点评:Surprisingly quiet for a Saturday afternoon in late July. Had been planning on hitting a different winery, but they'd closed due to the weather forecast. Not a problem for Sand Castle, located on top of a ridge overlooking the Delaware.
Tasting experience was so-so - same glass for everything, felt a bit rushed, no real time to rinse the palette between varieties. Nice touch with some edible accompaniments for some wines. Felt like the bartender knew a lot he wasn't telling us.
No outstanding wines among the lengthy taste list, but some quite pleasant.
However, my friend bought 16 (mixed) bottles to take home - and so far, at least, they don't seem to reflect the tasting experience. The majority appear to be from 2012-2016 and the rose and dry Riesling in particular tasted very different (in a negative way) from the in-Castle experience. We ended up pouring the majority down the sink. It's as if they thought they could divest their old (perhaps not even temperature-controlled) inventory on unsuspecting visitors.
Beware the "bait and switch" tactics of this winery!!!!!
翻译:七月下旬的一个周六下午出奇的安静。本来计划去另一家酒庄,但由于天气预报,他们已经关门了。对于位于俯瞰特拉华州山脊顶部的沙堡来说这不是问题。
品尝体验一般般——所有东西都用同一个玻璃杯,感觉有点仓促,没有实时冲洗品种之间的调色板。与一些葡萄酒的一些可食用的佐料相得益彰。感觉调酒师知道很多他没有告诉我们的事情。
冗长的口味列表中没有出色的葡萄酒,但有一些相当令人愉悦。
然而,我的朋友买了 16 瓶(混合)带回家 - 至少到目前为止,它们似乎并没有反映出品尝体验。大多数似乎是 2012 年至 2016 年的葡萄酒,特别是玫瑰和干雷司令的味道与城堡内的体验非常不同(以负面的方式)。我们最终把大部分倒进了水槽。就好像他们认为他们可以将旧的(甚至可能没有温度控制的)库存出售给毫无戒心的访客。
小心这家酒厂的“诱饵和转换”策略!!!!