While we were heading to another winery, I saw this castle from the road and my wife made me turn around to check it out. Sure, it reminded us of Harry Potter, but that is what was intriguing. We asked if we could have a tasting, and the lovely receptionist mentioned that it no problem, but just give them a minute to get a table ready. We were able to spend 3 minutes in their market before being called. It was an absolute refreshing surprise. Although my family’s party of 5 may be knowledgeable about wine, we are by no means snobs. We like to have fun and enjoy wine. Our host was the same way. Eventually, we were all cracking bad jokes and having fun doing it. Even the tasting room manager got into the fun as well. In the meantime, we were discovering that this place has some amazing wines. They also had an incredible variety. (Don’t pass up on trying their Carignane) Afterwards, they gave us a tour or the place which was also phenomenal to see the incredible workmanship that went into the place. I would highly recommend this place for people that enjoy wine and have fun doing so.

We held my husband's birthday celebration at the tasting room located in the Ledson hotel in Sonoma. I can't say enough good things about the experience and the staff. The staff was friendly, capable, flexible and went above and beyond. The wines were very good, and everyone had a wonderful time. The space itself is very inviting and was organized to optimize our guests interaction. I would highly recommend the Ledson tasting room for a place to get together and celebrate.

We came to Sonoma from Canada . We booked a castle tasting. Our wine consultant Gabe Vanzant was AMAZING!!! He was very personable and extremely knowledgeable; not only about the wines he served but also the history of the castle as well as information about the founder and his family. The castle itself was absolutely beautiful and it was so nice to walk around both inside to see the different rooms but also the vineyard and yards. We went from there to Napa Valley and I would highly recommend Ledson over Napa. Hopefully you will have Gabe as well. He made the experience very memorable!

We chose to visit Ledson Winery because we read about its beautiful Castle-like architecture - we were not disappointed! The grounds and building and the views are breathtaking! The friendly staff greeted us and a gentleman (sorry I forgot his name) gave us a very helpful history talk on how this winery came about. They also have some picnic tables if you decide to have a picnic lunch here. This is worth visiting if you are in the area! Highly recommended!

Don’t get me wrong I did like the wine and bought a couple of bottles that got shipped home, but after spending time at a number of other wineries in Sonoma and Napa I came to the conclusion that Ledson Winery is unnecessarily pretentious. I went with a friend in later August. We did our due diligence and made a reservation prior to our visit. But before we got there they charged my card $205 for both the wine tasting and a cheese plate (we definitely spent the most at Ledson compared to the other wineries we visited). I guess the credit card charge was expected, but I wasn’t expecting them to tack on 20% gratuity to the wine tasting and an additional 20% gratuity for the cheese plate. Yes, 20% gratuity for cheese while other wineries will give you a small cheese plate for free. Now you would think with 20% gratuity the service would be outstanding; however it was average at best. First, our server was wearing jeans. Certainly not the biggest issue, but I would expect a winery like Ledson would have some type of dress code for there staff and jeans would not be on the list. Next our server also wasn’t really paying attention to details even though there were only 2 other parties in the tasting room. He served us the same wine twice. Even after correcting him to let him know that we already tried the wine he still poured it. Lastly, since there was only 2 other parties in the tasting room, I feel he lacked attentiveness and spent more time talking and educating the party that was at the bar. Now, these small details didn’t ruin our trip to Ledson, but there was an expectation going in (especially with the already added 20% gratuity) that you would be getting an exceptional experience, but that wasn’t the case.

Visited yesterday, 4th October 2023, had a walk in tasting and we had the great fortune to paired with Bill for our visit. He was very well versed in all the wines and made us feel so welcome and special. I cannot praise him highly enough, if you have the opportunity to visit then Bill must be the man you spend your time with. Oh and all the wines were excellent with my favourite being the ‘sweet Ida may’ Zinfandel