Icicle Ridge Winery

Just a short distance from town sits this winery, a good detour from the run of the mill storefront wineries in town. While this winery has 2 tasting rooms in town I would highly recommend the beautiful log cabin tasting room over the downtown ones. You walk into the warm inviting log cabin with a grand fireplace and lots of antlers and country décor. You take a seat at the large dining table instead of standing at a counter which allows for a warm welcoming feel. I found myself imagining a great old fashioned family dinner in a cabin like this. Great ambiance. I think that is where all the appeal for me was though. Service was just ok, attentive but not very engaging. Once they told you the minimal info about the wine they went back to talking to each other and didn’t engage with the guests. The wine was good, but I wasn’t really inspired to buy. I almost just did my tasting, enjoyed the beauty, and left. However there was a raspberry wine that had real raspberry juice and puree in it and it was really good and original so I bought that. Not sure what I will pair it with though, perhaps a cheesecake! Overall for me I think it was a nice visit, worth a stop once for sure, but probably someplace I won’t go back to again.