点评:Unfortunately, all this place cares about is you joining their wine club. I went with my family last July and had a nice experience. We did a tasting and got a wine lesson directly from the owner. After convincing us that he was the top winery in Georgia, we agreed to join his wine club. Unfortunately, our first shipment was just OK and not as good as the wine we had tasted on-site. There were also several blends and styles we had never heard of and no cards or descriptions of what they were.
Fast forward to late September, I was visiting Dahlonega on a girls trip with some friends and we booked the Wine Club Members Dinner. The experience was painful. We showed up and I went to the owner and reminded him I had just been there with my family 2 months prior and brought some friends to experience the winery and he immediately replied with "Did you join my wine club?" I said yes and then he turned to my friends and asked the same thing and they replied no, this was their first time there. He then said OK and walked away.
Dinner was the longest and most drawn-out experience ever. The food was good but they SLOWLY brought out several full courses along with a wine but never once came out to explain why that particular wine was being paired with dinner. It took several hours for this dinner to conclude and we ended up leaving during dessert.
This past July, we were back in Dahlonega with our family and went to give the winery one more shot. Since joining, all of our boxes of wine has been delivered with unusual blends and still no description. Of course, as soon as we visited, we were asked if we were wine club members and proceeded to tell us why we are the best and tried to get my in-laws to join. That's all they seem to care about and it felt very pushy.
We cancelled our membership and will not go back. There are plenty of wonderful wineries who care about their wine and not their memberships. Go to Montaluce or Cavender Creek. Better wine, better views, and ZERO push to buy bottles, let alone join the club.
翻译:可惜的是,这家酒庄只关心你能不能加入他们的葡萄酒俱乐部。去年七月,我和家人去了一趟,体验还不错。我们品尝了多种葡萄酒,老板还亲自给我们讲解了葡萄酒的相关知识。在他说服我们这是乔治亚州最顶级的酒庄后,我们便同意加入其葡萄酒俱乐部。可惜的是,我们收到的第一批酒也就一般般,远不及我们在酒庄现场品尝到的那些酒。而且还有好几种混酿款式和风格我们从未听说过,包装上也没有任何说明或介绍。快进到九月下旬,我和几个朋友一起去达拉诺加旅行,我们预订了“葡萄酒俱乐部会员晚宴”。这次体验简直糟糕透顶。我们到达后,我找到店主,提醒他两个月前我刚和家人来过这里,还带了几位朋友来体验这家酒庄。他立刻反问:“你加入我的葡萄酒俱乐部了吗?”我回答“是的”。接着他又转向我的朋友们问了同样的问题,他们则回答说“没有”。这是他们第一次去那里。他随后说了声“好的”,便走开了。
那顿晚餐堪称有史以来最漫长、最拖沓的一顿饭。食物倒是不错,但他们慢悠悠地上了好几道主菜,还配上了葡萄酒;不过他们始终没有出来解释为何要选用那种葡萄酒来搭配晚餐。这顿饭花了好几个小时才结束,我们甚至在甜点上桌时便离开了。
去年七月,我们带着家人再次回到达洛内加,决定再给这家酒庄一次机会。自成为会员以来,我们订购的所有葡萄酒盒装酒送来的都是些罕见的混合酒款,而且依然没有任何说明。当然,我们一进店,店员就立刻询问我们是否是葡萄酒俱乐部的会员,接着就开始夸赞我们如何优秀,还试图劝说我的公婆也加入会员。他们似乎只关心这点,给人的感觉非常强推硬销。
我们已经取消了会员资格,也再也不会光顾了。其实有很多优秀的酒庄,它们真正关心的是自己的葡萄酒品质,而非会员数量。去Montaluce或Cavender Creek吧。那里的葡萄酒更出色,景色也更美,而且绝对不会有人强迫你买酒,更不会劝你加入会员俱乐部。