Vino Noceto Winery
Vino Noceto Winery
4.5
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
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11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
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11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Wednesday
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Thursday
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Friday
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Saturday
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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Bear S
1 contribution
Oct 2022 • Friends
I know there are a lot of reviews here that show a good review and we have never had issues until recently. We did not feel welcomed by staff. We are club members there until yesterday. We Decided to stop our membership as to the way we were treated. We were part of the big event down here called crush, and the staff just didn’t seem to care about wanting to help people or doing good things even if we offer to pay. The owner was there and he was very nice but did nothing about the way our group was treated. I have no need to go back and neither will the 16 people that I came with.
Written 9 October 2022
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Sfacciata55
El Dorado Hills, CA41 contributions
Aug 2017
We visited this tasting room for the first time and were not disappointed in the wines.... they were wonderful in fact and we purchased almost a case. They even had fresh produce from their farm available for purchase and we got some of that and definitely enjoyed the sweet basil, lemon cucumber and eggplant we got there. Our disappointment was in the whole tasting room experience and the service we received, which they need to really work on. It was a busy Saturday there and the tasting room is tiny so the staff may have been stretched a bit thinner than they wanted to be, but we had to wait an extraordinary amount of time between tastes and had 3 different people who served us instead of 1 dedicated person. We were not provided much information on the wine, and just a quick pour and some very sketchy information and then boom, the person was gone. It was like a drive-by pouring! Kind of wrecks the whole experience as wine tasting should not be like a fast food deal, it is something to be relished and enjoyed. The staff could have been more friendly and more accommodating and could have provided better customer service, even if they tasting room was full. There were plenty of people working there. I've seen less people serving more customers in other places and do a much better job. It just did not seem that their hearts were in it and they were more interested in speaking to each other than to the customers. If I owned the place, I wouldn't be too happy about this. We will go back because the wine was great... but we are sure hoping they get their act together about how to treat customers and enhance the tasting room experience the next time we visit.
Written 16 August 2017
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Rachael C
Navarre, FL385 contributions
June 2017 • Friends
Vino Noceto was recommended to us today as a "must try" winery and I would agree, it is a must see and more importantly must taste!! The vineyard itself is beautiful, with sprawling seating options outside, to include a barn area for large groups.
The wine tasting is free for 5 different wines to try. I'm a sweet wine so Frivolo was recommended to me, and it didn't disappoint!! I ended up buying a couple of bottles and my mom bought some of their famous more dry options. She loved the Zinfandel.
We brought our own picnic lunch we had purchased a miles away at the Pokerville Market, the Vino Noceto team welcomed us to open up the umbrellas and eat our lunch while relaxing on the outdoor patio.
The grounds are spectacular and well manicured. Tamara assisted us and was clearly very experienced and passionate about her job.
The wine tasting is free for 5 different wines to try. I'm a sweet wine so Frivolo was recommended to me, and it didn't disappoint!! I ended up buying a couple of bottles and my mom bought some of their famous more dry options. She loved the Zinfandel.
We brought our own picnic lunch we had purchased a miles away at the Pokerville Market, the Vino Noceto team welcomed us to open up the umbrellas and eat our lunch while relaxing on the outdoor patio.
The grounds are spectacular and well manicured. Tamara assisted us and was clearly very experienced and passionate about her job.
Written 13 June 2017
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Michellee67
Oxnard, CA79 contributions
Nov 2016 • Couples
The tasting room is a nice size. The pours are adequate too. My main reason for going to this winery was they have two very good sweet or late summer wines. They are a must to have!!! Also, the scenery of the vineyards is nice.
Written 7 December 2016
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Rick T
Carmel, CA445 contributions
Apr 2019 • Friends
One of our favorites... if you like Sangiovese wines, this is a must stop. Excellent wines and very nice tasting room. Picnic tables outside too.
Written 19 April 2019
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Andreas G
Berkeley, CA439 contributions
May 2018 • Couples
My wife and I enjoy going to wineries up in Amador County, as well as other underappreciated wine-producing areas in California. While I understand and endorse the imposition of tasting fees as a way to discourage those who exploit the generosity of wineries and are going tasting to get drunk, the situation in Napa, and increasingly in Sonoma is ridiculous. When you are charged $50 for a tasting fee, things are out of hand. It is nice to go to an area such as Amador County where tasting fees are still modest, and are often waived if you buy a bottle. We almost always buy a bottle, unless we think every single bottle we tried was awful.
