Rasta Ranch Vineyards — Attraction in Town of Hector

My beautiful partner and I were on our way from Taughannock Falls to Watkins Glen and we were told that this is one of the best Vineyards/wineries in the area. So we decided to stop and give it a shot. We were not disappointed at all. Diane(owner) was very humble and welcoming. She was very busy though and we did not get to chat much. They were a bit understaffed, but they were making sure everyone was taken care of! Tonaha(Tony) was very helpful and running around trying to pick up the slack. I would give a second 5 Star review to Tony if I could but Google doesn't allow that. The staff here was extremely friendly and very outgoing. You can tell that they take pride in their business and that goes a long way. We decided to do 3 flights, Fantastic Fruits, Sweeter Red and the Sweeter White. I was always a sweet white kinda guy but there Uncle Homer's took the win on this trip. So we bought a gallon amongst other souvenirs. Over all this place is absolutely amazing! I highly recommend Rasta Ranch! If you are traveling and looking for a nice pit stop or even to stop and hang out for a while, I would definitely stop here and enjoy what their family has built! Thank you to the employees of Rasta Ranch for a great experience! Keep up the...

The place had a cool hippie vibe, the only issue I had is the owner telling my guest they needed to get there drink out of her place. She was very very rude about it. It's a wine trail? People do go on tastings, of course we stopped to more then just her establishment. As the owner you would think she could have been a little nicer about the situation. She just seemed bothered by guests instead of inviting.There is also one wine to taste here👎?! The only cool thing about this place was the hippie stuff. I recommend Hazlitt! Super awesome staff, everyone is so friendly!

It's all about customer service lady, and having an inviting personality as a business owner. They obviously didn't know they couldn't bring it in, because as soon as you so rudely and loudly told her to get it it out of your establishment they both apologized and took it outside. Dont try to sugar coat anything, you were rude simple as that, there are a ton more wineries just as cool with much friendlier staff we will take our money to them. Thanks hope your days get better, a smile might not hurt...

[Saturday, August 8th, 2020] This was my and my honey's first ever vineyard/ wine tasting experience! We saw SO many vineyards along the way, and even passed the Rasta Ranch up and pulled into 2 other places, but we just knew that was the one we wanted to try. So we turned around! I'm so extremely happy that we did. The Rasta Ranch was so welcoming and free flowing. The staff was phenomenal and the wine was incredible. I absolutely loved everything about this place, and I'm determined to make it back there someday!!

UPDATE!:

We made it back!!! (Already! lol) Monday, September 14th, 2020, we visited the Rasta Ranch for the second time! It was even better than the first, which is unbelievable! Over the Moon Grilled Cheesery, two GALLONS of some of their finest wines (Piece of My Heart and Uncle Homer's Reds 🤤), Monday night blues (nkywyd Clapton 😍), and we finally got to make our mark on the Rasta Ranch with our own dollar! 💕💫 The staff was still INCREDIBLE! We LOVE them and the environment so, so much!! Until next time..😊

Still a perfect...