Provenance Vineyards - SAINT HELENA

UPDATE: Traurig Provenienz was recently sold by Treasury Wine Estates in a classic case of under-assessment somewhat (at company level) from a distance. This one star review is for you, TWE. Napa wines, the lesson here is what happens when you sell to global wine conglomerates. We will miss the experience of provenance and want to say thanks to the great people there for years of good times. For all of you! BV has bought the Hewitt brand from TWE, but has already decided to prioritize BV events on Hewitt events at Leasing. We will see how this situation develops.

I had a reservation here for my birthday and it was canceled the day before. Apparently the winery was sold overnight and even the staff did not know. I hope the new owners are out of business.

The only reason I give these 4 stars is Linda, she was very helpful and so knowledgeable, the wine was by far the worst of all wineries we were, but the service was amazing!

My wife and I had on 6. September a wonderful afternoon in Provenienz. Although I had provenance wines before, I had not actually visited the winery. We arrived early for our tasting, so I told Ryan the assistant hospitality manager that we would just sit outside until our reconciled booking time. While we were sitting outside, Ryan brought us two glasses of Sauvignon Blanc to taste. My wife and I both agreed that Sauvignon Blanc was pretty good and refreshing, especially because it was very hot outside. We also appreciate that Ryan just didn't give us the wine and went, he actually sat down and spoke to us for a while. Since we made the Cabernet tasting, Ryan suggested that we have better experience in tasting inside as it was so hot outside. When we got in, Dick was our host. Our tasting included these wines. 2017 Barrel Select Cabernet, 2017 Star Vineyard Cabernet, 2017 Sleeping Lady Cabernet and 2017 Howell Mountain Cabernet. In addition, Dick has put together a very nice cheese dish for us while we try. Before each pouring out, Dick would give us a nice overview of the wine we have had for a long time, with information about the vineyard from which the grapes originate. We were very impressed by Dick's knoweldge of the wines, especially because he recently worked in the provenance. It wasn't too busy the day we visited so it was nice that we didn't rush and just take our time, enjoy some great wine and cheese. In the end, Dick also gave us a tasting of her Fortitude Cab. My wife and I thought all the wines were great and decided to buy a bottle of the 2017 Star Vineyard Cab to enjoy a special occasion. Thanks Dick and Ryan for a very pleasant visit to Provenance.

It was a very nice looking wine tasting place. Outside tables and nice look. The place was busy and our wine tasting person was busy and so needed to be very quick with us. Not much information given and I'm not sure he even knew we left when done. For the money we only got 4 tastings and we didn't jump for joy at the taste. For the money I'd suggest going somewhere else.