Bahama Barrels by Graycliff — Attraction in New Providence

Took my mom to the wine blending class that they offerred for her birthday. We booked through their website and added on fruit and charcuterie plates. Once we got there, they were cleaning out the area where the class normally takes place so we were put in this makeshift room that was kind of cramped and hot.

They chose the wines for us to blend and make our own. That part was nice, however we never received our fruit and charcuterie plates, and by the time we mentioned it to them, we were almost done with the class and asked for it to go. We were made to wait way longer than we expected for it, and once we got it, it was very lack luster. We had to transfer it to paper plates, because they didnt have any to go containers and wrap it with plastic wrap. We had to ask for a bag several times until they were able to get one for us. Ive seen in other reviews that it included cheese and crackers. We didnt get any of that, just very hard to chew bread and the meats and fruits. I didnt think it was worth it at that point, especially since it was supposed to be eaten while you were tasting/mixing the wine.

Overall very disorganized. Wish they wouldve prefaced on the website or on google that they were having issues with the main room where the class is supposed...

Came here on an island tour excursion through Celebrity Cruise Line.

The place is right off of the colorful umbrella street and the parking situation is quite a mess due to only street parking.

Inside is a tiny tasting room and a larger wine shop. We got to do 6 tastings for $5 USD. The cups are the little disposable communion cups.

We got to sample a blue colored wine as well as your standard wines and then a local fruit wine. Of all the places in the world where I've had wine, I've never had wine that tasted almost of water before.

The only wine that was any good was the specialty fruit wine, but it was nearly $30 USD for a single bottle.

Overall, while the guy pouring wine was personable and nice, unfortunately most of the wine was hands down the worst wines I've ever had.

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My wife and I did the wine making class and it was amazing. The small class size made the experience very intimate as we got to know the other people and have a good time with them. We got a great introduction to wine making, especially the reasons for why The Bahamas blends wine but cannot produce the grapes from scratch domestically. A special mention has to go to our wine expert and teacher Ravelle - she made the experience truly wonderful! Her knowledge, friendliness and positive attitude made us feel welcome and appreciated! We had so much fun tasting different wines and coming up with our own blend that we bottled and took home! This is a great experience for any person, local or tourist, who wants to spend a couple hours drinking wine and making friends. Would definitely...