Michael-David Winery

I rarely give 5 stars. This place was the first winery on our way home from my dad’s and I have always wanted to try Lodi wine tasting.
There was time for one, glad this was it. The grounds are beautiful, the tasting room so inviting, the wines delicious, and the people so friendly and welcoming. Me and my son tasted and he decided on 3 bottles, 1 Earthquake Zin and 2 symphony. When we got home the 2 symphony were sauvignon blanc. Emailed the winery let them know the error, sent pic of the receipt and they made it right within 48 hours. Wow! You just don’t see that kind of customer service or customer appreciation any more.
I will definitely visit again. Hopefully as soon as June. I am recommending to all my wine loving friends.

OMG! Great service and a gorgeous location! What an enjoyable afternoon we had. It almost didn’t happen. We reserved a table next to the pond for lunch but were unable to order take out from the on-​site café. It was a busy holiday and would be an hour wait for a table inside the café. James, the Hospitality Manager, quickly came to the rescue. Thanks to his quick thinking and outstanding customer service our hungry little kids barely noticed the long wait for brunch.
I was introducing some friends to Michael David Winery for the first time. I’m so glad they were able to leave with a favorable impression. My friend even joined their wine club. She was impressed by the quality of the wines and low prices.
The prices on their fresh fruit are reasonable too. I purchased kiwis, nectarines, cherries, raspberries, artichokes… along with a bottle of Symphony. I look forward to returning soon.

Their Earthquake Zinfandel is one of my all-​time favorite wines. Since I don’t live near the winery, I have to try and find the Earthquake Zin at a local wine store. Not very many carry the Earthquake.
I was trying to ship a couple bottles of the Earthquake to a friend as a thank you gift. There were a few hiccups in the process, but the winery helped me take care of the problems immediately. My friend wasn’t able to sign for the FedEx package and it ended up sitting in a FedEx warehouse for over a week. Michael David Winery was very understanding and kind. They sent a whole new package to him with fresh new bottles of Zinfandel.
Great wines, great service!

In addition to having fantastic wine, a beautiful location, and lovely events, they also have excellent customer service. After attending their recent garden party with my parents I realized that I had left behind a beloved scarf made by a friend. My mother got in touch with Anna, who works with member services, and they not only found my scarf but were also kind enough to mail it back to me! I figured the least I could do was give them five stars as a token of my appreciation! Thanks, guys!

I was introduced Michael David’s Seven Zins a few years back. It’s one of my favorite go-​to, everyday wines that I can purchased at a reasonable price. I think it’s one of those, a lot of bang-​for-​the-​buck, kinds of Zinfandels.
I never realized they are in Lodi, and visited their vineyard for the first time. The whole place is very inviting. Once you’re on their grounds, you could easily be in Napa Valley. I visited with a friend who had been there before and our assessment was that it’s the kind of place you could stop by impromptu with family or friends and make a day. They have a restaurant, which based on my friend’s comment, I believe they offer breakfast, lunch, and I’m guessing dinner. Then spend the day outdoors wine tasting. Or possibly arrive a little later and purchase items to picnic with from their refrigerated deli.
Outdoors there are tables, chairs, bocce, a small pond, ducks waddling around and they allow dogs (on leash).
Unfortunately, they don’t offer wine tasting outdoors, they did however, let us bring two glasses at a time. Not as convenient, but at a minimum, accommodating. I did see at least one party with a bottle of wine and glasses, so I don’t believe that they’re opposed to the glasses outdoors, it might simply be a matter of being able staff wine tasting outdoors.
At the time of my visit it looked like there was some construction going on, so there could possibly be more entertainment coming down the line.
Since the vineyard is located in Lodi (at least I believe this might be the reason) even on a beautiful Sunday afternoon, though it was busy, I didn’t think it was uncomfortably crowded — possibly because people could spread out between the outdoors, the tasting room and the restaurant.
Totally worth the visit! My 4-​star rating is because I do think there is an opportunity to serve the outdoor visitors and possibly even offer a light menu.

