Owen Valley Winery

Worth the drive.The winery recently added a Sunday brunch and our visit today was a perfect way to take advantage of the beautiful weather.Inside seating available, we opted for one of the picnic tables in the shade. Outside also boasts twinkle lights, bocci ball, corn hole and a rotating sculpture from the nearby sculpture trail. There is also a beautiful hand blown glass installation in front of the main entrance to the building.In the past we had the Charcuterie and sandwiches which were good, but the new brunch board is wonderful. Our group split two board across five people and it was plenty of food. The biscuits We also enjoyed the wild berry wine slushy and a pitcher of peach sangria for the table.

Beautiful setting very peaceful amazing wine /slushes great food and love the cheesecake

A stop post hike at McCormick's creek. It's off the main roads, as others have noted, but there are signs in case you lose your mapping app.We each did a tasting, 4 wines for $8. The pours are generous and there's a wide selection to chose from. You can get the wine slushies and cider in your flight, too.The Georgia cupcake is a must have. The 4 of us split one and I'm not a sweets person but this was fantastic. They also have a rotating cheesecake. The inside seating area is small but there's a nice outdoor patio with tables and chairs and picnic tables in the yard.

Such a cute and local winery. We haven't visited too many around here but this one still tops the ones we have. We tried Oliver Winery and after having Owen Valley, we won't be going back to Oliver. We had to pay separately for each thing to eat and then unpack it all outside in the heat at Oliver. Here it is prepared nicely, tastes wonderful, and we ALWAYS love whatever drinks we get (we have tried quite a bit). After seeing the reviews and the clap backs from the owner, we will 100% keep going back to support such a funny guy and caring owner. Thanks for always making our visits matter!

Such a beautiful winery! This is off the beaten path a ways, but definitely worth the trip if you're near Spencer. The winery has lots of table space available for guests & have an "order at the counter" system which is nice. It's very laidback inside & the owners and staff are so friendly. I usually get a wine flight to try multiple wines, but on this visit we decided to get their special Sangrja pitcher. It was a great deal and so good! We also ordered the Brie board & a grilled cheese to snack on. The appetizer boards are very filling and perfect to eat on while wine tasting. The winery also offers some of the best cheesecake I've had - the turtle is my favorite!

On a whim, two of us drove there. As we pull up on a Saturday evening, I hear the unmistakable sound of Kade Puckett, a local multi-genre guitar hero. The wines are good, the setting lovely. We came to late in the day for food. It's a large rural setting with lots of places to sit in the sun or shade. We'll be back to try the food. If you're interested in student-free (looking at you, Oliver Winery), bucolic setting with good music, go here.

Off the beaten path, worth a road trip to visit the quaint winery with extra tasty wine options produced on site. The owner was very insightful and he was a delight to chat with about their quality wines. They have over a 100 persimmon trees that are useful to produce two persimmon wines and one is kept in a Buffalo Trace bourbon barrel to add that extra kick.Sulfites often bother me, no bother here as these wines were all interesting and delicious. Support this locally owned business that supports others locally for sourced items. Can't wait to return here to sit outside with some wine, friends and the dog.Nice find to have an extra creamy piece of cheese cake while over looking their well kept grounds.

If you like tasty wine and good conversation, make a point of traveling a few miles south of Spencer to check out this family owned/run winery. They have a small vineyard of their own grapes and an orchard where they grow some of the fruits for their wines/ciders. They do have to order some base fruit/juice from other states to offer a wider range of wine types than can be grown locally, but the family handles its own processing of raw ingredients to the wine stage "in-house".As you pull into this rural location, you are likely to be greeted by the large and friendly dog. He is very laid back and seemed part of the charm that exudes from the place. From the lot in front of the tasting room, you can see the vineyard and the outdoor seating area complete with a large tent that offers shade during the hot summer.Once inside, the tasting room is small and has a counter where you will be greeted and offered 6 tastings for $5. Like most wineries, their list begins with the dry wines and progresses to the sweeter ones, including ciders.I had the benefit of being served by the husband/owner of the winery and thoroughly enjoyed hearing about the wines, the food that he likes to prepare to go with them, and about the challenges of running a winery. He hopes that business will continue to thrive so that one day, the winery may support a bistro as well. The predominant type of offering here is the fruit wine because of the easy availability of source fruit. But I sampled wines from a variety of types and found quite a few that I really liked. I really enjoyed the "Old River Red" (Petite Sirah) and the "Covered Bridge White" (Cayuga grapes). There also was a tasty Traminette (grown on the property) called "Harvest Moon". Over on the fruit wine side, I sampled the site grown Persimmon, the locally sourced Blackberry, and an apple based cider called the "Cantankerous Neighbor". The cider is much lower in ABV than the wines and has some effervescence. For visitors who want to try something unique, there is also a "Hop Head Mead" which should appeal to IPA drinkers. I really enjoyed my visit and recommend taking the adventure to Spencer to relax and support a local winery.Review #989

Visit winery yesterday and it was amazing Great food nice wine. It was a lovely day so we ate outside.

This winery is worth a visit for singles, families or a group of friends. It's in a beautiful rural location but not hard to find from Bloomington etc. There are 27 different wines for every taste at reasonable prices, also ciders and slushies. The food was a highlight for me, the group I was with shared the huge bread board which was loaded with enough goodies for 6 of us to enjoy. We also added the wonderful goat cheese crostini. The large outdoor space invites you to linger on the patio or at a big picnic table in the shade amongst the grape vines. You can play cornhole or bocce ball or one of the games they have inside. The staff was friendly and helpful in making selections. You can try a flight of wine for $10 if you can't decide.