What a cute little gem of discovery! I first met/discovered this winery at a local tasting in LA and totally enjoyed the wines. The girl who poured for me was super informative and explained that they owned three vineyards in the Paso Robles area (love love love) and that they also have a tasting room on one of the vineyard. Since my girls and I planned to visit Paso Robles for a "girls weekend" and I thought we should pay their tasting room a visit. Boy, what a treat! I was not greeted in the tasting room with the same girl whom I met in LA but the one who poured for us was (I think her name was Hilary) also really down to earth and information . She said that the tasting room (the cutest little double-wide) is set on their "east side" Paso Robles vineyard. However, they were tasting wines from all three of their vineyards in one location - perfect for a wino who hates to drive :) We tasted some amazing Pinot's from their vineyard in the San Simeon area (I think she said it was like a mile a way from the ocean or something close to that). Then we tasted some Rhone varieties wines (from their West Paso Vineyard) which is equally as amazing. I don't know very much about the Rhone region but they have some really interesting variety that I am not familiar with like counoise. To end the tasting flight, we tasted red wine blends from the vineyard where the tasting room is situated. Wow. Us girls don't always agree on everything but we gave it 6 thumbs up (since it was only the three of us). I was sooooooooo tempted to join their wine club but promised my boyfriend that I would wait until we make the next trip to do that. I am already planning our trip! Pros: Amazing wines, super down to earth and informed staff and waived tasting fee with wine purchase. Cons: Wines harder to find outside of tasting room (stock up while your there!!!) read more

So we went in to taste their sparkling wine, which is amazing, and left wine club members. We had been on a mission to find a dry sparkling wine from the area to serve at our wedding at a local winery. We had been very disappointed until we came here, everywhere else has rather sweet sparkling wine. Theirs is a blush made from pinot noir and is up there with the best I've had. It is $54/bottle too. We tasted their other wines and they were all very good and complex. We have family in the area and come here for wine tasting several times a year, we were SHOCKED that we hadn't heard of a place that was so good. We can't wait to pick up our first shipment. We left with 3 bottles of wine... The one down side to this winery would be the facilities. It is right off the Highway and has a pretty law out front with a garden they encourage you to pick vegetables from. Their building is clean and nice enough but is some kind of modular home/office type thing. It just isn't as welcoming as some of the other wineries in this immediate area like Bianchi for example. Their wine makes it worth the visit for sure! read more

What a great surprise. Very friendly staff & over the top knowledgeable. Fair prices too! read more

Amazing customer service seems to be rare these days, but not at Derby. Wonderful wine, attentive service, and a friendly and elegant ambiance in an iconic, historical building that's been beautifully restored. Love the summer music events with smoked meat and cheese as well! read more

Excellent wines at reasonable prices..Sean is a customer service rock star and is very knowledgeable about all things Paso and he always makes you feel welcomed. read more

Victoria's secret? You know what it is? First of all, before I get to the secret, Victoria is the hostess. And she can talk football (San Diego Chargers, San Francisco 49ers); movies (her faves are The Godfather, Pulp Fiction, Clint Eastwood pics); and wine. This is where it gets down to the nitty gritty: If you ask her why "Derby" Pinot Noirs are better here than elsewhere you are going to get a very thorough, convincing answer. When Pinot Noirs became the "It" wine in the early part of the last decade, all wineries began growing Pinot grapes... but at the wrong temperatures. Their vineyard is properly located off the sea breeze, eliciting perfect temps. Buy a Pinot and buy a Sparkling Rose Champagne. The $10 tasting fee will be waived if you buy. Altogether, this is one of the more essential Paso Roblas wineries. read more

Toured and tasted at Derby winery. Learned new info about the winery, history of building. Staff was caring and informative. Wine made with a small staff who care. Will go back to taste when in area. read more

