Blair Fox Cellars Tasting Room

It is a cute tasting room with a great atmosphere! Both of the Sirah’s I tasted were amazing! I bought a couple and joined the red only club.

With a son named Fox, Foxy bubbles was a must. So was the black hat saying FOX winery. I’d say the trip was worth it!

Ah, my favorite Los Olivos winery! Sis and I were helped by a friendly newbie pourer (2^nd day on the job). She was VERY welcoming and friendly. The tastes were good, but my favorite is the Ambush, we bought a bottle of the 2011 and are about to open it-​YUM!
If you love wine and love syrah, Blair Fox is a must try. This is the winery for people who know wine.
Ambush, aaaaah!

Too funny that Maureen W. mentions their great rose :) I don’t think I had read this before we stopped in and our taste aren’t always too similar but this is the bottle I left with. I don’t care much for white wine or rose wine and their rose really stood out to me. It’s not on their tasting menu but was one, of two add ons. I quickly described it as a nice «breakfast» wine :) I don’t typically drink wine with breakfast, of course not but something about Blair Fox’s Rose really seems to be a great addition to a brunch. I automatically thought scones, omelets, frittatas, stuff like that.
Their Viognier was really nice and I think I liked their 2011 Fox Family Vineyard Syrah the most.
Really, everything was pretty good and The Ambush, our last little add on was also really nice!
The price point on the bottles are a little higher than I like but I’d definitely stop in here again, and recommend this tasting room.
There aren’t many rooms in this area of Los Olivos that I love so I consider the 4 stars here a pretty high rating :)
Service was good, we sat inside at the bar but there did appear to be limited outdoor seating as well.
Our $ 12 tasting (we shared this one since it was near the end of the day, and that’s the responsible thing to do ;) was waived with my purchase of breakfast wine.

The Grenache blend is one of my favorites, I have ordered online a few times, and it comes quick, and always is a winner in taste. I would never be embarassed to share this wonderful wine with any friends, family, or wine-o’s as it brings something to the table for everyone. For those un experienced wine drinkers, it opens up the pallette and allows one to really understand what a good wine tastes like.
The service was amazing the last time I went, we were given generous tastings, extensive information on the wine we were drinking, and warm friendly service. Keep doing what you’re doing guys!

Excellent wine, at least 4 or 5 stars — although, perhaps, $ 10 overpriced. However, the service and the pours were a 1 or 2 star.
You know, the smallest things — a smile, some chat, a fact or two, a splash more in the glass to get a good taste… that’s all it takes sometimes… oh well.

Wow–
Love the wines! Each and every one of them! This is a place where you can come and enjoy every wine on the tasting menu!
Jani– was attentive, informative and a breath of fresh air. Not only was she knowledgeable but funny and treated is very well. We will be back and hope that she is pouring!
Thanks Blair, Fox Family and Jani!

Love this place! The woman who gave us the tasting was so warm and knowledgeable. The wine was great and it’s nice that it’s off the main drag. Definitely our favorite tasting room in Los Olivos!

First time coming to Blair Fox. I love the thought of an «ultra boutique» winery because I’m a snob and I like being one of few who actually get to taste/​buy the wine. I know, I know.
This label has a great rose, a good Grenache. Most of the wine is quite expensive, unfortunately. But the wine pourer is nice, cute, and friendly. So it’s an enjoyable time.
Overall, it’s much more expensive to taste in SB then it use to be. Most places are $ 12 – 15 where it use to be $ 5 with an occasional $ 10 but then you would get it credited back if you bought wine. HA! Gone are those days. Sad for those of us that have been tasting here for 20 years or so.

Ok winery. Service was meh but the guy was attending several people at the same time. Nothing really stood out but nothing was terrible either.

A good server can really make your wine-​tasting experience special, while a bad server can completely turn you off of a winery. Blair Fox had been on top of my list of wineries to check out, and I was very excited about visiting the tasting room. However, after my experience wine-​tasting at Blair Fox, I’m scratching this winery off my must-​visit list for Los Olivos.
The server completely ignored us in favor of talking to a wine club member. They chatted about the weather, discussed a family member’s job search, and caught up on other personal news. Meanwhile, we got sullen and erratic pours, with no conversation or interfacing at all.
I had tannic fatigue of the tongue, so we asked for an additional taste of a wine we thought we wanted to buy. The server made us feel so embarrassed for asking that I was torn between walking away and letting the server judge us as cheapskates just trying to get free wine, or actually buying the wine that I liked despite the server’s hostility. The wine is fine, but remembering the server’s attitude leaves a bad taste in my mouth whenever I look at the bottle.
Blair Fox was a horrible disappointment and we won’t be returning or recommending this winery to anyone.

