Scheid Vineyards Wine Lounge

Finishing an old review that I’ve drafted a while back…
Scheid offers great wines at a good value. The tasting room here has a very friendly staff, welcoming interior, and is very clean, with well-​decorated bathrooms.
After coming here, I was convinced to join the wine club.
Here is an interesting fact — they grow a lot of grapes, but take the 2% they want for their wines and sell the rest to the other winemakers in the country.

Wine tasting after a long day of biking.
I went here back in September just after my long bike ride in Monterey.
I came back this last weekend and they’ve moved to Carmel. Booo, because i wanted to pick up another bottle of their 2008 cab.
Overall experience wasn’t bad, but it’s definitely worth trying.

Scott and Nick were very helpful and friendly. Not pretentious at all. They didnt have a bottle of sparkling wine open to taste, but they convinced me to buy it. So glad I did. I have had a lot of champagne in my life, and this one was the BEST. I actually dream about it. I drink other champagne wishing it were the one from Scheid. I also purchased champagne glasses (Riedel) and they offered to hold all of my purchases till the the next day so I didnt have to walk around with it on the row. Very excited to return! Thank you for a lovely experience!

What a disappointment compared to A Taste of Monterey and Bargetto! Despite a convenient location, I did not find anything I like in Scheid. We tried their tasting, which is $ 10 for 7 wine, not exactly good value compared with other tasting rooms. The wines in general did not have the body nor the tanning I was looking for. Their Pinot Noir Reserve was good but not worth $ 50 a bottle. I tried their late harvest Savignon Blanc and was not impressed either. The service was OK but the staff generally don’t share work, so we had to wait for our winetender who was busy serving other customers sitting next to the fire place.

Scheid had two tasting menus which costs $ 10. The fee is waived if you buy some wine. I chose the sweeter option and enjoyed all of the wines. We ended up purchasing the Muscat Canelli. The people at Scheid were very welcoming to us and our dog. They were very friendly, knowledgeable, and personable. It’s a very toursity area, but hey, we were tourists, so this place was worth stopping in. I really appreciate the fact that they are dog friendly too.

This is my favorite wine lounge in Monterey! Scott (wine lounge manager) is so friendly and really takes care of every customer that walks through their doors. This winery has amazing wines and their employees are not wine club hungry, but much more concerned with creating a unique experience for their guests.
I lived in Monterey for a little over a year and this wine lounge had by far the best and most consistent quality of wines with the most reasonable prices. I ended up signing up for their wine club right before I moved out of the area because I enjoy the wine so much. This wine lounge and the staff there will truly be missed!
P. s. Their Odd Lott wines (white & red) are delicious!

Awesome service by Shannon. The wine tasting of 6 different wines is only $ 10 and if you purchase a bottle that fee is waived. The ⁵⁰⁄₅₀ is good. Shannon also pointed us in the direction of an awesome place to eat… Fish House on Del Monte. Thanks for the recommendation. It was truly amazing food!

This was my least favorite of the Monterey tasting rooms. It was a fixed menu of wines to taste (whereas others let you pick to suit your palate) and the price was high ($ 10). With the pre-​selected flight, it had a menu describing each wine and suggesting pairing — I remember rolling my eyes over one suggestion to pair a wine with mac and cheese. The server caught my reaction and insisted that it was ‘nice’ mac and cheese, not Kraft, but come on — even if I’m making a gourmet mac and cheese, am I really planning what wine to pair it with? Ugh.
The setting was very cute with the fire in the back and the long stand-​up bar, but overall it felt very sterile. And kind of like walking into a mall store.
I’ll pass.

This was a great wine lounge. and Dave was a fantastic winetender. Scheid kicked up my wine adventures in Monterey to a 9 when I was totally skating by on a 5.
Scheid offered a great selection of wines and Dave allowed us to adlib and he added 2 varietals to the flight upon request. Once I saw they carried a Late Harvest Savignon Blanc, I didn’t even need to taste it, I just wanted it. When he saw we’d placed it on the counter, he offered us a tasting of it. and it was as heavenly as I anticipated. They also had a Muscat Canelli, which was sweet but not as much as muscat usually is. It was interesting nonetheless and we picked up a bottle of that as well.
Not much else to say except they have the cutest lil bags.

