Jean Lean

Review of blr wine co.

This place was laid back and the staff was friendl...

This place was laid back and the staff was friendly. The barn was rustic with lots of lavender blooming in front and picnic tables and corn hole out back for guests. We made the trip because the whole place, both indoors and outdoors, is dog friendly. When we showed up on a Sunday afternoon, the place was super busy with most of the tables full. The two staff members were super nice but also a little too overwhelmed to provide more info about our drinks.

We got the cider flight and a cheese plate. I thought the first cider seriously smelled like toilet bowl, and it really made me struggle since it was supposed to be the "best" of the flight. Maybe my nose is extra sensitive, but I couldn't convince myself to even taste it. The other 3 in the flight smelled better, although another one also smelled kind of dank and on the edge of acceptable. My SO didn't notice the stink at all, so who knows. The style of cider is definitely DRY DRY DRY, with that exception of the one with honey.
The cheese plate was generous in portion though not fancy. They gave corn chips that had some sort of nacho seasoning on them? Not sure if they were trying to go norm-core/embrace the basic on purpose or not. We enjoyed the plate nonetheless.

Overall, I would give the space and staff 4 stars, but the drinks were a 3. Given their focus on cider, it was too hard for me to round up.