These are some of my favorite Syrahs here in Los Olivos, Grenache too. Highly concentrated and intense, but perfectly balanced. Also, I have been in a few times now and the customer service has always been great, very friendly and helpful. I wasn’t going to buy anything but… then I tasted the Paradise Road Syrah and had to have!

Tasty Syrahs, friendly service and in my favorite little wine city.

Server today was very nice and knowledgable about all of the wines. We bought two bottles of red.

With more than 40 plus wineries in the small walkabout town of los olivos, you would think pretentious attitudes would be left elsewhere. Come on are you that successful that you do not need the business? My husband and I came in here to buy several Rhone variatals, because this area does well with those, but the service here treated us like they could care less what we did with our money. We were disgusted. We left and bought 0 bottles. Try Stolpman, Longoria and Byron great service and amazing wines, like so many unpretentious wineries in Santa Ynez area.

I have no idea why this tasting room gets such good reviews. We came here based on the high star rating and came away totally dissatisfied. Here is my take:
1 — The wine pours were miniscule
2 — The $ 12 tasting fee for 5 wines is a horrible value
3 — Wine quality was marginal at best (the whites were much too sweet)
4 — The tasting room was uncomfortably hot
5 — The service was marginal (our server was aloof and did not provide any insightful description or background on the wine)
I cannot recommend Blair Fox whatsoever. Their location in downtown Los Olivos gets them a lot of foot traffic, but serious wine drinkers will be disappointed with the quality of their wine. It’s a fine place to hang out on their patio and sip a tiny glass of wine (more like a half glass considering pour size), but otherwise avoid.
We also visited Stolpman Vineyards tasting room across the street and found their service to be outstanding. They renewed my faith in Santa Ynez wineries. The staff was very serious, knowledgeable, and passionate about their wine, the pours were generous, and the wines were of much higher quality. In fact, I was so put off by Blair Fox that I wanted to get the hell out of dodge and go to an actual winery, but Stolpman totally changed my mind.
If you find yourself in the unfortunate circumstance of having to visit a tasting room in Los Olivos, avoid Blair Fox and head across the street to Stolpman. Enough said.

We have been wine club members for about 2 years and look forward to each shipment with much anticipation! The best to date is the current Grenache release — we bought a case — it is an absolute beautiful wine. In fact, these wines are heaven in general. Each time we visit the tasting room (about 3 times a year) we have learned more about the art of winemaking and my palate has gotten more tuned into the subtle notes of the wines in general. Highly recommend!!!

Spent my Birthday checking out the nooks and crannies in Los Olivios and this place was packed! My first impression was «uh Oh» we will not get noticed! But quite the opposite! Their staff was engaging and the pours were W-​O-​N-​D-​E-​R-​FULL! I defineitely recommend stopping by to see them!

I was first introduced to Blair Fox wines when I sampled some 2007 Tierra Alta Syrah at Christmas dinner. I was so impressed that I planned a wine tasting trip with the specific intent of visiting the Blair Fox tasting room in Los Olivos.
We drove up from LA and arrived about 1:30 or so on a Friday. Sarah, the winemakers wife was our host. My wife and I tasted 5 of their wines. I was again impressed with the 2008 Tierra Alta Syrah, and the 2008 Purisima Mountain Syrah; enough that I bought 6 bottles of the two Syrahs and joined their wine club.
The tasting room is small and nicely decorated. I liked that the ower was there to pour the wines. You could tell that they genuinely liked what they were doing and were proud of their product. I believe it was $ 10 for 5 pours, and if you join the club, I think the tastings are complimentary.
I can’t wait to sample what I bought or to see what’s included in my first club shipment. I am also looking forward to visiting again and taste more of their excellent wines.

I try to rate wine rooms more on the service and less on the wine as we all have such different palates. The service here was great, Blair Fox poured for us and really shared so much wonderful information about the entire process of how he creates his incredible wines that I forgot about the high tasting fee within minutes.
As a wine lover I was in heaven. I tasted from the set list and was also offered a few others one being his very first vintage under his own label; 2001 Syrah form the Harmon Family Vineyard. This was so devine that I purchased what he had left along with some other goodies.
If you are in the area, you really must check this room out.
So much for just rating the room, the wine is just to good to stick to that rule!