Just finished a nice tasting of 4 of their wines. 4 for $10. Started with the Rose of Pinot. Nice color and feel. Enjoyed it. Then went on to the Ferris Wheel Pinot. Nice, a lite Pinot with a decent finish. The 100 Valley Pinot left me wanting something more. Finished off the tasting with their GSM. It was nice an easy drinking wine. A table wine. I can't help but wonder how these would have tasted in a good wine glass. That is my major negative here. The stemware is small stemless glasses with a huge lip. To see how these wines actually taste they should upgrade their tasting glass. Possibly a Reidel Oregon Pinot glass. read more

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Excellent wine tasting room near their winery. Pleasant ambiance; exceptionally pleasant service. They serve up many high quality wines (award winning), including several somewhat unique varieties (white Pinot noir was my favorite). $5 tasting fee waived with purchase of 3 bottles. Highly recommend visiting. read more

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Absolutely awesome afternoon! The owners are delightful and full of information. Wines were fabulous. We brought appetizers and enjoyed all the wine and sun. And we took home quite a lot of wine! Thank you for such a wonderful experience! read more

Brandborg Vineyard & Winery - Enjoying the sun, wine and munchies! - Wineries Near Me - Elkton, Oregon

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Life's too short to go to a winery where you are a burden to them. Came in at 4:30- already seemed upset by it. Wanted to split a bottle with someone when she said "I'm not going to do that" even though she could. Just horrible. Should not be in the hospitality business. read more

Planning a visit, our third (or is it fourth?), to one of our favorite Oregon wineries, Brandborg, made me check the Yelp site. Surprising to find not a single review of this charming place posted. So I'll "fix" that by adding mine. It's true that the Umpqua Valley wineries don't get the buzz of their Willamette Valley brethren. And when one thinks of Umpqua Valley wineries at all it is likely the (remarkable) Abacela Winery comes to mind. Along perhaps with the (also remarkable) newcomer Reustle Prayer Rock Vineyards. Both in Roseburg. It's also true that as locations go, little Elkton (population 170), at the very north end of the Umpqua Valley wine region, may not be on the way to anywhere - except maybe Reedsport. But it is also true that Elkton is nestled in spectacular scenery and is only an hour from Eugene to the north and less than that from Roseburg to the south. A perfect "tucker" (to use my husband's word) of a location for a wonderful wine tasting experience. The geography of Elkton provides some of the coolest temperature growing conditions of all of Oregon's wine making regions. Brandborg is leveraging that, along with many years of grape growing and wine making expertise and a passion for perfection, to produce some stellar wines. They pour samples of their wine in their delightful, and easily accessible for all people, tasting room right in downtown Elkton. So, really good wines, really nice people, and a really cool tasting room can be found here. Yes, Brandborg DOES produce Pinot Nor, as do many - if not most - wineries in Oregon. I'm a fan of Brandborg bottlings. , "...farming on the edge...", as they call it in terms of climate, "... "is what always gives the most distinctive grapes, stretching the ripening curve to the very last minute." Both my husband and I like the Bench Lands PN very much and the Ferris Wheel Vineyards PN. But for me, the standout wines for Brandborg are their whites; in particular their Riesling and Gewurztraminer. They also bottle Pinot Gris and the (underappreciated varietal in my opinion) Pinot Blanc. I hope they'll be pouring some of the latter when we when we visit the tasting room in a couple of weeks as we haven't tried it yet. As additional tips: When you visit Brandborg tasting room, there is also the advantage of Tomaselli's Pastry Mill and Cafe, open for breakfast lunch and dinner on several days of the week, right across the street for a before or after wine tasting meal. (But that's a different review, coming soon.). There are also two additional winery tasting rooms in Elkton - River's Edge where we have been before and Bradley where we have not. So planning a day's wine and dine and scenery visit to Elkton is not only fun, it is delicious. The drawback? There really aren't significant options for lodging without driving to Eugene (or at least Cottage Grove) going north or Roseburg (or at least Sutherlin) going south. read more

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It was a very long ride to get up to the little town of Elkton. The winding, wooded roads coming from Roseburg are quite beautiful. The wines were good, says Mr. B, but not to his personal liking. They have a beautiful tasting room and gift shop. But no sale today. Since I was just a spectator, I cannot defend the wines. The one thing that struck me, and was a total turn off to me, was the smell of not so fresh cooked fish wafting from the kitchen. I hate to say this, but it stunk. I know they do food pairings with their wines, which sounds so cool, but I quickly left without remaining his arm candy this time around. read more

