Belle Joli Winery Tasting Room — Attraction in Deadwood

I was walking around historical Deadwood on 6/29/2021 around 5pm with my family! I saw a wine tasting here sign, and being the wine lover that I am, I decided to step in for some tasting and the experience. I stood there for around 10 minutes. There were two women working with other customers. They both made eye contact with me, but said nothing and made no other effort to acknowledge I was there and waiting. A simple, “we’ll be right with you,” would have been warmly welcomed. After waiting for ten minutes, I turned around to walk out, at which point A CUSTOMER offered to help us. Still nothing from the two women working at the time. This was a disappointment, as I love the wine tasting environment. I was also looking forward to purchasing the local wine. I will not be returning, nor do I...

The wine tasting was fun but the wine we tasted on our tour was nothing like what we’ve had delivered since then, not sure why it didn’t taste as sweet while there but it didn’t. I like a sweet wine but this is so sickly sweet as to be undrinkable. Tolerable if I mix it with a lot of soda water. I unfortunately got several shipments before I actually tried it again and boy am I sorry I waited. Enjoy the wine tasting but unless you like SUPER SUPER SUPER sweet wine do NOT join the wine club. Two different bottles of different varieties were both overly sweet. And these weren’t their “dessert wines”. Heaven only knows how sweet that one will be. To be fair, I did order their “sweetl vs “dry” mix but my son’s fiancée ordered the “dry” and says that’s too sweet too. So consider...

You would think rinse, wash and repeat when walking down Deadwood’s main street. Belle Joli Winery is where there is a change. Walking in, the two lovely ladies greeted me with warm smiles and made me feel at home. I was drafted into trying not one, but two of the wine flights. Both were more delightful than the one that was served before. Given a in depth description of the wines as I wetted my lips, I was delighted with what I was indulging in. They say Money buys Happiness, but in this case money bought me time away from the crowds of Deadwood with two of the most delightful people you could ever meet. A must stop when...