Warwick Valley Winery & Distillery

This place is packed, so please be sure to check the hours of operation and be there as soon as they open! I bought a full one box of wines in variety and they are nice as a gift to friends and families for a holiday season.
I waited for about an hour on line to get a food, and they were pretty good.
Parking was $ 5 per vehicle and later in the afternoon you will hardly find any parking spots. My car having a low ground clearance did not help much either.
I would need to go again for a better, full review. (So far went twice)

Came here on Sunday afternoon with my wife for some drinks and to listen to the live band. This place never disappoints as it’s a very cozy type winery and priced right. We come here very often and every time we’re here, it’s a good time. Summer or Winter, it’s a great place to be. The bands they have are always a huge hit and the food, wine, and atmosphere are awesome. It gets VERY busy, so come early if you want a good seat for the band (especially in the winter when it’s just inside seating…) because people will put their coats on seats/​tables «self-​reserve» their spots (and that’s very annoying to this Unilocaler!) and leave for a good, long time. Then return. But it is what it is…
One thing, tho. Porta-​joins. Hmmm. Not a big fan of them and the way they have them lined up, makes the place have a Foghat concert type feel… Not too appealing to see a dozen or so porta johns lined up close by. How about building a bigger bathroom area? Just an idea…

My favorite winery in the tri-​state area, but it gets VERY crowded on fall weekends. $ 5 for parking stinks too.
Their black dirt red is the best red I’ve had from a local winery and tastes amazing in sangria. They also make their own gin and cider which is unique. Huge apple picking orchard; perfect for families. Big patio for lounging and outdoor tasting area with live music. Large grassy area if you’re in the mood to sprawl on a blanket. Food from their indoor café has lines an hour long on weekends. They should figure out a better system for that. All food is cash only. The food sold outdoors is fine; burgers, hot dogs and pulled pork.
Perfect fall weekend activity for all types of crowds but get there early, dress warm and bring cash!

Love this winery! It’s beautiful sitting outside in the summer or inside in the winter. The entertainment is always nice on the weekends as is the yummy pizzas and salads. The black dirt red is delicious especially in the sangria they sell.

I went here this weekend on Sunday for the first time. It was recommended to me by my coworker who has been several times before. Now that it’s Fall you can enjoy the winery and apple picking. From Brooklyn it was about a two hour drive. They opens at 11am. We arrived at 12:45 and it was already packed. Parking is $ 5. The workers guided you to where there was available parking which was quite a ways up but less than a 10 minute walk.
The aren’t any signs any where to tell you where to go or what direction something is in so you are just searching around and asking questions. There were people everywhere. I’m guessing because it was actually a really nice day for October.
Wine tasting. We finally found our way to wine tasting. It’s $ 5 you get to have 6 tastings and you get to keep the souvenir wine glass.
Food. So sooner or later you’ll be hungry. The line crazy long. It was so long that I left my bf on line and went into the shop bought a bottle of wine and we drank the entire thing before we even got to the register. I would say we waited for at least 45 minutes. We got one of their fresh pizzas and it was delicious.
Apple Picking. You buy the bag for $ 28 and then you fill the bag as you wish with apples. In the beginning of the orchard there were no apples left or just a few. I was concerned but towards the back there were much more apples. My bag was overflowing.
Before we left I bought 3 bottles of wine to go.

Was absolutely bananas w people but lots of space and a good crowd make for a beautiful day outside. Four stars more for the experience than the quality of food and wine. They Do have a huge variety of wine and craft beers though. It always makes for a great way to spend an afternoon. The drive is half the fun.

