Los Olivos Tasting Room & Wine Shop

John M.

2022-05

This is a no frills tasting room in Los Olivos you HAVE to visit. For the sake of transparency you have to know that Chris, the owner/host, can come across incredibly blunt and somewhat condescending. That’s only because he’s been in the business for over 36 years and doesn’t believe in the overpriced hype associated with many wineries.He only carries wines from local producers that focus on quality rather than high volume. His tastings are incredibly reasonable in terms of pricing and you won’t be disappointed. Highly recommend a visit!

Andrew Manning

2023-10

Chris is amazing and the OG of tasting rooms. He will call you out if you have been over indulging😂he is incredibly knowledgeable and really has a great selection of boutique wines not easily found anywhere else. A worthy stop

Debbie Marquez

2021-05

Excellent selection of Pinot Noirs. Owner is very knowledgeable. If your interested in tasting good wines,its a great choice , but if your out to get drunk with your bridesmaids, don't go.

Rob Michel

2023-07

Chris has a great shop and even better selection of wines for tasting and to go. Highly recommend for a truly authentic experience.

Akram Mekhael

2018-05

This was my first stop on my first wine tasting tour in California . I must say that having been to wine tasting places in Australia , New Zealand and South Africa , I find this place completely disappointing . I found the member of staff serving , may be the manager or the owner to be rude and Lacks the mannners needed to talk to customers . In addition , I felt I have been cheated by a cleverly written sign displayed outside concerning a taste of a specific wine for $ 10 when none was available for sale . Not very nice experience .Beware this place .

Golden Rooster Transportation & Wine Tours

2020-05

It takes a while for the owner Chris to warm up to people, but he is a very nice guy. Has been in the valley for a long time, so he know much if the stories of the wineries. He also knows his wines, and carries a good selection of great value Pinot Noir. He specializes in Pinot Noir.

Mark K

2022-05

Chris specializes is small batch producers who make great wines! He’s super knowledgeable and offers a great value selection. Get to know his story, it’s pretty amazing!

Ricardo BP

2019-05

I walked in to buy a half bottle of pinot noir and a got a very good recommendation and a reasonable price. The owner was kind and talk about the wine production in the region. Good experience as a "buyer"...I do not know about the tasting experience.

Vicky Bingham

2022-05

If you are looking for good wine, this is a good place. If you want a good host, this is NOT the place. We were the only people on 9/21/21, he was friendly but came across as a "know it all".

Joe cairo

2019-05

Other reviewers have called the proprietor “Grumpy”. How extraordinarily kind of them.Personally, I think he’s a full-blown jerk.First, let me add, that, apparently, he’s recently been having health problems. Ok, sorry to hear that, but this just adds to his “I could give a rats about any of you”, attitude that he’s had most of his life. I’d bet big money.I told him that I was as only interested in tasting two wines. Wrath and Ken Brown Pinot Noir’s. That’s it.He poured me a portion of Wrath that had been opened 3 days earlier, with NO Aragon or any inert gas to keep it. It was dreadful.How am I to make an informed decision if you’re going to pour me 3 day old swill?The Ken Brown? “I don’t have one opened”. Well, if I’m in your store to taste just two wines and I’ve ponied up the cash to taste 5 or 6, crack one open!Whatever his passion for wine once was, it’s clearly gone.One can only imagine how much this place will prosper, once he’s no longer involved.

Christine Lance

2017-05

I had the worst experience at this store ever for wine tasting. The older man was rude, jaded, and dismissive. He treated me and my guest like we were "bothering" him by being there. He was even rude and short with this couple right next to us. If i hadn't already agreed to his featured tastes for $10 I would have walked RIGHT OUT! The other thing that really bothered me was how severely small his pours were....like really jerko, are you making money off of how LESS YOU POUR?! DO NOT GO HERE PEOPLE!!! This place gets one star otherwise it wont let me leave a post. uugggghhh

Brandy Lengning

2018-05

We walked into an empty room and expected to be well received. Instead the owner was grumpy, short, insulting, and eager to get us out. Very disappointing! Unfortunately, I hadn't read the previous reviews before walking in!!! Another guy described him as "grumpy" too.... Do not waste your time or money here.

Michael Larcher

2021-05

This place is only about the wine. Go here if you want to try amazing, under the radar wines from local producers. Truly spectacular.If you are looking for the pomp of a typical tasting room, then this is not for you.

Aaron Lustig

2020-05

Wow...proprietor was rude. Refused a credit card for $10...many of us don’t have cash with us when we are out and about. I wanted a taste of Sea Smoke (which I’m a member of) and he was gruff and rude.I will let the folks at Sea Smoke know.

June Henry

2022-05

The wines were not as interesting as the host insisted. He knows more about what you like than you do. Definitely a don't bother.

Jeffrey Sprague

2017-05

Great wine flight with the tasting fee. No break if you buy a bottle. Grumpy proprietor.

Bill Schackmann

2022-05

So many have hit the nail on the head in that the proprietor seemed mad to be there, was rude in his actions towards my wife, talked about how much he hated the town since all the money had moved in, and charged us for the tasting even though we bought the minimum number of bottles.

Robert Jones

2020-05

A great place to taste and purchase wine. Good selection of wines to taste and Chris is truly knowledgeable and nice.

Jim Patin

2019-05

Excellent for pinot noirs. Must stop. Chris is extremely knowledgeable about pinot's and wines in general.

Steven Fogelberg

2020-05

A great place to taste wine. Chris was informative and good sense of humor.

Deborah Marquez

2021-05

Great Pinots and extremely knowledgeable owner. Loved the variety