Steph G.
Yelp
BOGO tasting, BUT NOT ON SATURDAY!
Great experience here, but when you search "Free Wine Tasting Napa" in Yelp, Hagafen comes up first. We looked at their page and saw the check-in offer, which was a BOGO for tasting. We thought that would be a great deal for the four of us.
Then when you walk in and are handed the tasting list, you see at the bottom "...no discounts on Saturday..." Well okay, time to rethink our plan! We felt it our duty to make sure the YELP world knows about this caveat before heading here for 'free tastings'!
Tasting is $25 for five tastings. For three of us that really wanted to taste that would have been $75. Instead, we decided to buy a bottle to share, much more economical. Then we asked to try a few of the reds to decide which bottle. The employee was completely cool with that and we finally decided on their Don Ernesto Clarinet. It was a great light red wine to start the day.
This little winery is eclectic to say the least. Odd decorations sprinkled throughout the grounds. Random metal work of odd shaped sizes and configurations.
I can appreciate the outdoor activities and seating they offer for their guests. Large, outdoor Yahtzee was my favorite. Corn hole, which is pretty normal these days. They had a large cutout to snap pics too. Plenty of different seating for lounging, picnicking, or just hanging out.
Don't forget to scope out the chicken coop. It isn't anything amazing, but its in the back and you can peep it. However, close your nose, because it seems to right by a compost pile...well at least that's what we think/smelt it was.
The two fellas were laid back and really relaxed. Cracking jokes and cussing, totally cool in our book. They are knowledgeable, but relaxed. They are welcoming and the opposite of stuffy and pretentious, as many deem Napa to be.
Red wine at 10AM indicates a great day!