Wine Cellar At Starwood

This place is great! News flash: Wine can be fun.
Wine Cellar at Starwood hosted a private tasting for my group of friends, and we loved it.. We did not really know what to expect going in; our group included a mix of people who knew virtually nothing about wine, alongside a few folks who have a pretty good grasp on the subject. David led us through a «Wine 101» tasting, and did a really great job of adapting the information to what he inferred would be most useful/​interesting to our group. I VERY MUCH appreciated that there was nothing pretentious or stuffy about this experience. It was informative and we tasted some fabulous wines, but at the same time, we had fun joking and chatting, and as David himself reminded us, «At the end of the day, it’s alcohol». That being said, David’s passion for the grape was highly apparent. He selected some really nice bottles for us to try, and made some great recommendations based on tastes/​preferences we indicated as we completed our shopping at the end of the evening. I also love that this shop places an emphasis on low production wines– it really encourages one to branch out and try new things.
They apparently host complimentary tastings every Thursday evening– I haven’t made it out for one of those yet, but I intend to. I loved this experience, and I will definitely be back!

Stopped in because I like small boutique wine stores. I did like the layout and was promptly greeted by a young lady who asked if I needed help. We looked around the shop and although they had quite a few wines, none really struck me as «special». I thought the French wines were a bit light and could use more propping up. I would also recomend perhaps some more info on the wines they presented, such as reviews or ratings, as most were unfarmiluar to me.
We ended up asking for a recomendation and got one from the young lady, for a bottle of Sequoia Grove Cabernet Sauvingon 2008. It was about $ 38.00 and I took her advice and purchased the bottle. When we approached the register a man was sitting there who simply said «credit card?» and held out his hand…
My wife made note of this several times as we drove on home… I dont know who the guy was was but I felt a little more important than a one word acknowledgement and would have liked to be greeted in a more formal manner than the «credit card» greeting.
Having arrived home we promptly decanted the bottle and poured it. It did not live up to my expectation as a «full, deep, rich wine, but a thick, jammy wine that I had a hard time finishing and was deeply disappointed in.
Sorry guys, but you need to work on your greetings and recomendations quite a bit more before I would recomend you to my friends.

Great choices of wines! They even have private wine tastings for large groups. Thw owner is very knowledgable and will always help you pick the best wine for any occasion.