Derby Wine Estates - Wine Tasting Room Near Me - Paso Robles, California

I went with three girlfriends for a weekend trip down to Paso Robles from SF. We asked all of our friends and had assembled a list-- Turley, Denner, Justin... the usual suspects. Once down there I pulled some Paso Robles winery marketing materials from a stand in our hotel and noticed Derby was based there as well. I had tried their sparkling Rose and LOVED it. I was hesitant to drag all my friends there as it was not on our "recommended" list and I wasn't sure if the rest of the wines would measure up, but I decided to suggest it nonetheless and I'm SO glad I did. The wines here were amazing and at the end of the day everyone in my group agreed that the Derby wines had won Best in Class hands down! Their Pinot has elegant structure, their white Rhone is heavier bodied but has a great amount of acidity, and their sparking Rose was as good as I remembered! If I can pare down any of my Napa/Sonoma wine memberships I will be signing up for Derby, and if you prefer well crafted wines that express terroir and personality then I highly recommend you give them a try too! read more

I visited Derby with a group of 30 friends, down in Paso for a birthday celebration. I wasn't sure if they could handle a group of our size but when I called they immediately told us they could handle our group as long as we didn't mind doing an outdoor tasting on their deck. When we arrived they had all 30 wine glasses already out and a special wine menu printed for us welcoming us and wishing the birthday boy/girl a happy birthday. We thought that was pretty cool! The guys/gals at Derby were super great, had great energy and were willing to answer any of the questions that we threw at them! We started with a sparkling rose, which I enjoyed quite a bit. We tasted a white (Pinot Gris) and then moved onto some reds: Pinot Noir, some Rhone style blends (both white and red), a Petite Sirah, a Bordeaux blend, and finished up with some port. They served the port with those delicious brownie bites -- which made both the brownie and the port even better! I think being a large group that arrived right when we opened skewed my taste of the wine. Despite other yelp reviews raving about the wine, I wasn't all that impressed. I did notice, however, that if I let my glass sit for a bit then usually my last sip started to taste quite good. I think the wine just needed some air to really open up. Derby was also kind enough to let the 30 of us have a picnic lunch out on their premises. They setup a number of tables, brought out some chairs, and made sure we were all set. They had horseshoe toss, badmitten, and a number of other games for us to keep ourselves entertained with! They were so awesome for taking care of us and showing us a great time. 5 stars, A+ on the service! They'll be opening a tasting room in the next year or so in downtown Paso ... while I normally prefer to be out in the vineyards when I taste wine, the one downside with their current location is that it's right on Hwy 46 and you end up watching the cars barrel down the highway at 65mph! Overall a great experience but I didn't love the wine. One day I'll have to head back with a smaller group and taste the wine after they opened up a bit. My favorite of the wine was the sparkling rose. read more

Just did the new Friday night concerts at Derby. Wow. Great music. Delicious wine and ho, daddy, Derby Smokehouse Santa Maria style tri-tip. Those camp beans were smokey and rich, sticking a perfect balance of yumminess. A very fun way to enjoy a Paso Robles Summer night. read more

Danny gave us a tasting and tour that was entertaining & informative! Derby has a great story. Loved every min. Wine is fantastic. Drank mostly reds. All employees we had contact with were happy and attentive! The five of us had a great afternoon and ended up getting a couple bottles & a cheese board, etc. then enjoyed the rest of our afternoon on the patio, with the staff checking on us regularly.... Well done Derby! read more

What a great place! We visited an old friend, Danny L. Hull whom I met through motorcycles. We visited him at Derby Wine Estates and had a great time! Extremely knowledgable and full of facts and history about the place. The wines are "off the hook." Our favorites were the Pinot and ManEater! A great place to enjoy wine and a beautiful place to hang out. read more

We made our first visit here last week. The staff was extremely friendly. The gentleman that helped us was "Seth". He knew the business and the wines extremely well. I really enjoyed the personal information they each had out about themselves such as their favorite restaurant, where they were from etc. A very nice introduction if your intrested and if not, then you don't have to read it or ask questions. My husband and I loved all of their wines, but if I had to narrow it down, they had an awesome cabernet (2006 reserve) that we fell in love with. We later enjoyed a bottle out in front of the winery. Its on the highway but still not too noisy. I highly recommend this winery if you are in the area. read more

Great wines great people welcoming atmosphere Shoutout to Danny he is a cool Character!!! read more

The Riverside address is right, yet when we were there, the Yelp! map still flagged the Hwy 46 East location. We were there by ourselves on a quiet weekday morning and had a good tasting experience. Nice wines, $10 tasting, we bought a bottle of rose and a bottle of port. We like their wines (and have had them before), just not enough to carry any with us. I'd feel quite comfortable ordering any of their wines off a list at a restaurant or picking one up at Bev Mo to take out. read more

Here for the opening of the new Derby Wine Estates new tasting room. Fabulous new location in the old Almond Growers building. Congrats to the Derby's! read more

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Jen made our wine tasting experience awesome! She is sweet, knowledgeable, and a true professional. Great wines and great service!

