Paige J.
Yelp
Paraduxx is the blends within the portfolio - I did not realize that! This is a family of wineries that include Decoy, Duckhorn etc. You join here and you join all of them, which is a plus if you like the portfolio.
Property notes - vast and beautiful! Mostly outdoor areas with various types of tables/settings. Very modern farmhouse and spares no expense on the facility. Food policy - you cannot consume any outside food, they serve cheese and crackers (3 pieces of each for 2 people) so make sure you aren't here on an empty stomach!
Quality - while they are explaining this is the blend in the portfolio, I can't help but think it means "leftovers." there is one varietal that is a white and 2 red grapes. I can dig unique, and that it was, but I couldn't help but think they are just trying to fulfill such a large bottle quota they have to make it work with whatever grapes they have to complete a batch. I have no evidence of this, just my sentiments.
The wines were decent, but none good enough to purchase ~$80+ for our group of 4. We love to buy wine in leu of paying the tasting fee - but this place doesn't offer that so you have to pay the high price no matter what. The wines are also a bit expensive for blends in my opinion.
One way to describe how we felt going here was a big commercial operation that has their systems on lock. They bring trays out with the wine already poured and marketing to support. The literature/marketing is on point, which again shows how well of an operation they run. This isn't a bad thing unless you were trying to get more of a winery family experience, then this would NOT be the place. I feel like this is a great place for a large group where you find it hard to wrangle your crew because it's organized, but we were not that group type. The wines were explained by our server, but not as we were trying them, more like a run through and I think we were expected to just taste them at our leisure but not so organized like pour - explain - taste - enjoy.
I would still be willing to try a different brand in the portfolio, but I'm not in a hurry to do so as there are so many others in the area I think could be a better option than here. Our server, though knowledge just seemed too scripted and not as personable as we found at other close by wineries.