Texas Wine and Dinner at William Chris Vineyards

Wow what an experience. Great wines and server/rep was outstanding. Nancy S. (Thin, pretty, Hispanic lady) gave us an education! So great! Nothing even close the rest of our trip. Bread platter was great and wines wonderful! Joined! A must!

Food - 1/5 (picnic lunches are $20) Wine - 3/5 (wine tastings are $30) Service - 2/5 Atmosphere - 2/5 I’ve been to WC about 4 times. And yet, I’ve never really fallen in love with the place. I’ve had a couple of great times here: both were spontaneous and I just ordered a glass of wine and sat on the lawn. This past time, I was so disappointed. First, the man at the welcome center was nice but didn’t greet me upon arrival. I had to go up, say hi, and then he said hi and asked what was I there for. It was just so awkward. Then, we walk into the wine tasting venue (which is typically reserved for wine club members). Beautiful place by the way. But this lady asks us about our picnic lunches that we reserved. (You have to reserve this at least a day in advance I think and it’s $20) I said yes we have 6 reserved. I’m not sure what was going on that day but everything I said, the staff just looked at me weird and without confirmation or acknowledgment. Again, very awkward. Then I ask if the cookies in the picnic basket has peanuts (since my kid has peanut allergies). One lady jumped up and immediately went to find out. The lady that I initially talked to doesn’t even look up from her iPad and asks “how severe is her allergy?” I turn around and look at her to respond. But as I’m talking and responding to her, she doesn’t even bother looking at me or looking up from her iPad! I feel like that’s just human courtesy- if someone is answering your question, you should look at them. Horrible horrible - just inconsiderate. Eva was our hostess and sommelier. She was really great and friendly but it was pretty slow. We tried 6 wines (I think) and it took 2 hours. I was so ready to go. And our lunch that we ordered for noon didn’t come out until nearly 1pm and I had to ask for it twice. I just felt very unimportant and like my business was not appreciated. The food in the picnic lunch was not very good. The sandwich was very overly mustardy (with grain mustard) and the tomatoes/mozzarella salad was not good at all. I really did like the pasta salad. The cookie was ok. Having a Rambler was nice. Our bottle of tap water was never refilled - there were all these servers walking around and no one refilled our bottle. Like I said, I just felt like we were overlooked and unimportant. The wine is as typical as I remember it. I’ve always liked the Hunter the best and this time around, I still liked Hunter the best. I will give a big shoutout to Cody (or whoever confirmed my reservations through email). He/she was extremely friendly and responsive. I really wish this level of service resonated throughout the entire facility. So, 2 shoutouts to Cody & Eva — really good representation for WC. I really don’t think I will be returning here even if they win more awards. Kuhlman Cellars has wonderful wine and they make me feel special each time I visit. French Connection is the same - the level of service really elevates the experience and wine. I am so thoroughly disappointed at WC.

I had no idea Texas wine was so good. They’ve really outdone themselves with the tasting room for commoners like myself and the members tasting room as well. The outdoor space is absolutely fantastic and if you want to instagram some photos they have some great photo ops but the wine itself is fantastic, we got a bottle of the cab sav and we met the owner and he was fantastic as well as Peggy and Kaie, they made our experience so wonderful and so memorable. i would go back and back and back again.

This was an incredible experience. Beautiful vineyard, delicious wine, excellent charcuterie board, and outstanding tasting experience from Todd!! Do not miss stopping by William Chris - this is one of my favorite winery experiences ever. Ask for Todd if you can - he knows his wine, timed the experience perfectly, and made us feel so well taken care of!

It is our second time at Williams Christ Vineyard, my friends and I really enjoyed the experience so much… Francisco always makes our visit a spectacular experience, thank you for the dedication and the incredible tour you offered us… the entire team is wonderful… I highly recommend this beautiful experience when you visit Fredericksburg. TX!