Von Klaus Winery

Went here on a Saturday night with some friends who had purchased groupons and invited us. Had a great time, and will definitely return. Von Klaus is a small quiet shop just above the town square, and it’s a good place to get away when you need a peaceful evening out.
Their dining area only has two tables, so you know right away it will be a fairly personalized and private experience. The host was gracious, chatting us up with friendly and fun conversation and keeping our bellies happy with cheese plates, bread, and wine. They give you a scorecard to rate the wine so that both you and them know for next time what your preferences are. Overall I’d say I liked about half the selections we had, with the Black Ice being my favorite. They were out of their Reds at the time which was a shame because both my wife and I thought we’d probably end up liking those the most. Oh well, sets up a return visit.
Our friends paid, but I believe it was only $ 25 with the groupon and not much more otherwise. Bottles were roughly $ 15. I’d for sure pay that again for the experience we had. We were also told some interesting history behind the place; I noticed a Godzilla poster and the host told me how the owner knew the actor who originally played Godzilla long ago. Worth asking about when you’re there, as I won’t play spoiler on this review.
If there were any detractors, I thought the bread and dip could use some enhancement, but the couple we were with loved them, so maybe that’s just a taste buds thing. I’m just more in the camp of wanting bread with a little flavor when I am sampling, such as focaccia or something along those lines.
They do however have an endless tub of goldfish crackers for munching when you’re at the bar. Worth It.

The website and sign outside the winery said this place is open. It’s not. They don’t answer their phone. Waste of a drive over here. If your signs says open, you should be open. Not likely to return. I’d call before making the trip.

Visiting my fiancé (who is working here in the Madison area), and we came for the wine tasting deal we purchased on groupon. It’s cute inside, and the owner was very nice. We were served cheese, bread with dipping oil, shrimp cocktail, and chocolate truffles along with four wine tastings. We tried the Devil’s Dry, Cranberry, Glacier Mist, and Wild Cherry. Afterwards we moved onto the bar to sample a few of the other wines (Apfel Von Klaus, Naked Grape, Devil’s Red, and Black Ice). I enjoyed all the wines we sampled with the exception of the Apfel Von Klaus, and Black Ice — and that is only because I’m not a fan of apple wines (or juice) in general, and I don’t like blackberries. My fiancé, who loves blackberries, did enjoy the Black Ice. We purchased a bottle of the Cranberry for my mother, and a bottle of the Naked Grape for ourselves. The Cranberry reminded me of ice wine, which my mother loves, and the Naked Grape reminded me of a Moscato. The wine is very decently priced, and would make a great dessert wine gift for a friend (the wines we sampled are all on the sweet side, with the exception of the Devil’s Red which is still slightly sweet). We would love to come back and taste the wines they didn’t have at the time, or any new wines they come out with. Definitely stop by this cute little shop and sample their wines!

This is a cute little shop in the Upper Level Shoppes on Oak St. that sells Von Klaus wine. Stopped in after having lunch at the Garden Party Café to try a few wines. Our party of 8 was immediately set up at the counter so we could all have a wine tasting. The woman at the counter was filling in for the day, but she was very nice and friendly. We sampled about 6 wines (some were out) of which I like 2 or 3. We all really enjoyed the Kranbeere Von Klaus so we got a bottle to have at our campfire that night. Overall great experience and I’ll have to stop back in next time I am in town to the try the wines they were out of.