn at Churon Winery.
Overall horrible. Will never go back. If you got some time ... read the rest of this review but to put it in simple words ... only go here if you'rr drunk from all the wine drinking and you have no other place to go.
We had reservations ... Paid almost $300.00 for one night with breakfast & wine tasting.
As we entered the front door, smelled something funky. My wife said something about it but I tried to brush it off and make the best of it. Got to the front desk to meet the rudest front desk lady/customer service/manager. We were there early thinking that check-in was @ 1pm or so but check-in was @ 3pm. I didn't mind so much since we didn't asked on the phone ... until she said that we were already warned about the 3pm check-in on the phone when we booked the room. Again It didn't really bother me that check-in was at 3pm ... not like we can't go somewhere to drink some wine and come back. The fact that she said that we were warned and we weren't ... it somewhat pissed me off. But again ... I'm kick back and was ready to move on. The lady up front continued the conversation and said that check-in everywhere else is @ 3pm or later at any hotel. This is where I felt like she was talking to us like we are not customers and that she's better than us. So we walked out to go look around for another place to stay. I wasn't happy after talking to this lady ... I wanted to cancel. 10 min. later ... we found another place with a 12pm check-in and called her to let her know that we like to cancel. She told us that she's the manager and that we can't cancel and to come back because she has our room ready. I found that funny ... the minute we find another place ... she got us our room. And she's the manager!!! How is this place in business with her being the manager. To avoid headaches and to not ruin our time away from home, we went back.
Part of me said that at least she's making some effort to give us some customer service .... so we came back and decided to make the best of it again. Big mistake.
We got our room key and were directed to park in the back so we can enter the door near our room. When we got there ... the door did not work. Walked back to the lady and she said that the door is broken and we have to go from the front. I went back to get our stuff when some nice gentleman who worked there opened the door for us from the inside with out her telling him. We walked up the stairs to the 2nd floor and that's when we smelled some kind of funky odor again. Smelled like armpit. The hallways are beat up and needs to be renovated if they want to charge what they do. We walked in our room and the room is nice. We were actually very happy with the room. Balcony with a good view. Fire place is nice. Bathroom is good size. Towel had a hole in it and are small. Overall good room and that's why I gave them one star.
Later that day we did some wine tasting around town and came back for the one hour wine tasting. Wish we had more time but all good. Wine was okay.
The next day we went in for the breakfast downstairs and was disappointed. Got one plate of Eggs Benedict each and it wasn't that great for me since it had too much lemon sauce or something like that. I didn't mind so much since I was hungry and I eat anything but I actually was thinking of not eating haha. My wife had a bite and that was enough for her. She hated it. I guess for the money we paid ... I was thinking they will have more food and better quality. When we check-out ... the lady knew we were unhappy. My wife didn't want to go in detail but since we just ate, my wife mentioned about the eggs benedict. The lady was so closed minded that she kept claiming that it's the best eggs benedict in town. That was a good laugh.
Although we had a bad experience here ... we had a good time at other locations in Temecula.
The wine was just okay. My company was a bit more enjoyable, thank god!
Visit scenic Churon for one of the suckiest winery experiences in all of Temecula!
Seriously overpriced, seriously sucky wine served by seriously sucky people. I hope the owners read this, but with the way they're running the winery my guess is they wouldn't care enough or are just plain stupid.
The crappiest winery experience EVER!!! This was the first winery we decided to stop by and when we entered we were greeted with a hello. We came here with my cousin and her husband and proceeded to go ahead with the wine tastings the woman came over and asked us which wines we had decided upon. We started with our first and proceeded down the list 'cleaning out' our glasses as we went along.
The woman came back and then snapped at us saying "the rinsing of the glasses is really starting to irritating me". We thought she was joking, but she wasn't. She then continued "there is rinsing etiquette you know". I mean WTF!!! We were regulars at Napa Valley wineries back when we lived in the Bay Area and NEVER has anyone EVER told us not to rinse out our glasses or chastised us for it.
She then said "you only do it when you switch from white to red and if you didn't like the wine". I was kinda pissed off now. I retorted "actually, I've been pouring your wines out as I haven't been liking the pours". She seemed taken aback and then went "oh".
Seriously, that attitude is the pits. Out of the 6 wines, we only liked one, the white merlot. For $10 you can't even keep your glass anymore. Two years ago when we did the Temecula wineries, we could keep the glasses and I don't recall the tastings to be $10. Nevertheless, it wasn't the price. It wasn't that we couldn't keep the glasses. It wasn't even the bad wines. It was the attitude of this particular woman that truly left a bad taste in my mouth.
Hubby had wanted to purchase the white merlot but no way was I gonna spend money here after this woman got pissed off at us for wasting her precious water by rinsing out our glasses. Screw that! Never again!
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Wife went through the wineries on yelp and found a few which had good reviews. This was one of them. In fact, this was the first one we stopped at. Unfortunately, the lady helping us was very rude and made our tasting experience very unpleasant. It was supposed to be a nice relaxing time out with family and it started off really as a downer. My wife was not enjoying the wines and kept pouring out the wines after she had sipped them. She would rinse the glass out after pouring out the wines.... so did her cousin's husband. The lady serving us then got mad at them both for rinsing out their glasses so often.
