Newport Vineyards

Wine: Winery: Ambiance: Aug 07, 2012

Great wines, nice place. Was a little upset they do not allow open bottles on the property (so you can't just hange out and enjoy a bottle of wine). Tastings are quite expensive.

Wine: Winery: Ambiance: May 14, 2011

Favorite Wine: Newport Riesling

This winery surprisingly has grape vines up to 40 years old and currently is expanding its planted vineyards to 75 acres. Almost thirty wines available, but we opted for a tasting of only four wines (they kindly waved the tasting fee). We tried a thin Cabernet Franc, a Blaufrankish (Lemberger) which had an initial nice nose, but the taste quickly decayed, a dark fragrant red Landot Noir which I found interesting enough to purchase as a reminder of our pleasant visit to the state of Rhode Island while participating in an international Magnolia Society meeting, and we also purchased a semi-dry 2009 Riesling which had many Gewurztraminer grape qualities with its rich aromas. We noted that many of their wines came with a low alcohol percentage (11-12%) which we enjoyed compared to many of the "jolt" California wines now available.

Wine: Winery: Ambiance: Oct 24, 2009

Favorite Wine: Gewurtztraminer

This was the first winery on our 2009 tour which charged for tasting. The wines were good but overly expensive. The staff seemed snobby and disconnected. The ambiance was good.

Wine: Winery: Ambiance: Oct 18, 2009

Favorite Wine: Gewrz

Tastings in the area are to expensive for me.

Wine: Winery: Ambiance: Jul 07, 2009

Knowledgable staff. Decent wines. TTasting room could use some more ambiance.

Wine: Winery: Ambiance: Jun 24, 2008

Bravo! A beautiful tasting room. With lots of wine choices -- too many to name.....at least 40. My husband and I tried 5 each -- each one was wonderful. The staff was friendly and knowledgeable. The Tranquility wine was our favorite!