Duck Walk Vineyards - WATER MILL

I 'll preface this by saying that we enjoy the wine at Duckwalk but the vineyard experience has turned into what can only be described as college bar vineyard experience. We have been coming here for years. We had our wedding here 6 years ago (a beautiful and memorable experience) and have watched its steadily decline devolve into what came to be a complete transition from everything one would want in a winery to an obnoxious college bar. We stopped by today to celebrate our anniversary as we have done every year. We were greeted by a disheveled looking person with the word SECURITY emblazoned on his dirty, wrinkled polo shirt; Please wait at the cash register we were told as he ushered us in the building. I walked in, looked around the room and saw a sea of 20 something 's, half of them dressed as though they were at a cheap night club, and all of them screeching at the top of their lungs. You need to stand right there the security guy sternly repeated as apparently I had strayed more than the allowable 4 feet from the cash register.... Very irritating. We asked for a couple of bottles to go and Alex, the owner, walked over and asked us if we wanted them opened because clearly we were there to smash down a bottle each like everyone else! I motioned to the hall full of children and told him that this wasn 't our scene and we 'd take the wine to go. Before we left we took a look in at the beautiful back patio that overlooks the vines....more of the same but with the ambiance enhancing touch of a noticible amount of trash on the ground. The entire place was just gross. It was cringeworthy and Duckwalk (North) ownership should be utterly embarrassed. Sadly, they and not based in the fact that not only have they have let this happen, they have actively encouraged it. Anything for a buck I guess. If you want to relax and enjoy good wine and a vineyard experience get the wine to go, but even that experience is likely to be pretty negative until you get the wine home. But if you want a vineyard that feels like it 's being run by a bunch of frat house 20 something 's with Daddys credit card then have at it at Duckwalk (North)....The Boardy Barn of Vineyards!

This place is amazing. Very clean, extremely friendly and accommodating and very reasonably priced. The Aphrodite was just amazing and I'm not a big white wine drinker. Can't wait to come back

Always a great time, owner is always there on weekends making sure everyone is having a great time and seeing if people need anything. Treats his members like they are family.

I went with my friends to celebrate our friend's birthday. We arrived after 3 PM on a Monday, so the restaurant was quite empty. However, Gina was very helpful in recommending wines that suited our individual tastes. We even managed to bring in some cheese and veggies. Despite the rain, we had a great time. I would definitely recommend it, although visiting during the week might be better than on the weekends.

I visited this restaurant for a day outing with seven family friends. We arrived at 10:30 a.m. on the coldest day of the year, but the staff kindly allowed us to use the restrooms while we waited inside. The wine tastings were fantastic and offered generous portions. The staff also let us sit at a table to enjoy our food indoors. Overall, it’s a wonderful place, and I definitely plan to return.