Valentino Vineyards & Winery
5175 Aptakisic Rd, Long Grove
(847) 634-2831
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Our group of friends paid for a tour of the vineyard, when we arrived it was drizzling, but it suddenly stopped. We sat in a table, watched a video and listened to the owner (Valentino) tell us a story about his beginnings and how he makes his wine which was fine, and very interesting but it was over 1 hour and half just sitting down, watching a video and listening to him, no tour of anything whatsoever. We did pay extra for the wine tasting. Both the owner and his wife are very knowledgeable and friendly, but we were expecting a real tour of the winery.
Their wines are soooooo good. I would recommend them to everyone.
Disappointing way of managing group tour bookings.
I was driving by in my semi truck when I noticed the Vineyards After work was done I parked my truck on side of road.I approached Valentino’s Vineyards about 4 years ago the owner was very polite and stopped what he was doing to give me a tour of the winery such a beautiful layout of the location he said I can come back Saturday to taste test some wines and purchase any wine . I Never forgot that day that he went out of his way to stop what he was doing and to open his heat up to a complete stranger that was just passing by. Thank you Mr Rudolf for that gift of my wonderful memory. I will be scheduling another tour with you on my friends birthday 2/2 2024 if you guys are open or if we can schedule a private event with our group of friends God Bless you and your Family
Amazing time with my family. Will definitely go back. The owners were warm and welcoming
I went there few weeks ago and witnessed a committed perfectionist who indeed puts his love into this land. He inherited the old Italian way to produce the wine from his Italian parents/grandparents. I truly respect his way to use natural pesticides, and that effort does reflects on the quality.The winery tour wasn’t fancy at all compared to other places you can find in this country. However, I love Rudy’s genuine and the way he introduces everything. For me, It’s like a grandpa telling stories to his kids, and this grandpa has all his wisdom to say. I could feel the passion from his calm tone, and this is definitely a fruitful lesson for me.All the tasting is fantastic. Definitely more than worth the visit fee. I also realise the reason why we couldn’t choose the wine to taste is because it is like omakase - this is not a big wine manufacturer, scaling up everything with machines to lower the cost; rather, you would taste the best wines this couple have at the moment you are there, because they pick all the best grapes by their own hands to secure the quality for us.If I have to pick one thing that can be improved, I would say that between different wines tasting, it could be better to provide water or change glasses. This way will avoid the previous flavour remaining, and avoid people from thinking every wine tastes the same. I did drink water in between, and that’s how I knew every single bottle is distinguishable and absolutely amazing.Really appreciate Rudy and Vivian providing such a great and warm tour.
We visited the winery 2 weeks ago to have the wine tour. The owner was super friendly and humor, he walked us through the wine yard, sharing his experience growing the grapes, taking care of the land and how he made the wine in the cellar. We also see ripen grapes on the tree! The winery is well-organized, I can see how much love and efforts that the owner put into it. The tour came with a tasting, we tasted 5 different wines, the quality of the wines are pretty amazing! I would highly recommend visiting the winery if you are looking for some good wines!
We visited the winery 2 weeks ago to have the wine tour. The owner was super friendly and humor, he walked us through the wine yard, sharing his experience growing the grapes, taking care of the land and how he made the wine in the cellar. We also see ripen grapes on the tree! The winery is well-organized, I can see how much love and efforts that the owner put into it. The tour came with a tasting, we tasted 5 different wines, the quality of the wines are pretty amazing! I would highly recommend visiting the winery if you are looking for some good wines!
It was a lovely environment for a date night. Vivian was very nice and super welcoming! Wine tasting was fabulous!! Highly recommended.
Really disappointed in the tour. The gentleman who was giving the tour showed up super late, was demeaning to his wife, and kept forgetting what he was talking about. After a brief vineyard tour, we went back inside, only to watch a video of the same exact thing we just witnessed. 3/4 wines all tasted the same and to be frank it was just very disappointing. It all tastes very similar. I love supporting small businesses, however this was a joke. I've had better tasting wine from Aldi for God's sake!!!Never going back.
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Today we were in this wonderful place. The vineyards are incredible, the house is cozy and the wine is great, we tasted 5 different wines. The owners are very friendly. It was a pleasure to visit this place.
Excellent wine and wisedom
Wine tasting (and wine) was good, but save yourself the money and skip the tour. It really is not a tour. Standing next to the driveway he points out the different fields and then shows one vine. No tour of where/how the wine is made.
Very enjoyable and informative.
The wine tasted very good; however, the tour was a long lecture on “organic” pesticides. Skip the tour and just have a tasting
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