We had visited Vino Noceto several years ago during an extended stay in the Plymouth area. We try to limit ourselves to two wineries a day so that we can actually taste the last of the wines we are drinking at the second winery of the day. As a result, of this rather throttled sampling, it can take a long time for us to get back to a winery, even one like Vino Noceto that we are very fond of. We finally made it back.
During this visit, we began with the standard wines that had been selected for tasting. As we talked about having lived in Italy, and our fondness for Sangiovese, additional, more select wines became part of our tasting. It was particularly nice to try the Sangiovese wines that came from clippings that originated in Italy, from vines of the very leading producers of Sangiovese. We ended up purchasing half a case of wine, and had a very lovely visit. We were particularly fond of the Rosato di Sangiovese, and also two of the higher-end Sangioveses, the Marmellata (which had been unavailable during our prior visit) and another that was called Misto. When we lived in Emilia-Romagna, Sangiovese was widely grown, and outstanding examples were available at very reasonable prices. These wines are not imported. Instead, if you want a 100% Sangiovese, one way of achieving this is to buy a Brunello. Brunellos from the better-known wineries, such as those from which the aforementioned clippings were obtained, are quite pricey. You will pay a pretty penny for these wines. Comparatively, the offerings from Vino Noceto are a bargain. Although some of my favorite local wine shops do carry some Vino Noceto wines, you are unlikely to see the high-end versions of their Sangiovese. Unfortunately it is unusual to find the wines on restaurant wine lists here in the SF Bay area. Even more incentive to buy while you are visiting the tasting room. I’m sure we will return for another visit in the future. I encourage you to give them a try.
We had visited Vino Noceto several years ago during an extended stay in the Plymouth area. We try to limit ourselves to two wineries a day so that we can actually taste the last of the wines we are drinking at the second winery of the day. As a result, of this rather throttled sampling, it can take a long time for us to get back to a winery, even one like Vino Noceto that we are very fond of. We finally made it back.
During this visit, we began with the standard wines that had been selected for tasting. As we talked about having lived in Italy, and our fondness for Sangiovese, additional, more select wines became part of our tasting. It was particularly nice to try the Sangiovese wines that came from clippings that originated in Italy, from vines of the very leading producers of Sangiovese. We ended up purchasing half a case of wine, and had a very lovely visit. We were particularly fond of the Rosato di Sangiovese, and also two of the higher-end Sangioveses, the Marmellata (which had been unavailable during our prior visit) and another that was called Misto. When we lived in Emilia-Romagna, Sangiovese was widely grown, and outstanding examples were available at very reasonable prices. These wines are not imported. Instead, if you want a 100% Sangiovese, one way of achieving this is to buy a Brunello. Brunellos from the better-known wineries, such as those from which the aforementioned clippings were obtained, are quite pricey. You will pay a pretty penny for these wines. Comparatively, the offerings from Vino Noceto are a bargain. Although some of my favorite local wine shops do carry some Vino Noceto wines, you are unlikely to see the high-end versions of their Sangiovese. Unfortunately it is unusual to find the wines on restaurant wine lists here in the SF Bay area. Even more incentive to buy while you are visiting the tasting room. I’m sure we will return for another visit in the future. I encourage you to give them a try.
Written 29 May 2018
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TomGauthier
Reno, NV246 contributions
May 2017
Delightful staff, well informed on their product and process. All we tasted were fine, but not to my personal wine preference. Do visit them. If it matches your tastes you'll have a good value experience. Nice people.
Written 4 May 2017
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Sandra S
plymouth12 contributions
June 2016 • Friends
I first became acquainted with the owners in the 1980's. Jim and Suzie.
When you go into their tasting room and they've seen you before you are almost family! They have the neatest workers there too. I had a tasting room in Plymouth and would not be able to keep the Sangiovese on the shelf! I'm telling you, it's the best! Wish I had a glass right now!!!! I went there the other day and they've added another building...this place is so fun! They are located on Shenandoah Road...if you get to Steiner Road, you've gone too far.