I’m biased.
Michael David makes my favourite wines. I just love the 7 Deadly Zins and my new favourite, Earthquake Zin. They are mouthwateringly full and delicious.
The last time I visited, however, I paid for a 5 glass tasting and was essentially cut off at glass number 4. I guess when I mentioned that I wanted to buy two bottles of the Earthquake, the tasting was over. Oh well, on to lunch.
The Phillips Farms café serves some of the best tasting tortilla soup, ever.
Ever. I would come here just for the soup and order 6 cups of it, no problem.
I like the sandwiches and being able to order a glass of my favourite wine with lunch just makes my experience that much better.

this is a place you bring mom to, for sure!
my first review in california (its spring break ya’ll). recommended by my brother in law who basically kidnapped us and forced us to come. was totally worth putting down my cereal to go here.
the fruit is the freshest fruit i have had in forever. their oranges and orange juice could be served in heaven. it was a flashback to the half time of youth soccer games.
no use in saying much about the mimosas, they were bomb. strawberry and pineapple as well as chili-​lime-​mango. you can’t possible go wrong!
i got the juevos rancheros with country potatoes and over easy eggs. mixed it all together and viola, breakfast for a king.
their outdoor seating is sweet and under the shade so you don’t have to worry about being roasted

We stopped by for breakfast and a tasting (sounds like a funny combo but it works) because a friend had recommended it and we were impressed. It was crowded at noon on a Saturday, but their wines are tasty, and affordable compared to the other wineries we went to in Lodi. The outdoor space is lovely and next time we will buy some snacks from them and spend time out there. The real reason I had to write this review, however, is because our pourer, Jessie, was just the best. Friendly even in the busyness, knowledgeable, really went the extra mile to make us feel welcome without being overbearing or pushy at all. This winery is lucky to have her!

I’ve been going to Phillips Farms since I was young. It was always my favorite place to go in the fall. We would even go in the spring to see the flowers and look at the pond and check out the animals.
Over the past few years, it has changed. It went from a kid friendly place, to a winery. Most of the animals are gone, the pond is pretty, but it’s dyed a bright blue and is for hanging out while wine tasting.
If you went here as a kid, or hoped to bring your kids here, DON’T. It is not the same.
It might be a great winery, I don’t know. It’s just not the same, if that’s what you are looking for.
The restaurant and pies are AMAZING though, so that’s at least worth a trip. Just don’t go outside to the garden area. hah.

We came here during the Wine & Chocolate Festival, Feb. 13 – 14, 2016.
I had been to this winery before and was impressed the first time I went. I’ve always liked their Syrah, which is what I buy for my every day wine. For under $ 20 per bottle, it’s a good deal with big flavor. I’ve always really liked their reserve wines too, especially Inkblot & Gluttony.
On this most recent visit, something was off. First, the ladies serving the wines seemed like they just didn’t care to be there. There was no enthusiasm about their wines, no smiles, etc. One of the pourers greeted us when we arrived, but then spent so much time talking to someone else on the side, that I had to flag someone down to get our first pour. Finally the original server came back and we were ready for our next pour. She said, «isn’t someone else helping you now?» At the end, the 2^nd pourer who ended up serving us, gave us the wine club membership info and had no enthusiasm about it at all. She didn’t even explain the benefits of it. She pretty much said, «here’s the info if you want to join.»
In regards to the wine, we did the reserve wine tasting for $ 10, but nothing really jumped out at me this time. Their reserve wines average about $ 59 per bottle, and after a weekend of some really great wine tasting in Lodi, I didn’t think that their reserve wines were any better than some of the $ 20 bottles that I tasted at the smaller wineries.
If they were to get more enthusiastic wine servers and lower their reserve wine bottle prices, I think this winery would be a lot more approachable.

This has some of the better wines in Lodi (try the Sloth). The tasting room and visitors’ center are usually pretty busy, but it’s a great place to stock up on picnic supplies and taste some very nice wines. It may be busy all day due to its convenient location along Highway 12 and is sort of a gateway winery into Lodi’s wine country. I’d like to try the breakfast restaurant sometime.

We drove 3 hours to get here and visit this winery. The restaurant was lovely and sweet! We had a great valentines day breakfast but then we moved over to the wine room and we were greeted with some of the worse customer service! I have been here before and experienced the same rude behavior at the tasting counter years ago but I thought well the wine is really great and I really wanted to bring my husband by to taste but we were blown away by the woman behind the counter and we had to check out at the main vegetable counter. I understand it was busy during Valentine’s Day weekend but their tasting event was off site. There was no reason to be rude or ignore their clients so much! If I hadn’t been asked to bring something back I would have just left, but I think they need to do some serious customer service training to their wine staff.

