This is a beautiful winery with very friendly, hel...

This is a beautiful winery with very friendly, helpful staff. Many of their wines are delicious, but you MUST try the blackberry (despite variances batch to batch, it is still my favorite)
As I live nowhere near here, but work had me passing through rather early, I stopped in to get a few bottle of the blackberry (not available in stores). Unfortunately, they were not opening for another 20 minutes, and the long morning drive (~3hrs) was prompting me to stop for other reasons. As I turned to leave (I was unaware of hours until I got to the door), an employee opened and asked me what I needed. After explaining my situation, I was allowed in. What a relief! I was given the same assistance as usual, and offered samples (declined, as I was driving), before they actually opened. Made me feel like a VIP for a few minutes.