McConnell Estates
Hours
Tuesday: Closed
Wednesday: Closed
Thursday: 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Friday: 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Saturday: 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Sunday: 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Overview
McConnell Estates is located on land that has been farmed for five generations by two of Elk Grove’s founding families—the McConnells and the Wackmans.
The 150-year old family homestead was renovated into a boutique winery complete with a tasting room and wine cellar.
Our vineyards and winery are part of the Lodi Region, and we have a wonderful selection of estate-grown and produced wines from varietals grown in their vineyards that are adjacent to their winery and tasting room.
Tasting Fee: $15 waived with purchase of a bottle
Amenities
- Free Parking
- Mastercard
- Visa
- Wine and Beer
Headline: Cozy Family Winery in EG Location: Located just off the highway is a nice little cottage and barn. From the outside McConnell looks like a cozy little home buts quite a bit more than that. It's easy to pass by this place. It seems so small with only a few parking spots out front and going through the front door I feel like I am heading over to family's house for the holiday. But this place boasts a large parking lot and barn used for larger events. On this specific visits we tried this place for the sparkling wine flights. They had reserved seating and it's not a big location when you enter the cottage but it feels so cozy with seating set up throughout the house. On the bigger events they set them up in the barn and when you walk around you see that this place has quite a bit of space with a back patio but also another seating area next to the barn. Perfect for an event or wedding looking over the vineyards. Even though the highway is just on the other side of the roadway, sound wasn't an issue. Service: The staff at this location were great and friendly. They were still setting up some stuff and the printer was being a bit finicky this day so getting a menu of what they were serving for this event too a bit, but that didn't stop the wine and light snacks from coming out. This place does have more of a mom and pop shop vibe and it really works for this location. Drinks: I am not much of a sparkling wine drinker but the options were great and no complaints on that end. The wine and cheese pairings work and they also had quite a bit of snacks that you can buy if you wanted to get more. On prior occasions they do let you bring in food. Not sure if they have any restrictions for these tastings but I would double check before you bring your own charcuterie board. Overall, a great trip and really enjoy this as another local EG winery!
I was here for a wedding reception and I'm not sure who was the McConnell Estates employees or part of the catering service. But what I do know is how wonderful and friendly each employee was who poured the wine, which was fabulous! I generally wine taste in Napa or Sonoma however this wine was right up there with many wines in those areas. The grounds are so well kept and the barn style are for the reception was fantastic. I'd highly recommend wine tasting here or booking a party for large event. Plenty of parking, large area for the dance floor and happy and delightful employees.
We thought it was pretty good. Beautiful grounds and some good wines. Thought the Barbera was their best. I believe they’re known for their reds and unfortunately our tasting was white heavy. The whites were very average in my humble opinion.
McConnell Estates Winery was the most beautiful and perfect venue for my husband and I! We got married in September and the vineyards were full and beautiful. All throughout the venue were so many beautiful places for photos. The entire venue from the bridal suite, groomsmen suite, ceremony area, cocktail are, and the barn for the reception was stunning. We booked the venue quite early due to the pandemic and Halie helped us throughout the entire year and a half leading up to the big day. She was super responsive and always had the answers or would get them in a timely fashion. The venue was flexible with allowing us to bring up decorations the day before at the designated rehearsal time. We got to try the wines prior to the wedding day and Halie allowed us to flex our choices due to our unique food choices. All around the venue was beautiful and the staff were great to work with!
Beautiful grounds, we really enjoyed spending the evening at their summer concert, the staff is very friendly and their Sangria wine was perfect over ice for the weather. We will definitely be going back.
