ONX Wines Tasting Room & Winery — Attraction in California

We had heard good things about Onx and so wanted to check them out. When looking at their reservations online I saw that they offered a vineyard tour. I prefer these kind of experiences to just going to a tasting room because I want to learn about the winemaking process and how and why the winemakers do what they do. So I booked the tour and added the occasion banner option since the wife and I were celebrating an anniversary.

Unfortunately I booked and paid for the tour before checking the weather in Paso. Turns out it was going to be well over 100 degrees on the Saturday of our tour. Pretty much everyone we spoke to the day before said that I should cancel the tour as it would be miserable out in the vineyard at that temperature. But someone from Onx called me to tell me that they would have misters in the tractor shed, (where they do the tasting) and that they could modify the tour so that it wouldn't be so bad.

We got to the vineyard and it was pretty hot out but not completely wretched. When they were ready for us we got seated in the shed and I pointed out the "Happy Anniversary" banner that was hanging above our seats to the wife and she got a big kick out of it. Our host Kira was very friendly and descriptive about the wines we tried. We pretty much loved every wine we tasted, even the whites. We got to taste a few of the grapes and Kira showed us how much sugar was in the grapes by letting us look at the juice through a reflectometer. After our tasting we took a quick drive around the vineyard in a little jeep. After our tour we each got a little cupcake from a local bakery and some dessert wine. The cupcake was delicious. Usually cupcakes tend to be pretty dry but this one was nice and moist. The dessert wine was very good as well.

Overall it was a great experience, even with the...

Onx just flipped from a favorite into one to be avoided. The new hospitality manager, the sheriff, would not honor my agreement to allow me to pick my member allotment when we come to visit this fall. This was agreed to by her prior colleague. The sheriff told me she would not honor the agreement even if I showed her an email to confirm the agreement. She informed me that only way to be an Onx club member now is to purchase exactly what they pick as the half-yearly packages and to purchase their pick twice a year. She is as rigid on one end of the spectrum as the prior winery representative and most other winery managers are accommodating on the other. I can’t figure out why anyone would want to be a member of a winery club where there is no flexibility or eagerness to welcome a visit by a member. I assume this makes sense from their business perspective. I can’t make heads or tails of it. Happily, there are many wonderful Paso recommendations for me to explore and old friends to come back to. This just won’t be one of them.

Update: The same new hospitality manager responded below. Let me be clear. I did not make a request that she could not accommodate. Her predecessor asked me to become a member allowing me to pick my allotment when I visited. The lady reneged on the agreement. It is not difficult or...

Onx Tasting Room is located at the end of Tin City. (This NOT a hotel). The experience is always relaxing, tasting on their outdoor patio or inside.

The servers are always knowledgeable on the wines that are poured and knowledgeable about the area and other winery experiences.

Today, we had Paula as our server, who is knowledgeable and sweet! We started with L'Autre Femme (Picpoul Blanc, Viognier), a A.V.A. Trixie (Pinot Noir), Caliber (Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec), the Reckoning (Syrah, Malbec, Grenache) and Black Orchid (Petite Sirah).

Parking could be difficult during peak times, as parking is available on the street. Onx has three spaces (for tasting only). Sometimes, one of the spaces has wood pallets in one of the spaces.

The outdoor patio has heat lamps. Two seating configurations that feature couches. The rest are tables of four or a long bench seating.

Restrooms are in the back where the bottling happens. Guests can see the inner workings of Onx Wines!

Wine pricing is reasonable. Tastings run $25, but free to members. There is a small tree table with merchandise and wine candles for sale. Plus, their tall wine glasses are for sale also....