Kendall-Jackson Wine Estates, LTD Review

Kendall Jackson is a high-quality winery that has been in Sonoma County for over 20 years. They have a great tasting room on the north edge of Santa Rosa along Hwy 101. The wines are well made, and there is a nice variety. Prices are very affordable. The staff was educated and helpful, the grounds beautiful. If you are from out of the area, this is a great place to visit. There is such a variety of wines, that you will be sure to find something you like.

Personally, I live locally and I am turned off by the volume Kendall Jackson produces. There are so many small boutique wineries that I prefer to spend my time where a winemaker specializes in 2 or 3 varietals such as just Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, or just Bourdeau blends. Kendall Jackson produces 9 types of Chardonnay and 8 Cabs not to mention all the other popular varietals and blends. I'm leaving this review because I gave Kendall Jackson a visit yesterday 11/3/18 for a Wine Road event. We had a white wine paired with homemade White Bean and Ham Hock soup. Both the soup and wine were great and made a great pairing.

If you want to sample a wide range of quality wines that are priced right, Kendall Jackson is the perfect place for a one-stop tasting.

Such a beautiful, relaxed atmosphere with great wine.

My wife had a good time tasting some wine. They have a neat little demonstration vineyard outside you can walk around. Plenty of parking and everyone was very nice and answered any questions we had.

The food & wine experience is amazing!!!
100% recommended

We did the wine & food pairing, and it was incredible. My girlfriend is a dairy-free foodie, and they accommodated us by making dishes with dairy for me and dairy-free for her. The pairings were delicious, especially the pork belly slider with syrah. And I'd say the pairing was a steal at $40 / person.

Beautiful location, with s nice patio & gardens. Great wine & Frank was very charming & informative. AXA

Very easy to locate and welcoming establishment. Good place to start a tour of Sonoma County.

Loved it! We we're there at closing and the staff was still super attentive.

Our group of 6, which did not include any serious wine aficionados, were very fortunate to have chosen the Kendall-Jackson winery for a wine tasting. Throughout our stay, we received helpful coaching and advice from Kevin, Makena, and MacKenzie. Their easy-going manner along with a great sense of humor made this a very relaxing and fun experience as we explored various wines and tastes. The building itself looked like a French chateaux and the gardens around the house were very nice. Overall, a great experience and highly recommended if you are in the Santa Rosa area.

Garden is beautifulll,shoutout to one of the hard workers my dad for keeping it healthy

Very nice affordable wines... and Pinot Noir is surprisingly fantastic.

Best to visit this place during the week if you want any personal service. Either tasting is good as all their wines are too notch. The gardens at spectacular and very enjoyable even on a misty day.

The tasting bar is staffed with friendly people who are knowledgeable about the wine and happy to give you a few extra pours. I highly recommend the Estate Tasting ($20) over the Reserve ($10) as it exposes you to K-J's single vineyard, higher end offerings. Check out their website for a BOGO tasting coupon and a bottle purchase waives a tasting fee as well. Don't forget to squander an hour perusing their beautiful culinary gardens!

KJ was one of our favorite visits in Sonoma. The grounds are perfectly manicured and beautiful. Friendly down to earth service and excellent wine made it a memorable experience for us. We cannot wait to return!

I was at Kendall-Jackson Wine Estate & Gardens two weeks ago, first time visit to California from New Jersey. I cannot say enough about my and my husband's experience to the winery. The food, wine, hospitality, knowledgeable and friendly staff as well as the tour of their gardens was fantastic. I highly recommend a visit to Kendall-Jackson Wine Estate & Gardens when visiting northern California. Thank you, Tracey, Justin, Tucker, Matt and Matthew for a memorable visit!

Absolutely beautiful vineyard! Customer service was amazing! I want to live here!

Went there for the first time yesterday (07/28/19) and it was amazing! The food was delicious, the wine was amazing. The staff was soo friendly and answered all of dumb questions about wine! lol we asked some of the staff members if they could take pictures of us and not only did she say yes to taking the pictures for us but she also took soo many amazing ones! I would recommend this place to anyone! Such an amazing experience Thank you!

Very nice place to visit . Take your time and enjoy

Really looking forward to visiting here and tasting their wines. Sorry we didn't get a chance to do that...four of us stood at the counter for ten to fifteen minutes obviously wanting to taste wine and not one person acknowledged us . Only had five other customers and three people serving. We left without ever being acknowledged.

I was visiting KJ winery today and my spouse ordered a tasting with a server named Bill, but instead of preparing the wine that was ordered, and checking whether the winery was able to do any pairings as we had inquired about, he turned his back to us and proceeded to clean wine glasses and pour himself a glass of wine before staring out into the horizon. Bill had one job to do today, and he failed in the most extraordinary fashion.

Great staff, beautiful gardens and just generally a great place to hang out.

Beautiful chateau and gardens, great conversations with staff, and superb wines. It's all good.

Beautiful and very friendly staff, Wil was very friendly and educated us wine newbies on everything wine!

Did the wine and food pairing... exceptional! Great staff and even met the chef. Beautiful facility and grounds. Joined their club

Beautiful afternoon for wine tasting sitting on the back patio.