When you go into their tasting room and they've seen you before you are almost family! They have the neatest workers there too. I had a tasting room in Plymouth and would not be able to keep the Sangiovese on the shelf! I'm telling you, it's the best! Wish I had a glass right now!!!! I went there the other day and they've added another building...this place is so fun! They are located on Shenandoah Road...if you get to Steiner Road, you've gone too far.
Written 14 June 2016
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MBM910
Woodbridge, Virginia, USA94 contributions
Mar 2016 • Friends
Our group had a tasting and really enjoyed the experience. The entire staff made us feel at home and had a nice tasting with some foods to bring out the best in their wines. They were very attentive.
There is a very nice gift shop for wine and items to take home.
There is a very nice gift shop for wine and items to take home.
Written 8 March 2016
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Andreas G
Berkeley, CA439 contributions
Feb 2015 • Couples
Several years ago, my wife and I had the chance to live in Italy for an extended period of time. During our time in the Emilia-Romagna area (Bologna, Parma, Modena, etc.) we greatly enjoyed the locally produced 100% Sangiovese wines. They were delightful to drink on their own, paired well with food, and were a great value, with outstanding examples of this wine available for under $10/bottle. Sangiovese is also the primary component of Chianti. Although other Amador County wineries offer a Sangiovese, Vino Noceto makes multiple Sangiovese-based wines, and this led to our interest in visiting the winery during our recent visit to Amador County. We are glad we did. We thoroughly enjoyed the wines, and the tasting room experience.
A $5 fee is charged for tasting, which I consider quite reasonable, and it is waived with the purchase of a bottle of wine. The person serving us, Jenny, was very friendly and knowledgeable about the wines and the grapes that went into each and the locations and histories of the sources. Due to our interest in Sangiovese, this helped limit the wines that we wanted to taste, but we also sampled the Barbera and the Zinfandel. When all was said and done, we felt that all of the wines were quite good and a good value, but the 2010 Riserva Sangiovese ($24), and the 2011 OGP Zinfandel ($29) stood out. Later during our visit to the area we had a bottle of the Riserva Sangiovese with a dinner at Taste, and it paired very well with filet mignon and steak.
If you are a fan of Italian varietals, then you will likely enjoy the Barbera and the multiple Sangiovese wines that are available. The port was quite tasty as well. I wish the Marmellata Sangiovese had been available to taste, but this gives us a good reason to make another visit. Perhaps at that time we will also try the white Italian varietals since these can also be delightful. We did have a small taste of the Frivolo, a lightly sparkling Moscato, and enjoyed it. The tasting room offers larger format bottles of several of the wines, and also some older vintage offerings in their wine library. I was not familiar enough with the winery to feel comfortable buying them yet, but as my familiarity grows, this represents a nice opportunity to buy some older wines for a special occasion at what I consider to be very reasonable prices. All in all, a very nice tasting experience, and Vino Noceto is on the list of wineries to revisit when we come to Amador County the next time.
A $5 fee is charged for tasting, which I consider quite reasonable, and it is waived with the purchase of a bottle of wine. The person serving us, Jenny, was very friendly and knowledgeable about the wines and the grapes that went into each and the locations and histories of the sources. Due to our interest in Sangiovese, this helped limit the wines that we wanted to taste, but we also sampled the Barbera and the Zinfandel. When all was said and done, we felt that all of the wines were quite good and a good value, but the 2010 Riserva Sangiovese ($24), and the 2011 OGP Zinfandel ($29) stood out. Later during our visit to the area we had a bottle of the Riserva Sangiovese with a dinner at Taste, and it paired very well with filet mignon and steak.
If you are a fan of Italian varietals, then you will likely enjoy the Barbera and the multiple Sangiovese wines that are available. The port was quite tasty as well. I wish the Marmellata Sangiovese had been available to taste, but this gives us a good reason to make another visit. Perhaps at that time we will also try the white Italian varietals since these can also be delightful. We did have a small taste of the Frivolo, a lightly sparkling Moscato, and enjoyed it. The tasting room offers larger format bottles of several of the wines, and also some older vintage offerings in their wine library. I was not familiar enough with the winery to feel comfortable buying them yet, but as my familiarity grows, this represents a nice opportunity to buy some older wines for a special occasion at what I consider to be very reasonable prices. All in all, a very nice tasting experience, and Vino Noceto is on the list of wineries to revisit when we come to Amador County the next time.
Written 28 February 2015
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