Disclaimer: DO NOT EVEN BOTHER AFTER 1PM.
We had a great time at the winery! But it easily could have turned into a nightmare so there’s two really important things you need to know: get here as early as possible, and expect to wait on lines even if you do get there early. The food line will only get worse and I suggest getting on it immediately.
We arrived just before noon on a beautiful Sunday. Parking is $ 5. I had been warned to arrive early and I wish we had gotten here right at 11:30AM because the place was already super crowded. We were standing in line for the wine tasting and people kept muscling their way in front of us. The lines definitely could have been better organized to prevent this problem. We got pretty frustrated and decided to get on line for food instead. Unfortunately the line was already really long, and we probably waited for a good 45 minutes to an hour! Crazy. My boyfriend was a little upset, but I grabbed us a couple raspberry hard ciders (definitely recommended!) from the bar, and that eased our wait a bit. Fortunately the food was really delicious and worth waiting for. We got the house pie (amazing!) and the short rib flatbread (pretty good, but get pizza instead). The truffle fries (our favorite item of the day) were truly incredible, a must order! By the time we got our food, there was no seating so we sat on the lawn. Bring a blanket!
We finally got to do the wine tasting which was a lot of fun despite the poor organization. For $ 5, you get to taste 6 wines and you get a keepsake glass. This was definitely worth the money. The wines were pretty good, and if you really like them you can purchase a bottle to bring home or enjoy right there on the lawn. We had a good time here and I’d definitely recommend it for families, groups, and couples.
We left around 2pm and that’s when I realized how crowded it had gotten. There was a decent band playing and tons of people were sprawled over the lawn. The food line had doubled, and might even have been 2 hours long at that point. That is definitely not worth it no matter how good the food is. The store was so crowded that you could barely get inside to buy a bottle of wine. we ended up leaving empty handed rather than battle through the people. The traffic was also absolutely horrible on our way out. bumper to bumper, cars trying to get in for at least half a mile. I felt so bad for these people who probably ended up waiting close to an hour to get into a super crowded place that had even more really long lines inside. Honestly people, just don’t do it. Do not even bother coming here after 1PM. You’ll be waiting in line after line and it’s just not worth it!

Make sure to come early or during week.
take advantage of that $ 5 wine tasting for sure! its such a steal!
also go inside and try some of their ciders, the pumpkin is my fave.
got a sweet tooth? try the apple cider donuts, warm and soft and sweet.6 for $ 5
however, $ 5 for parking is redic and the space sucks. you will be lucky if you can get a table outside but odds are bring some snacks and a blanket to sit on. this place is too small for the amount of people that try to come here!

I randomly went here because it was nearby and we had already hit up a few orchards in the area but oh my goodness, this place was awesome and I wish we had spent the whole day here. You pay $ 5 to park and it’s like an outdoor festival but that’s just their norm. There’s a wine tasting outside with fruity type wines that they make at the winery in house. There’s also a place to get hard liquor from their distillery and I’ve heard you can even go on a tour of the distillery. This is also the home of Doc’s hard cider. If it’s not too crowded and you sweet talk the bartender, they’ll even do a cider tasting for you inside. For only $ 5, you can try 6 different Doc’s hard ciders and keep the glass with the Doc’s logo on it! You can also just get a glass or try whatever you want.
There’s a small café with pizza inside. It looked delicious but they closed the line by the time we were done with our tasting. We were quite upset that though it closes at 5, they closed the line at 4:40. The only other food option is an ice cream and popcorn food truck outside and some over priced packaged cheese and crackers at the winery.
The outside area is quite a awesome. There was a live band there too and a great vibe. Bring the picnic blanket, bring a football, bring the babies, and bring a dog — all while enjoying awesome music and awesome drinks. It doesn’t really get much better than that.