Beautiful atmosphere! Beautiful wine selection. Did some Christmas shopping while here. The servers were very friendly and helpful with my gift selections. I don't drink so I was a little stressed about what to choose. I had a great experience here and was treated so nicely, though I did no tastings. My brother and sister thoroughly enjoyed the wines and experience as well. read more

To be honest, the reason we went to this winery is because my dog's name is Derby so I felt like I HAD to. But we ended up being very satisfied with the wines and service :) The lady who worked there was extremely nice, gave great recommendations and was so easy to chat with. The wines were all pretty good, we got a bottle or two &they were pretty reasonably priced as well. read more

Emily was absolutely FABULOUS taking care of us while following all the guidelines for COVID! The wines were so great and we could not have had a better time! Thank you for everything! read more

My daughter and I stopped by for a tasting, recommended by a manager of another tasting room in Paso. The tasting room attendant Jennifer greeted us with a smile and poured us some amazing red wine. The Pinot and the Maneater were our favorites but they're all fantastic. It shows when someone is truly an ambassador for the winery and Jennifer is definitely that. She was enthusiastic and informative, talked to us about the wine, the history of the winery (the owners are grape growers and sell 95% of their grapes and use only 5% to create their exclusive wines). The location is great, minutes from downtown Paso, in a historic renovated almond processing factory-very cool) I wasn't planning on joining another wine club but I loved the wine and vibe of the place so much that I couldn't resist! Looking forward to our next visit in November! read more

Over the last couple years, my husband and I have really started to enjoy wines and wine tasting. We went to Paso Robles a couple years ago with some family friends and decided to hit up a couple wineries on our way out of town. Derby came highly recommended from a server at Vina Robles and I am so glad we took his suggestion. Derby is the perfect mix of fantastic wine and down to earth service. Every time we have gone in, the people who have poured for us have been very knowledgeable, friendly and attentive. This past weekend I went up to Paso for a birthday party and suggested we go to Derby. All the girls loved the place and said it was the favorite stop of the day. When we arrived, the ladies helping us were all ready with glasses and a special menu for us. They even had a port and brownie tasting :) I can not say enough about how fantastic this winery is and to top it all off, their club is very affordable and easy!! LOVE THIS PLACE!!! read more

I go wine tasting very often (perhaps a little too often). It's rare when I find a winery that has it ALL. Derby does. Total gem! Their wine is fantastic. The ladies who work there are wonderful...especially Victoria. For the quality of wine, it's reasonably priced. In fact, I joined their wine club after just the third wine on the tasting menu. I cannot WAIT for my first shipment in November!! read more

We were Derby members once before but we canceled our membership about a year ago because we just didn't get the chance to get into the area enough. We went there yesterday and had so much fun with our friends. A super sweet, very knowledgeable young woman, Jennifer, served us. Jennifer has so much knowledge about the whole area and the wine history. We had the opportunity to see the "Library " for the 1st time ..... we never were asked if we would like to see it before. Great marketing move ..... we bought several bottles while visiting it and it was so organized!! Having said all that Jennifer pulled us back and once again we are Happy Members at Derby!!! read more

Visited on a quiet day and there was only one other customer there, clearly a wine club member. They have a $10 tasting fee to sample 6 wine but it is waived with purchase. Danny was great and we got the story of the winery and how many acres they have (600+ acres). Also have a lovely tasting room -- hopefully next time we can try upstairs because on our visit the elevator wasn't working. Excellent pinot gris $20 and ?picpoul? blanc $28 and we enjoyed all of the reds we sampled ($32-38), most of them were blends. Unfortunately during our tasting there was a wine club member who completely took over and by espousing her knowledge of the winery, right down to the genome of vines and which mixes the vinter should use and how she might buy a few more cases today. We realized we couldn't get a word in and gave up on trying. We finished our tasting, purchased some pinot gris and left. Sad when regulars aren't welcoming of visitors. read more

Derby Wine Estates - Tasting list - Wine Tasting Room Near Me - Paso Robles, California

