VineCrafters Winery & Grill

146 Shady Creek Ln, Rockwall
(214) 605-0733

Recent Reviews

Lauren Lilly

We LOVED this place! We came on a rainy Saturday afternoon and enjoyed sitting on the patio listening to the rain. Leo and Rosanna were fantastic hosts and we loved getting to know them and their little winery. I love places like this when you come it feels like you came to see family. We will definitely be back and plan to make one of their wine paired meals with Chef Mike soon! Their wood fired pizza was fantastic too!

D Scott Cook

I'm a little biased due to being friends with the owners. Leo and Roe have poured their hearts into this winery. They're always adding new events and great food items. Loved the Spanish paella (end of summer), flat breads, and pizzas.Leo is a mad scientist when it comes to wines. He likes to mix things up...literally. The red blends he's concocted have been great! The whites are crisp and smooth. He's trying his hand at beers, which I'm a guinea pig for tastings. Hope those make it on the menu eventually. Keep up the good work, y'all.

Julie Ferguson

We met friends here and got to pet all the animals they had around, then we picked grapes and took part in the harvesting of the grapes! We ate pizza that they cook on-site and some of our party tried and enjoyed the wine. We listened to live music and had a blast. This was a really fun experience.

Coyote Ridge

Great place alwaysI recommend going here if you haven't already

gy1964

Fantastic hideout!!!! Probably one of Rockwall Texas’ best kept secrets.We will be going back every time we come to the Dallas area. Wonderful pizza and flatbread too

A. Zigon

Nice atmosphere, good pizza, great music. Need to add a calendar with events and booked music.

Kris David Valencia

Great location for events and a night out.Love their white wine and the pizza is delicious.

Danielle Koons

It's our 1st time and oh my goodness. I love it! So cute and I love the home town feel. The wine is soo yummy and the live music was spectacular!!Can't wait to come back.

Ghereben Family of 5

I found this winery on Google as I was looking for a small winery to visit with my husband for date night. We love the opportunity to visit and patron small local businesses, so this place looked like the perfect winery to visit. Based on the description, I knew this winery was tucked away in a small neighborhood in barn behind a home.Once we parked, someone near the house, told us to make our way back to the barn. As we entered, someone was there to greet us and said to make our way inside. The barn was decorated very nicely with wood panels all throughout. Seating with wine barrel table tops, very rustic. You could smell the brick fire oven as you walked in, that was making fresh pizzas. There about five other patrons in the building.But unfortunately, this is the end of the positive review. We made our way to the counter and I asked the lady at the front where we order pizza. She said right here! So we ordered 2 Pepperoni pizzas.She didn’t really introduce herself or welcome us, but just started asking us ifwe wanted to taste the wines. There were about six wines on the counter displayed. One white Voigner, a Honey wine, and about 4 reds. I asked her if these wines were from their winery, and she said no that they were still aging in the barrels. These wines are Texas wines from other wineries. Which I was ok with, but was hoping to taste the wines from their winery.The white, was just ok. Definitely not a fan of the honey and needed water after that.And all the reds tasted spoiled! They all had a sour vinegar taste. This could be because they were open for too long and/or not stored properly which is my assumption. But I was very surprised on how bad they tasted. My husband is not a huge wine connoisseur, but even he said that they tasted spoiled. I try to be polite, and not show my reaction after each tasting. But I knew that these ones they were serving were spoiled. I could only finish one sip of each, and definitely had to have water after each tasting.Fresh bottles of wine should always be opened when providing tastings for people, these were definitely not fresh.I tried to ask questions about each wine, but the lady in the front didn’t have much information to share, and told me that the man next to her was more knowledgeable. He was busy talking to another patron, which was fine, but then I was expecting him to come to talk with us about the wines that we were tasting, but he did not.Once we finished the tasting, she asked if we would like to buy a bottle or a glass. Feeling obligated I ordered a glass of the white voigner, since that was the most palatable. We sat down and waited for the pizzas to arrive. The lady came to give me the glass I ordered, which was not even a half a glass pour in a tiny wine glass. The pizzas arrived and looked really good. They were a little larger than a personal size pizza and tasted fresh. While we sat and ate, not once did someone or the owner come to talk with us or ask us how we liked the pizza/the wine. Or asked if we had any questions about the wine.We sat quietly together, trying to finish so we could leave. Once we finished, I went to pay. $50!!!! For two small pizzas and barely a half a glass of wine.I was definitely disappointed as we were really looking forward to a unique wine tasting experience. Owning a small business is hard and a lot of work. Therefore, I would expect the customer service to be exceptional as you would want patrons to return, and spread the word about your business.We ended up leaving and going to aRestaurant for a more complete experience.This place has potential, but the quality of the wines they’re serving needs to improve (don’t serve spoiled wine), and the customer service/knowledge from those serving the wine should be improved. If the owner is present, he should be making more of an effort to greet EVERY patron, and share more information about the wines he is serving. Otherwise, what’s the point of people coming there. I could just go to Landon winery and get better Wine and better customer service.

Lamonte Brown

Cool place, great wine, pizza and people!

Roddy Lawson

1st time customers. This place is very unique. It's trying to be a winery ? in the backyard of Rockwall estate. The live music was great the homemade wood fire pizza was good. I felt like I was at a neighborhood party were I paid for the food. I had a good time. The people running the place were friendly. I'm not a good person to critique the wine. I don't drink. I believe they are a work in progress.

Four Bros

Very cool place. Low key, laid back.

Paula Sullivan

Great place wine is amazing. People are awesome. Wood fire pizza yum. Highly recommend. Will be back.

Jonathan Davis

When they lock us down again for Covid XX I will live at this place. Actually I won't comply again.

Alisa C.

If you are looking for something unique, you gotta check this place out! First, the hospitality is on point!! The owners make you feel welcome from the moment you arrive. Sample their selection of wines and decide what you'd like to enjoy. They sale by the bottle only. If you'd like a pizza, Joel will whip it right up - in his awesome outdoor pizza oven. Be sure to check out upstairs - love the vibe going on up there. They have live music too, so bring some cash to tip the entertainment. We will def be back soon!

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