Embark on a Wine Adventure
Nestled in the Livermore Valley, the historic Wente Vineyards Estate Winery & Tasting Room and Vineyard Tasting Room offer you three unique opportunities to experience the winemaking process.
Nestled in the Livermore Valley, the historic Wente Vineyards Estate Winery & Tasting Room, The Winemakers Studio and Vineyard Tasting Room offer you three unique opportunities to experience and taste award winning wines.
We offer public tastings, private tastings, group tasting experiences and fun interactive educational classes.
Estate Tasting Room
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Hours
Daily Schedule
Mon-Sun 11:00am-5:30pm, last tasting at 5pm.
4th of July 11:00am-3:30pm, last tasting at 3pm.
For information or questions regarding Wente Vineyards Wine Club, 925.456.2370
Vineyard Tasting Room
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Hours
Daily Schedule
Mon-Sun 11:00am-6:30pm, last tasting at 6pm.
4th of July 11am-4:30pm, last tasting at 4pm.
Winemaker's Studio
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Hours
Daily Schedule
Wed-Sun 11:00am-5:00pm, last tasting at 5 pm.
4th of July closed.
Taste
Indulge your senses with our customizable Journey Tasting Experience and learn about our winemaking approach while hearing about the rich history of the Wente family. Our ambassadors will guide you through your tasting journey as you make time to relax in the beautiful Livermore Valley.
Estate — Journey Tasting Experience
$20
2016 Small Lot Pinot Noir Rosé
$30 / 750ml
2016 Riva Ranch Chardonnay
$22 / 750ml
2014 Riva Ranch Pinot Noir
$30 / 750ml
2015 Charles Wetmore Cabernet Sauvignon
$30 / 750ml
2015 Small Lot Sonata
$60 / 750ml
1 tasting fee is waived with the purchase of $50 or more.
Vineyard — Journey Tasting Experience
$20
2016 Small Lot Pinot Noir Rosé
$30 / 750ml
2015 Riva Ranch Chardonnay
$22 / 750ml
2014 Riva Ranch Pinot Noir
$30 / 750ml
2015 Charles Wetmore Cabernet Sauvignon
$30 / 750ml
2015 Small Lot Sonata
$60 / 750ml
1 tasting fee is waived with the purchase of $50 or more.
Winemaker's Studio — Journey Tasting Experience
$20
2016 Grand Prix
$35 / 750ml
$30 / 750ml
$50 / 750ml
2015 Winemakers Selection Azul Verde
$50 / 750ml
2015 Winemakers Selection Lot 006
$90 / 750ml
1 tasting fee is waived with the purchase of $50 or more.
$10 charge included for first time growler purchases.
Tours & Experiences
Experience Wente Vineyards through the eyes of our Winemakers as you tour and experience our beautiful property.
Estate Winery Tour
Learn about five generations of Wente Family history as you tour our historic winery. See traditional techniques and the latest innovations in winemaking as you sample the finest expression of winemaking from Livermore Valley with one of our knowledgeable wine ambassadors. Approximately 45 - 60 minutes.
Price: $35
Private Group Tasting Experience
Enjoy a private group tasting experience at our historic Estate Winery & Tasting Room. Our wine ambassador will guide you through a tasting of our most recent wine selections as you learn about the history of Wente Vineyards. Approximately 45 minutes. Please call 925.456.2305 for more information. Reservations for groups of 8 or more people recommended.
Price: $25 per person
Vineyard Property Tour
Learn about five generations of Wente Family history as you tour our Vineyard property. You will learn all about the history of the Wente Family, Charles Wetmore and the beautiful Cresta Blanca property. You will also taste our award-winning wines along the way. Offered daily at 11AM and 1PM. Approximately 60-90 minutes.
PRICE: $35
Sunday In The Caves
Experience a wine and cheese pairing in our historic sandstone caves. Learn about our wine and how they pair with artisanal cheeses sourced from local and sustainable cheesemakers. This unique experience is offered only on Sundays at our Vineyard property. Approximately 60-90 minutes.
Price: $45 per person
The Vineyard Table: Wine & Food Experience
Join us for lunch at The Vineyard Table, our new wine & food experience at The Restaurant. Enjoy a three-course wine and food journey, showcasing Wente Vineyards’ small lot wines chosen by Jorge Tinoco, Wine Director, and ingredient-driven dishes from the culinary team led by Executive Chef Mike Ward and Executive Pastry Chef Kayleigh Guyon. Available Friday - Sunday, 11:30AM - 2PM. Reservations recommended.
Price: $65 per person
Vineyard Tours & Dinners
Come enjoy a fun and exclusive vineyard tour and dinner. This behind-the-scenes riding and walking tour takes you through the private vineyards to learn about wine growing process and the unique history of this property and the region. You will learn all about life in the vineyards and what it takes to grow the grapes that go into our world class wines. After the tour, enjoy an intimate dinner hosted by The Winemakers Studio. Approximately 2.5-3 hours.
Price: $135
Harvest Tour
This is a must during the harvest season. Smell the grapes as they are being turned into wine and feel the excitement as you witness the hustle and bustle that make harvest so exciting all while tasting our award-winning wines. Approximately 45-60 minutes.
