点评:My wife and I have visited the San Sebastián Winery numerous times over the years and enjoyed our time there. This last visit has caused us to knock it off our list of must does! We were not welcomed as staff was busy talking among themselves. A few steps in, we were asked to pay $5 for the tour and samples. Really a charge now after all these years?! We paid and joined the small group. Watched the movie and restaurant plug. Went upstairs, as usual, stopped midway, guide pointed at the steel containers on one side and the other shipping boxes. Yes, that was his presentation almost verbatim! Aside from the fee, we quickly caught on that this was a new tour format. We thought that's ok. Maybe they have improved the tour. The original, long-lived free tour, included 5 stops around the cat walk (which is still in place) by 5 different people that seemed to appreciate the wine and your time. Now onto what the guide called the sampling room. This is a dark, grungy, after thought of an area cut off from another dark area. There was no seating. The bar was lined up with paper and pencil and we were told only 1 to a couple. We quickly realized that this is due to lack of room at the bar for even one person of the pair. The guide gave us each a cheap feeling plastic souvenir wine cup, was friendly and did his job of talk and pour. Yet, he blew all credibility when he admitted he didn't drink wine, and was more of a beer guy. He basically repeated a memorized script. After the 5 pours, it was time to leave. Upon exiting the gift shop, the 2 people behind the register just looked at us as we left. No communication at all. Unknowingly to them, we were probably leaving for the last time!
翻译:这些年来,我和妻子多次造访圣塞瓦斯蒂安酒庄,度过了一段美好的时光。但这次却让我们不得不把它从“必游景点”清单上划掉!我们并没有受到热情接待,因为工作人员都在忙着互相交谈。刚走进几步,我们就被要求支付5美元的参观和品酒费用。这么多年过去了,竟然还要收费?!我们付了钱,加入了这个小团体。我们看了电影,也去吃了顿餐厅的宣传。像往常一样上楼,中途停了下来,导游指着一边的钢制集装箱和另一边的运输箱。没错,他几乎一字不差地介绍了这一切!除了费用之外,我们很快意识到这是一种新的旅游模式。我们觉得还不错。也许他们改进了旅游方式。最初的免费旅游项目持续了很长时间,包括沿着猫道(现在还在)的5个站点,由5个不同的人带领,他们似乎很欣赏葡萄酒和你的时间。现在,我们来到导游所说的品酒室。这是一个昏暗、肮脏、经过深思熟虑的区域,与另一个昏暗区域隔绝开来。没有座位。吧台上摆满了纸笔,我们被告知只能坐一到两个人。我们很快意识到,这是因为吧台空间太小,连两个人中的一个都坐不下。导游给了我们每人一个感觉很廉价的塑料纪念酒杯,态度友好,负责跟我们说话和倒酒。然而,当他承认自己不喝葡萄酒,更喜欢喝啤酒时,他的可信度彻底崩塌了。他基本上是在重复背诵的台词。倒了五杯之后,就该离开了。走出礼品店时,收银台后面的两个人只是看着我们离开。完全没有交流。他们甚至都不知道,我们可能是最后一次离开了!