Taoran F.
Yelp
I rarely give low review to wineries. I live in the city and travels to many wineries each year. Every time, I tried to hit something that I have never been. There are a few ones that I definitely want to go back and recommend, and there are some ones I felt it was ok, but never like Cade. It was not a recommended experience except the view.
I made reservation online which they require to be on the email list in order to make one. It was only available later in the afternoon, so I have made one spot for my dad as the rest of us will be buzzed and feeling too full. When we arrive, we were amazed by the beautiful view, and that is the only one star for the great view. The whole tasting experience for my dad was so awkward, he had to share with another group. They were in their late 20s/early 30s. They obviously came in together as a group. They might plan to stay for a while, even had the phones charging on the side. There was no other room for the rest of us to stay where I can't stay translate for my dad, so we decided to sit outside and enjoy the view while my dad can go in and out and let us know how he likes the wine.
Only about two minutes after my dad came out to chat with us, there was a staff came out almost yelling at us to let us know 1. we can't sit outside; 2. my dad can't taste the wine with us outside. So that's pretty obvious leaves us option for standing outside watching my dad tasting with a group of strangers.
I was feeling furious when we were treated like that. I have been to so many wineries in the area and never experienced a tasting like that. My parents are also regular to the wine county, each year, they purchase many wines from their tasting, and I was always there to translate and to help them understand the culture, wineries, wines, and etc. Cade was very NOT welcoming, and their designed tasting experience is worse where you are obligated to be separated and from your parties if others don't drink. In my dad's case, he can't communicate with the staff nor the other guests on his table.Not to mention, the tasting is $40 and definitely on the higher end among the wineries.
We decided to leave not too long after the yelling, but there was a wine labeled $400 from the tasting list, so my dad decided to give a shot to that one. He came back and said it was a very bad taste, and not sure if it was because it hasn't been decanted enough or it was just over priced. Before the Cade trip, we just went to Opus one. We constantly purchase 2012 Opus One, and it was just half price of the pricey Cade Wine.
Overall experience was pretty bad. If the wine was good, I would consider to go back with a relatively larger group to get "private" tasting. But now, I decided to write my experience here and warn any of you who get fooled by the view.