Conn Creek Winery

Great tasting experience with Tom! Had a great time tasting the wines and learning about where the grapes came from. The Cabernets were delicious and priced fairly and could stand up to 200 dollar bottles of wine. Will be back for more wine on our next visit.

I loved my experience at Conn Creek. My two friends and I came here on a Wednesday afternoon, and were a bit confused when we walked in and the place was completely empty. But Tony soon came down the stairs and led us on a great wine tasting journey.
We decided to go with the Cabernet Sauvignon AVA tasting, which included four different Cabernets grown in different vineyards. It was really interesting to taste a single varietal and see how they were different just based on the area where the grapes were grown. Tony was very friendly and fun throughout the whole tasting, and taught us a lot about the different wines. At the end of our tasting, he didn’t even charge us for the $ 25 tasting and didn’t try pushing any bottles or club memberships on us. It was so nice! I look forward to coming back here soon.

Had a fantastic time at Conn Creek. It was great talking with Omar who was incredibly knowledgeable and helpful. Great customer service all around. Will definitely return on our next trip ! Thanks Omar

We had a good experience at this winery. A friend of mine is a fan of the Conn Creek Cabernet and suggested that we stop after having lunch at a nearby restaurant.
They offer a tasting of AVA specific cabernets, which I was interesting and a little different.
Tony was knowledgeable and entertaining. We enjoyed it.
They also offer a Barrel Blending Experience, where you taste the components and make your own blend. Then they bottle it, you cork it, label it and take it home. Something we may want to do next time.
Overall, it was a nice winery stop.

The winery was cute and near Indian Springs resort, but at a cost of $ 20 per tasting and a requirement to purchase 2 bottles per tasting to offset the cost, it simply wasn’t worth our time. It was too expensive and the wines were no better than others in the area. There are many wonderful wineries in the area and no one else charges these obnoxious prices. Keep your cash and move on to another winery.

I have never been treated so disrespectfully as I have during my second visit to Conn Creek. The older man at the counter first told my friend that a dog wasn’t welcome in the tasting room, but others working heard my friend and told him that well-​behaved dogs were more than welcomed. He then put out glasses without a word of welcome to us and retrieved someone else to help us, then made several comments under his breath but loud enough for us to hear expressing his surprise that we actually purchased bottles.
Sorry our money isn’t good enough for you.

Decided to stop in during an unplanned passing and it was a great experience. Our wine educator, Bob, was incredibly knowledgable and passionate about the family’s wines. Their 2012 Anthology is absolutely delicious and a must try.
It was quiet and accessible; smart staff, an A+, enjoyable experience. We even joined their wine club.

We enjoyed the blending seminar so much the first time, we brought friends with us this year. A great time was had by all. We’ll see what the wine tastes like in a month or two. Hopefully as good or better than the first bottles we made.

We visited Conn Creek Winery with a 2 for 1 tasting ticket provided to us from another winery. We stopped in to visit and did a tasting. The wine was overall not bad, but it was probably my least favorite wine that I tasted on our 26 winery tour of Napa. The winery itself is set up very nice, well designed and the employees were very nice and knowledgeable.
I am giving a 3 as it is was nothing to rave about in regards to the wine itself and a very small tasting area. Happy to have tried it with a 2 for 1 tasting, but we didn’t end up buying any wine. We did not make an appointment and stopped in freely.

While other Unilocalers rave about the make-​your-​own-​blend class, I unfortunately was short on time. Decided to stop-​in anyway because I’ve enjoyed Conn Creek wine at restaurants. Unfortunately, the tasting was nothing to rave about. Not that the wine was bad, but the experience was just «eh.» Will have to come back for the blending experience some day…

Really superb tasting room set up. Inside, there is a stand-​up bar but there is also an inviting «library» area with comfortable seating. I also appreciated that the air conditioning was blasting on this very hot day. Outside, there is a nice courtyard with hightop tables and lower ones, sun, shade… If you can’t find your perfect tasting position and situation at CC, you’re probably unreasonable and no fun at parties. Our tasting was led by a very knowledgable guy who not only educated us about the wine and the grapes but also the soil and other factors that make the glass great. The wine itself was wonderful. I’m not a rosé fan but they had a malbec rosé that knocked our socks off so we walked out with a couple of bottles of that.
All in all, a great tasting experience.

I didn’t go to their winery yet. This is a five star for their 2012 cab. I had this wine with my friends last night at the House of Prime Ribs in SF. I rated my dining experience a 9.5. My friend asked what could have made it a 10 for me. I thought for a little bit and told him if I had a second glass of the Conn Creek cab, it’ll make it a perfect 10.
I’m so excited to look up Conn Creek on Unilocal,and found that they offer wine mixing classes. I’ll be the next one to sign up for their classes.

