Reviews of Kendall-Jackson Wine Estate & Gardens (Winery)

Jeffrey Phan

Wow, unexpected treat. Food was amazing. Get the wine pairing with 4 courses. One of the best meals we have had in a long time.

Cecy Huerta

Excelentes vinos...gran calidad, muy buena atención...explosión de sabores...deleite de todos los sentidos!!!

phylliss williams

Mike was very helpful and a pleasure to be served by him

Yirha Espinosa

(Translated by Google) Excellent! (Original) Excelente!

Anne Shuford

The Farm to Table dinner was wonderful!

Jan Krajko

Máme radi vína značky Kendall-Jackson. Potešila nás ochutnávka vín , ktoré nie je možné kúpiť v obchodoch v US ani EU. Sme z centrálnej Európy a radi by sme tam túto značku vína privítali. V krásnych záhradách okolo, okrem hrozna a kvetov , je pestovaná aj zelenina ktorá je používaná v kvalitnej reštaurácii a poteší návštevníkov pri ochutnávaní vína a velmi dobrého jedla.

Mark Sherwood

My favorite winery in Santa Rosa. Great food and wine pairing! Chef Justin and our host Christy went above and beyond to make my family feel welcome and take great care of us.

Baptiste S

Disappointing : the lie on the cork is ridiculous, why pretend it is cork when it is plastic?..

Juan Tamayo

Great place

Cherie Smarr

Fun place to visit. Great wine and the chef customizes each dish to the wine you are drinking.

Matt Rhode

Great place, great food, great people, good wine.

Andria Reed

Very nice atmosphere. Frank was very helpful in explaining the wines. Had a great time!

AJ

Amazing winery. Far better than the local craft wineries. Highly recommend. Great staff and service. There is a reason why everyone knows there name. Their brand works.

Elvia Cajero

It was ok. The wine tasting is $15 for 5. The vineyard is beautiful. Wine was ok. Service was ok. I've been at other vineyards and they offer chocolate or cheese with your wine tasting. Not this place.

Jim Cheney

Kendall Jackson is a high-quality winery that has been in Sonoma County for over 20 years. They have a great tasting room on the north edge of Santa Rosa along Hwy 101. The wines are well made, and there is a nice variety. Prices are very affordable. The staff was educated and helpful, the grounds beautiful. If you are from out of the area, this is a great place to visit. There is such a variety of wines, that you will be sure to find something you like. Personally, I live locally and I am turned off by the volume Kendall Jackson produces. There are so many small boutique wineries that I prefer to spend my time where a winemaker specializes in 2 or 3 varietals such as just Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, or just Bourdeau blends. Kendall Jackson produces 9 types of Chardonnay and 8 Cabs not to mention all the other popular varietals and blends. I'm leaving this review because I gave Kendall Jackson a visit yesterday 11/3/18 for a Wine Road event. We had a white wine paired with homemade White Bean and Ham Hock soup. Both the soup and wine were great and made a great pairing. If you want to sample a wide range of quality wines that are priced right, Kendall Jackson is the perfect place for a one-stop tasting.

Anita Stein

Beautiful grounds, wonderful wines. Another fabulous day in Sonoma County California

Kurt Rose

A terrific winery to visit. The red tastings were delicious and informative. Walking through the vines in the front that displayed the major grape varietals was very interesting. The culinary gardens in the back were impressive and beautiful. There were some plants I couldn't even identify. The walnut trees were full of fruit.

Jan Brueggemann

Great experience, the entire family loved it . 5 stars

Scott Brunetta

This was my first food and wine tasting and it was better than anticipated. Great staff, food, wine, and overall experience. Keep up the good work KJ.

Andrew Thomson

Throughly recommend the wine and food pairing. A $55 pp treat - we really appreciated the wise words and generosity of Matt (wine) and Matthew (food). A real highlight.

quirina buchwald

We love the wonderful staff, beautiful grounds and their pickup parties. Uncle Frank, Carson , Matt, Bryan and Heather, along with others,are long time staff—professional, warm and pleasant

Kevin Hughes

Impressive facilities and talent, but a but stuffy.

Alberto Cunha

Great pairing lunch!

Nikolay Molchanov

Absolutely great place!

Ludovic de Mortain

We did the cheese and wine pairing and every pairing was a success for my palate

Yi Pon

Good wine and good service.

Bryan Walton

Very easy to locate and welcoming establishment. Good place to start a tour of Sonoma County.

Colleen Kranson

Amazing wine tasting and learning experience! Carson was knowledgeable, helpful, and courteous, spending time with us to ensure we had a positive experience.

Matthew Blankenheim

The food and wine pairing is one of the best in the county

Timothy Prince

Best value overall for our trip. Great wine.

