Oak Ridge Winery

I have had oakridge wines like OZV. Their reds are big bad. Went to the winery/tasting room for the first time ever on 10/12/2024. The girl inside the tasting room said they were having an event which was open to Jon members as well. We could do the tasting inside or outside. It was a nice day so we chose to sit outdoors. We went to the bar area outside for our tasting. The girl who was outside was so rude. She rudely asked if we are members . And then said that we are supposed to pay for the tasting inside n they should give us a glass .well the girl inside said we could do the tasting outside n sent us out. This girl outside was like this is for members only. Then she called a lady who was actually sweet n charged us for our tasting outside and told this ride all life chick to give our tasting to us. Nothing was explained about the wine , she just poured it . Didn't smile or even apologize for her r rude behavior. Not sure if cuz we were brown skinned she had a problem with us . The entire time we are there , she never once smiled , tried to ask her abt bachelorette parties n she rudely said they dint do it . Needless to say, I can buy their wines at Costco. And I will never return here for tasting. If you work in the service industry then learn to provide good service. Rude staff are bad for business.

You can't beat the price for a tasting here! Buying a bottle of wine is also an affordable option here. The staff were nice and helpful. They have plenty of outdoor space to enjoy your tasting. We had a bottle of Rosé that was crisp and light. They had a live band the day we went and also had a dessert food truck outside. If you're looking for casual and good wine, definitely worth a visit!

One of the better Lodi wineries here. We walked in at Saturday 4:30pm for Memorial Day weekend. The winery closes at 5 so we rushed to get here since the wait time at Michael David set us back on our schedule. Luckily the staff still accommodated us. We also got lucky that they were promoting their new label so the tasting was complimentary just for that weekend. Some wines were lighter/bland and a few were flavorful. We liked the chardonnay and Pinot noir. Surprisingly the pinot noir tasted bold. We bought these 2 wine bottles after the tasting. Our tasting went past 5:00 a bit. We saw our lady kept looking at the time but she still let us revisit before we made decision on which wines to buy. She was very nice still. Their wine bottles are a very good price. There's outside seating or you can enjoy a standing up tasting at the counter inside tasting room. They even sell slushies like margarita and mimosa. Sauvignon blanc- okRose- light Chardonnay- not bad Pinot noir- good and bold Zinfandel- ok Cab- tannic, not good Tempranillo- tannic, not good

Great service and wine was great. Very clean facility and the price point was excellent

Sweet covered patio for tasting! On Saturday's they have live music. There are a fee lawn games that keep it fun. Wines overall were pretty good- went really just to taste the Ross Moxx line of wines but it was not on the tasting of the tasting of the day. Luckily we kindly asked and they gave us a small sample to try! We preferred the 2018 Ross Moxx VINTAGE Old Vin Zin but what we tasted was still pretty good.

As soon as we walked in we got greeted and were offered to stand inside or choose our seat outside. We choose outside seating. Our server greeted us within minutes and offered menus: You have the option to taste 5 wines. My husband is not a wine drinker but when he went to pay for the tasting he ended up buying 3 bottles :) They also have wine slushes, let me tell you wish I had more time to stay and enjoy a full glass rather than just a sampler size.

I used to absolutely love this place when Christine was the manager. Even shortly after she left. Now everything has gone down hill. The wine club is so different and it's not even monthly anymore. I cancelled my wine club because it didn't even make sense. It's more expensive for less wine???? I used to frequent this place, but lately I can't stand to be there. Most recently it's because they have a gnat problem. Millions of tiny bugs IN my wine glass! They weren't even doing tasting because of the issue, only bottle or glass which is not why I came. I only ever see one girl working hard lately. Her name is Melanie I believe. I never once have seen the manager come in and relieve the tasting room employees for their lunch, or even seen her come in during a rush. Tbh I've never even seen the manager, but I used to see the other managers fairly frequently or at least talk to them when I called. It makes me sad that my favorite winery has now become one that I never want to come back to. Christine, Melanie, Tori, and Gia were some of my favorite employees. Great service, good conversations, and knew their wine. I miss that era of Oak Ridge. I hope they figure out whatever this manager is doing and fix it so it can become a fun, reliable, organized, and CLEAN winery again. I definitely will not be coming back for a while. I keep giving them chances when oak ridge is failing miserably as of late. Hopefully it will be restored to the glory days soon. ):

Absolutely love this winery! Very comfortable and non-pretentious! The staff is very knowledgeable and incredibly nice. What they didn't know they looked up. Absolutely no pressure in buying anything that I didn't want like I have experienced at a few other wineries in the Napa Valley. I was so sad to hear that the mango peach slushy that they have isn't served all year round but just during the warmer months of the year. But I totally understand I don't think anybody would want to drink a slushy in the middle of January. I absolutely love the little building where the winetasting is held in the patio seemed so beautiful and inviting. I highly suggest that this winery be on your list of places to visit while visiting the Lodi wine country.

We've been going wine tasting in the Lodi area for many years, but had never been to Oak Ridge before. We read up on the winery and the reviews and decided to give it a try today. We even packed a few charcuterie items for our day of tasting out, with very high hopes for this one. Unfortunately, the experience fell very short of expectations. When we pulled up, first impression was that it was a bit industrial looking, and not a quaint winery/ vineyard setting. But we didn't want to judge a book by its cover...When we walked into the tasting room, we weren't really warmly greeted. There were 2 employees at the counter; no other customers. It was kind of an awkward brief silent moment with them looking at us before one asked if we were there for a tasting (duh!?)...When we were shown out to the covered patio, it was a quite a cute set up. There were also heat lamps, which were a nice and necessary touch for a cold, windy day like today. That's where the positives end...The location of the winery is not a relaxing vibe at all. The loud traffic noise from cars traveling down the road at very high speeds was constant and too distracting to the tasting experience. Then there was a major issue with so many gnats or fruit flies or whatever those bugs were. When you keep having to try to fan them away so they don't land in your wine, it kills the mood. It's probably out of the winery's control, but...still...The person that helped us never bothered to even introduce herself, so we don't even know her name. She had no interest in building any rapport or making any small talks like if we've been there before, or give us any info on the winery or the wines we were tasting. All she said when she brought the wines out was that they were placed in the order shown on the flight menu. When we saw a gnat had finally fallen into my husband's glass, she nonchalantly said, "oh, you got one of those buggers, huh?"...This is not at all sanitary, but to them, I guess it's normal or something. She did say if we'd like that particular one replaced, we could. We declined because we didn't want to waste more wine. We are not Pinot fans, but thought their Pinot was actually pretty good. The rest of the wines were not good at all. We both had the red flight, and none was bold or robust. Because of the gnat/fruit fly issue, we didn't open our charcuterie. We paid the tasting fee (plus tips, because those darn annoying machines are all now asking for tips, so we felt obligated), but did not walk out with any bottle purchase, which has almost never happened! We went down the road to our good ol' trusty Heritage Oak, where the setting is beautiful, quiet, and relaxing, and the service is always genuinely warm and friendly. We enjoyed the rest our afternoon there and walked out with 5 bottles. Oh, and we didn't have any issues with gnats there (and never have in the past, and we've been there a lot of times at different times of the year). We really did want to like Oak Ridge and had high hopes. Unfortunately it wasn't for us.

Quality wine. Great staff. Treated with respect as a visitor. Thank you for the hospitality.