Bianchi Winery Laguna Beach

This place is, wine is great, BUT! Christina is amazing.
My girl and I had an amazing time drinking some wine and laughing with her.
Also brought home 4 bottles.
Cheers

Fiancé found this gem driving by so we decided to stop by. Clean and quaint. Great service, wonderful wine! Not sold in Texas (HEB) ? but I’ll definitely order online. Really nice time!

Was traveling for business and had Sunday free so I went to Laguna to watch sunset from Heisler park. Saw this little gem on the corner and decided to pop in after. Rich was fantastic! It was just us for most of the evening so since it was quiet we were able to chat and he offered so many wonderful recommendations. I had the rose and the Sauvignon blanc and both were fantastic. Will definitely be back!!

This is the third time I visited Bianchi and have previously had great experiences. However, the continued great experience came to a screeching stop when I went to pay our bill. When it was time to check out, out group ordered additional wine to go. Our party of six ordered some bottles of the Rose (the same bottle that we shared while we were at the winery) and we ordered a bottle of Duality (we’ve had it previously and knew we wanted to buy another bottle). Our server then informed us that there was a 20% mandatory gratuity because of our size of our party. In fact, he took my credit card, placed it in the POS terminal, clicked on 20% gratuity, and signed my name for me. Before I knew what happened, he gave me my card and left our table. This all came as a surprise to me. I definitely support tipping and even the mandatory gratuity when it is applied to what is consumed at the winery but definitely not on bottle purchases to go. I've done some research on different winery forums and the common practice is to tip on the service and wine consumed at the winery. There is no expectation to tip on the wine purchased that is taken home. Duality is a special treat for me and a $73 bottle of wine just turned into almost $90. Had I known about the mandatory gratuity policy in advance, I would not have purchased wine to take with me at that time and would have tipped based on the service we received, which I have absolutely no complaints about. It’s really just unfortunate because this is my third time coming to this winery and I've always had great experiences which is why I brought my friends and family there. I was considering joining one of the wine club membership. However, once I paid the bill which included the mandatory gratuity, everything changed. I will never return to Bianchi. I would highly recommend disclosing the policy to future customers prior to their visit and definitely prior to any purchases so they don’t have the same experience. I emailed the tasting room manager, Joe Kowalski, over a month ago about my experience but never received a response.

Was traveling for business and had Sunday free so I went to Laguna to watch sunset from Heisler park. Saw this little gem on the corner and decided to pop in after. Rich was fantastic! It was just us for most of the evening so since it was quiet we were able to chat and he offered so many wonderful recommendations. I had the rose and the Sauvignon blanc and both were fantastic. Will definitely be back!!

The service was awesome and the wines were amazing.

We tasted 3 whites and 3 reds, and enjoyed all to varying degrees. Signature Chardonnay was particularly good, as was the Reserve Sangiovese.

Visiting from Chicago, we stopped for wine tasting. We enjoyed the wine and the atmosphere. Richard is knowledgeable and personable . A must stop in Laguna.

Great tasting room and amazing customer service! Christina can help if you’re a wine lover or new to wine. There are a variety of wine selections, but I recommend the tasting to sample the portfolio. This is a good spot for a drink before dinner or to relax and sip on some wine

Great tasting room and amazing customer service! Christina can help if you’re a wine lover or new to wine. There are a variety of wine selections, but I recommend the tasting to sample the portfolio. This is a good spot for a drink before dinner or to relax and sip on some wine

Everything is great at Bianchi aside from the price of the wine itself. I love the ambience here but to pay $17 for a tiny glass of wine is absurd. Was really excited when it first opened but the pours have gotten smaller and the prices have only increased. I paid $17 tonight for what seemed like a tasting pour. This is the third time in a row it’s been like this. Hopefully this will change back to what it was like before!

We always enjoy stopping by Love being a member 🍷 This Sunday we enjoy wine tasting and brought some Rose and Sauvignon Blanc Great staff

great wine, beautiful view

Amazing wines, supper friendly staff!

Jamie and Christina are super cool and the wine is fantastic. Great place to chill out and enjoy some great wine.