We came to the bistro after work for some wine and food. Â It was pretty quiet in the bistro but we enjoyed some really great food (and service!). Â There was a group of us so we got to try a bunch of different things and everyone was happy with what they ordered. Â As for the wine, I was surprised to see the large price range. Â Some glasses were as cheap as $5 and the most expensive one was $18. Â The two different wines I had I enjoyed but they didn't blow me away. Â I really want to come back when the tasting room is open so I can try a lot more of their wines and see if some of the pricier ones are really worth it!
Review Source:We had lunch yesterday in their bistro connected to the tasting room. The food was excellent, and the service was very nice. The atmosphere is nice with a lot of custom glass created by the owners.
From the street, you don't get a good sense of the place...basically seeing the back of the wine making operation. Enter the driveway and go around to the front for a nice surprise. We haven't been there before, but will certainly return.
Wine here is wonderful, and the staff was nice enough. Â I think what leaves a lot to be desired is the facility itself. Â You have to be paying close attention to even find the driveway and then are routed through an unattractive industrial looking area before reaching the tasting room which is quite small. Â The neighboring facilities did a much better job as far as appearance goes.
Review Source:As a first time visitor to the Tri-Cities, I couldn't wait to go wine tasting. I told the friend I was visiting that we needed to start with one of the best, while all of our taste buds were fully functional. Without hesitation she recommended Barnard Griffin.
The tasting room staff was friendly and engaging, and we tasted some great wine. Their 2009 Roussanne and 2007 Reserve Cabernet topped my scorecard. I would definitely come back.
We have been doing a tour of the local wineries lately, and finally landed at BG. Â Cute little outside patio for the nice weather, and a nice little tasting room on the inside (artwork and artisan foods are sold inside). Â They have two tastings, one of the BN Tulip label ($5 tasting fee refundable with purchase of wine, these are the wines that you will see in local restaurants), and one of the limited production Reserve Label ($10 and same deal as above). Â We ordered one of each tasting to share so we could compare the wines. Â No surprise, the reserves are hands down the winners. Â The Merlot and Voignier (we took this one home for seafood!) were two of my favorites.
We specifically enjoyed out conversations with the wine server, she was very pleasant and knowledgeable about both the winery and the Tri-Cities area in general.
The wines aren't amazing overall, but there are some nice bottles in the reserve line-up.
The Griffin label of Barnard Griffin proved to be among my favorite wines of our recent trip east to Central WA. BG's "Tulip" label is commonly found in Seattle markets, so we were excited to try the less-common Griffin line-up. Our friendly hostess was full of pride for Tri-Cities/Yakima Valley wine and her enthusiasm was infectious. Earning my raves are:
2008 Grenache (a Washington version of pinot noir that goes well with salmon)
2008 Pinot Gris (a nice bright wine to pair with oysters...I'm sold!)
2007 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon (cherry and dark berry notes)
2007 Malbec (peppery!)
2008 Orange Muscat (great for brunch)
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