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Nine Gables Vineyard & Winery
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3 reviews for Nine Gables Vineyard & Winery
This is another favorite of mine....The Zin here is fantastic. The last time I went wine tasting here with friends we left with almost 2 cases of wine.
The husband/wife who work here are very friendly and will take the time to answer all of your questions.
Their labels are pretty cool - they have their weimaraner Hannah on it.
When we went tasting our dog was in the back of the truck and they said we can take her off the leash and play a bit and run around in the vineyards while we had a picnic lunch.
This is a great winery that is off the beaten path - usually you are the only people tasting at the time so it makes it more personable.
one of my new favourites in Amador
the chilled Zin was so amazingly good that we all bought some
the staff was friendly, talkative and very informative
We had a group of 10 and were treated very well
i love the almond and rasberry champagne
the dogs were cute too (i know totally unrelated)
nice picnic tables out front to have a bottle of wine and snacks
After "always try the guide's second choice first," "going off the beaten path" is a sure way to find something interesting and different. After numerous recommendations from the Rt. 88 wineries, I detoured through the Shenadoah Valley to see what was up, and to perhaps stock up until the next ski season. And, it's indeed a beautiful place. More rural and less exurban than the drainages to the north and south, it captures quintessential wine country ambience but with a titled geography and rougher climate than the North Bay tourist sights. It's also more popular than I would have guessed, despite being a dead-end in terms of major through-routes. Several of the wineries are quite large, with restaurants, event pavilions, and packed parking lots full of tipsy folks driving large vehicles. But I looked for small buildings surrounded by mature, working vineyards and other agriculture--the least-beaten paths off the beaten path. The first place I found was Nine Gables.
A small tasting hut next to a larger (nine gabled?) home, it's cozy, earth, and genuine. The tasting staff was friendly and knowledgable, and clearly had years of experience making wine and not just running a tourist destination. The tasting was free and extensive. I stuck with reds, working my way through a Mission wine (unique to the area), good Zins, excellent Syrahs, and a few interesting secondary varietals. Prices were in the teens through the $20s.
The spicy Mission and the older Syrah had really unique flavors and stood out the most, and unlike many small wineries in the area, the quality was consistently good across many styles.