Price: $45
Reservations beginning in August
Learn
Uncork your inner winemaker. Learn how to identify specific aromas in wine, discover your perfect wine and cheese pairing, and more. Make time to connect with friends, family or colleagues with our entertaining, educational, hands-on seminars!
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Winemaking Blending Experience
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Winemaking Blending Experience
Book a classWhat’s better than an exceptional bottle of wine? One that you made yourself, of course! Uncork your inner winemaker at one of our “Blending Sessions” at The Winemakers Studio at Wente Vineyards. In this session, you’ll taste, evaluate, and blend estate blocks of wine to create your very own bottle of wine. Imagine having the finest wines, finest barrels and all the tools you need to create an amazing wine you can keep to sip over a delicious dinner or give as a special gift.
Duration: 90-120 minutes
Price: $110, 15% off Club -
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Wine Aroma Discovery
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Wine Aroma Discovery
Book a classYou discovered a perfect glass of wine, but how do you identify the aromas? Have you read tasting notes from the winemaker and wondered how they came up with the descriptions? Learn how to pick out specific aromas in wine, and be able to describe them with ease. This session is fun, interactive and you will be amazed at how much you learn!
Duration: 60-90 minutes
Price: $55, 15% off Club -
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Wine & Food Pairing
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Wine & Food Pairing
Book a classTaste delicious wine and food and discover your perfect pairing! In this session, you will experience the concepts of cheese and wine pairing and learn why certain combinations are hits.
Duration: 60-90 minutes
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Tiny Bubbles
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Tiny Bubbles
Book a classDon’t wait until that special occasion to open a bottle of bubbly. Make everyday a special occasion.
Learn how to pair sparkling wine with your favorite appetizers, entrees and desserts. Also, learn how to make festive sparkling wine cocktails.
Duration: 60 – 90 minutes
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Black Glass Blind Tasting
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Black Glass Blind Tasting
Book a classAre you looking for a certain challenge when it comes to your next wine tasting adventure? Then this is the class for you. This blind tasting is unlike any other you’ve experienced – it will test your senses instead of your sight. In this tasting, you’ll try to determine a wine’s color without seeing it – what can your nose and mouth reveal to you that your eyes don’t? If you can’t see the color, how difficult will it be to identify if the wine is red or white? The answer will surprise you! Using only your sense of “smell” and “taste,” we challenge you to find the color in our black glass.
Duration: 60 minutes
Price: $40, 15% off Club -
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The Chardonnay Experience
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The Chardonnay Experience
The Chardonnay Experience gives you the opportunity to visit Wente Vineyards and get a chance to pair different cheeses with all six Chardonnays offered by the First Family of Chardonnay. This experience gives you the chance to try our wines side by side and enjoy their unique aromas and flavors with every sip!
Offered seasonally April through October 2018
Duration: 1 Hour
Price: $40, 15% off Club
The Tasting Rooms Team
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Ami Sair
Vineyard Tasting Room Manager
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Ami Sair
Vineyard Tasting Room Manager
Ami was born and raised here in Livermore. As a child, Ami and her friends would ride their bikes up to the dam of Lake Del Valle, always noticing Wente Vineyards right in her back yard. “It is such a beautiful place. To see Livermore grow and become a wine lover’s playground, why not make it the office that I come to everyday?”
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Cheryl Scritchfield
The Winemakers Studio Manager
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Cheryl Scritchfield
The Winemakers Studio Manager
After a successful career in high tech marketing, Cheryl became a Wine Ambassador for The Estate Tasting Room. Within a couple of years, her sales and marketing background, along with her people skills and a deep understanding of wine and its relationship to food, enticed her to broaden her understanding of the wine industry. She joined The Winemakers Studio as the Assistant Manager. She enjoys coaching and mentoring The Winemakers Studio staff, while raising the team’s abilities to build relationships with guests and make the best wine experience for the guests.
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Susanna Marin
Estate Winery & Tasting Room Manager
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Susanna Marin
Estate Winery & Tasting Room Manager
Susanna started at Wente Vineyards in 1999 as a key member of our tasting room production team. She was responsible for creating customized wine and gift orders, managing group tour logistics and later became a front-line member of the hospitality team. Today, Susanna manages the Estate Tasting room along with the diverse club and wine tasting experiences including The Winemakers Studio, the Nth Degree Club Lounge and events held on property.
Susanna lives in the central valley with her husband Augustin and her twin daughters.
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McKenna Brennan
Wine Club Coordinator
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McKenna Brennan
Wine Club Coordinator
McKenna graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo’s Wine and Viticulture program and then joined our team late 2017. Her dream after finishing school was to grow her career in the wine industry in Livermore Valley because of the valley’s history of being a premier wine growing region. Wente Vineyards was her top choice because she really respects that it has been a family owned and operated winery since opening in 1883. She is excited to be part of the team and is looking forward to meeting you in person or over the phone. Her favorite wine is the Pinot Noir Rosé because it is fruit forward and refreshing, and a wine you can enjoy all throughout the year. A fun fact about McKenna is that she loves crafting and hopes to learn calligraphy.
