Crooked Vine Winery

Such a nice afternoon of wine tasting, on a Monday nevertheless. Tasty wine and even better that it was poured by Katy who was absolutely awesome!

My wife and I had been to Crooked Vine numerous times (3 including Fall Harvest Festival) and had a wonderful experience. We had always left purchasing at least four bottles of wine. This past weekend we booked the entire wine trolley to showcase Livermore wines to our friends and family who had come to town for our wedding. Crooked Vines was one of the venues we chose because we really enjoyed their wines.
However, the service we received on the 2^nd was by far the worst we have received. We had our lunch there so were sitting out back. They would pour a tasting about every 20 minutes or so. There was no friendly chit chat from the people pouring nor did they provide any information about their wines. I’m not sure if this is how they normally treat their wine trolley customers or what. We were very disappointed. They were not terribly busy either and we still bought wines.

Crooked Vine Winery is very lucky to have Eva as an employee. She was the only member of their staff that was friendly and welcoming. I came to this winery with my family a few months ago to celebrate my mom’s birthday and we were met with subpar service. One of the gentlemen that works there was very rude when we showed up for a tasting. He chose not to acknowledge us and was upset with Eva when she opened up a special reserve bottle because my dad wanted to taste it before he bought a case (he did go on to purchase a full case).
I am not one to use the race card at every turn, but in this case, it was very clearly a racially charged encounter. None of the other patrons were minorities and they were treated with the utmost respect. We felt attacked and as though our time/​patronage was not valuable to this gentleman. He could not even stand the sight of us in the establishment.
Although I had an amazing experience with Eva, I will never forget how my mother was treated on her birthday.
I would not recommend coming here on a special occasion if you a minority. You will not be treated as though you are special by any means.

I had to wait a fews days to recover so I could write a review. Warning: they take $ 10 up front to taste, but don’t tell you the wine is not drinkable. The wine was either opened too long or just not ready to serve. Worst experience ever.

My friend and I visited this winery for the first time at this past weekend’s Holidays in the Vineyards event. The grounds are very lovely and are likely ideal for a small wedding. You can taste in the main building or in the barrel room. Having multiple places to do the same tasting is likely really helpful on busy days. I believe the tasting was $ 10 to try 5 wines. Overall, the wines were decent, but I don’t remember being blown away by any one of their wines. A very charming winery that’s fun to visit during weekend events.

We had our wedding here last month. The venue is beautiful and I loved that we could have our ceremony and reception at one site. The staff that helped on the day of was professional and went above and beyond. They made sure everything looked and went perfect. They helped make the day that much more special! We had crooked vines coordinator that did an amazing job the day of and at the meetings. Though, she is very busy with weddings every weekend, so communication was difficult at times. Overall it was an amazing day and I’m thankful for crooked vine and all they did to make the day so special.

Once, long ago, I was a member here.
That seems ancient of days these days.
I had a few friends in town visiting from New York and since we didn’t have time to do Napa up right and proper we went here. It was fine, drinkable, but to tell the truth I’ve been ruined by exceptional wines.
I tasted and left.

Came here on a saturday. Tasting are $ 10 for 5 wines. You can choose from a variety of wines like sparkling, white and red. The only wines I cared for were the sparkling and the meritage. I did not care for their chardonnay at all. It had a funny smell and had a weird taste too. The stuff was nice, but I didn’t care too much for their wine. Not sure if I would go back…

NO Fun zone! Everyone working there is very rude and not helpful they act like they don’t want to talk to you if you’d ask them a question they look at you like you are bothering them. There are so many other great wineries near by with friendly staff, I would not recommend this place and will not be back!