There aren’t many times I find myself relating to Paul Giamatti, but we do share similar tastes in wine. «I ain’t drinking no f”“king merlot!!» has basically been my mantra since I’ve been afflicted with the wine bug. I think it taste like dirt and no matter how my palette evolves, I’ve never liked it. Scheid might have taken a dent out of my bias…
Hubs and I were on an overnight getaway to Monterey and happened in the Sheid wine lounge. We were doing their tasting menu, and I saw it describer their merlot as a «drink it all night» wine. Yea right. I was skeptical. But at the encouragement of our server, I gave it a go. Phenomenal! Much more smooth, light, and less earthy than it’s despised counterparts! We def bought a bottle! There is also a great blend of whites called The Odd Lot. Interesting dessert wine!
Staff is knowledgable and inviting! The venue itself is great with a bar and lounge area. Big plush couches and chairs get comfy in and enjoy some great wines!

I have been to a fair share of tasting rooms from San Diego to Monterey to San Francisco. and there is one thing I look for when I enter these rooms (and it’s not just the wine). I am looking for a friendly experience that will keep me wanting to come back and sample their different wines.
I have been to this tasting room a few times and the people that are pouring are not only knowledgeable, but they are friendly and happy to be there. They give you a positive energy which is refreshing, especially if you are already interested in what they have to offer. I have encountered Rafael there twice and both times he has been full of energy, jokes and knew what he was talking about simultaneously. Yesterday, other than Rafael, we were able to chat with both Scott and Dave about different wines, wine events held locally and how being a part of the wine club is beneficial to users. They provided us with a wealth of information, but did it in a manner that wasn’t over-​selling and/​or abrasive.
I would definitely return to this tasting room again. Aside from the wine being tasty, the people are so accommodating, the location is exceptionally clean and the convenience is great if you are a local.

Scheid Wine Lounge is a great place to hang out. We have tried a few tasting rooms on Cannery Row and Scheid is by far the best. If you are a connoisseur you will appreciate the unique and delicious artisan wines. If you are on a budget you will appreciate the large pours, especially compared to accross the street! They now also serve wine by the glass. My fave is the ⁵⁰⁄₅₀ red and there is a certain je né sais quoi about the newer «Odd Lot» wines. I am now a member and enjoy the free tastings and quarterly pick –up
parties for new releases. Did I mention the super friendly staff, nice warm fireplace and cushy club chairs… ENJOY!

We go to our fair share of tasting rooms, whether in SF or in the wine country, and putting the wine aside for a moment, what makes it for me is the whole experience — the location, the ambience, and most of all, the person that does the pouring. There are definitely some folks out there who make you wonder, «Why are you working here when it’s obvious you don’t like people?» That was definitely not the case here.
We had a woman named Susan, and she was so knowledgeable and entertaining that we would’ve bought their entire library if we had the $$$. She was genuine, sincere, and easy to talk to. I hope the owners of Scheid know how lucky they are to have her as the face of their winery.
As for the wines, they were terrific. We bought several bottles as gifts and to enjoy at home. Susan was great about telling us the unique characteristics of each one, but allowed us to form our own opinions. There’s not a lot going on in Cannery Row, so thank goodness for a find like Scheid’s wine lounge!

Decent tasting room with some nice wines. The place was packed! I really liked their sparkling. We left with a couple of bottles of sauv blanc and a pinot. Service was okay… not terribly attentive but passable.
Overall, a pleasant experience with some interesting wine. I’ll check them out again next time we’re in town!