I thought my wife had such restraint not saying more than she did. I know she wasn't happy with the treatment and neither did her cousin's husband. They couldn't stop talking about it even as we made our way to the next winery. I think it was made all the worse because it was our first stop.
I would've purchased the white merlot had we been properly treated, but unfortunately for them, not only do they not get a sale, but they get the bad review as well.
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Very pretty place. You need to walk down a set of stairs to get to the tasting room. Probably not the best idea if this was the last winery of the day. In my case, it was the first, so I was good.
The staff was friendly, although not as attentive as they should have been. The wines were really good, I enjoyed all the whites I tried. My last tasting was a port, which was way too much, so I dumped it.
They also had a guy serving carne asada tacos for $1.50, and they were delish!
Side note - my brother has stayed at their B&B and he said it was wonderful. I plan on staying there sometime in the near future :)
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If you have a chance to stay at this B&B, DO IT!
I spent a weekend here and it was absolutely fantastic. The rooms are gorgeous, the care and attention delivered by the staff is awesome and really it's just the perfect grape on top of the sunday for a weekend in Temecula!
It's also a lovely place for a wedding, so call them up and ask for details. As for the rooms, I've stayed in the Zinfandel Suite, but they all look amazing, so just go for whatever room you can get the best deal on! All of the suites offer gas burning fireplaces, Jacuzzi bathtub for two and a cute, private balcony or terrace that overlooks the amazing gardens, fountains and vineyards.
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Although I thought their currently served Cabernet Sauvignon was good, the unruly business ethic of our host was the soul event that lead up to their lose of a $260 sell. Word to the wise, if you are so full of yourself...maybe you shouldn't work with the public. Our host had obviously forgotten why she is there...to sell to the customer...Not belittle them the entire time they are trying to taste. A few wines were good....but save your time and go to any of the other 36 winery all within the area of Temecula. P.S. Nice red wine glass as a reminder of where not to go ( you could fit 2/3 carafe in this thing.)
we stayed at their B&B, which came with a bottle of wine in the room. it also includes a tasting of their wines w/ glasses. the staff was VERY accommodating, as i had some special requests for a surprise (delivery of flowers, personal masseuse, chilling a bottle of champagne) and they took care of it. Art, Debbie, Enid are amazing.
the room comes with a fireplace, jacuzzi (in the bathroom), lcd tv, and a private porch overlooking their garden (facing north so there's no direct southern sun). the decor is what you expect at a B&B....so don't expect comtemporary design. its also on the larger side for those of you looking to stay at a cozy place. the building looks like a chateau, and they have something in the neighborhood of 20 rooms....all within the same complex.
their breakfast (7-10am, included) is excellent too....Art's son is one of the servers and shows the most respect/service i've seen.
if you get the rooms on the first floor, you can walk out onto a grassy area that leads to their little garden/vineyard, complete with water feature (see pics i uploaded). the only downside is that they are situated on a hilltop where cars along Rancho California whiz by so there is a bit of visual and audio noise. But all in all, it was a terrific stay and I'd definitely recommend it.
and if you get room 208, look in the top drawer in the cabinet left of the bed...you can celebrate 4-20.
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I LEFT THIS PLACE IN TEARS!! STAY AWAY!!!
My hubby and I planned to spend our 2 year anniversary here. We enjoyed the room and the accommodations but that is about it!!! We stayed both a Friday and a Saturday night. Friday was fine, we went to the free wine tasting, which was okay...The staff were okay and the wine...again simply okay. Not the best (We liked Ponte's reds)...
Saturday was a complete DISASTER!!! After coming back early from wine tasting (we were not drunk and had only been to 1 tasting earlier in the day), I had a HUGE headache and was sick to my stomach (like seriously was vomiting). Well, when we came back we were greeted with a LOUD and horrible sounding sound check for the concert that was to take place there that evening from 5-10...Um...WTF!!??!?! A concert? I was never informed of a loud concert that was to be taking place outside of my balcony yards away. I couldn't sleep, was throwing up, and starting to have a bit of an anxiety attack (I think I was allergic to some of the wine I had).
My husband went to try to get us checked out due to the LOUD and unexpected concert. He spoke with the front desk manager (Edie or Enid...) who informed him that "He knew about the concert" and that it "was going to be beautiful violin music." She told me husband there was nothing she could do...She informed us there were flyers posted all around the hotel and therefore, knew of the concert...This was utter B*^&*it!! We never knew about a concert until the morning of the concert when we saw a flyer with a guy playing a violin...We "assumed" it would be peaceful, like Andrea Botchelli... and it WAS not beautiful (It was ELECTRIC violin ROCK!!!! Antonio Ponterelli - You Tube it)...Also, even if we wanted to leave, we wouldn't have been able to as you need to give 72 hours cancellation notice...I should have been told upon booking of the concert and I would've gone elsewhere. I wanted a romantic, quiet weekend...