Came here on a beautiful Sunday afternoon. There is a plenty of space to park your car but you have to pay a $ 5.00 parking fee, no big deal. The grounds are maintained very well and its really beautiful. The drive up alone was so scenic and pretty. I started the day out with some apple picking and then made my way over to the winery/​food section of the property.
Apple Picking: I found the apple picking to be mediocre. A lot of sections were roped off with red tape as trees weren’t fully developed yet and yadda, yadda, yadda. It also was kind of annoying that they didn’t offer different options for the apple bags. You only had one option, one large bag for $ 28. I ended up splitting a bag with a friend but that was even annoying. We both were picking different apples and at the end there was no real easy way of splitting them up based on our selections. They should really get half size bags and offer that to their customers, I’m sure I am not the only one that has this complaint. This apple picking experience cant be my last of the season, I didn’t leave very satisfied.
Winery/​Food/​Setup:
Make sure to bring cash with you as they don’t accept cards. There is an ATM on site but who wants to pay the ATM fee? Not me. Live music playing and plenty of grass to setup a picnic style hang out if you want.
Wine tasting: $ 5 gives you access to sample about 6 (or so) different wines, ciders and dessert wines. While it was fun tasting everything, I wasn’t in love with anything I sampled. I guess the pumpkin cider was the highlight for me but even that wasn’t anything too special. What I did love though was the fact that you get to bring home a souvenir wine glass. This comes included with the wine tasting all for the $ 5. I thought that was pretty cool.
Food: I tried out the pizza and a meat plate. Pizza was good, not out of this world as other reviewers made it seem. The meat plate was plentiful but they forgot to put the cheese on my dish. Tons of meat with no cheese is no bueno. I got a bag of the apple cider donuts as well, these were SO good. I would absolutely recommend trying these during your visit. Two huge warnings about the food situation, be prepared to wait on line for a longggggggggggggggggg time. Also be prepared to drop some cash. My pizza, meat plate and donuts came to almost 40 bucks… highway robbery.
Something else to keep in mind when planning your visit, come early. I got here around 11AM and it started to fill up very quickly. Also claim your table as soon as you get there, tables and chairs are available but get snatched up quick.
True rating is a 3.5 but I will leave it at a 3 for now. I wouldn’t rush back to Warwick Winery, I think one visit is enough for the season but I wouldn’t discourage someone from coming to check it out.

Giving it a neutral 3 stars cuz I didn’t really get to experience much.
My friends and I made the mistake of going on a beautiful Saturday afternoon in September. The place was MOBBED. The line for absolutely everything was so ridiculously long, we pretty much stuck to buying hard cider and cheese and crackers.
Even scoping out a place to sit was a toil. We had to hang around the patio area for a half hr waiting for someone to get up, and it took another half hr to scavenge chairs for everyone to sit down. I would’ve loved to do a wine tasting, browse the store a bit more, and maybe try some actual food, but the clusterfudge of thousands of people was too overwhelming to attempt any of that.
Germaphobes beware: the only bathroom facilities they have is a line of porta-​potties. Yikes! I guess a few wine tastings could help one brave the grotesqueness.
They also had a band (Vera & the Force) play from 2 – 5, which was great. Some people had the right idea by bringing their own folding chairs (dang you and your preparedness!)
$ 5 for parking isn’t bad. Prices for other things were mid range. Seems like it’d be an awesome place to visit if it wasn’t so packed.
So it’s a shame I didn’t get to experience much, but I know for next time: GO ON A WEEKDAY. That I will, so await my updated review.

I love this place — easy to get to, and a one-​stop location for a well-​spent day.
BF and I came on a Saturday during the second week that apple picking was open. We figured that parking would be a nightmare, so left early to get to the Winery at 11:30 AM. On weekends, there is a $ 5 cost to park, which is reasonable, and we lucked out with a prime parking spot (when we left around 2 PM, the lot was PACKED, and it was an overcast day that had called for downpours around 3 PM).
We came in with the strategy of apple pick first, then wine tasting, then lunch/​more wine and that was a pretty solid strategy. For $ 28 flat (cash only), you get a bag to fill with apples from the orchard (again, lucking out, we came when Honeycrisp apples were at their peak, the trees are currently FILLED with them!), and can even try some of the types of apples that are on the trees to determine what you want to pick, versus winding up bringing home 4 lbs of apples that you can do nothing with. You also get tickets to ride the wagon the apple orchard, which is fun for kids, but we found it easier to forego the wagon and just walk to the orchard.
The apples are plentiful (as of last weekend, ⁹⁄₁₂) and are just starting to come in. A lot of sections were roped off, but Honeycrisp was the main goal and there were more apples than we knew what to do with (other than fill our bag). The staff was really helpful, and showed us where the different trees were/​explained what you use the different types of apples for.
After returning our bag of delicious apples to the car, we headed to the wine tent for a $ 5 wine tasting, that provides you with a Warwick Winery glass to bring home. We sampled wines, took pictures, and left with mental lists of what our favorites were so that we could buy bottles to bring home (the Black Dirt is an incredible red that is made in steel barrels, so you actually drink it chilled! The Harvest Moon was a phenomenal white).
We then sat indoors to get pizza (and more glasses of wine). On Saturdays (not sure about Sunday) they have a live band, who were setting up when we sat down. Pizza/​food is cash only, so know that in advance (though there is an ATM). The line was pretty long, but moved relatively quickly, and they give you a buzzer so you can sit and then come back when your food is ready. We went for a margherita pizza, and when I tell you that we ate the entire thing between the two of us, there is no exaggeration. Glasses of wine (which they’ll put in your glass from the tasting, if you have one) are $ 5 for a VERY generous pour.
We then wandered to the shop to buy bottles of wine — and upon learning that bottles range from $ 11-​$ 15, we ended up doing almost a case, also picking up Pumpkin Cider and Raspberry Cider, which we tried at the tasting and was delicious and not overly sweet.
What a fun place to come for the day, grab pizzas and wine (or cider, sangria, whatever), listen to music, and potentially apple pick. This is a definite repeat visit, and can be done as a date or with a large crowd (or family — there were a lot of kids there). Delicious wine, food, and grounds to explore.

