Nova Cellars Winery

Wow! What a nice afternoon! We went for a wine tasting, tried four varieties and had a very generous antipasto, then split a tasty flatbread. Very nice atmosphere indoors and lots of room outside for fairer weather, even some outdoor activities like ladder ball, bocce, corn hole. Friendly, helpful staff and reasonable price.

The atmosphere is very nice. There is a lake/pond with seating overlooking it. The bartender was excellent, very pleasant, and cheerful. The beer and wine was very good and very reasonably priced. The reason I rated a three is because of accessibility. The handicap parking is at the top of a 75 yard semi steep hill. This is the only way in if you can't do stairs. The winery is on the first floor, but the brewery is on the second floor with no way up to it besides stairs. The hill is paved, but then there is a shorter gravel walk way to the winery door. Every table on the first floor is a high top. If you're in a wheelchair you will be very uncomfortable sitting at these tables, if you can reach them at all. The space inside the winery is very limited as well if you are in a wheelchair because there is a step to the main seating area with no ramp to get up to it. The only saving grace is part of the bar is lowered at the very end which is where we sat. I will probably go back, but when I do I will ask to speak to a manager to discuss making the building more friendly to people with limited mobility.

I thought the wine tasted great. The one star rating is because when I pour the last of the wine into my glass, there was a considerable amount of glass shards in the bottom of my glass. I sent a message through their website & no one contacted me. I didn't want anything from them but I feel they should have been concerned about the safety of their customers & I expected them to want more information about which wine & when it was purchased. Update: They contacted me & explained it could be crystals. I've never experienced that before. I feel better now that it was not glass. I changed my rating.

It will probably seem like I am overly critical, but if you are into red wines, from any region, I can’t see how you will have a good experience. Moreover, the food was so disappointing. The antipasto wasn’t fresh, the bell pepper sausage flat bread had to be microwave pizza, and the $8.50 Chicago Dog was like a cookout dog for a stadium price. Hopefully, the owner takes these reviews seriously.