Tasting and Tours – Rideau Vineyard

From the tree-lined path that escorts you off of the main road and out of the “real world,” to the historic El Alamo Pintado Adobe that serves as our tasting room, to the gentle sounds of rustling vines, live music, and new friends mingling over a glass of wine, our tasting room experience is unlike anything you’ve had before. In fact we feel it’s the absolute ideal locale in which to enjoy our wines.

Whether you just like to drop in, find a picnic table and enjoy a glass of wine, or schedule a private tasting experience, we offer options for all types of visits.

Hours:

Daily 11am - 5pm
Last tasting at 4:30pm

Location:

1562 Alamo Pintado Rd.
Solvang, CA 93463

Contact:

P: 805-688-0717
E: info@rideauvineyard.com

Walk in wine tasting

We welcome walk-ins for groups of eight or less daily during business hours. Simply approach our tasting bar and one of our wines stewards will assist you. No reservation is required.

If your group is larger than eight, please call us so that we can ensure that we can properly accommodate you: 805-686-2810.

Complementary Vineyard and winery tour

A public tour of our vineyard and winery facility is offered to all guests daily at set times. These tours are free of charge with your wine tasting and run approximately 30-45 minutes.

DAILY: 1:30pm, 3:00pm

Current Tasting Flights

Our award-winning wines are some of the most acclaimed in our region. We produce small lots of over twenty wines every year, which we continually rotate and curate through the seasons on our tasting bar. Our estate tasting room is the only way to sample our wines.

Adobe Flight — $20

2016 "Brassman" White Rhône Blend
2016 Enchevêtré Blanc White Rhône Blend
2015 "Sierra Madre Vineyard" Chardonnay
2015 “La Encantada Vineyard” Pinot Noir
2015 “The Brassman” Malbec Blend
2016 “The Englishmen” Sangiovese

Signature Flight — $25

2018 Estate Roussanne
2018 Estate Viognier
2017 Estate Grenache
2016 Estate Mourvèdre
2016 Estate Syrah
2016 Château Duplantier Red Rhône Blend

Valentine's Wine & Pastry Pairing (through 2/16) — $30

2017 Sauvignon Blanc, paired with lemon tart
2018 Esate Viognier, paired with French chouquette
2015 "La Encantada" Pinot Noir, paired with macaron de Nancy
2016 Estate Syrah, paired with salted carmel chocolate ganache
2017 "Late Harvest" Estate Viognier

The Rideau Estate Experience – $50pp

The Rideau Estate Experience is the ideal way to experience our wines. Nestled in our historic Adobe at your own private banquet table, your group will be guided through a tasting of our entire estate single-varietal lineup – an offering that is unique to this experience. Your tour guide will give you a private tour of our vineyard and our winery connecting the terroir and its distinctive elements to the varietals in your glass.

This experience is offered twice daily. Click the reserve button to view available times.

Approximately 75-90 minutes

Reserve

The Rideau Estate Experience with Pairing Menu & Lunch – $75pp

This experience includes everything in the Rideau Estate Experience above. In addition, each wine on the tasting menu will be paired with the seasonal small bites that compliments the wine beautifully. After the tasting and pairing is complete, you’ll enjoy a spread of additional charcuterie and flatbreads from our kitchen for lunch.