Wades Wines

Awesome shop. Thomas was super helpful. Great value wines he gave us. Would definitely go back.

This is one of our favorite places to come and relax. Love trying all each of the new tastings each time we stop in. Everyone on staff is very knowledgeable about the different wines and beers. Jim is a fabulous host. If you have any question about the whiskey go straight to Marty, he is the man to see!

I came here even with the 3 star rating. 20 year old hipsters that think they are cooler than j-​lo serving you. The beer is ok but sh*t the employees suck! This place should be called Hospice Brewers cause I felt like I should be dead after I left. $ 14 salad? All I ask is that its a little different. Go to BJ’s. Hahaha! Thats not a joke.

Great beer and awesome selection. It’s hard to enjoy the evening when the large jolly man (or the door greeter?) comes over to talk. He always has something to say, most of the time it’s not funny, and he doesn’t get when its time to leave people alone. If you like awful jokes and this dude butting in on your conversation, you’ll love this place.

The staff is so awesome, Jim especially makes it worth checking out. Great selection of every type of adult beverages

I love Wades Wines! If you are a fan of Craft Beer, this is your spot. They have an unnecessary amount of craft beer on tape and knowledge to go with it. The few times I have asked for a beer not on tap, WHAM, they have it in the bottle ready to go. All of their staff is friendly. Great atmosphere, cool vibe. They even have a backroom to host parties. I threw a party there for my wife and was surprised at how reasonable the bill was. Go, but plan on taking an Über. Those high alcohol brews always seem to sneak up on me!

Marty is like a national treasure. Seriously one of the best put together whiskey departments in the history of whiskey departments, with an extremely knowledgable and attentive guide. Seriously, this man is the Gandalf of whiskey. Nothing else to report. They should get some more bourbon barrel selects, because those they have are already excellent.

Terrific spot for sipping on a great selection of beers and wines. The employees are fun and very knowledgeable. I’ve been many times and have never been disappointed!

I’ve been buying Tensely Syrah from Wades for many years, hard to find anywhere else. This last weekend I bought a bottle and it was corked and undrinkable, brought it back they insisted I speak with Wade himself. Wade seemed sincerely concerned that the wine bottling had some general consistency problems and said he would call the winery and speak to Joey Tensely himself to discuss the problem. Seems as though I am not the only one that has had problems with this wine being corked. I asked Wade if I could try another bottle and or vintage of tensely syrah and he insisted that I do not buy anymore tensely as he basically would not exchange it if I had anymore bad corked wines. I was very disappointed as this is my favorite wine at Wades. If you have had it you know what I’m talking about. I was only interested in Syrahs that had high ratings, in the 94 and above range, Wade made another recommendation of a Syrah from meriette and ensured me it would drink very well. I was so very disappointed and poured half the bottle down the drain. Now I’m upset that I may never be able to return to Wades having been a very reliable return customer, I feel I cant buy anymore Tensely as Wade clearly does not want to stand by it. Although if you walk in his store today he had it all for sale. So be warned when you consider buying this.
I think Wade should stand behind every bottle of wine he has on his shelf and return to the wine maker. Wade if your reading this reading this review, I suggest you respond with a solution. Continuing to sell corked Tensely is showing a lack of integrity on your part. I have been a return customer and now I feel like I cant go to your store anymore because the way you have handled with this situation.
Robert Brannen

I have driven by here nearly every day for years… We finally decided to stop in and check it out.
WOW!
SO many beers on tap!!! Crazy amount of beers, you don’t even know where to begin!!!
SO many wines!!!
Such a neat place though, and the staff is so friendly, relaxed, and truly just want you to enjoy your experience there. They were super helpful, talked you through what you liked, don’t like, sort of like, then guided you through the things that they think you should try.
Pretty fun place. Looking forward to going back again! Very reasonable pricing!!!

This place was awesome. Great selection of wine, beer and liquor. reasonable prices.staff was super friendly and helpful. We will be back for sure. our wade cherry was popped.lol.

I was really excited to go to Wades wines as I had never been there and needed to pick up some wine and beer for a pot luck. It was really cool inside and they had the best selection of alcohol, I was in wine heaven! As my husband and I were searching for our selections, there was an employee (young male) that asked if I needed any help. I did, and he helped me find a great wine that I really liked.
The reason why I give this place 2 stars is that the man helping me was rude. After choosing my wine, I walked about a foot away to look at other wines and he just stood there and stared at me like I was going to steal the whole shelf of wine (I was wearing a dress and had no purse, there would of been no way I could steal any bottles, nor would I ever) I get that you have to keep track of your inventory etc but the way he was doing it was uneasy and rude. He then basically took the bottle from my hands
and told me it would be held up front.
Ok, fine I’m over it. We looks around some more then go up to pay. Same guy rang us up. Again, no smile, just very monotone and making us feel (by now my husband gets the feeling too) like he just has an issue with us. We are not some rowdy 21 year old or something. Get our box of alcohol and go to leave.
As I’m leaving, before we go out the door, I go to peak my head into the part where u can wine and beer taste. Holy Hell, same guy basically comes running over to us saying «YOU CANT TAKE THAT BOX IN THERE LEAVE IT UP FRONT WITH ME!!» Verrry rude.
I literally had like one foot inside to peak my head in and my husband was holding the box standing way behind me. That was the last straw. I am not a criminal and I am not going to steal your wines. Do they treat everyone like that? Again, I get that they care for their store and I’m I’m sure people have stolen before but I didn’t see others being treated that way or spoken to like the way we were.
I really wanted to come back and wine taste and shop but after my experience, I won’t be. Bummer.