I find the more awards a winery displays, the less I enjoy their wines. All the wines were fine, but nothing that left us itching to purchase a bottle. read more

Brandborg Vineyard & Winery - Wineries Near Me - Elkton, Oregon

Not very interesting wines. As I understand the process, white Pinots are a wine that doesn't have a chance to get ripe (high enough sugar)due to weather, rainfall etc. That said it was their most interesting wine at least for my palette. read more

We were actually in Elkton for other reasons and noticed Brandborg Winery across the street. We had a little time, so we went inside. I'm glad we did! They have a comfortable tasting room and friendly, knowledgable people. We tried a number of reds and whites, all good. We came away with a bottle of 2011 "Miss Tilly", an interesting juicy lollipop-sweet red made from Gamay. Very unique! We hope to get back there soon. "Rose's Cafe": http://rosescafe1.blogspot.com read more

Brandborg Vineyard & Winery - "Miss Tilly" is a pleasantly different king of red wine! - Wineries Near Me - Elkton, Oregon

I have never felt so unwelcome at a winery. VERY POOR customer service. My two best friends and I traveled to Elkton for a girls weekend to wine taste and enjoy the solitude by the river. We had been given a few recommendations for wineries to visit, and Brandborg was among them, but unfortunately, because of one extremely rude woman working there (maybe an owner too big for her britches), we never got to taste the wine at all. We attempted to go two days in a row, even trying to forget the bad taste in our mouths from the first experience with her (we had arrived at 4:32pm; they close at 5pm; she said "I'll sell you a glass of wine, but I AM NOT doing a tasting"), and the second time she was just as awful as she'd been the first time, if not ruder. It's wine. Providing quality customer service in the form of politeness isn't tough. I had so looked forward to tasting the wine in this region, being from the Finger Lakes in New York. Save yourself the trouble, and go taste and buy AMAZING wine with fantastic service at River's Edge, Bradley, and Lexéme. Skip Brandborg, unless you enjoy being treated like you're lucky to be in this elitist's presence. No bueno. *River's Edge* really is incredible! read more

This place is so nice :-) My second stop here and Joan was very helpful both times pointing out landmarks and recommendations for a bite to eat. This time I chose a wonderful bottle of 2017 Fleur de Lis White Pinot Noir and it tastes fresh and has wonderful light fruit notes. I only wish I had an elegant crystal glass to drink from but Joan allowed me to cut a rose for my mom for our belated Mother's Day Weekend :-) Thank you Joan for truly making Mom and I feel welcomed! read more

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I LOVE this place. This is the first winery I have joined since moving to Oregon. They have a great tasting room with whimsical stories about the owners. There are also fun little items throughout their shop. Although Elkton is not the most convenient, it is certainly worth the visit! read more

Very nice winery with excellent wines. Not the cheapest but we don't want the cheapest we want the best and Terry's talents produce some of the best and it's 100% worth the money! The wines are spectacular and literally award winning. Brandbord is an anchor winery in the area and a must visit! read more

This was a great winery and I really liked all the white wines they had produced. I ended up getting a Riesling. We happened to be there on a day when they were handing out pizza cooked in their wood-fired stove outside so that was pretty awesome. The location of this place is fairly easy to find right in the center of Elkton (assuming you found it easy to find Elkton). read more

The owners of this winery are some of the nicest people we've ever met. We tried 2 of the white wines, the Gewurtztraminer and the Riesling, and bought the Riesling. It was listed as the 2nd best wine in the state online. I would definitely come back. It was easy to find, and there's a bakery across the street that makes wood-fired pizza. read more

We tried 2 of the white wines, and both were delicious. The service was exceptional. It's off the beaten path, but the drive is very pretty. 2011 Riesling and the Gewurtztraminer were both very tasty. read more

Great wine, lots of variety. Kelsey did a wonderful job and was really fun! Will definitely be back next time we are in Oregon!!

My friends and I stopped by here yesterday to check it out and unfortunately we were treated very rudely by the person providing the tasting. We couldn't get out fast enough. read more