Gouger Cellars Winery & Restaurant — Attraction in Ridgefield

We tasted 4 of the wines with a "Splash" in the glass...most of the bottles were 2017 vintage none were ready to drink, in my opinion...we settled on the 2015 Syrah for $55 a bottle... it was way way over priced for the quality...and the taste to me was not good - overly Jammy, all fruit, all juice, not bold - We thought it would get better after opened it didn't...I believe the fruit was sourced from California...I guess I'm just more used to local Syrah's from Walla Walla and Columbia valley. We noticed others that were there loved the wines... So we gave 1/2 of our bottle to the table next to us...I hope they enjoyed it...and I'm sad we didn't. The Staff was friendly and helpful - The atmosphere was very good. The $12 prime rib dinner was microwaved to be warmed up and served medium, not medium rare ( no red). The Syrah did not work with this meal which is why we bought it. Our 2 star rating is for the Staff and the atmosphere.

In reply to the owner...we saw the microwave being used - that is a fact!. Just by you questioning my integrity and honesty tells me what you really think if customers that doesn't like your product or didn't have a 5 star experience. If you would have invited me to come back and try again I would have...but not now...I was totally open to letting my friends discover your wine (because no one has to like what I like - unlike you) but I will now steer my friends away from your business...not because of your product but because of the way you responded...

In April, we stopped in after a nice driver around SW Washington. Didn't get a warm greeting - but decided to enjoy some time anyway. Ordered 2 glasses of wine, a burger, and one of their pastry desserts. One server was quite friendly and helped us with some questions about their 'club' -- we decided to join. Didn't really hear anything from them until a few weeks ago (June) - which was a member evening event! dinner planned and get to pickup our wines!! We certainly made reservations! Then got an email said they were going to have more people then thought - so moved us to Wednesday... ok, that worked too. Then, day before Wednesday were notified it wasn't going to work and they moved everyone to the week ofJuly 4th (More people out of town? Like us!!). so, we decided this kind of organization probably wasn't best wine member club to be in. We called to cancel - basically then given a 'warning/threat' that there would be a cost to cancel unless we stayed on for 2 of their billing cycles. Well, that really didn't sit well - something about 'some people sign up just to get their original 15% discount? - which we didn't..). Called back to cancel and were charged $44 to cancel our wine membership - certainly much more than any discount we ever received after a delightful afternoon wine/lunch/dessert. And the owner didn't even try and keep us or offer us to skip this quarter etc.. not even apology. Would DEFINITELY NOT RECOMMEND COMMITTING TO ANY WINE CLUB...

I'd give 6 stars if I could! No, make that TEN stars out of five! We dined here last weekend with my wife and a good friend. My wife and our friend both participated in wine tasting. They were each served trays of the six wines that they selected. The wine was outstanding! I ordered the French Dip sandwich and seriously, it was one of the best French Dip sandwiches I have ever had! We also had the brie cheese tray, which was amazing! The brie was warm, covered in warm apples, cinnamon, honey, almonds & craisins baked in a skillet on a puff pastry. Damn! This is good stuff! My wife had the hummus plate and she really liked that as well! Our friend summed it up. She said "Boy, these people know how to make wine and they sure know how to cook!" Yes they do. We are going to make the trip there from Salem to eat lunch. Yes, it's a bit of a drive, but this place is definitely worth it. Oh yeah, next time I am going to have the Monte Cristo sandwich. The owner (who is a very nice guy by the way) told me that the Monte Cristo is one of the things that they are known for. I honestly CANNOT wait to come back here. I can't recommend this place highly enough. Just go here. You will be...