As a food chemist and someone who’s spent quite some time working with grapes, this was blah.
As a consumer behaviorist, this is a lesson on what you shouldn’t do. The ladies were weird, ignorant and snooty… the grounds were nonexistent. The wine was ok but then I don’t go to visit wineries just for the wine, I go for the ambiance, to learn more about the wine and the process, the tasting (!) and the grounds… nothing like a cute picnic with some wine and Conn Creek failed in every one of those aspects.

This neat winery off of the Silverado Trail makes all sorts of wine, although they specialize in Cabernet Sauvignon. The military discount was 10% which was cool. The outdoor seating area was smaller than other wineries I like with high tables and stools. The majority of the building was dedicated to the winemaking operation. We visited on a Tuesday in May and there was only one other couple.

You know what’s so great about my Unilocal friends? A LOT of them LOVE wine! So when doing research for my trip to Napa I was told by two of them that I had to do the Conn Creek blending experience. Hello — chemistry + wine… this chemist is a happy girl! And at $ 95 a pop for an amazing experience, the best wine ever, and a to-​go bottle of it… well that’s a deal!
Most of my group I was going to Napa with wasn’t interested (they completely missed out) so I dragged my brother along and told him it was his birthday present lol. He didn’t seem too enthusiastic at first but was happy to go along with whatever I was paying for, but in the end left Napa saying this was his favorite part. Book this experience early! We spent a lovely 2 hours with 2 couples and a girls group of 3 and had an amazing time enjoying it all with strangers. Great how wine brings everyone together!
We booked the 10:30am time slot and enjoyed a nice Sav Blanc while waiting for the other groups to arrive. From there we were brought into the private blending room for a discussion on the different Napa regions and soil types and how it all affects the wine.
Then it was time to taste! 15 different Cab Savs and 4 other varietals (Malbec, Merlot, Petit Verdot and Cab Franc) and to take notes. It was really surprising to see how different the regions tasted from each other, but in the end I came up with my perfect blend.
Blending came down to ratios and if you hand this chemist a graduated cylinder and beaker with wine, you know I’m a happy girl! I won’t give you the whole recipe because this is no doubt an award winner and I’m about to be rich lol, but it consisted of 3 Cab Savs, Merlot and Petit Verdot!
Oh, finished off by the corking experience… and decorating my wine label and naming it.
For a 2 hour experience, this FLEW by! We managed to walk out right on time, but that’s only because we went with our first formulations and didn’t tweak much (we had a lunch to fit in between appts!) but I’m sure others hung around for a bit really perfecting their wines!
Amazing day! If you’re in Napa and you miss this experience, you’ve messed up!

Our previous winery suggested we go to Conn Creek and gave us 2 for 1 tasting cards. Glad we took their advice. The price of the wines are a great value. The tasting room is modern with a clean look. It’s not a very big tasting area, but also wasn’t extremely busy, so it felt just right. Woulda really bought some bottles to take home, but just didn’t feel like dealing with the checked luggage. Husband almost joined the club. Only reason why he didn’t was that we don’t drink enough at home.

I have always liked the wines at Conn Creek, especially their Cab Franc. My friend set up a Blending experience for my birthday. WOW what a great experience! I learned that being a wine maker is hard work.
Staff at the winery were so nice. We had John as our host. He was very knowledgable. I learned quite a bit even for someone who has been wine tasting for some time.
First you taste different styles of Cabernet Sauvignon from different areas in the valley. Then there are 4 other blending wines to use to compliment your blend. Once you have found the right recipe for your wine you then bottle and cork your wine. You can then add a personal wine label.
A great two hours with friends. If you ever wanted to learn how to blend wine this is the place to go!
Thank you Conn Creek for a wonderful day!

