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6 reviews for Schwaesdall Winery
6 reviews in English
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Review from teri p.
Encinitas, CA
10/23/2010
the owners were very nice. took the time to chit chat with us and talk to us about the other wineries in the area. John actually recommended a new winery for us to check out. They didn't rush us with the wine tasting, which i enjoyed. I was able to talk about each of the wines with my friend before moving on to the next tasting.
the tasting was 8 dollars and we were able to taste about 8 wines and keep the logo glass. I think they change up the ones the offer for tasting daily. they keep a white board on which ones that offer for tasting. the pricing for bottles weren't bad either. My friend was able to get a white zin for 8 dollars. I'm already planning my next visit for when my family comes to visit.
My personal favorite was a smokey merlot! delicious!!!
I would recommend this place to as many people as I can. The website seemed a little outdated to how the place is now. I asked them about it and they said they are updated their website. Until then I would suggest driving to the place personally and checking the place out and not judging it by the website. -
Review from tina t.
8/29/2011
Great little family owned winery. Tasting is $10 per person and you get to keep the glass. Reds are ok, Chardonnay ($20 per bottle) and Orange Muscat ($19 per bottle) were delicious.
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Review from Michelle P.
San Diego, CA
3/27/2008
Every "wine country" that I've visited has a "get you drunk" winery (whether that's the intention or not). At Schwaesdall Winery, for $8 (and yes, you can keep the glass), you can taste up to 13(!) different wines. And I'm not talking about skimpy pours here... The first time that we visited here, we made the mistake of paying for separate tastes, and I had to ask my boyfriend to drive when we left.
I'd put Schwaesdall in the same category as Witch Creek, in that it's a fun tasting room (great hostess, fun crowd, and a hay bale roof), but we weren't overly impressed with most of the wines. Some of the reds were pretty good, and when we were there, they were pouring a sweet Zin that could easily have been categorized as a "late harvest" Zin or a dessert wine.
It's definitely worth checking out if you haven't been here before, but if your wine tasting time is limited, I'd make some of the other tasting rooms a priority over this one.Listed in: Local wineries in and around…
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Review from Nora S.
11/24/2009
It was ok.
We love the smaller wineries and the location of this one (less than 20 minutes from our house) was great. The owner was a bit too much caught up in his football game to really pay attention to us and the amount of each wine he gave for tasting was really small. To make up for it, there were a lot of wines to be tasted. The wines were decent, but nothing amazing. We took home a late harvest Zinfandel that was a bit more unique. Sweet AND bold!
Worth a visit for sure. -
Review from Amanda S.
San Diego, CA
9/8/2009
You will enjoy a trip to this winery...even just to meet the owners John and Shirley! They are so much fun and very hospitable. They have great parties and plan all kinds of day trips and weekend trips throughout San Diego and Mexico all surrounding wine. They are a blast and have a very quaint little winery. John makes a number of varietals that are tasty. The last time we bought a nice white and a port....both were very good. Moderately priced too.
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Review from Alanna B.
Ramona, CA
10/12/2008
I went wine tasting here and I think you try about ten wines. I ejoyed them all, especially the dessert wines. The owner is friendly and pleasant. The building you do the wine tasting in is very nice and has an old Italian vibe with something like 12 inch thick walls. If you want to keep the glass it's $8 total. They also have canned goods that are tasty but a little pricey. I had a very nice experience here. They are open on weekends for wine tasting and I will definitely bring friends here when they come to town.
