Had family in town visiting Santa Rosa for the weekend and wanted to do some exploring in Sebastopol and drink wine. We were searching for a place that wasn't too crowded (as a lot of the tasting rooms in the Barlow were pretty full), low key, relatively priced, and allowed walk ins. I stumbled upon DRNK on Yelp and decided to head there after reading reviews. We were greeted by Kyle who was the only staff member there but you wouldn't have known it as he was super attentive and jovial. He led us on a cave tour which included a tasting of Chardonnay and was very informative on the process of how DRNK creates their wine. Afterwards we headed to the patio for the remaining of our tasting and had a fantastic time! Kyle handed us our flights of red and talked about each wine in and left us to discuss the wines. Our group loved the Pinot, Syrah, and Zinfandel. Honestly all the wines are delicious even the whites -- this coming from someone who only drinks reds. Though it is a small winery it has big, bold wines! Kyle was great and we really enjoyed his company and would highly recommend DRNK! We definitely...
Read moreWe are a group of friends that meet every few weeks to go and taste wines in the Sonoma Napa area. this time we decided to go to Sebastopol area. We came across DRNK winery, a new winery that opened last year. When we called to coordinate a tasting, Ryan the owner and winemaker answered the call, LOCAL & PERSONAL just what we love - already I had a good feeling about this place. When we arrived Ryan gave us a personal tour of the winery, and the wine making process - the winery is inside a cave and there is a special atmosphere around. When we set down for the tasting, Ryan gave us more explanation about the rigen and the grapes, and we tasted some of his pinot & chardonnay, and the wines were very good. So... The wines where great! The visit was fun and interesting! A great place to visit. Highly...
Read moreWine tour so good we felt mildly disappointed in every single winery after visiting with Kyle at DRNK. And we visited several wineries across Sonoma and Napa.
Seriously, wines and ambiance and experience so good we joined the wine club. But most importantly, Kyle was our host and he was just so passionate and knowledgeable and understood so many parts of the process. I asked so many questions about grapes and vines and winemaking and he was so engaged in every step of every process.
The wine cave is cool and creates a fun environment for a group. The surrounding vineyards were stunning.
I wish DRNK all the success for their future and in particular- hold on to Kyle bc he’s a gem. He will do some fun and amazing things for...
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