We decided to get out of the city for the day and come here. I have to say the drive here itself its beautiful since this place is in the middle of no where. The grounds are beautiful and they had live music and everyone was just lounging on the grass enjoying the beautiful summer day.
We were starving and decided to eat before we did the wine tasting. I knew the food was going to be good after reading all the great reviews on Unilocal but I was very impressed by the quality of our meal.
We got two pizzas, truffle fries, meat and cheese platters. I have to say everything was delicious and I really enjoyed our lunch. Also the prices are very affordable and the portions are large.
There was also a stand with home made ice cream :)
Now this is a winery so we had to taste the wine ($ 5 pp). I wasn’t happy with the selections since I’m more of a red wine drinker and most of the wines were white. Their wine isn’t that good or at least the ones I tried.
Overall this is a great place to come eat, spend an enjoyable afternoon and taste some wine.

This was my second trip here and I absolutely love it. This was the first winery I ever went to so maybe that’s the reason for my fondness.
Loves:
For $ 5 you get 6 tastings. 4 wines and 2 liqueurs.
For $ 5 you can buy a glass of anything
For $ 2 you can taste their bourbon/​gin
It’s only an hour from home/​NYC
The food (pizza) is VERY good, in my opinion.
The scenery is quaint. It’s peaceful and quiet and a great place to take a carb and wine induced nap.
Yes it can get crowded but there’s obviously a reason for that, don’t you think? This isn’t a «big» winery and that’s one of the things I like about it.

Love this place! Went for the first time on a Saturday great atmosphere, loved the fact you get your own wine glass when you do the wine tasting, it wasn’t packed at all, prices are great, dog, couple and family friendly!!! The cider peach flavor loved it! Love the fact you could enjoy the wine bottle while you sit and have a picnic! I brought also a bottle of harvest moon white table wine, cider and a Gouda cheese! Let me not forget the pizza are to die for!!!
¡Amo este lugar! Fui por primera vez en un gran ambiente un Sábado, me encantó el hecho de que obtenga su propia copa de vino cuando lo hace la cata de vinos, que no estaba lleno en absoluto, precios están muy bien, ambiente para perro, de pareja y familiar !!! El sabor de melocotón sidra me encantó! Me encanta el hecho que usted puede disfrutar de la botella de vino, mientras sentarse y disfrutar de un día de campo! He traído también una botella de la luna de cosecha de vino de mesa blanco, sidra y un queso Gouda! No dejes que me olvide la pizza son para morirse !!!

