Jacquot Vineyard — Attraction in Battle Ground

The Good: This venue is very pretty in the summer when the vines are full. The price is also very good and for those who live in the Vancouver WA area, it’s close to home. The Bad: We spoke with the owner prior to the wedding day about ADA access for parking and bathroom as we had family members who would need this. ADA provides for equal and readily available access. The ADA parking area does not have lighting and has large unpainted curbs, which are a tripping hazard. When a family member with significant mobility issues came through the closest entrance to the parking, his family was yelled at to go around. His wife was helping him navigate with his walker and they have very young children; they needed to enter together. The owner refused, despite requests, to leave the ADA bathroom unlocked. The bathrooms were already a long walk for those with physical disabilities, they were expected to go to the bar to ask for a key and then to the bathroom, this involved a lot of walking and the bar area was often blocked by those getting drinks. The venue was definitely challenging for those with mobility issues. The owners seem very accommodating until you need something. The day of the wedding we had issues with 100’s, maybe over a thousand bees in the area we were serving food. The owner said there wasn’t anything he could do without even coming to assess the situation the first two times we asked. On the third I ask, I suggested we bring fans from the bridal suite out to the food area to deter the bees. He allowed me to do this, but didn’t offer to do so himself, which took me away from the festivities. He had said the bar staff (which was the owner and his wife) would put ice on the non-alcoholic drinks we provided and keep the drink tables filled with the non-alcoholic drinks and ice. As guests were arriving there was still no ice, we had to text to ask again as the owner was not accessible. I then had to continue to fill the drinks throughout the event and ask for ice, they never took the initiative to do this as they had said. We were told they would keep the bathroom stocked, however very early in the evening I found myself having to ask for toilet paper in the bathroom. At the end of the night, we were asked to clean up an “excessive amount” of flower girl petals at the ceremony site, which is removed from the reception site with no lighting at night. We had used the petals of one dozen roses, if this was going to be an excessive amount it would have been nice to know in advance. I was also scolded for removing a garbage bag from its can, when this was done by the owner’s father. And in the end, the owner kept a deposit I had given him in case we exceeded his guest limit, we didn’t exceed his limit and had communicated this with...

I want to start off by saying this is not the first time I have been to this venue. Friends had their daughter’s graduation there, other friends got married there and this summer we attended their Wine Down Your week event that we saw on Facebook. Since the events were all a few years apart, I noticed so many great changes and additions they have made to make the Venue even better. You can tell much work and love goes into making this place beautiful and magical.

With that being said, I am writing this review due to my last experience with them on October 4th. This was a surprise birthday party for me. I was so excited when we got there and I realized that my family had picked Jacquot Vineyard for the location. The pavilion/reception area is so pretty. There are rows of grapes, the mural on the building across the grass, the bar area and of course the lights in the evening work perfectly together.

From what my husband and daughters tell me, the owners were accommodating to what they were trying to pull off and helped them out based on the venue’s ability. They said the communication over the last several months was excellent and that they provided attentive service. The owners even participated in the ruse to get me there to not spoil the surprise… that is above and beyond.

I wish that I could give them a higher rating than 5 stars as I appreciate that I was able to have my birthday at this beautiful venue and the care and attention that they put into a simple birthday party is refreshing.

At one point in the evening when they were checking on us (if we needed anything), one of the owners took time to show my sister in law the grapes and talk to her about the wine production and picking of the grapes the next week. It was very interesting and informative as I listened to part of it. Yes, this is a working vineyard where the pretty purple and white grapes are not for show, they are made into the amazing wine they sell. They have a very good Pinot.

Oh and I can’t forget the sunset from the pavilion is spectacular. What a view they have. I am blessed that I was able to have a special celebration there. I want to express my sincere gratitude to them for helping my family make this a birthday...

We just had our wedding there and there were things that weren't mentioned when we did the tour and signed the contract. If you have your wedding there September to October be aware that you won't get the picture perfect vineyard you want. They put big green nets over most of the vines a few have the black netting which was much better than the green ones. They also put red solo cups on the poles for your guests to see. They were not willing to change anything like take down the cups at the very least. And knowing they would do all this they still made us pay full price which is 6 grand for the rental even though most of the property was unusable with the excuse that our photographer could edit out the nets and cups with no concern for the guests. On top of that the ada bathroom kept getting locked even though we had many ada guests. The amenities are good but the experience was awful for what we paid. Updating to 1 star after the brush off response. No one should pay 6 grand for a less than picturesque vineyard. The only part of my wedding I was nervous about was that the vision I had in my head wasn't going to translate to the venue which is what the vineyard is. A venue is all about visuals and this vineyard made me cry for the loss of my wedding vision. It made me feel trashy and cheap to my friends and family which is not how any bride wants to feel on her wedding day. Working vineyard or not you sold us a full price picturesque vineyard and that was far from...