Norma Jean

Such a great place to taste wine. From the novice to the expert.... they have a wine for you. Sam was awesome. She explained every wine perfectly. Thank you Sam!! Even my husband that’s new to wine, found one he liked.

Ebony Walker

Our group of 6, which did not include any serious wine aficionados, were very fortunate to have chosen the Kendall-Jackson winery for a wine tasting. Throughout our stay, we received helpful coaching and advice from Kevin, Makena, and MacKenzie. Their easy-going manner along with a great sense of humor made this a very relaxing and fun experience as we explored various wines and tastes. The building itself looked like a French chateaux and the gardens around the house were very nice. Overall, a great experience and highly recommended if you are in the Santa Rosa area.

Karin Brian

Had a wonderful garden and tasting tour with our host Terry. Never felt rushed and answered all of our crazy questions! Was a fantastic time of year to visit since we could taste so many varietals as they're approaching harvest! Thanks to Angela too for helping us get some great photos!

angela jeffrey

Kendall Jackson was an amazing experience. Our group consisted of 1st time wine country travellers as well as wine connoisseurs. We had an incredible time. Terry was kind, knowledgeable and attentive. He went above and beyond our tasting and lead us on a tour of the gardens. The wine was impressive and the staff exceptional.

Greg G

High quality and variety. Gardens alone are worth the trip.

Richard Lewis

One beautiful place

Victor Chavez

(Translated by Google) This place is very beautiful (Original) Este lugar es muy bonito

Mark Allen

I was visiting KJ winery today and my spouse ordered a tasting with a server named Bill, but instead of preparing the wine that was ordered, and checking whether the winery was able to do any pairings as we had inquired about, he turned his back to us and proceeded to clean wine glasses and pour himself a glass of wine before staring out into the horizon. Bill had one job to do today, and he failed in the most extraordinary fashion.

Barbara Taylor

This winery and the staff are top notch, with great wines and a chef who prepares awesome food & wine pairings from their garden! It’s been a year since I was up in that area, but recently I called and spoke to Bryan to see if they could do anything special for my niece who was celebrating her 40th birthday with her husband, son and 4 friends who went up to No. Cal from LA for a mini vacation. He said he’d take care of them, and he sure did! He educated them on wines, provided a wonderful wine-tasting experience, and took them on a tour of the herb gardens! My niece and gang took my suggestion to stop at Kendall Jackson (KJ) and afterward she thanked me profusely and said it was the best part of their 4 day trip and they had all fallen in love with KJ wines AND Bryan! Thank you to all of you at KJ! I’ll be back myself, hopefully sooner than later!

Oren Wool

Great wines, great family owned business, really great tasting garden.

Camie Hackson

Amazing food-wine pairing tasting.

Umesh Tanna

Very nice affordable wines... and Pinot Noir is surprisingly fantastic.

Doug Williams

Terry was a great host!

ALEJANDRO ZARFINO

Must visit while in Napa or Sonoma. Amazing food. Take the time to visit the garden.

Tara A. McCallum

Wondferful experience between Savanah, James and Terry great experience!

Judy Carter

Beautiful chateau and gardens, great conversations with staff, and superb wines. It's all good.

Amanda Vinson

The wines are delicious, the surroundings are beautiful, the staff are so knowledgeable and thoughtful, they even changed to food pairing to suit a vegetarian! The wine and food pairing events are wonderful and not to be missed. We had lovely day with family from the UK and will definitely be back.

Laura Norwood

Hospitality... A+

Frank Montoliu

Staff was excellent and the wines very good at a great time

Aaron Smyth

We did the wine & food pairing, and it was incredible. My girlfriend is a dairy-free foodie, and they accommodated us by making dishes with dairy for me and dairy-free for her. The pairings were delicious, especially the pork belly slider with syrah. And I'd say the pairing was a steal at $40 / person.

John Simonds

Very nice place to visit . Take your time and enjoy

Edwin Dávila

Excellent wines and awesome hospitality.

Michael Stegman

Did the wine and food pairing... exceptional! Great staff and even met the chef. Beautiful facility and grounds. Joined their

Mike Shapiro

OK so it's Kendall Jackson, the supermarket wine that you bring to a party where it's friends but not really good friends. And that's definitely part of their business model. But here st the winery it's all about the higher end wines they don't sell in the market. And you know what? Those wines are surprisingly good. So good that without any sales pitch we joined the wine club (and we just don't do that every where). And reasonably priced. I hope you get Frank as your wine guide because he was terrific. OK I'm going home and have a nap now.

Melissa Wing

Loved it! We we're there at closing and the staff was still super attentive.

Tom Lucid

Very good wine and food pairing

Jose J

I love this place.

ramon g

take the time and make an appointment and do the wine pairing

Jose Ramirez

Love it! Beautiful garden, the tour guide was very educated in her product. The walking tour and tasting thru the garden was amazing. Took home a couple of bottles. Felt a little Europe in the air.

