Reviews for Brotherhood, America's Oldest Winery in Washingtonville, NY

Nice place! The wine cellar tour was an experience, but needs a major makeover to make it more attractive. Only because it?s a... big part of the tour. Lots of mold everywhere down there, which is not safe to breathe. Maybe that?s the look that they aregoing for but? I?m sure in the summer this is a nice place to go hang out and drink wine. Only at the wine store though. Read more

Came for a tour with a tasting. We reserved our tour online ahead of time. Parking and check in was easy. Our tour guide was... excellent. The tour touches on a few locations outside, but primarily includes walking through the cellar. The cellar was filledwith some old artifacts, old and new bottles of wine and champagne, and old and new barrels. It was very cool to see the barrelsthey are currently aging wine in. We also got to see an employee siphoning some wine out. After the tour, we did a tasting inthe main tasting room, where our guide did a great job explaining the wines. Read more

Great place! Lots of parking, we came with a large group beginning of November and had a great time enjoying unusually warm... weather for early November. Live band outside the restaurant. We loved the wine! Left with 16 bottles between 5 people andreceived 25% off! Amazing! Everyone was so kind, bathrooms and entire facilities were clean and well kept after Friendlyknowledgeable staff. Definitely will be coming back! Read more

We visited the winery and restaurant for a quick snack. We've wanted to come here for a long time. We each tried a flight and... both liked several wines, so we bought a case! We really liked the 1839 restaurant. Great ambiance and food. We shared poutinethat was fabulous!!! I recommend both! Read more

Well. First time in winery. Still here. Lovely place to hang out your family and friends. And you can taste many kinds of... wines!!! It?s really worth it to come here spending time with your people. Also live music! Read more

What a wonderful day spent here ! I would definitely recommend Brotherhood Winery to anyone who can make the visit ! The tour... was so much fun, super informative & it ended with a tasting of 5 out of 15 choices along with a souvenir glass. Our tour guidewas amazing & had a fabulous personality ! Nice they also had live music so you can enjoy a glass of wine, just sit back &relax. They also have a place if you'd like to get a bite to eat literally steps across from the tasting room called 1839Restaurant, food was yummy ! There also is a gift shop with such nice items that you can purchase. Surprised just how wellpriced their wines are, not expensive at all & the more you purchase the more discount you can get ! It's absolutely wonderfulthat America's oldest winery is in my own backyard !! Thank you Brotherhood Winery for having such an amazing staff & wonderfulselection of New York wines !! Fabulous !! Read more

Had a great time at the Winery. Our tour guide, Glen, was extremely knowledgeable. The tastings were perfect as we got to sample... different types of wine. The staff was very helpful in assisting us with our choice purchases. Keep in mind that the tour is nothandicap friendly as the tour is mostly underground in the original cellars and there are plenty of stairs. There are bannistersto assist. Everything else is accessible. Read more

Brotherhood has been on my list for 3 years and I finally made it. I was a bit disappointed by the tasting. I'm used to standing... at the tasting bar with a glass and a good tasting pour, but the pours came in small plastic cups. However, the wines I triedwere good, the service was amazing and the wines were very reasonably priced which made up for the tasting the winery andsurrounding buildings are very pretty and I was able to get a few Christmas presents at the gift shop. I enjoyed my visit. Read more