Ankeny Vineyards Winery

We visited for a wine tasting and tour and had a nice time. It wasn’t until a few weeks later that we had issues. I returned home one day to find one of the bottle we purchased during our visit had corked itself. Disappointed, I emailed to ask if they would replace the bottle. This was the response I received:
«Thank you. We haven’t had a corked bottle in many years, if ever. Can you really blame me for doubting your claim? Maybe it is just buyer’s remorse? Can you think of any other merchant who would refund money without asking to see the claimed defective product? Do you think you are being unreasonable? I do. Life is too short to spend time dealing with unreasonable people.»
All I can say is I was disappointed with the lack of customer service and they left a lot to be desired. I found the response to be sarcastic and insulting. I wouldn’t recommend this place to anyone.

Favorite winery! Great wine and best place to take a date, during sunset, in the summer.

I just had one word when I reached this winery…“ahhhh.” Maybe it was because my stop here was at the tail end of a long bike ride, but either way, this is a gem of a spot. We tried their Pinot Gris and it was very nice. The patio is a fabulous place to kick back and enjoy the wine and sun. Customer service was awesome, and I know we were there at a challenging time for them because they were overrun with cyclists from our ride. Would love to return here and sample more

I stopped by with my family on a Saturday afternoon and was greeted by very friendly dog, and equally friendly staff. We didnt spend a great amount of time due to anxious kids, but we tasted several wines and had a glass while the kids devoured some appetizers. The gentleman serving us was very helpfull and also extremely patient with my children (sorry I don’t remember you name, but thank you again). After wards we all walked up to the top of the vineyard to visit with the animals and take in the amazing view. I highly suggest any one visiting take the walk up just for the view.

Great pizza, I am a carnivore spouse is not, so we had Pig Out/​Mama Mia ⁷⁵⁄₂₅ and was excellent. Wine was very good, great people not pretentious, tasting $ 5. Sat out on patio very peaceful, had wine with pizza after tasting. Nice afternoon.

Great wine + beautiful vineyard + friendly winery dog Lily + personable tasting room attendant + fantastic wines (red, white and dessert) + amazing carrot cake.
Needed a place to hang out for a few hours to do some work with my two pups and parked myself in the tasting room. All of us received warm hospitality the entire time from both the tasting room attendant and the winery guests.
I tried every wine that was available and my favorites were the chocolate dessert wine and the Riesling. The chocolate dessert wine wouldn’t been perfect poured over a bowl of vanilla ice cream.
I must come back the next time I’m in town!

Came here for a groupon, but will be back! Their wine was delicious, as was the pizza and cake balls for dessert (made with their wine — a must try!) After tasting and eating, we took a leisurely stroll through their gorgeous vineyard to see the animals, old cometary and beautiful view of the valley. This place is a MUST try on a sunny day.

Went here Friday afternoon for dinner with friends. The pizza was good. Very good. The reason I’m giving only two stars is for two reasons. A 12-​inch pizza is $ 18. They are good, but very thin crust — so we ordered six pizzas throughout the afternoon/​evening so that our group (four adults, five children) would have enough to eat. The total bill (three adults had wine, the rest had soda) was almost $ 200. The second reason is service. The two guys handling the pizza were great. The lady who helped us was also great. But I watched a lady ask to order some additional food, (hummus plate, pizza) and the lady at the counter couldn’t have been more rude. She told her they closed the kitchen at 7:30 (ummm, who does that on a Friday night? We’re not in downtown Salem for crying out loud) and that she’d have to ask the cook what was out. She was rude to her about who was handling her tab too. I couldn’t even believe what I was witnessing. The place is good, but I’m not about to go back and end up dealing with that woman. I wouldn’t have been as patient as the customer on Friday, I’m afraid.

Ankeny is an amazing vineyard. Beautiful views, incredible wines and great service. During the summer, come out on the weekends for yummy homemade woodfire pizza and salads to watch the sunsets and and enjoy local music in the evening. During the winter, cozy up with a bottle by the wood burning stove and comfy couches. They have an amazing selection of seasonal blends, whites, pinots and other reds. I recommend the 2008 Pinot Noir, the Ankeny Sunset red blend and the Primavera. The wine room manager, Annette, is sweet and knowledgeable. The owner, Joe, lives on the vineyard and so does his energetic gorgeous black shepard, Lily, who will likely greet you upon your arrival. After tasting, be prepared to buy a bottle or 4 and they offer a wine club with good discounts. A must visit for wine lovers in the Salem area!!!

Go a Friday or Saturday evening in the summer for some wood fire pizza and wine by the carafe. You will be glad you did!

This is a wonderful place to spend an evening with friends sipping great wine and catching up. Compared to most tasting rooms, this one is better equipped in terms of seating. Wine is served by the glass or bottle. Pizza is available but it’s a bit inconsistent and over $ 20 for a small one.

I LOVED Ankeny’s wines! Minimal to no oak, wide variety of whites, blends and reds at very reasonable prices. We took 6 bottles home! The vineyard is located a few miles west of the 5 but you drive through a wildlife preserve to get there. The blue winery signs are posted at every intersection so you can turn off your GPS once you exit the highway.
The vineyard and winery is very welcoming and home to the winery owner so his puppies were the first to greet us as we pulled up. Kris poured our wines and was very personable and friendly. They were adding a second coat of stain to their deck so we weren’t able to check out their new domed woodburning pizza oven.
Here’s a tip: pack a picnic, buy a bottle of Ankeny’s vino and drive to the top of the vineyards where they have several picnic tables set up to take advantage of the AMAZING views under the big trees. There’s an old cemetery (Cox Cemetery) up there but since it wasn’t mowed, I didn’t wade through the waist-​high grass to check out the old gravestones. Beautiful, serene setting with views of the cemetery, vineyards, emu, llama and sheep along with the entire valley! What more could you want?