I loved coming here to have a relaxing and tipsy afternoon! We got there around 11:40a on a Saturday and it was still pretty empty. It started getting busy shortly after and by 1pm, there were no free tables at all. We happened to come on a day where they had a country music festival until 5pm. There was a $ 15 cover charge per person to get into the winery. maybe that’s why it took a little longer to get packed.
We started off with cider — we tried the original apple flavor and the raspberry. Both were good but the original is definitely better. We decided to pair the cider with their pizza — we got the House Pie. We were surprised at how good the pizza was! My husband finished the pie in no time lol.
Later, we went to the bar to do the tasting. The bartender was new but very sweet and knowledgable. She had an answer to every question asked. She even let us try some wines that were not part of the tasting! The wines were okay — we really liked the Black Dirt Red and took two bottles home.
All in all, this place is perfect to just CHILL! Everyone just sits around and eats and drinks. Lots of people set up blankets and chairs on the grass area as well. Surprisingly, a lot of people bring their kids and pets. It’s just a nice atmosphere. I can’t wait to return!

I had a fantastic time here! We arrived at 11:30 with chairs and blankets. We set up a nice little area near live music upon arrival. We then went right to the wine tasting. For $ 5, we got to try 4 wines, a cider, and a liqueur. With each pour, we received some information about what we were drinking. Everything was pretty damn good, including the Chardonnay which was impressive because I typically hate Chardonnay.
After getting a tiny buzz, everyone in my group picked up another drink and headed to the food. There are two places to eat here. Two members of my group had tacos from the grill outside; I was told the tacos were okay. I had the steak sandwich, which was totally decent. It had a nice amount of steak though it was a bit soggy. The truffle fries were good, and the portion was large enough for all five of us to share.
After eating, we picked up more beverages and sat on the lawn to enjoy the Johnny Cash event being held. The bands were all pretty good, and there was an easy going, unpretentious crowd.
At some point, we enjoyed a stroll along the property. We walked through some apple trees, and enjoyed the scenery.
All of us came home with a bottle or two and a smile.

This place is crazytown on weekends and pretty much all the time in the spring/​summer/​early fall months… we’ve even waited nearly half an hour just to get our car parked on their property. Insane.
On warm weekends expect live music, food stands, and tons of people camped out on blankets and lawn chairs sipping on bottles of wine and their famous Doc’s Hard Cider.
I am so not a fan of their wines. I find them to be either too sweet or too watery/​weak. Where they really shine is their extensive list of spirits and cordials (which are excellent) as well as the Doc’s Hard Cider line. I am a huge fan of Warwick Gin. they really do a great job. it pains me that their wines can’t be equally as good as the booze and cider.
I love their café but — again — it’s nuts when it’s crowded, so expect to wait a while for your food. The salads are great as are the pizzas. you really can’t go wrong with the food there.
Yes, yes, I know it’s all about the atmosphere, and there’s no denying that the owners have tapped into something extremely profitable and fun… I just can’t see myself there every weekend (unlike some die hard fans that I know). It’s definitely worth a visit once in a while, especially if you have never been.

If you’re planning to go on a Saturday, expect limos full of bachlorette parties and taxi cabs dropping off groups with one agenda.
Because of the crowd, it was pretty uncomfortable to do a tasting and learn anything about the winery and their wines and hard cider. Worth a stop if you like hard cider but other than that I’d skip it.
Live music over the weekends from 2−5pm

Oh my gosh is what I thought when my friend and i arrived on a Saturday afternoon. This place was jam packed with people. I couldn’t believe this was a winery; it reminded me of a music festival or holiday picnic. There was ample parking for $ 5 but you had to walk a long way to get to and from your car. Thankfully they have sufficient staff to assist with the high car traffic.
My friend and i participated in the wine sampling fir $ 5 which was a great deal to sample 6 different wines, plus take home a souvenir wine glass. Unfortunately, I wasn’t a great fan of any of them and didn’t purchase any wine. The staff that assisted with the tasting was cool and down to earth. She didn’t rush our experience despite the crowd waiting to go next. My friend liked one of the wines we tasted and attempted to purchase a bottle but the lines for the cashier wrapped around the small store, it was crazy!
If I lived in the area this would be a spot I would come and hang out for the day with friends or family. People at the winery looked like they were enjoying a beautiful fall day, with their food, snacks and wine. We did see a restaurant at the winery and luckily we had already eaten because the line was out the door as well, lol. There were some activities for the children and thank goodness because there were a lot of kiddies running around.
When you check this popular winery out, come prepared with a lot of patience to wait.