Marilyn Okita

I don't like to give weak reviews but I was not very impressed with the service and wines.

amy jeter

Love the wine and food tasting. Always an amazing experience :)

Chris Ellis

Here for a wedding wine tasting event and dont have any complaints! Would definitely recommend this place!

Rick Gustin

My lovely wife and I went here a few times. Once for this wine-pairing thingie. It's been great every time we've gone there. The chef is good with his trade, and, the wine is horrible. I had to drink as much of it as I could so that no one else would have to suffer thru it. It's a sacrifice I would make again, just to save ALL OF YOU from having to taste it. Really. I would do that. It's a great venue. Great wine, too, I guess. But .. leave me some!

John Stachowski

A fantasic experience.

Carrie Olin

Taste like box wine.

Steph Dobson

KJ was one of our favorite visits in Sonoma. The grounds are perfectly manicured and beautiful. Friendly down to earth service and excellent wine made it a memorable experience for us. We cannot wait to return!

Man M

Nice wine

Lou Rose

Beautiful property.

Darce D

Great tasting experience with knowledgeable and friendly service. Great accompaniment to their fantastic wines.

Trisha Taniguchi

In the past, my boyfriend and I had visited with our parents and service was fantastic! We even signed up for the wine club because "Uncle Frank" took his time to talk up the benefits and individualize our experience. However, our most recent visit we left our parents at home and apparently, younger non-white visitors do not get the same service. It was 10 minutes before we were acknowledged while they served a string of people who entered after we did. Half way through our tasting, a new employee asked to see our ID. Long story short, they accussed my 24 year old boyfriend with valid identification of being under aged and sent us out the door. Hope they don't actually send minors out the door with car keys in hand after they have served them alcohol....

Ben Franklin

My wife had a good time tasting some wine. They have a neat little demonstration vineyard outside you can walk around. Plenty of parking and everyone was very nice and answered any questions we had.

Lauren D

Do not get me wrong, the grounds are gorgeous, but the staff member we dealt with ruined the rest of our experience. We had asked for the more expensive estate tasting, and after having two wines off of that list, she took it upon herself to finish out our tasting with the other tasting option instead. She barely made an attempt to educate us on the wines, and then walked away and never came back before our tasting was finished. We have been traveling through Sonoma and Napa for a week now, and this was our least favorite experience. The wine is alright, but don’t go out of your way for this one.

Ziga Berce

Great tour with nice wine and good vibes. Awesome nature as well.

Pat Feeney

I have never been to the winery but we have it up here in Canada we love it can't wait to go thanks

Med Kid

Hi ii the best.

Mike Andrews

Excellent service from Katie sue and staff

Lydia Torres

Excelente marideje. Excelente trato. Una experiencia única.

Christine Petty

Fantastic afternoon of food and wine. The food and wine paring was amazing. The staff was knowledgeable and the service was great. The biggest surprise was visiting the gardens on our way out. Tasted grapes from the vines and walked thru the relaxing gardens. Would definitely visit again.

Kristine O'Neill

Really looking forward to visiting here and tasting their wines. Sorry we didn't get a chance to do that...four of us stood at the counter for ten to fifteen minutes obviously wanting to taste wine and not one person acknowledged us . Only had five other customers and three people serving. We left without ever being acknowledged.

Guy Robertson

Beautiful grounds. Tasty wines.knowledgeable staff.Delicious food with pairings.

KIT KAT

Wine is good, dog is allowed. Nice!!

Richard Gray

The tasting bar is staffed with friendly people who are knowledgeable about the wine and happy to give you a few extra pours. I highly recommend the Estate Tasting ($20) over the Reserve ($10) as it exposes you to K-J's single vineyard, higher end offerings. Check out their website for a BOGO tasting coupon and a bottle purchase waives a tasting fee as well. Don't forget to squander an hour perusing their beautiful culinary gardens!

Tamara Sundquist

Fantastic wine and food paring. We love walk the expansive gardens. Just beautiful.

Tyler Snyder

Amazing food. Amazing tasting garden and friendly staff. Check it out

Karen Mills

Fabulous food wine pairing

Corey Yake

Great service and wine

Nick Rodda

A great winery with amazing staff. They are all very enjoyable and helpful. They make the experience much better than just drinking wine. And the wine is fantastic as well. Beautiful venue.

Nop Jiarathanakul

Try their estate exclusive tasting that you can't find in the supermarket. We liked the Chardonnay, the Meritage Blend, and the Syrah. Taking a couple bottles home. Very reasonable price for a wine this quality. And the best of all this guy Josh was super chill and totally took care of us. Would come back again.

John Maccabe

Very friendly and helpful staff. Beautiful grounds!

