Mitchell Katz Winery

Recently went here without a reservation on a Saturday afternoon. They have a small indoor tasting room with a few tables and chairs and outside have small tables with the gas fire pit. We sat outside which was nice, the server was friendly but very slow. We opted to select bottles, the red wines were priced around $42+. They were good wines (a livermore cabernet and the I love you Sangiovese.) I used to not be a Sangiovese fan but it was not too earthy and had a nice flavor. I would consider coming back but recommend making a reservation if you want to be inside

Visited this winery for Holidays in the Vineyards. They did not take reservations for that weekend so we just showed up in hopes to be accommodated. There wasn't much seating, only barrel tops to gather, standing. 3 stars because they were skimpy with the tastings. Not sure if that's typical here or if it was due to the event. Wine wasn't anything special that I feel like I would return. There are other wineries with better wine and better pours. Only thing I liked about that winery for that weekend was they had a good live band, and lots of holiday vendors plus Santa!

We walked in on a Saturday around 1:30pm. It didn't look that busy but there was a female staff doing her best to help everyone. She looked flustered. She asked if we had a reservation but said it's ok if we didn't. I did send the reservation inquiry email like a week ago but received no response. Later, the female staff said to email a day ahead when we want to drop by. They had a small tasting room and a spacious outdoor seating. But it was a hot day so the indoor seating was taken. $25 for 5 wines. She gave us our first round of wine quickly to settle us in. She helped us pour the first 3 wines first and then a male staff helped us after. We got to try 2 extra wines not on the menu. Most of their wines were fruity and smooth except for the petite Sirah. It was a balance of earth and fruit with soft tannins. Delicious bold and flavorful wines. They allow outside food. Theres only 1 restroom for women and a port a potty for men. We ended up becoming members. Chardonnay - good, oakySauv blanc- good , fruityRose sparkling- a little bit sweet, fruityLivermore valley cab- smells very fruity like dessert wine Casa de vinas petite Sirah 2022-earthy, better than the 2021 Extras:casa de vinas petite Sirah 2021- earthy Fat boy cab- a bit acidic Some information:Half off on 1 bottle on Fridays for members. Inconsistent information on whether they waive tastings when u join membership. If not waive, Every $20 spent can have $5 off tasting if you are trying to waive.

My friend was coming to pick up some wine and asked me to join him for a wine tasting. My wine tasting experiences have been in Napa and Sonoma, but I've never been wine tasting in the Livermore Valley, so I was looking forward to it. Mitchell Katz Winery was started in 1998 in memory of Mitchell's grandfather. The winery focuses on full bodies reds and a few whites. On this day, it was sunny, cool and windy, so my friend made reservations for an indoor tasting. They have tables outside next to the building and an outdoor area facing the vineyards. There are two buildings for indoor tastings. We were in the main building which had two large tables and three small tables. The tasting is $20 and consists of five wines, Estate Chardonnay, NV California Sparkling, Fat Boy Cabernet, Crackerbox Sangiovese and Rabioli Zinfandel. My favorites were the Cabernet, which had a scent of berries with taste of current, cherries and umami with light tannins and the Sparkling, which was refreshing with tastes or oranges, peaches and mandarin blossoms. The Sparkling would be perfect for the Spring and Summer and I picked up half a case. Service was friendly, but they were a little rushed as the place was busy and tables were full when we started our tasting. Glad I was able to experience my first tasting in Livermore.

A great winery with some great sparkling wine options, unfortunately when we went the winery was not ready for wine taste yet so we decided to grab some whites and the almond sweet wine which is delicious. The owners were very nice and welcoming, definitely will visit back soon. Wine tasting is $20 pp which gets waived off Incase you buy some of their wines :)

I like this place a lot! They have some good wines, and have a good selection of reasonably priced wines as well. My girlfriends and I like to come here when we have a random day off, the atmosphere is nice and relaxing. The staff has always been kind. Grounds are beautiful.

Fantastic wine - never one I don't like. Love the winery and setting. Just wishing the Katz family success

We love love the reds at MK and each time we get a shipment we are pleasantly surprised! Could it be that we're slowly being pulled in to start loving whites too? We have been members for over 8 years now and love the staff, the wines, the complimentary tastings. I have yet to find a better, more consistently amazing wines!

3.5 star experience meaning pretty average overall but I chose to round up. WIfe and I dropped by on a Saturday afternoon they were not too busy took a seat on their back paito facing the vineyards it was very nice except seems we picked a windy day or maybe its windy their often so we had to move to take better cover after a while. The first few wines were OK nothing great we poured a couple out after a tasted. Only the last two we had were good. A Sangiovese and a Cab. We purchased those for $55 each and one $20 tasting fee was waived. Overall we liked the venue, the service was OK nothing special. They got busy so we couldn't revisit or try anything off the menu to see if there was something else we might want to buy so we left as soon as the tastings were over and headed to another winery . Probably wont be back anytime soon with so many great options in the area and I felt their wines were a little pricey but was fun to try a new place.

You have to do better MK. Dont let customers walk away. We arrived to have a nice picnic with our kids on their lawn. There was not a single car in the lot. It was just us there. As we were walking towards the grass, an employee said the grass was closed and that only the tasting room tables were available. I explained we were there to get a bottle and sit on the lawn and was told that was not an option. I asked why and was told the grass was closed and only the tasting room was open. She gave some lame excuse that they were waiting for more consistent weather. I dont need a babysitter, just sell a bottle and let us picnic. We left and went to Boa, which was much more accommodating.