Saratoga Winery, The

Wine: Winery: Ambiance: Oct 25, 2011

Favorite Wine: Pinot Noir

We enjoyed this tasting room a lot. Even though it's located right along a fairly busy highway, the tasting room is decorated in a very fun way. Huge tree trunk slices form the tables. Several other decorations from someone handy with the chain saw are salt-and-peppered throughout. Very nice back patio. My attempt at words really is doing it no justice. But a very fun atmosphere. It was very relaxing on the early weekday we went. I can see where it could be a very lively atmosphere during events and weekends. The grapes are all brought here from other locations in New York and California and I assume points in between. We sort of liked all of the wines here. I think they must benefit from selecting only the varieties and lots they like to work with. While all were generally good, I liked the Pinot Noir best. PN is a newer adventure for me and I am still trying to get used to it. A bold PN is still a little too much for me. This medium-bodied Pinot Noir was just right for me at this stage. My wife liked the Cabernet Franc best. We both liked the Bloodroot Memomel as a unique port-like wine. Our hostess told us the melomel comes from recipe the owner got from an "old hungarian" known to the family.