Dolores Piro

I was at Kendall-Jackson Wine Estate & Gardens two weeks ago, first time visit to California from New Jersey. I cannot say enough about my and my husband's experience to the winery. The food, wine, hospitality, knowledgeable and friendly staff as well as the tour of their gardens was fantastic. I highly recommend a visit to Kendall-Jackson Wine Estate & Gardens when visiting northern California. Thank you, Tracey, Justin, Tucker, Matt and Matthew for a memorable visit!

Steve Finkelstein

Beautiful afternoon for wine tasting sitting on the back patio.

MalaysiaM Walters

Went there for the first time yesterday (07/28/19) and it was amazing! The food was delicious, the wine was amazing. The staff was soo friendly and answered all of dumb questions about wine! lol we asked some of the staff members if they could take pictures of us and not only did she say yes to taking the pictures for us but she also took soo many amazing ones! I would recommend this place to anyone! Such an amazing experience❣️ Thank you!

Neomi G2256-STU

Garden is beautifulll,shoutout to one of the hard workers my dad for keeping it healthy

Jason Karuza

Great wines and taking

Justin Billings

Couldn’t be more impressed with this place! The tasting room and the whole grounds are beautiful. My wife and I bought a bottle and the charcuterie plate for outside and we had a great day! I loved all their reserve stuff so much I signed up for the wine club. Heather the tasting room lady took great care of us the whole time

Sean Thorniley

Don't let the size and the fact that a large company mislead you into thinking boring "boring corporate" wines. Jackson Family Wines is incorporated, it is a good size well run business, yet it strives to maintain the flavor of each of the individual wineries that the parent company owns and does. This facility is wonderful, well staffed with fine customer service and lovely ground that are worth a visit alone. The food is top notch and much of it is grown and raised right there on the Estate/Farm/Garden. The Farm to Table dinners are truly that and a wonderful experience.

Nancy Kascak

Beautiful location, with s nice patio & gardens. Great wine & Frank was very charming & informative. AXA

Juan Velez

Beautiful and very friendly staff, Wil was very friendly and educated us wine newbies on everything wine!

Robert Dent

Good wine, good service

Austin Kemper

Wasn't very impressed by the service or the wine, the establishment is nice and pretty.

Cheryl Speen

Best to visit this place during the week if you want any personal service. Either tasting is good as all their wines are too notch. The gardens at spectacular and very enjoyable even on a misty day.

恵島真理子

(Translated by Google) Great service and Amazing wine & food pairing !! The potion is just one and a half hours in 4 dishes ^ _ ^ The salad using the winery vegetables was delicious! (Original) Great service and Amazing wine & food pairing!! ポーションもちょうどよく1時間半ぐらいで4皿^_^ ワイナリーの野菜を使ったサラダ美味しかった！

Donald Mokma

We absolutely loved it. Extremely friendly and knowledgeable staff. Great atmosphere. They made us feel like it was ours. Will definitely be back.

Gerard Rosso

This was a beautiful winery in Sonoma County. The grounds are very impressive with many different types of gardens to wander around. The staff was so friendly and knowledgable and made our experience that much more enjoyable. The wines are of the utmost quality and flavors. There is something for every type of wine lover.

Karla Hawkins

Amazing. Bill is very knowledgeable about all the wineries in the area.

Louise Sapirstein

Absolutely beautiful vineyard! Customer service was amazing! I want to live here!

Kwangsu Kim

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John Burwell

I'm surprised how fantastic this visit was! Ask for "Uncle Frank" when you do the wine tasting. Frank made our time there the best time we've had so far on our vacation. Thanks, Kendall-Jackson!

Nouhad Bassila

Wonderful

Alissa McCoy

Such a beautiful, relaxed atmosphere with great wine.

Robert Bittner

Marvelous wine tasting experience; one of the best I’ve had. Frank was knowledgeable and engaging as we wove our way through the estate offerings.

Nancy Lewin

Brian was awesome! The wine was pretty fantastic too! A big thank you from Colorado for making the day special.

Kirk Maringer

Didn’t have a chance to taste any wines as it was very busy and nobody greeted us at the counter. They seemed very friendly though but needed more help. Beautiful grounds though, so I’m giving it 3 stars!

Rebecca Cooper

They have wonderful wines, and the events are the best

Vicki Youngelman

I have a close friend that drinks nothing but Kendall-Jackson Grand Reserve Chardonnay. I purchased a bottle of the 2013 Kendall-Jackson Grand Reserve Chardonnay specifically for her. I served it to her last evening and she asked is this the Grand Reserve. I said yes. We went to the kitchen to double check. She stated something is different in the taste.???? I felt badly and she then covered by saying it is okay. I was wondering has anyone else experienced this?

Gautam Dewan

Great food, easy drinking wines.

Erin Brown

Lovely wine and food pairing for lunch

김영철

Good