Stone Villa Wine Cellars

Nice winery visit on our way to Ohiopyle State Park. A nice gentleman who works there took our pictures outside and gave us valuable info about the place. Wish I’d have known beforehand that we could bring in any of our own food we wanted (just not alcohol, of course) and that it could be enjoyed outdoors on the patio while listening to live music against the pond setting. Next time I’ll know.
We sampled wines — you get to pick 6 from a list and it’s free. The only downside is that all they have to nibble on is some generic crackers from a table nearby. They could do much better in providing tasty treats with which to sample wine. The guy pouring for us was very pleasant and a good conversationalist. As for the wines, most of the grapes come from the Eerie area. The ones I tasted were pretty good. I love Rieslings but I have to admit I’ve had better ones. I did, however, find 3 wines I liked of the 6 I tried and bought them plus some cheese and crackers and chocolates for us to have while listening to the band outdoors.
They have a nice gift shop of wines and accessories.
We even bought some wine to take with us to Out of the Fire Restaurant, knowing in advance that it was a BYOB venue. (Be sure to check out that restaurant.)

The wine here is average at best. The owners are unfriendly and rude. Lots of rules and lots of uncomfortable stares from management. I’m not sure what their issue is but in my experience if you treat people with respect you will receive respect in return.

CM and I visited Stone Villa this past Sat. when we were in the area to visit another nearby winery specializing in fruit wines. Having read the reviews, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect, but I decided to take a chance, since it was so close to our other stop. I’m glad I did, since CM and I had a pleasant time here.
Unlike some of the other reviewers, I didn’t feel that the security was overbearing. The only encounter we had with it was a brief stop at a table outside the front door of the tasting room, where I opened my picnic basket to show an older gentleman what was inside (he just took a brief look and didn’t even poke around in it). Frankly, the bag check at Kennywood is more intrusive than what I experienced here. Once we left the tasting room for the porch, nobody bothered us at all, and we didn’t feel as if we were being watched closely. Then again, we were just a couple, so things may be different if you’re in a large group.
The tasting room, while not quite as attractive as the one at the other winery we visited, was nevertheless still pleasant. At the tasting bar, you indicate which wines you want to try by checking them off on a list, and the assistant gives you your samples in order from dryest to sweetest. Because we were the youngest customers, we were carded before we were served our samples (the assistant remarked that she thought I was younger than I am, which I took as a compliment). I tried six wines, including semi-​dry Riesling, semi-​sweet Riesling, Niagara, Stonegria, and two more that I can’t recall. As others have noted, the wines here are on the sweet side; the semi-​dry Riesling was typical of other Rieslings I’ve had, and the semi-​sweet Riesling was sweeter than them. Knowing that CM enjoys his wine on the sweeter side, I opted for the Stonegria ($ 11.95), which was a bit sweet for my taste, but was nevertheless quite mellow and sippable, and paired well with our snacks of cheese, crackers, prosciutto, and chocolate. Despite the setting, it’s important to note that only 5% of the grapes used in the wines produced at Stone Villa are grown on the property – most are imported from the Erie area.
After purchasing the Stonegria, we went outside to the porch and were seated by the porch supervisor. The porch is a really nice setting, and contains picnic tables that look out on a pond and some vineyards. If you visit during the weekend, there is live entertainment – the day of our visit, there was an oldies cover band playing. I’m not sure if this is typical, but most of the other customers we saw were in their 40s-​60s – so if you’re looking for a hipster setting, this definitely isn’t your scene (try Pittsburgh Winery in the city). Several of the other customers were dancing, but despite being somewhat inebriated, we decided not to join in the revelry. We spent a little over an hour on the porch, and enjoyed some great people watching.
Overall, we had a good time at Stone Villa. If you’re in the area or enjoy sweeter wine, it’s worth checking out, and the setting is quite idyllic. Having said that, if our visit was representative, it was very busy, so you may want to come during the week if you don’t enjoy large crowds. It’s definitely a nice stop if you happen to be in the area!