First of all, this review is LONG overdue. I had my wedding here in July of 2011. Seriously, what is wrong with me? This was the perfect venue! I saw a picture of it on a local bridal magazine and fell in love with the garden so we decided to make the drive and check it out. This was the perfect venue! I loved the wooden kiosk where we held our ceremony, I loved the wooden pergola with string lights, I loved the white bench, I loved the reception being in the barrel room. I just loved every single part of my wedding at this venue. My guests, family from Mexico, Ohio, Los Angeles, Indio, etc. absolutely loved it too!
The process/​staff: I started the process with Carole and she was very professional. Then when we actually started booking everything, Courtney took over our event and she was so helpful. It was really a pleasure to work with both. The staff was courteous and helpful.
The premises: I have already raved about my favorite spots of the winery. But we were able to take pictures in the vineyard they have up front and the steps they have up front and they turned out great. My favorite pictures of my wedding were taken in the pergola with the string lights in the background and on the white bench.
I would highly recommend this venue to anyone looking for a small — mid-​size winery. I would definitely pick this place over any venue if I had to do it again (with my husband, of course. ha!)

Crooked Vine Winery has the main selling/​tasting room in front. the 2^nd. room had barrel tasting, jewelry sales, confection sales, and ??, didn’t look at all the tables.
event: LVBTW (3÷21÷15)
barrel tastes:
–zinfindel 2013
smooth is all i remember. no bite per the usual zins i taste.
3ish stars
–only one wine offered for barrel tasting
vine notes:
–premises available for wedding receptions.
–bottles under «stony ridge» label
–one of the few wineries that actually has a parking lot.

Came after hiking at Del Ville Ohlone trial.
Wine tasting $ 10, crowd was typical «Livermore» crowd.
Wente winery serves their wine tasting out on their patio, this place does not and they were super stingy with the crackers. They wouldnt let me take the bowl of crackers out on the patio even after my friend bought a case of wine. Why so stingy?
They should update their practices to be more inline with the other wineries that serve tastings out on the patio with crackers, just sayin, kinda bad customer service.

Showed up with 22 sober and polite people in a tour bus to wine taste. This was our first stop. We didn’t have a reservation but when we arrived there were at least 4 to 6 servers and only one or two other tasters were there. They looked a little concerned or overwhelmed with the size of our group. They insisted we pay an additional $ 5 each to taste due to the size of our group (total $ 15 each rather than ($ 10). That was OK but with their unwelcome demeanor combined with their insistence that we pay one fee for the group rather than allow us to pay individually, we decided they just didn’t want our business so we left. Very unfriendly staff. Would not recommend.

The wines we sampled tasted watered down and just plain ol’ CHEAP, even though their prices are not. The staff was rather rude and unfriendly for a tasting room. They made us pay before our tasting, which I’ve never experienced at any other vineyard, as they normally ask when you’re done if you’d like to purchase a bottle and/​or join their wine club, then the tasting fee is waived. The staff just took our money & poured the wine (when we were lucky enough to flag one of them down), didn’t engage in any conversation or provide information on the wines. We weren’t asked if we wanted to purchase a bottle, and the wine club was never even mentioned to us.
I also noticed on their tasting menu that they charge $ 5 more if you’re in a group of 10 or more! I’ve never heard of a such a thing! Most vineyards would offer a discount for bringing so many people in. I’d steer clear of this place.

I have been to my fair share of wineries in the past… So. Cal, Napa and Sonoma and the wine train experience and I have never experienced such bad customer service in such a cute place that had potential to sell more than it did. We came in as a group of 10 yesterday and as I went to the cute little restroom my folks were told that if we had more than 9, we EACH had to pay $ 5 more a tasting… meaning $ 15 a tasting??? WTF? So my fiancée decided not to partake and we shared.
I thought that was rude.
Okay, then there was zero talk. ZERO customer service. Just a pour and fake smile and stand behind the counter with my hands in front of me and look around.
Aren’t you happy a large group comes into your small place? We got annoyed so we decided to just look around, out back. The event coordinator was busy setting up for a wedding so we had a look around and it was quaint but nothing to write home about.
After this experience, I would never be back here.

