Corison Winery

Wine: Winery: Ambiance: Dec 28, 2011

We visited in March 2010. By Napa standards, there's nothing special about this winery: it's in a shed which houses the barrels--nothing fancy at all. But maybe that's what I loved about it--nothing pretentious, just good wine. And the wine was very good, as was most of the wine we tasted in Napa Valley. Far better than most of what we get here in SC, but I'm leaving it at a three because it doesn't stand out as exceptional on that trip. (I'm trying to rank wines against other wines in the area, so while this wine blows the socks off other wines I've had on the east coast, I'm still only giving it a three.) That being said, I had such a good time at this tasting. The guy pouring the wine was very personable and friendly; he is what earned this place a five for ambiance. (I give him extra credit for humoring me and seeming interested in my endless rambling. But I digress....) He was very knowledgeable about the wine as well as the farming methods, and took us into the vineyards to show us some of what they do. Overall, a great experience. I'd go back.