This was the first time we’d been to this tasting room, but we needed to pick up our monthly wine shipment and a trip to Monterey on a lovely Sunday afternoon seemed just the thing to end the weekend.
Parking was easy on the street — the meters take both quarters and credit cards, but we couldn’t get the credit card function to work on ours. The nice man at Scheid saved us by giving us enough quarters to keep us from getting a ticket.
The tasting room is larger, much larger than their other tasting room. It has a big, warm fireplace which was nice after driving to Monterey with the top down on the car (crazy, I know). How fabulous to sit by a warm fire tasting the awesome wines of Scheid!
I’m not a white wine girl, but the 2006 Chardonnay took my heart. They didn’t have any regular sized bottles left, so I had to get a BIG bottle. *darn*
Rafael, the pourer, knew his wine and was generous with his pours. He also had a great sense of humor and made the wine tasting fun. Can’t wait to go back next month!
TIP: Join their wine club, save $$$ and enjoy two bottles of delicious wine every month.
TIP #2: Ask for a coupon for a free appetizer at the Fish Hopper.

After a terrible experience across the street at «Taste of Monterey,» my wife and I were hesitant to try another wine room on Cannery Row. Are we glad we stepped into Scheid!
The tasting room looks like a Tahoe lodge, complete with a gigantic fireplace. The staff was so friendly and the wines were great for the price.
We ended up with a Triple Layer Red (red table blend), a light Pinot Noir, and a Late Harvest Riesling. This was a great spot to taste what Montery has to offer.

Their tasting room and wine lounge had a very welcoming feel. I could easily sit by the fire with a glass of wine.
I love when the pourer is just as excited as you are about the wines and wants to show you everything. We really did try 11 wines and we passed on some also. They really took care of us.
After the full lineup their 2007 Old Lot Red (45% Syrah, 28% Merlot, 13% Petite Sirah, 7% Sangiovese, 4% Riesling, 3% Viognier) was still my favorite. I couldn’t believe the amount and variety of grapes that were blended into this wine. And all for $ 19…not bad at all.

We had such a lovely and pleasant tasting experience today. 56 minutes had passed before we knew it (the amount of time we paid for on our parking meter) and we tasted 6 wines. The Pinot Blanc stood out out of the white wine pours and out of the red wines I enjoyed the Petit Syrah. Joe and Rafael were so much fun to talk to and the more we talked the more we realized how small the world really was (I grew up here and they both looked very familiar and we realized how we were all connected).
Both men are very knowledgable but more importantly they had permanent smiles and you could tell they were passionate not only of their wines but ensuring that everyone had a good time.
I’m really interested in joining their wine club. I already have 3 memberships to local wineries and am so tempted to join Scheid. The wines were solid but their wine club meshes 6 wine shipments with 6 «pick-​up» parties… and they go BIG. These parties are not just held at the tasting room (which is quite chic), but their last one (which was on Feb. 5^th) was at Spanish Bay. Over 500 people showed up to their release (of wine club shipments) party and it sounded like a blast. Think of it a wine club/​social club membership. Very neat.
Oh and their tasting room offer an array of wine accessories and we were in awe of their custom wine counter which offered little dugouts (for ease of access — you need to see it to really understand) which are temperature-​controlled to keep their white wines on their tasting menu fresh and chilled.
Thank you for your hospitality! Oh and the fireplace… nice touch and very clutch on shivery chilly Cannery Row!

I went here for a Monterey-​area tweetup and it was definitely a fun time. We got to try 4 white and 4 red wines. All of them were great, and I am usually not a big red wine fan. The best part was that our wine tasting was free because one of the members of our group is a member of their wine club. My boyfriend ended up returning a few days later to purchase a bottle of wine as a Christmas gift for his mom. She is a bit of a wine snob and she loved it!

We were fortunate enough to have complimentary wine tasting passes on our visit here, but I would have gladly paid full price for the quality of wines we were served. The tasting room itself is beautiful, very large and spacious. Beyond the wide and accommodating bar, there were comfortable club chairs in the back next to a gently roaring fireplace. Talk about romantic — very stately too. Our pourer was very nice and knowledgeable and even obliged us some photos. They also sell quite a bit of wine related paraphernalia. Great spot, recommend.