lucas & lewellen vineyards

Was not impressed with this place at all. We sampled their whites and they lacked aroma and body to all of their wines. I don't think I would go back to try their reds if their whites were so bland.

Husband and I wandered around Solvang with our dog. We wanted to pop into some tasting rooms and we've had L&L wines before so we asked if we could come in with our dog. YES! The wines were fantastic and we took home a few bottles. It was a quiet day so it was just us and one other couple. They also have a cute gift area.

Mary took really amazing care of us. All of the people we met at the tasting rooms in solvang were really nice, but Mary was the best. She led us through the tasting and then let us try several other wines. She really wanted us to have a great experience. We just wished three had stools, but Mary up for that. We enjoyed the wine as well.

This place was gorgeous. The pours were generous and thats why we ended up buying bottles. The wine was to die for. We went on a tuesday afternoon so there wasnt a crowd.

Looks like there are mixed reviews on the Lucas & Lewellen tasting room & that could be due to the staff. My experience was truly wonderful. Judy walked us through the tasting. She was delightful and had a lot to share. Our experience could have been better than others because we went on an weekend that wasn't very busy. There were only 4 other people in the room with us. The best part for me as a new wine drinker was the discovery of Petite Verdot. I was wowed! buy the unique flavor from this winemaker. I set off to discover others during my wine tasting weekend but I didn't find anything that tasted as good and made me as excited about wine.Overall I had a delightful time.

While doing the wine walk in Solvang, we made Lucas & Lewellen our first stop. It was a Thursday afternoon and not busy (two other couples tasting). Our server poured the first taste, gave some perfunctory comments in response to our interest in the winery, then disappeared to the back, came back and helped the other employee's customers, did some paperwork, went to the back and eventually came back and poured our second tasting. While we found the wines pleasant, we found the service off putting and spent our wine dollars elsewhere.

The wines were okay but overall not a stellar experience. They weren't very crowded, and yet we had numerous servers stopping by at random times to pour our next taste, rather than one person that stayed with us during our tasting.

We had a great tasting here, our host took a ton of time with us to walk through their wines and we loved them. My wife and I had two different flights, one white one mixed each had 6 wines and was only $8. The Riesling and the Malbec were our top picks. Enjoy!

These wines are amazing and the tasting room owners are fantastic. Make sure you stop here and experience one of the best tasting experiences in Solvang.

After tasting in Tocatta, we were directed to Lucas and Lewellen, the sister tasting room. Plus the half off tasting fee discount helped too! It's a very nice room with standing bar, friendly faces and great conversation. Friday, April 11, there was a nice gentleman who was pouring our tastings-wish I remembered his name! Anyways, he was very kind and made my bf and I feel at home. We're younger and kinda stick out (so we noticed at every tasting room) and he was very accommodating to our experience and I appreciate when I can strike a great genuine conversation with a complete stranger. Of course the wine is great, more California style type of wines-ranging from their delicious sparkling wine to robust reds (cabs) and delicious dessert (port?) offered. Like Tocatta, I like the organization of tasting. For a newcomer, it's a easy guideline to sample something you particularly favor: reds, whites, or "Something fun." Love it here. Thanks and will recommend AND come back :)

I was previously familiar with this winery but it is generally not available at home. So, after tasting a few varieties, I joined the wine club and will now have it available to me year round.

We have visited over 50 wineries in 14 states, but we are on a budget, and we certainly aren't experts. Lucas and Lewellen has reasonably priced wines, especially for California. The tasting room was nice, and the staff engaging and knowledgeable, though a bit rushed (but they did have a private tasting in less than an hour). The wines were good, probably not great by California standards, but we enjoy a variety of wines and these met our standards! We only tried the sweeter wines, so we can't comment on the reds, but the whites were worth our time and a purchase of a case since we won't be back to California for some time. One big positive - they had a corner for kids, though our 12 year old is outgrowing that - she headed for a store across the street.Note too that they have another tasting room three or four doors away. This room features their French grape wines; the other room features their Italian wines. We didn't try that one.

We tried a white wine flight. The wines were very good. It's a little pretentious, but they let you have your dog in the tasting room, so that's the big plus. Wines are good, and reasonably priced.

After hitting a few of the other tasting rooms on Copenhagen Drive and being a bit disappointed by them, we stopped at Lucas & Lewellen and found what we were looking for! The ambiance was very nice and very inviting. The sommeliers were wonderfully friendly and knowledgable. One of the things I liked best about this tasting room was the fact that you could pick from one of four different flights of wine - a mix of reds and whites, all reds, all whites, or "fun wines" (sparkling and dessert wines). My sister really enjoyed both the pinot noirs, and I loved their Moscato, Viognier and Port. The mixed and white flights were only $8/ person, which we found to be the least expensive of the tasting rooms. The red and "fun" flights were $12/person. Of the six tasting rooms we stopped in (most we just took a look at because they were either too expensive (up to $16 per person) or didn't have the types of wines were interested in), Lucas & Lewellen was BY FAR, the one we liked the best. Don't miss this one!

Love going here...so much that I became a member. Staff is always helpful, pours are fantastic...and wine (love the 2001 Cabernet franc!) is wonderfully complex.