I was blown away by the view of the vineyard from atop the hill where the tasting room sat. The tasting room itself was very nice and full of fun wine themed knickknacks but the greeting let much to be desired. A lady behind the counter quickly explained that we could do a tasting, using the five tickets provided, from the wine list but two were sold out and unavailable. She handed us a wine list, took our money, and left. We were slightly out of sorts as we made our way to a table near a window to decide on our first choices.
After we had made our first choices (two very dry reds…not our forte) we made our way back up to the bar where a twenty-something year old poured our first samples. We tried to engage him in conversation every time we went up but he was not the chatty type, denying Jessi and I the opportunity to find out all we could about the vineyard.
As we worked our way through the wine list, I began rating them from 1-10, something I have been trying to do at every place we stop so I have a better idea later on what my opinion of the wines were. Ice Falcon 2009 got my highest rating of the stop at an 8, but even then, I thought it was too high. Most of the wines were rather tart with a slightly bitter end.
After we finished with our 5 tastings, the cashier said we could wander through the vineyard so we took her suggestion. We moseyed our way down the hill to get a better look at a few rows of grapes and enjoyed the view.
While we may not have had a good time at Soaring Wings, it was a very busy place, exemplifying the fact that not everyone has the same taste in wines.
Soaring Wings Vineyard Specs:
5 tastings for $6
Glass of wine $5
Food and wine-related items for sale
Souvenir wine glass included with tasting
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