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| - Although a growing number of wineries welcome dogs, you should banish any thought about bringing your dog here. My husband and I made a big mistake in trying to visit with our dog while on a road trip.
We parked and approached the main house from the back, because we could see a lush yard that gave way to a large patio with several tables and people enjoying their wine. My husband had walked ahead and reached the patio first, while I was still on the back lawn with our dog Chelsea (a corgi-spaniel mix?), who was leashed. Then we saw the owner's dog, not leashed. As the dog began to approach us from the patio, I heard a woman yell "No dogs!" Chelsea and I stopped. The other dog (a black lab or mix?) kept coming, trotting steadily now until s/he was in Chelsea's face. I don't know who started it, but within seconds, they were clawing at each other. The other dog was trying to get its jaws around Chelsea's neck. I tried to back up and pull Chelsea away while also pushing the other dog off of her. Turns out that doubling over and backing up downhill is a perfect way to start a backward summersault. As I scooped up my dog, we rolled together. I came out of the roll on all fours, with my right arm in a clump of mud and Chelsea scooting out from underneath me. The other dog was gone, apparently galled by our gymnastic prowess.
My husband was inexplicably still on the patio, as was the apparent owner - the woman who had yelled "no dogs!" I heard them negotiating some kind of peaceful accord that involved me putting Chelsea in the car and coming back with my muddied self to kick back and sip wine. No one bothered to check on me or Chelsea to see if we were ok. As I extracted my hand from the mud, I knew there was no way in H*ll I was staying. I took Chelsea to the car, made sure she wasn't hurt, and walked back to the patio.
My husband and the owner were talking. She smiled and was friendly as I approached. I was not so amicable and told her that we were not staying, because her dog had just attacked. I suggested that she should keep the dog leashed or in the house. She explained that the house was her home and that "we aren't dog-friendly." I told her that she should put up a sign then and that she didn't seem very people-friendly either, given that my dog and I had just tumbled down her hill and she didn't seem concerned about either of us. She said several times that she was sorry, but this apology was always negated by some other comment, to the effect that we should have known better than to bring a dog to an outdoor space at a winery.
So we left. After we were back in the car and on the road, I learned that my husband hadn't seen me tumble down the hill with our dog, and probably no one else had seen it either. So that at least partly explains why everyone was so blasé about our wellbeing and expected me to just grab a glass and chill. (Meanwhile, I thought everyone had seen, and was equal parts pissed and embarrassed.)
My advice is still the same. If you find this place on Yelp! like we did and are thinking about visiting with a dog - think again. And to the owner - please do put a "no dogs" sign in your driveway, and maybe on your website.
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