点评:I visited Epoch as part of a group of 10 family members. When I heard there was a $59 per person tasting fee, I looked up the description on the website and decided it must be an "elevated tasting," which piqued my interest. I've had some pretty great hospitality at PR wineries, but none of us were members at Epoch, so I had no idea what to expect. It turns out, I was wise to keep my expectations low. The tasting room and the barrel room where we were seated were lovely, so great ambience. We had the opportunity to purchase (!?!) beautiful charcuterie plates, served by a charmingly enthusiastic and knowledgeable server. That's all good stuff.
We also enjoyed our tasting host, who was very personable; but the tasting was pretty basic considering the outrageous cost, which they would not waive if we purchased wine. There were just 5 pours that were okay but seemed overpriced, plus a bonus muscat (I don't like sweet wines). I felt as though we were just getting to the fuller-bodied wines I prefer, but they weren't on the menu and I was shut down when I asked to taste the zinfandel she told us about. I know that might have gone differently If I had joined the club, but why would I, under the circumstances?
I understand that tasting rooms get burned by large parties who taste and run, but they missed an opportunity with us. We bought a lot of wine and joined some clubs over our annual weekend, but not at Epoch.
翻译:我和 10 位家庭成员一起参观了 Epoch。当我听说品酒费为每人 59 美元时,我在网站上查看了描述,并认定这一定是“高级品酒”,这激起了我的兴趣。我在 PR 酒庄享受过一些非常热情的款待,但我们都不是 Epoch 的会员,所以我不知道会发生什么。事实证明,我保持低期望是明智的。我们所在的品酒室和酒桶室都很漂亮,氛围非常好。我们有机会购买 (!?!) 精美的熟食拼盘,由热情洋溢、知识渊博的服务员提供。这些都是好东西。
我们也很喜欢我们的品酒主持人,他非常亲切;但考虑到离谱的价格,品酒相当简单,如果我们购买葡萄酒,他们不会免除这笔费用。只有 5 杯酒还不错,但似乎价格过高,外加一杯额外的麝香葡萄酒(我不喜欢甜酒)。我觉得我们只是在品尝我喜欢的酒体更饱满的葡萄酒,但它们不在菜单上,当我要求品尝她告诉我们的仙粉黛时,我被拒绝了。我知道如果我加入了俱乐部,情况可能会有所不同,但在这种情况下,我为什么要加入呢?
我明白品酒室会被那些一边品尝一边经营的大型聚会搞得一团糟,但他们错过了与我们合作的机会。我们在一年一度的周末买了很多酒,加入了一些俱乐部,但没有加入 Epoch。