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This was a more expensive tasting option, with 2 tiers of tasting options. The least expensive one was for 3 wines of their choosing. They seemed more concerned... read more This was a more expensive tasting option, with 2 tiers of tasting options. The least expensive one was for 3 wines of their choosing. They seemed more concerned with the amount you get to consume rather than the value of the wine and the experience. We opted not to do the tasting at this winery for that reason.

It may sound strange to have that opening comment about Black Hills but from the minute you walk in you feel that the exact purpose for your visit is to have as... read more It may sound strange to have that opening comment about Black Hills but from the minute you walk in you feel that the exact purpose for your visit is to have as much money as possible extracted from you. The wine tasting for I believe 6 wines amounting to about two glasses of wine in total was $20.00 per person. I asked about trying the Carmenere and was told the 2015 wasn't available yet but would be soon at roughly $50 per bottle. However if I wanted to buy a two pack containing a 2013 and 2014 bottle of Carmenere I could for $199.00. Apparently these two years are worth twice the price of the 2015. What I came to understand later is that this winery is offering to buy back older vintages of their top wines and reselling them at higher prices than what they originally sold for. My concern would be how do you know the expensive wine you bought could have been one of these bought back bottles that you have no idea who owned it or how they stored it. I will not be returning here anytime soon.