The wine here is really good and the patio atmosphere is beautiful and relaxing and for this I am giving my 3 stars. I wish I could give a higher rating but I left with very mixed feelings regarding the overall experience.
We spent the afternoon here with a group of friends for a bachelorette party. This wasn’t your typical «girls gone wild» bachelorette party as the bride was 39 years old and our group included her mother and family members ranging from 29 – 60 years old. The staff made us feel very uncomfortable as we were closely monitored for any misbehavior.
While you are allowed to bring your own coolers with snacks, be prepared to have your belongings searched before setting foot in the door and on the way out as well. If you made a reservation to sit at one of tables under their tents, don’t even think about bringing a lawn chair or moving chairs from another table. They are major sticklers on this. If you have more than 8 people, you need to reserve more than 1 table or your people can stand. There are open picnic tables which don’t require a reservation and I would go this route. There is even a. «Patio supervisor» who stands me watches everyone the entire time.
I think it is rude to treat paying customers this way, especially ones who are nothing but respectful. If you have an establishment like this, there needs to some level of trust unless the customers are doing something wrong. It seems like staff is trained to be highly suspicious of everyone from the second you roll in the parking lot. I am not saying this is a bad mentality, but they need to hide it a little better and not make customers feel like a children being watched by the principal. Also, if the owner or manager doesn’t want groups like this at the establishment, they can easily decline to allow reservations of this type. I don’t recommend this winery for any bachelorette party or large group because I think you will be judged by staff. Go with a small group of friends and try to blend in and maybe you will not be judged.

Stoped in for a wedding gift. quick service. got a custom bottle. The lady helping us was a plus. She was very attractive.

Great place to relax listen to some music and have some good wine. If your looking for a place to mooch off of the owners by enjoying the music and not buying anything.
This isn’t the place to go.
You can sample and leave.
If you stay and enjoy the music it’s 1 bottle for every 2 people. Very simple.
My husband and I go at least once a month and the reason they have so many rules is because of idiot customers trying to bring other alcohol on to their property. Which is a big fine to Stone Villa.
The Owners are awesome and Fair.
I would highly recommend.

I have been to many wineries in a fair number of states and have never experienced the treatment like at this place. Showed up today at this winery with my wife and another couple to try some wine and sit out on the lawn where a band was playing. As with other wineries, we brought a cooler with some cheese and snacks and some chairs. As we approached, a sign directed all that they MUST enter via the store. I suggested to my friend who was carrying a couple chairs,(as was I) we set the chairs at the wooden fence and pick them up on the other side. We were quickly informed by a sour faced young man, that NO, all belongings MUST go with us through the door. So we lug the chairs to this dour young fellow who informed us that he must search our cooler, bag and look at the chairs. What a warm welcome (not). He searched our belongings thoroughly. So we make it through security check one and into the winery. Since our hands were full we proceeded through the back door to set up our spot, only to again be stopped by another security check point who informed us that we could NOT enter the back yard without purchasing wine. Our intention was to set up and come in for some leisurely wine tasting, instead we were forced to dump our stuff onto a holding table, pick out and pay for some wine and then carry everything out to the yard area. While the wine wasn’t bad, it seems to me that these proprietors have a lot to learn about how to treat customers. I felt very un welcomed, and wouldn’t return, nor recommend this to others. I certainly get the need to control what shows up at the winery, but this is a winery for goodness sakes, not a frat house. There are surely more subtle and sophisticated ways to do this without making every respectable customer feel violated by these gauche measures.

Great wines at really reasonable prices and a beautiful outdoor space to relax and enjoy them. They have entertainment every weekend of the summer that you get to enjoy for free as long as you buy some wine.

Agree with J V. My friends took me to Stone Villa Wine Cellars.
They offer a free tasting (up to 6). They have a shop where you can purchase their flavors and many gift baskets for sale (reminded me of Napa).
The wine was pretty tasty — I ended up purchasing a couple of bottles.
They do appear to have many events. I look forward to returning!

This was a great find on my visit to Pittsburgh. There was free wine tasting which allowed us to select a great bottle of wine. The Stone Villa is located right on the side of a little pond and after you purchase a bottle of wine you can sit outside and enjoy. Its a beautiful setting and with the right company it can be a perfect afternoon. So the only downfall is taking the wrong company.