Embark on a Wine Adventure

Name: Wente Vineyards
Address: 5565 Tesla Road, Livermore, CA, 94550, US
Telephone: 925.456.2305

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

The Estate Winery & Tasting Room

5565 Tesla Road

Livermore, CA 94550

U.S.

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Hours

Daily Schedule

Mon-Sun 11:00am-5:30pm, last tasting at 5pm.
Thursday, November 22nd CLOSED

Monday, December 24th 11:00am-3:00pm

Tuesday, December 25th CLOSED

Monday, December 31st open 11:00am-3:00pm

Tuesday, January 1st CLOSED

For information or questions regarding Wente Vineyards Wine Club, 925.456.2370

Estate Journey Tasting Experience

Vineyard Tasting Room

5050 Arroyo Road

Livermore, CA 94550

U.S.

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Hours

Daily Schedule

Mon-Sun 11:00am-6:30pm, last tasting at 6pm.

Thursday, November 22nd CLOSED

Monday, December 24th 11:00am-4:00pm

Tuesday,December 25th CLOSED

Monday, December 31st 11:00am-5:00pm

Tuesday, January 1st CLOSED

Vineyard Journey Tasting Experience

Winemaker's Studio

The Winemakers Studio

5565 Tesla Rd

Livermore, CA 94550

U.S.

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Hours

Daily Schedule

Wed-Sun 11:00am-5:00pm, last tasting at 5 pm.

Winemaker's Studio Journey Tasting Experience

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

Vineyard Journey Tasting Experience

Winemaker's Studio Journey Tasting Experience

Estate — Journey Tasting Experience

$20

2015 Small Lot Brut

$40 / 750ml

2017 Small Lot Eric's Chardonnay

$30 / 750ml

135th Anniversary Celebratory Chardonnay

$40 / 750ml

2016 The Nth Degree Pinot Noir

$95 / 750ml

2016 Small Lot Sonata

$60 / 750ml

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1 tasting fee is waived with the purchase of $50 or more.

Vineyard — Journey Tasting Experience

$20

2015 Small Lot Brut

$40 / 750ml

135th Anniversary Celebratory Chardonnay

$40 / 750ml

2016 The Nth Degree Pinot Noir

$95 / 750ml

2014 Charles Wetmore Cabernet Sauvignon

$30 / 750ml

2016 Small Lot Sonata

$60 / 750ml

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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

Book A Tasting

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.

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. Offered Tuesday 11:30AM, Thursday 11:30AM and Saturday 11:30AM and 2:30PM. Approximately 45-60 minutes.

Price: $45

BOOK HARVEST TOUR

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

BOOK A PRIVATE GROUP TASTING

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

BOOK A TOUR

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

BOOK SUNDAY IN THE CAVES

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

FOR RESERVATIONS

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

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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

Winemaking Blending Experience

What’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

Wine Aroma Discovery

You 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

Wine & Food Pairing

Taste 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
Price: $60, 15% off Club

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Tiny Bubbles

Tiny Bubbles

Don’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
Price: $60, 15% off Club

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Black Glass Blind Tasting

Black Glass Blind Tasting

Are 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

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

Ami Sair

Vineyard Tasting Room Manager

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?”
Cheryl Scritchfield

The Winemakers Studio Manager

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.
Susanna Marin

Estate Winery & Tasting Room Manager

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.
McKenna Brennan

Wine Club Coordinator

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.