I then called my mom asking if she could do anything since I was uh, indisposed and my husband had already tried with the manager...(We were referred to this place by a food and travel writer friend of my mom's)...The manager was extremely rude to my mom on the phone and told her to "look up the guy on the Internet" and that "she had to take other calls and had to hang up now." An hour later, Edie the bi&ch calls our room and tells us we can leave if we want with no charge...Well, I was finally asleep in between the sound check and rock concert and was not in any shape to be moving anywhere. My husband said he'd check with me and let her know. NOT ONCE did she offer to find us alternative accommodations, NOT ONCE did she apologize, IN FACT, she BLAMED US!!!
I am still irate! I have never been treated that poorly in my life. I work for a hotel and we move people all the time to other hotels. It is a courtesy we perform to help people out and we are a LARGE hotel with over 400 rooms, not a 20 room b&b. My husband and I are not picky at all, we rarely complain, and keep to ourselves for the most part so you can imagine my utter shock when I was told upon check out (by the same smiling lady) that "I told you the music was nice (no, we didn't agree...why did she keep trying to convince us that we liked the music..?) and when my hubby stated no, we didn't enjoy and yes it was very disruptive, she replied "well, you had your chance to leave" (in a VERY rude tone!!)...
I proceeded to storm downstairs to buy a bottle of wine. There was one customer and one saleswoman. The saleswoman was very kind to the customer but when it was our turn to pay, she left to go upstairs for "a minute" came back down and was a completely different person. I assume she went upstairs to gossip about us. She asked if we had stayed at the inn (in a very condescending and unbelieving tone, as if we were trashy and couldn't afford to stay there). I left feeling so angry and outraged, I was in tears.
I have since tried calling to speak with the owner and have only been given her voice-mail. I am sending a letter but expect little compensation for the disaster of a weekend. My anniversary was pretty much ruined (Think about your anniversary...Do you want to romance one another to ELECTRIC VIOLIN ROCK???? He covered Jimi Hendrix...WTF??? Didn' t think so...)
Don't waste your money on a place that treats it's customers like trash. Don't stay here...If you do, make sure not to have any problems because you will be blamed for them and made to feel like a child.
I stayed here for the weekend to celebrate my anniversary and i must say this is a phenomenal bed & breakfast place to celebrate a romantic weekend. The rooms are beautiful with a jacuzzi bath tub, huge comfy bed, gas burning fireplace, and terrace. The breakfast in the morning is great (you can chose from eggs benedict, french toast, omelets, and eggs florentine) and there is free wine tasting down below for guests as well. They have sushi on Saturdays during the wine tasting. It basically has all the contents you need to have a great weekend with the one you love. I would definitely go back again. =)
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Truly enjoyed this winery. The ceiling in the entry way was not what I had expected, given what I had read. I believe it is undergoing some remodeling right now. The view was nice, but not much opportunity to go outdoors once in the tasting room. The tasting room had a shop where you can buy some great t-shirts. The staff was great, very lively and generous with the wine. This place was more for the "let's get tipsy" crowd and although the staff was fun, I didn't learn as much as I had hoped about the wines. My favorites were the 2003 Carignane - a spicy Spanish wine. Also the 2003 Petite Syrah was wonderful, an easy to drink wine. I would definitely recommend this winery, maybe as your first stop. We left right before the sushi was served, but I know this is the only winery to have a sushi bar in Temecula, so if you're into sushi, come after 1:30pm and check it out.
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Loved it! Great, inviting place with good wine. The staff were extra friendly an d welcoming. They even let us look at the B&B attached in case we wanted to stay there next time (which we will).
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They have a nice selection of wines. We bought a case.
Lots of reviews about the place but not many for the wines - they're definitely worth checking out. Was there on a really quiet day and we got tons of helpful attention and information on the lovely wines. Definitely try the sherry and their medal-winning petite syrah. The tasting area is kind of middle-age-woman-gift-shoppy (/Wine for Dummies/? Really?) but I'll forgive them because they have the wine to back it up.
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As a winery, this place sucks a**. Went in for a tasting here because it looked cute and trying to be French Provincial from the outside. They were just recovering from two limo groups and the pourers were flustered but relieved for the quiet. Ok, on to the wine. Not a one of the wines that both my friend and I tried, were consumable. Believe me when I say, I love wine, I've been to many appelations in CA, I know what good wine is, but I'm not a wine snob, and I'll give it the benefit of a doubt. This was undrinkable. Into the dump jar they all went., one at a time. I kept hoping that one, out of the set, would redeem the place, but no. What a waste of a tasting fee. The pourer kept trying to sell us the wines, too, saying how much she loved them. Rrrright. We've heard from other wineries in the area (if you can chat up the pourers, you learn vital info) that they've had a change of winemaker and ownership since Churon started. Well, it shows in the wine. This may be a nice play to stay, as a B&B but the wine sucks and it draws in very large parties so it's not worth the time or effort.
