Raymond Vineyards - St Helena, CA

Yvonne Bryant

Very nice Gothic Old world velvet style winery and tasting. Highly recommend visiting. Ask for Lilly, she was Awesome! Wines were tasty. I normally don’t like Chardonnay but the LVE(John Legend) there I liked. Highly recommend tasting in the Red Lounge.

J Neum

So, I have nothing to compare this to as I had never been to a winery but I absolutely loved my experience. At the very least, it’s a great winery for beginners. My husband & I were visiting Napa & Sonoma for a wedding and were able to make last-minute reservations for this wine tasting. We sat outside with views of the vineyard and tasted 5 different wines that were all wonderful. Our host was so friendly & informative. We had lots of time to look around at the vineyard outside as well as the inside. Loved the laid-back vibe with an eccentric flare! You do have an opportunity to purchase bottles of wine after the tasting but they are not pushy with the sales at all and you don’t get any kind of “stuffy” feeling….oh! And the pizza was just the cherry on top!

Nichole Alex Ibarra Fernandez

Absolutely amazing time at Raymond Vineyards. I’ve never been on a vineyard tour before but it will be hard to top that.

Ché was fabulous, super funny and friendly. Really knowledgeable about the wines, the area, and had fun stories.

We did the Main Salon tasting. The wines were great. We had some extra time, so Ché took us to the Red Room, Crystal Room, and library and map rooms. All of the rooms were super interesting and unique. We bought some wine and souvenirs, all of which were actually fairly priced. After our tasting, we walked around the grounds, pretty cool place and we got to feed the goats.

Definitely recommend visiting Raymond Vineyards! Ché was awesome!

Richard Wilborn

Such a great vineyard!! Our host was outstanding. Her knowledge of the area and wine gave us better appreciation for this area and wine. She basically taught us how to pair and drink wine.

Betsy Wyatt

Oh my stars—what a neat place! Che’ hosted us on a tour and this was such a unique place. She’s personable and beautiful and taught us about the wine and the region. It’s artistic and fantastic and ALIVE—highly recommend a visit. The wine was fantastic, and add in the vibe and hospitality—worth every cent!

Laurie Isenberg

Fun interesting atmosphere. Staff was friendly. Each room was different with touch and smell sensory stations related to wine. Our wine expert was Melanie. She was knowledgeable and nice. Unfortunately they were out of alot of the wines that we would have liked to try/buy. They are dog friendly inside and outside. Only took off 1 star for poor wine selection. Only dry wines today and it wasn't my favorite.

Laura Addis

What a lovely tasting. Leona was very engaging and we tasted some lovely wines here. We joined the club and got a peek at some of the other tasting rooms (very cool!)Their club also is affiliated with many other clubs so we get privileges elsewhere.

Justin Glaser

We signed up for the Winemakers for a day and was it ever informative. My wife and I knew that we liked certain types of wine but never knew why, but now we do thanks to this opportunity.

After going through the session, we were able to make our own blend, which was really cool, and have it bottled for us. The instructor / guide was very informative, friendly, and willing to answer any questions we had.

The experience was something that I had been looking forward to doing but couldn't get signed up. Shout out the wonderful staff at the JCB tasting room for getting us in. Highly recommended opportunity. It's on the pricier side of things but in comparison to what you get at other vineyards / tasting room, this one is actually worth it!