If wine is bottled poetry, then Conn Creek is the master training its apprentices to write better poems. While the main wine tasting room is unremarkable compared to the others in the area, their wine blending class is nothing short of resplendent.
Napa offers everything from bike tours to spa retreats, but undoubtedly the wine is really what puts the county on the map. After some research on fun and informative options, we decided to try Conn Creek’s AVA blending class. Following the instructions on their site, we made our reservations months in advance, which turned out to be a smart move since the class was packed. Upon check in inside the main tasting room, we were greeted warmly and offered a glass of nondescript white wine until the others arrived. We mingled, and chatted up our classmates, until we were told it was time for us to move into the lecture room.
We seated ourselves at the long table, trying hard to resist the temptation to immediately start playing with the beakers and cylinders. Okay, so after a day of eating and drinking, you don’t exactly want to sit through a tedious lecture. However, if you can steel yourself, you might learn a couple of really interesting facts, and unlike most wineries, it comes without a huge sales pitch to join their wine club. The instructor was jovial and lacked any pretention you might get elsewhere. After an introduction to winemaking, and blending, they gave us the instructions, which was followed by the delightful phrase «now go taste.»
20 minutes, and about 18 varietals later, I had pages of descriptive notes and I was ready to start creating my own blend. Some trial and error, and a healthy mixture of cab-​dominant blend mixed with a couple of other styles led me to my perfect combination. Then it was time to funnel, bottle, cork, and create a label for my new creation.
The entire process was a lot of fun, and we enjoyed exploring the well-​kept gardens outside the lecture room as well. Blooming roses, and a gentle fountain make for an idyllic landscape. Although they don’t recommend trying to age the wines beyond a year (since inherently there will be some oxygen you trapped while bottling), we found this wasn’t an issue as we couldn’t wait to get home and see how we fared as wine blenders (I think at most we lasted two months).
Truly a memorable experience for us and our friends, I’d highly recommend making the Conn Creek AVA blending class part of your trip to Napa.

I dragged my feet into the Conn Creek Barrel Blending Experience Seminar. I had been excited about it before. However, after a full day of wine tasting and a huge decadent lunch, I was hoping there was a nap in my near future and not a «class.»
It didn’t help that our teacher spoke very slowly, in a monotone voice. ZzZzZzZz I wasn’t going to make it. I was sure of it. Someone save me!
Upon arrival, we were first given a glass of a white (can’t recall) which I barely sipped. I was too saturated by then. Then, as the teacher spoke, we were encouraged to try the provided glass of their ANTHOLOGY and, sigh, I just wasn’t a fan. «How much longer do I have to be here?» I thought.
Then, something happened… our teacher moved on quickly from his opening statements and right into how our blending experience would work. My interest was piqued! He was funny, knowledgeable, and I realized I was being a big grump. We were given full reign of their many categorized barrels, encouraged to taste them ALL (around 20 of them!!!), and come up with a formula for our very best bottle of wine. My competitive nature perked me right up and I set out to make the winning wine out of our group of 6. Oh yeah! It was ON!
We were given a booklet to use for taking notes of all the wines we were tasting. We tasted, poured, scribbled, blended, and taunted each other until we each had our final recipe. Once we finished pouring it all into a bottle, we were taught to add the cork, and also design the label. I had a blast doing all of it and forgot all about how tired I initially was.
The class is offered at 10:30am and 2:00pm. I suggest doing this in the morning and not the afternoon. It’s $ 95.00 for the two hours, and well worth it. This is also the perfect choice if you are visiting in a group like we did. We took our wines home (6 of them!) and we plan on hosting a BLIND TASTING dinner soon to crown the winner. I mean, we can just crown me the winner now… but I digress.
My wine is called KQ and it consists of the following:
40% OAKVILLE from Stanton Vineyard
20% RUTHERFORD from Hozhoni Vineyard
20% DIAMOND MOUNTAIN from Sorri Bricco Vineyards
10% CARNEROS from Truchard Vineyard
10% spice from the CABERNET FRANC
You want a winning formula? There ya go! I just gave you a cheat sheet! HA!
I highly recommend this experience. It’s a definite Napa Valley «MUST.»

As I planned my winery visits, I decided that I would head up to the area that someone recommended with the best view. We arrived at Rutherford Hill Winery around 9:30 a.m. (my body was still on central time). It wasn’t until we waited over 30 minutes there that we were allowed into the tasting room, and then learned that the first tour wasn’t until 11:30.
I was only in Napa Valley for two nights and one day, so that was a bummer. The guy at Rutherford Hill Winery gave me a two for one card for Conn Creek, although I’d never heard of it, I decided to stay in the area and checkout Conn Creek.
The lady who gave the tasting and the history of Conn Creek was so nice and knowledgeable. We did walked away from Conn Creek with an entire different appreciation of wine. She told us about how the grapes from their wines come from different regions of Napa Valley. The soil all around the Valley is entirely different in each area and it changes the taste of the wine. She even showed us vials of soil as a visual demonstration.
The wines alone were five stars, but thanks to the awesome lady (I wish that I would’ve caught her name) the winery and the tastings too were worth the trip to that part of the valley.