We were excited to try out a newer and smaller winery. The wines were just ok. The experience may have been better if it weren't for the high pitched, condescending, very rude hostess. It's customer service, don't be rude, especially to someone who is intelligent enough to read through your sarcasm and usually buys 6-12 bottles per winery. Done. read more

10 STARS. Lady winemaker's crafting of the purely Cabernet Sauvignon product line is magical. They are doing extremely interesting things with other, lesser known grapes, too, particularly Rhône wines, including the very unusual Counoise varietal. Magnifique! Staff are excellent, very knowledgeable about Derby's line and of California wines generally. Stop in and meet Victoria at the tasting room situated next to "Laura's Vineyard" along CA-46 E.., taste wines, buy wines, then picnic dine in the well-shaded lawns. read more

Rude! Rude! Rude! We came based on a wine club member raving about their Syrah. We were told we are not members so we can not taste the Syrah. Why would I join if I can not taste the wine to see if I like it. Everywhere I have tasted in Paso has been an enjoyable experience until Derby. Plus the building is huge and they have one small bar for tasting. read more

The wine is excellent. Great flavors, especially on the reds. We also had great instruction and customer service from Danny and Jack. Wonderful winery read more

Derby Wines was truly the surprise of the afternoon in Paso Robles! Got a recommendation to come here from Mitchella, another small production winery and it was the highlight of our 101 detour. The outside looks like a trailer, but the wines sure do impress! We ended up leaving with 3 bottles, the pinot gris, pinot noir, and the sparkling rose. Victoria was a wonderful hostess who thoroughly explained why their wines are so unique. Definitely looking forward to a return this wonderful little boutique tasting room! If you're looking for a quick detour, definitely try Derby, Mitchella and Penman Springs Vineyards.You won't be leaving empty-handed! read more

Not only are their wines amazing...but their "sparkling" (champagne) is a perfect 10! Just lovely...can hardly wait till their new tasting room opens in Paso next year! read more

I will make this short and sweet. I LOVE THIS PLACE!!! Great wine, great service (Seth is the best!). We are now wine club members and I'm NEVER disappointed! read more

'10 Pinot is one of my favorites, easy to get too, and OMG! Victoria knows her Vino and never runs out of words to help describe the wines. It's worth the stop!!! read more

We did a group tasting here with 14 people for my husband's birthday this weekend. We are members and we were able to arrange a private tour and tasting in the Almond room. The tour was very informative and we got to try some delicious 2006 wines. The views from the Almond room are gorgeous. Great experience! Thanks Derby! read more

I really liked most all the wines here, which really says something. I took away their port and their sparkling pinot noir as both being really yummy. read more

A "must visit" tasting room when in Paso Robles. Especially liked the unique flavors in their Pinot Noir grown at the Derbyshire vineyard in San Simeon. read more

Jennifer at derby is the best part of this place. It is 10 dollars to taste. Their wines are decent at best. I had about 2 fruit flies make it into my wine, one landed in my boyfriends glass. There were fruit flies all over, I had my hand over my glass majority of the time so they couldn't get in. We were showed the members VIP lounge upstairs. The view is the freeway and a lumber yard. Not my ideal place to become a member. I typically become a wine club member not only for the great wines but for the views and the perks they have to offer. They did a great job on this building but I was very disappointed in it overall. My boyfriend and I purchased a bottle because of how great Jennifer was but we won't be coming back despite the fact we only live a few blocks away. read more

Jennifer was our hostess for wine tasting and she did a great job. Very friendly and informative. I really enjoyed the Rose'.

Derby winery has great Friday night summer events, with food and wine in a nice outdoor setting. This is a fantastic place to meet friends and share a pleasant evening. read more

My boyfriend and I stopped in here as our last stop before we headed out of town. We were curious, and had been driving past the salmon colored building all weekend in Paso Robles. The facility is clean and beautifully kept. We were helped by Danny, who was wonderful. He was kind, and did not ignore or brush us off. Because we are in our twenties. We were able to try everything on their tasting list, plus more because the bottles were open. Danny also showed us around the back area and the tower where their event space is, and shared the history of the building with us which was fascinating. We came home with four bottles, our favorite being the Maneater. We will definitely be coming back again on our next trip! read more