I like their selection of beers here.

Wow! This is easily the best place in the world to buy booze! This is our new go to place.
They have an awesome selection of liquors, wines and beers, including many from boutique brands you have probably never heard of unless you work in the industry or drink way too much.
When we visited they had a booth open for tasting liquors. They also have wine and beer tasting Thursday through Sunday. We got a couple samplers of beer and every glass was outstanding.
The staff is super welcoming and knowledgeable about their products.
They are tucked in the back of a industrial/​office complex. The first time you visit, if you followed your GPS and you feel like you are in the wrong place, you are probably in the right place.

In regards to wine I am not sure to give this place Zero stars or four stars. The people that run the retail store are really nice. I think their names are Don and Steve
First I will tell you the good. The thing I do like about Wades is that their system is so archaic that they seem to lose track of older wines and years later find them and put them on their shelves and it becomes an awesome treasure hunt. This is probably the only thing I can say is why I stop by here every once in a while
The part I don’t like is that their recommendations have cost me thousands of dollars in mediocre wines they have recommended on me and MOST of them have been poor at best. Further I have had more corked wines from here then from anywhere else
If you live in Westlake or Agoura this is one of the few games in town.
Fortunately I do not need to rely on Wades.
If you want spirits and beer then you will be happier here
Based on this I will give Wades two stars

I was very impressed with the hospitality and selection. I am from out of town seeing my sister. Great place to do some wine tasting. A little hide a way. Thanks for the help picking out some great wines and Micro brews. The employees are very cheerful and knowledgable.

THE place to buy wine in the area. The staff is knowledgeable, friendly, and the place is stocked with hard to find treasures. Be sure to check out the tasting room in the back!

Really cool place. Worst customer service I’ve ever experienced.
Last night, three out of the four of us purchased the wine flight for $ 18 (8 tastings). Now, for those of you who have been tasting, $ 18 is a steep price, but I was out with friends, having a great time, and assumed that with Wades reputation, the price would be worth it.
Mind you, I hate complaining to establishments, and I’ve literally never sent anything back to the kitchen just because I didn’t like it. Also, I LOVE wine. All of it. $ 2 or $ 100, Napa to box, I’ll drink it. Having said that, I’m pretty sure we were served old or improperly stored wine.
I gagged on my first sip of the second half of the tasting. In fact we were so sure there had been a mistake, we were joking and laughing about it. When we flagged the server over he assured us… no, rudely insisted… that there was nothing wrong with the wine, implying that we were all lying and/​or simply had bad taste. We asked for a manager, and what we got was a young uncomfortable girl who said, and I quote, «With wine tasting, it’s hit or miss; you’re not always going to like every wine you try… I hope you still have a good night.» They offered no discount, or even a glass of something else. None of us got even close to finishing the rancid wine we were served, we paid and left, vowing to never return.
Aside from the terrible service, here’s the real funny thing; the wine flight we were served would have MAYBE added up to 1 full glass. Management was more concerned with screwing us out of our $ 18/​person, than they were retaining four customers that had every intention of returning.
It’s true, the store was impressive, and the bar was really cool, but bad management and customer service totally ruins this place, and in such a way that we’ll be talking about it for some time. You should totally recommend it to people you don’t like.

It’s hard to describe the Wades Wines experience… almost as hard as it is to find the place.
Embarrassed to say I didn’t know about it til a client’s secret society of cool people invited me to a whiskey tasting.
It’s in the middle of a mini warehouse encampment in Westlake Village of all places facing the 101 Freeway. It’s mostly a massive warehouse FESTOONED with more tequilas, beers, whiskeys, wine, libations garble, blardy, blardy, blar than you can count.
Then there’s the bar area where you can order just about anything. They have regular tastings and you can order tastings when they’re not having a tasting. With your tasting, you can order nibbles.
If you get stuck in Westlake Village or Agoura… go there. I’d even venture to say, if you’re looking for something special, you might even want to make a special trip.

Reading other reviews… uncomfortable?! Never!
We went to Wades/​Malibu Sundowner tasting room for the first time on Saturday, and it was such a great time. Everyone was so welcoming, knowledgeable and helpful when picking our flights! For both of us and 4 flights (two each (:), it was only $ 45!
Definitely going back SOON. :)