Alto Vineyards Champaign — Local services in Champaign

Champaign Location: I was here about a month ago when the review below me was. Lol They were the WORST. Alto Vineyards, However, is the Best. Which location is the best? Yes. They both are the best. I've also been to both, and their customer service at either site is top-notch. I found their Champaign location to be quite lovely, peaceful, and enjoyable. You can confidently expect the same, except, perhaps, when a 4-Pack of Wild Grumpys is on the loose. (Dont hold me to this. Your mileage may vary) In my vast drinking experience, (be it out of a brewery, winery, bar, brown paper bag in the back of my car, or otherwise,) Policies (such as no flights during large parties) make perfect sense, and are in place specifically to maintain such a high level of customer service, as guests are correct to expect. Lol...Especially, when so many guests are in attendance like at parties and events etc etc.. duh. That's how the world works. So yeah. Shots fired. Alto Vineyards is the best. As a guy who happily enjoys the finer things in life, feel welcome to stop on by. PS. Get a slushie. They're also the best and...

Extremely pretty. Fabulous staff. We had a lot of fun. We stopped in in the evening in November. They had had a chili cook off during the day we found out. They have a very extensive events calendar. Very flat parking area is gravel building and grounds are handicap accessible. Are puppy love running around, wines are fruit wines the special in November was a sin Grua, which I bought two bottles. Very comfortable interior spotlessly clean I can only imagine how beautiful it is for weddings in the spring and summer. The website says they serve food, they do not except for cheese and crackers, and small bites for wine tasting.

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The setting is certainly lovely; expansive porches, quiet views. However, the wine experience is lacking.

We smiled, told the lady, “we are new here”. She just said, what do you want? No mention of tasting options. So we checked the listings and ordered the $8 glass of Shiraz. As she started to pour the Shiraz into a plastic disposable cup, I asked for a glass…. “you have to buy that, otherwise people break them”. Really? You charge me $8 for a small glass of wine and then serve it in plastic? I’m 67 years old, I can’t even remember the last time I broke a wine glass.

Sorry, it’s called the cost of doing business, a...