First, let’s talk about the tour company part. The van was great and comfortable, the fellow tour passengers were great fun, the picnic lunch was great. Much kudos to our guide Zidan who did an EXCELLENT job looking after us.
Regarding the Wineries, Madonna Winery was streets ahead of the other two. Bob and the other hosts clearly were passionate about their product and educated us well on wine tasting technique and their wines. The best part though was their deal where the tasting fee was waived if you bought a bottle of their excellent and reasonably priced wine. Everybody left with wine. A solid A rating
Kieu Hoang winery had great wines, but was let down by being disorganized, and by a server that seemed only marginally interested in the product. A for product, C for service.
Finally, Robledo Family Winery. The wines here were good, but not great. The server, OTOH, didn’t seem even slightly interested in doing more than dumping wine in the glass, muttering two lines of a script and moving on to the next table. On the plus side, it was the cheapest place at $15. I guess you get what you pay for. Product - B-, Service C-