Went to Crooked Vine for a wedding on a Sunday evening. If you’re coming from outside of Livermore, take the Vasco Road exit south from I-​580 and go to the end and then turn right on Tesla Rd. Don’t wind your way through Livermore. Enter the gravel parking lot which is in front of their tasting room.
Behind the tasting room is the beautiful covered patio and lawn with an arbor/​stage for ceremonies. This is where weddings occur. It’s a beautiful locale, marred only by the huge power transmission tower way behind the arbor/​stage. Too bad they weren’t able to plant a tree right in front of the tower to block it.
The wedding was assisted by two individuals who were very helpful to the bride and groom.
After the ceremony, we went into the barrel room which is a large building with barrels of wine and is lit up and set up for receptions. Crooked Vine had wait staff circulating with yummy appetizers. Dinner was back under the covered patio and it was beautifully set up. Dinner is served in large plates family style. I thought the food was good and pretty varied, with beef and salmon, salad, bread, rice, and brussels sprouts. Service was fine. There’s a large stage for the wedding party to sit and have dinner.
After dinner, the guests returned to the barrel room for dancing a DJ retained by the bride and groom, and for the wedding cake.
Plenty of room to park in the gravel lot behind the barrel room. Semi-​permanent trailer/​building housed some modern bathrooms next to the barrel room.
Great place for a wedding.

I had my wedding at this venue Sept 2014. It was incredible!
The location is gorgeous and the wedding coordinator Courtney was fabulous. This winery is MADE for weddings. I have received so many compliments on the venue — even 2 friends who want to use it for their own weddings.
The wine was very good, the white lights on the patio were so pretty as the sun was setting. I could go on and on… :)

Not terrible, but nothing special at all.
Tasting room experience was awful — the guy had no chat at all, didn’t tell us anything about the wines, wanted money up front (!) and was unnecessarily rude when my wife asked where the server who she’d seen before was that day.
Wines were ok. But there is SO much better in the Bay Area that it’s not really excusable.

«Pursue some path, however narrow and crooked, in which you can walk with love and reverence.» — Henry David Thoreau
Sidney Does the East Bay Wineries Part XIII — The Suburban Portion
So I’m tearing down the main drag to get to Page Mill winery, pursuing a crooked vino path, when out of the corner of my eye I see the stop for both Stony Ridge and Crooked Vine winery. Suddenly spinning the wheel on my trusty, dusty Subaru like I was Vin Diesel trying to save Michelle Rodriguez, I screeched in to the parking lady taking the first available parking space and terrifying a group of ladies tasting outdoors.
A brief background of the winery from their website:
«The origin of the winery dates back to the historic Ruby Hill Vineyard that was established in 1887. In 2007, the Corbett family purchased the Crooked Vine/​Stony Ridge Winery with a dream of producing 100 percent estate-​grown wines, controlling the winemaking process from fruit to bottle. Through hard work and persistence, the Corbett family created world-​class estate wines that have garnered local and international awards.
Crooked Vine/​Stony Ridge is a full production winery. Our wines are made from 100 percent Livermore fruit and are produced from our 180-​acre estate vineyard, Del Arroyo Vineyard.»
You can taste a limited amount of wines between the two wineries and given the lower Unilocal reviews, I was surprised at how much I enjoyed the wines. My fave from Crooked Vine was the Sparkling Pinot which on a hot day at a BBQ a few weeks later, was the perfect refreshing choice that was lapped up in minutes by everyone at the party. A bit pricey at $ 26, for what it is you could get a great Moscato for $ 13, yet I still bought two bottles and based on the first one am not disappointed. I also liked the Cabernet Franc and the Chave white (a chardonnay-​Viognier blend).
Recommended stop regardless of whatever Livermore crooked path you find yourself on ;)

Saturday September 28, 2013
Crooked Vine Winery was the first stop on my pre-​birthday celebration tour with FT.
Here for the wine tastings, of course. Greeted by a cute, energetic young blonde woman (who’s name I do not recall).
FT and I each chose five different wines from both the reds and the whites. My favorite was a sparkling Pinot Noir. His was a red.
I will most definitely be back.