I had heard wonderful things about the wines at this winery. I brought my friend there last weekend and was not disappointed! The wines were amazing. Every one we tried was outstanding. I will be back with my husband to join the club! The restaurant was also great. The food and service was the best!
Thank you for a wonderful experience.

My husband and I have been wine club members of this winery for about three years now and we are never disappointed with what we bring home or our service here. The grounds are undergoing some new improvements and although the wine club management went through some changes last year, we are still quite pleased with the pick up events and the quality of the wine.
The reserves and limiteds are definitely worth the difference in price in my opinion! Anything in the Earthquake line is always superb, and by far, Lust, Gluttony, Rage, and the rest of the reserve line are outstanding!
The café on grounds serves good, fresh soup and sandwiches. The area between the café and the tasting room also sells fresh produce, fresh baked pies, as well as cheeses and various deli meat to accompany the wine of your choosing. (if only fresh bread were sold too…)
Overall, fantastic place for great Cali wine!

We like coming for Taco Tues from time to time. Apparently they don’t do taco Tues before a holiday because they’re busy making pies the host said. (Ummm Oookaaay) Anyway stayed for lunch and I got the chicken tortilla soup which was pretty good. $ 5 to wine taste which you probably will end up doing because there is always a wait for a table. They should consider taking reservations.

This place sucks!
The tri-​tip sandwich was meager; the potato salad was tasteless, and the service was a bunch of well-​intended old ladies, but very inadequate.
Their reserve wine tasting was just barely OK, but NOT worth $ 10.
Frankly… this place sucks!

There was nothing special about our experience here. The building where the tasting room/​café’ sit, feels like a Cracker Barrel but not as nice. That is kind of pitiful :(It is not what we were expecting.
The restaurant itself was ok but just really plain and kind of ramschackle– looking. This is not what you expect in terms of a quaint or fancy vineyard restaurant. In fact, it is far from it. Banal and bleh!
We ended out having a caesar salad to start with and two entrees. Caesar salad did not taste like one, but more like a mayonnaise clob with a bit of parmesan and lettuce and croutons. The burger was fine and same with the wrap, in terms of taste. Wine choices are of the vineyard and provide a lot of price points.
The actual tasting room was on the other side of this building. It was on the other side of what looked like a small grocery store. Michael David felt like it was trying to sell anything and everything to make a buck! A small grocery store inside of a wine tasting room and resto? Come on. The wine tasting area felt tucked into a corner and cramped. It was uninviting and we chose not to imbibe. That was kind of sad because I was excited prior to coming based on what I read and hoped it would be.
I would say to move on and check out other places in Lodi that are much better! Michael David is not worth your time unfortunately :(

Love this winery and café! Lunch is delicious. Tortilla soup is a winner! All sandwiches are great. Had BLT with avocado and special turkey with cranberry sandwich. Free tastings if wine club member. 6^th sense Syrah and earthquake Syrah my favs! Great outdoor seating area too! Nice little pond and large grass area. If not eating at café bring picnic lunch and sit outside.

I loved this place. Perfect relax, cozy, casual vibe. We enjoyed it so much we joined the wine club. We can’t wait to go back and use all our new perks.

Wow! Such a great experience wine tasting. James Bore the hospitality manager is unbelievably fantastic! Great times.

Beautiful grounds, and amazing café on site, this place is always a great stop in Lodi. The wine is good but you can get many of them at grocery stores now. I love stopping in for lunch and tasting but I avoid this place on weekends because it is so busy!

Staff that I encountered was friendly, but I was turned off by the massive crowd in the tasting area, so no tasting today :(

First visit and can’t wait to go back! Amazing wine and winery! Delicious lunch too!

The thing that interests me the most about businesses are how they handle bad reviews or even good reviews. I have had some bad experiences in the past and also some very good ones, and I always make sure leave a comment or a review, for both the good and bad. What amazes me is the ones that get a bad review or comment and do nothing to fix it, as I mentioned in a few other reviews, customer service can make or break a company.
With that said I would like to praise Michael-​David Vineyards. They recently responded to my complaint and have made every attempt to make it better. Unfortunately due to work and child obligations I have not been able to pay them another visit, but the fact that they truly care about each and every customer speaks praise. I look forward to the day that I will be able to come visit them and give the vineyard another try. Keep up the good work and remember word of mouth is the best advertising.

