Reviews for Buck Creek Winery in Indianapolis, IN
I will give one star because of the beautiful rock out front. First time visiting Buck Creek today and service was less than... impressive. We walked in and after a few minutes and gentleman asked if he could help. I replied it was our first time andwanted to check out the winery. He then went right back to his conversation with other people. A lady standing behind the barnever said a word and we were looking at the different bottles of wine. My son was with me and he is training to be a sommelierhowever they would have never known this due to their lack of customer service. After we made our selection I took it to thebar to pay. The lady as the register rang up the bottle but then turned her tablet toward me which asked me to choose my tipamount. VERY unprofessional especially since I was purchasing a bottle of wine to go, not drinking at the bar. Judging by thepictures on your website the gentleman and lady are the owners. Upon leaving my son asked me, "A tip for what"? We won't bereturning. Read more
We dropped in on a Tuesday afternoon since we had not been there before. Definitely not crowded. Jeff waited on us. My wife... sampled the sweet wines while I did the dry reds. You get a flight of 6 for $10 and I'd say that's pretty good. Jeff pointed outtheir best sellers to us. Those wines are standouts. For the dry reds, the Cabernet Sauvignon and one called Harold were verynice. I think I'm in love with Harold. The Roadhouse Red, sweet red was favoured by my wife. The Strawberry was exceptional.Awesome finish. Buck Creek is 32 years old and I'm thinking they should easily double that. Stop on by, you'll be glad you did Read more
This was our first visit. Honestly, we just stopped in for a rest break, but after seeing their selection we decided to stay... for a tasting. And I'm glad we did because my wife found several that she liked (on the sweeter side) and I found one that Iliked, too (dry). It's been our experience that wineries don't do both sweet and dry well, usually just one or the other, sothis was a pleasant surprise. Also, the sommelier was friendly and knowledgeable about the wines and the history of thewinery. I know the wine is the main attraction at any good winery, but I knocked of one star because the setting was on thebland side. Don?t misunderstand me, we?ve been to dozens of beautiful and extravagant wineries that offered terrible wines, butthe atmosphere does have a part to play. Read more
It is beautiful place to visit. While we were tasting the delicious variety of wines they had the wine steward gave information... on the wines. We purchased cheese with crackers & sat outside enjoying a nice summer breeze with a glass. Then we strolled byvineyards. Read more
Great tasting experience at Buck Creek Winery. I'm a Hoosier now living in Sonoma, California, and I work part time in the wine... industry and I am a former wine writer for various Northern California and nation wine publications. Suffice to say, growing upin Indiana I despised the sweet wines we are known for making and I was a bit nervous about what I'd expect - especially giventhat the label looks like something you'd find at a hunting cabin wall versus a modern day winery. But, we aren't in Californiaanymore Dorothy. I came into this tasting with an open mind and a goal to only taste wines using Indiana grown grapes (no fruitwine or wine using imported grapes from CA, OR, WA, etc). Our tasting associate was down to earth, informative and friendly. Heanswered all my geeky questions. I was very pleased with his knowledge about the wines and winemakng process, as pastexperiences with Indiana wine tastings have often been less than informative. I felt very overwhelmed looking at the two pagewine list - 37 wines! I selected six (it's $10 for six tastings) and I chose estate and Indiana grown wines and onecider: -William Loyd Reserve (red blend) -Seyval Blanc (white semi-dry) -Forget Me Not (Traminette) -Grady's Hard Cider(heirloom apples from a few blocks away) -Pink Ribbon Rose -Autumn Blush (Catawba) I was tasted the William Lloyd first, whichwas very confusing, as I would generally taste a guest on a dry white wine first, but, whatever. It was the only wine I chose onthe official "dry" list, so that's what my first wine was. Overall, I enjoyed the William Loyd, Forget Me Not and the HardCider. Those are the three I left with. The Seyval Blanc was really interesting (acidic with a strange bite) and I look forwardto trying more of those at other wineries. The Pink Ribbon Rose was bearable and the Autumn Blush smelled like it was corkedupon opening and pouring, but, I was told that was "just how it always smelled." I could not get past the scent o Read more
Really enjoyed our time at Buck Creek Winery today! Found it via a quick search and were super glad we did. We each had a... tasting (6 pours) and were able to swap glasses. Then we split a 3rd tasting to finish out the day. The owners were fun to talkwith and I enjoyed the stories that went with the wines. Would have liked purse hooks under the bar. ???????? Definitelyrecommend a visit! Read more
My friends and I had a great time at this winery last summer. 3 of us had the wine tasting, and they even had something... non-alcoholic for our designated driver. The gentleman at the counter was very informative and friendly, and we ended up buyinga couple of bottles, which all tasted great. Read more
Great Wine, Local Family Owned, Dog Friendly, Beautiful Property, this place has it all. Thanks to Joe and his crew for showing... our group a great time! Read more