Sources
- Livermore Winery - Best of 2015
- I'm not certain how much faith to put into this, but it's a place to start
- Yelp: Wineries Livermore, CA
- 2015 SF Chronicle Wine Competition Winners from Livermore
Recommendations from Friends
- Michel
- McGrail Vineyards & Winery
- White Crane Winery
- Concannon Vineyard
- Los Positas
- Wente Vineyards
- Brian
- Wente Vineyards
- Concannon Vineyard
- 3 Steves Winery
- Fenestra Winery
Initial List
- McGrail Vineyards & Winery
- Pros
- Recommended by friends
- #1 on best of list
- Good Yelp reviews (4 stars)
- Their Merlot and Cab won gold in 2015 SF Chronicle Wine Competition
- Decent variety of wines, mostly red
- Cons
- Not a lot of images on the website of the tasting room.
- Details
- Address
- 5600 Greenville Road
- Livermore, CA 94550
- Phone: (925) 215-0717
- Open 12 - 4:30
- $10 < 8, $20 8 or more (includes a table)
- The Steven Kent Winery
- Pros
- #2 on best of list
- Good Yelp reviews (4 stars)
- Their Cab Franc and Petit Verdot won gold in 2015 SF Chronicle Wine Competition
- Highly rated wines
- I'm curious what a $155 bottle of wine. Lineage, from Livermore taste like
- Cons
- Wine looks expensive
- Details
- Address
- 5443 Tesla Road
- Livermore Valley, CA 94550
- Phone: (925) 243-6442
- Open 12 to 4:30
- $15 Barrel Room Tasting
- $25 Merlot & Malbec Retrospective in the Reserve Room
- Advanced Reservations via CellarPass, Will accommodate dropins with next available slot
- 6 or more need an appointment
- Las Positas
- Pros
- Recommended by friends
- Their Cab won double gold, and Tempranillo and their blends won gold in 2015 SF Chronicle Wine Competition
- Cons
- #17 on the list - which a bunch of other wineries
- Mixed Yelp reviews (3.5 stars)
- Details
- Address
- 1828 Wetmore Rd
- Livermore, CA 94550
- Phone: (925) 449-9463
- Open 11:30 - 4:30
- Need a reservation for 12 or more
- Wente Vineyards
- Pros
- Recommended by friends
- #5 on best of list
- Good Yelp reviews (4 stars)
- Three of their whites won gold in 2015 SF Chronicle Wine Competition
- Website makes it look like a very nice place
- Cons
- Their 2015 SF Chronicle Wine Competition were all very inexpensive
- Details
- Address
- Which tasting room?
- Open 11 - 5
- Concannon Vineyard
- Pros
- Recommended by friends
- #7 on best of list
- Good Yelp reviews (4 stars)
- Their Petit Syrah won gold in 2015 SF Chronicle Wine Competition
- Good amount of reasonably priced wines
- Details
- Address
- 4590 Tesla Road
- Livermore, CA 94550
- Phone: (800) 258-9866
- Open 11AM - 8PM
- White Crane Winery
- Pros
- Recommended by friends
- Cons
- #17 on the list - which a bunch of other wineries
- Mixed Yelp reviews (3.5 stars)
- Details
- Address
- 5405 Greenville Road
- Livermore CA, 94550
- Phone: (925) 321-5463
- Open 12 - 4:30
- 3 Steves Winery
- Pros
- Recommended by friends
- Good Yelp reviews (4.5 stars)
- Their Merlot won Best of Class in 2015 SF Chronicle Wine Competition
- Decent variety of wines
- Details
- Address
- 5700 Greenville Rd
- Livermore, CA 94550
- Phone: (925) 997-7736
- Open 11:30 - 4:30
- Fenestra Winery
- Pros
- Recommended by friends
- #12 on the list
- Their Cab won gold in 2015 SF Chronicle Wine Competition
- Numerous wine varieties both white and red
- Cons
- Details
- Address
- 83 Vallecitos Rd
- Livermore, CA 94550
- Phone: (925) 447-5246
- Open 12 - 5
- $10 tasting fee
- Darcie Kent Vineyards
- Pros
- Good Yelp reviews (4.5 stars)
- Their Chard and Zin won Best of Class in 2015 SF Chronicle Wine Competition
- They use Madden Ranch grapes. Good memories of Madden Ranch Syrah from Fleming Jenkins.
- Cons
- Not on the list
- Details
- Address
- 7000 Tesla Road
- Livermore, CA 94550
- Phone: (925) 243-9040
- Open 11 - 4:30
The Plan
These 9 wineries will need to be paired down to 3 or 4, with one audible, just in case.