This will be the third (and last) time I’ve tried to come here to taste… Each time I’ve come they’ve closed early and turned me away at the door. If you’re going to close early all the time, maybe you should just adjust your hours and close early all the time.

Good wine, horrible experience. I was looking forward to visiting Michael David and was very Disappointed. Wine server Ashley was very rude. This is my first Unilocal review and only because I had a bad experience. I felt that Ashley was annoyed that we were there and that she didn’t converse with us about the wine. I was going to join the wine club but because of Ashley I walked out. Worst wine experience ever!
The above was my first review. Within 1 hour of posting this review the Hospitality manager contacted me and apologized. James has been in contact with me and made things right. The above mentioned server was on her last day at work at Michael David and our group was lucky enough to experience her not so friendly personality.
My 5 stars is for the Hospitality Manager James. It’s good to know that companies still care about there customers and are willing to make things right.
I will be giving Michael David another chance and look forward to going back!

My wife and I have been members of Michael David for over one year now and have tasted every time that we have visited Northern California (usually once every two or three months). Our favorite server Kaylie no longer works there, as well as some of the other servers that we enjoyed in the past, and while the wines remain affordable and delicious, the tasting experiences have faded significantly.
Previously, as members, we were given the opportunity to try whichever wines we wanted. This was nice, because we only got to try new wines in person and it was difficult to do that while living in Los Angeles. The pours were also not too small and not too big. Enough to get a good sampling for the wines as they developed over a few decent sips, at least. Now, the pours have become very small using (what seems like) 1oz regulators, and the servers are very strict on only allowing five pours per person.
I am not saying that I want to go and drink copious amounts of wine for free, but as a paying member for over a year, I had a certain expectation for quality of tasting experience that has changed significantly. At the most recent tasting on a Sunday morning, my wife and I were told that we had only one tasting left when we actually each had two remaining, and when we corrected the server she seemed skeptical. If they don’t trust us and can’t keep accurate count themselves, then institute wine tickets or tokens so that I don’t have to feel like a thief for trying to make the most of what little tasting experience remains. I guess we just miss the old days…

If you grew up in Lodi you grew up at Philips Farms which is now Michael David Vineyards because the emphasis is on the wine now. I may be biased but I LOVE their wines, 7 Deadly Zins has always been my go to wine and with its increased popularity its easy to get it at any restaurant. Grandma’s pies which are still available are TO DIE FOR! You definitely need to pick up one or a few when you’re there. I knocked off one star because I am nostalgic. Growing up we always went here for Christmas or Halloween. Every year in elementary school we made a trip out here to get pumpkins and go in the corn maze. Growing up as a Girl Scout every year I looked forward to the scare crow contests amongst the Girl Scout troops in Lodi. This has become a thing of the past it seems.

I’ve been to Michael-​David Vineyards a few times, and I defintetly think of myself as a fan. Haven’t joined the wine club (I certainly don’t need to JOIN anymore, but I would if I wasn’t at my four club limit) but it looks great for those that do join.
As with most places in Lodi, there is a tasting fee. Which is waived when you make a bottle purchase. I bought the Don’s Lodi Red, which was not only affordable but damn tasty. We sipped on that on their lovely patio area.
I’ve only eaten at their café once, but when I did it was delicious. Great place to fuel up before an afternoon of wine drinking.

I was SO excited that we stumbled across this place, although its hard to miss once you exit the freeway. If youre a fan of 7 Deadly Zins, then you need to stop by!!!
My husband and I were on an early road trip and needed a break, so we got off the free way and found this place. We go in for some wine tasting, even though it was a bit early. So while we waited for the tasting area to open up, we bought a bottle and walked around their grounds. They are gorgeous! So many different flowers and a cool giant tree! Theres also a pond, shaded seating, corn maze, bocci ball court, and probably a few other things that I missed. I really loved the look and feel of this place.
Once we could wine taste, it was really hard to find a wine we didnt like. We only tasted the reds and they were all very good. We ended up taking home a bottle of Freak Show and the Inkblot Cab. Tasting was only 5 bucks, and they waive it with the purchase of a bottle. So you really cant go wrong. =)
If you need a bite to eat with your wine tasting, they also have a small restaurant located onsite as well!