Murrieta's Well - Livermore

We joined as members. The wine is good. Specifically the Whip. The food is also very good. Manya is outstanding!

We came here to MW on July 2, 2023. Unfortunately we were sat outside on patio both tasting room and downstairs were closed to tasting as there was a party upstairs not sure about downstairs, when we walked by there it was empty but still closed. 105° out, most people tasting were fanning themselves. Wine was nice, but for 30.00 per tasting, I will not be back. Very pricey for wines. No special treatment, slow between pours, sniffling hot. ?

Jillian is an amazing host. She’s extremely knowledgeable and willing to adjust to the group and day. We did the wine and food pairing and loved the experience. We wanted to go wine tasting without Napa crowds or prices. We got what we wanted here!!

My wife joined last week as a member and took me here over Father’s Day weekend. The experience was disappointing.We walked up and the greeter immediately started to grill my wife over some email she didn’t respond to. It was awkwardly confrontational. I guess there was a wedding happening later so we had to order from the kitchen before a certain time. No biggie. We’re there to drink wine and relax.Then our wine tasting was super rushed. We were through the flight within 30 minutes. No explanation of anything. Like I know they got a wedding in a few hours but dang. I’d prefer for them to not take our reservation upfront if this is the experience.The wine is good. Specifically the whip.

Venue is nice until you get inside. You’ll notice the roof is low which is fine until the music starts playing. Acoustic inside is rather atrocious and unbalanced. Hard to have a decent conversation or enjoy the wine. Wine itself is very subpar. It’s not for everyone but most on their listing finishes flat with no body. The people who serve the wine are very overworked, stretched thin, and won’t notice you unless you’re Caucasian wearing a trucker hat. We have been sitting for over 30 min to be noticed until we had to walk up and ask the concierge when we would be serve. There’s apparently a lot of miscommunication or lack of competency to register people who made reservations are not being served. Yet the people around us are being served around the clock. The next pour took 20 min and so on. The servers noticed their mistake and tried to remedy their fault but the experience itself has been sullied. Asked for water and they told us the water is to be gotten by ourselves yet i see one of the staff stumble with two cups of water to a table with her fingers inside said cups. She looks tired and rather done with her job honestly. It’s a tough business, I get it with how things are nowadays. But the obvious hyper focus towards people that are Caucasian here is rather astonishing and would not recommend to anyone of any other ethnic background.