Spirit Knob Winery - Ursa

Not a fan of this winery. We had a group of 8 people, and the patio seating is terrible if you want to sit together. All of the tables and chairs are bolted to the floor so we couldn't sit together. As a social venue, that's a deal breaker. Wine was just average. We do two wine trips year but won't be back to this one.

I would have to agree with much of Buster P 's review. There is much to love about this winery. Nice facility, GORGEOUS views, reasonable prices and good selection of wines (though most tend to be on the sweet/semi-sweet side. . Unfortunately, some of the aspects of service lack the panache to make this place stand out. First, upon arriving, we waited for several minutes for the server to come to the counter. When she came to the counter, there was no welcome, no introduction, and no offer of wine tastings. In fact, we had to ASK to taste the wines, which we did. While I prefer both tastings and servings in wine glasses, I 'm ok with tastings in little cups, but they need to be filled more than 1/3 way to get an adequate tasting. I think you get about 8-10 cc 's to taste--so about 2 tsp. It really isn 't enough to get a good sense of each wine. They give you three tastings for free, which is great, but if you are paying the required $1.00 for each subsequent tasting, I would expect more than a couple of tsps. The gal working the counter told us virtually nothing about the wines. Big loss for them, because I 'm sure they would sell more if they actually promoted their wares. They have cheeses and crackers for sale, but she never pointed that out, either. We enjoyed a glass of wine outside, which was very nice. They seem to host a number of occasions--two or three here today, so if you are just stopping in, you could feel a bit out of place. But the grounds are big, so you can roam to find a space. There were no chairs at the places in the lawn, but people in the know brought their own lawn chairs. Probably the most un-winery part of our visit was the young woman SOUND asleep on the sofa in the tasting room. We arrived as soon as they opened, and we didn 't see her arrive, so it is hard to know why she was sleeping there. But it made it feel really weird. If we 're in the area again, we 'll likely stop by, but we won 't make a special trip.

We love going to Spirit Knob Winery! The wine, the view, the entertainment, and the owners, all work together to make this place a special place to go! The Sunday afternoon music outside is so comfortable and relaxing. We look forward to going whenever we are able.

Having visited many wineries around the country, including Napa and Missouri, I found that serving wine in plastic cups to be very cheap. The tasting was very disappointing as well. The server didn't tell us anything about the wines we were drinking, even after telling him we were from out of the area. Tasting Room: was very nice, an amazing view; however there were very young kids (babies and under 10-year olds running around. This is not a place for a child of any age. The winery was fairly busy, but not too busy to be an annoyance. Wine: Very sweet, need more of the traditional wines found around the world. Wine had a funky plastic taste, probably from the plastic cups. The tasting pours were maybe 1/4 of an ounce, which barely gives you enough to taste. The bottles were reasonably priced, plastic cups of wine were as well. I don't know if I would go back, I love wine, but drinking out of plastic cups is not how any other winery I've visited (30 or so) serves glasses. I'm okay with plastic for a tasting, but if you buy a glass of wine serve it in proper glassware. Glass helps maintain the temperature of the wine which is paramount to the flavor.

I just tried Spirit Knob's Day's End for the first time, and it was one of the best wines I've tasted. I can genuinely recommend it to anyone. The flavor is excellent.