Brimstone Hill Vineyard & Winery

This is an incredible winery. They make wine. That’s what they do. They don’t spend their profits on sizable tasting rooms, or live entertainment, or anything else. They spend it on the wine making. You’ll be able to tell once you do your first tasting. I’m not trying to knock the other larger wineries in the area, but this is clearly a project of passion for the owner. He speaks fondly of his late wife, who was French (you’ll see the French influence in the wines) and her family’s coat of arms is what you’ll find on the bottle of their sparkling wine.
My girlfriend loves dry wines, and of the area Brimstone has the best drys. I like the noiret, which was dry and very peppery, and my girlfriend was a fan of their red blend (which the name escapes me.). We also bought a bottle of their Seyval Blanc.
The owner was who provided the tasting for us, and thankfully didn’t have a problem with us coming in 15 min before closing.
tl;dr — Owner is nice. Wine is all they do — no show, just wine. Fantastic dry wines.

Last September we rented a farm house and visited 6 local wineries for my good friend’s bachelorette party. This was the first place we went to. It’s true, the tasting room is not much to look at but this place had, hands down, the best wine from what we tried in the area. At the end of the trip we all regretted not purchasing more bottles from this place. But we were holding back since we had so many to see!
The owner poured for our tasting and I found his descriptions very enticing and added to my appreciation. I ended up buying 4 bottles of white wines (2 Vidal Blanc, 2 Domaine Bourmont Sparkling) even though I’m a reds drinker. I’m having more shipped to me now and it reminded me to write this review.
Don’t go here for the ambiance, go for the small batch quality and taste! I love this diamond in the rough. If you don’t like their room, easy, just close your eyes.

It was alright, not the best place i have been to. The wines were pretty decent and the guy really did not have too much information about them.

I came here for the first time years ago. It’s run by a friendly little old couple who clearly have a great passion for the wine they produce. They have aged in the last few years — so they are not as quick as they used to be.
That said — this winery makes the best wine of almost the possibly 100+ wineries I have been to throughout the country.
They are no-​frills because they do not make a spectacle of the winery experience. Here — it’s all about the wine. I was there, again, this weekend and they had a new cash register gal who could not figure out her arse from her elbow. She kept messing up the machine and the orders. And when she poured the tastings, her passion was as flat as a pancake. I see they want to get someone younger to help out, but it would help if the person seemed more interested in the wine they are serving.
Otherwise — the wine here is incredible — so long as you are not expecting the pomp– and-​circumstance of other wineries.

We went here for our friends birthday and it was incredibly dirty and cold. The girl behind the counter was bundled up and her hair was a mess and looked like she hadn’t showered in days. The bathroom had no toilet paper and when I asked she had no clue where any was and there was what looked like dried blood on the garage. There was caution tape on the stairs too. Overall I would never go there again

We’ve had a wine tasting here, and not only is the owner extremely friendly, the wines are pretty darn good at about $ 12/​bottle. If you like Riesling— it’s really nice summer and dessert wine.

Off for another leaf looking jaunty, and it is getting close from looking up to looking down at the carpet of leaves gathered on the ground, we thought we would have a stop at Brimstone Hill Vineyard & Winery. I guess we should have checked their hours as they are only opened Fridays-​Mondays. Not Thursdays. Grrr. Drats! This winery literally looks like someone’s house with a nice backyard rather than a full blown vineyard but you never know. It is on the wine trail map so I am sure it is worthy of our attention. We will have to plan for a re-​do. So the 3 stars seems fair until we make it back there.