ficklin vineyards

The atmosphere here is wonderful. The staff were very organized and friendly on the Madera Wine Trail for Valentines Day. Although I don't enjoy port which is their specialty, I did recognize that it was high quality and others in our Group LOVED them. Great Job Ficklin!

The staff is extremely friendly and knowledgeable. They are very proud of their outstanding wines and seem to truly enjoy sharing them with visitors. The drive in is beautiful, you'll find yourself surrounded by beautiful farmland. Highly recommended!

Some of the best wine I have tasted. I tend to the Cab, Merlot, Zin wines and their port is right there.

A lot has changed here at this winery. Changes for these best and they have been growing. Once a year they have stomp party where we pick, stomp, and then have lunch. This is a whole family event. Then they have what I call a perfect date night. Being a portfolio society member we are treated two times a year to a party to release 3 new ports or blends just for us. Peter the owner is always at these talking and visiting. Any time we visited their tasting room we are treated as family. This place is a must. Call or visit their web site for more events or to just to order lunch to go with your glass of port. Things are always happening here. They do have other wines if you are not into the sweet stuff. But do try everything before you make up your mind.

This is a step back in time, before tasting rooms became standalone profit centers. You can taste any of their varieties (non-vintage, 10 year old, tawny, etc). And the staff are very friendly. We wound up buying more than we otherwise would have, simply because they acted like they wanted us to enjoy their product, instead of treating us like numbers in an assembly line. Hats off to a great operation.

The town of Madera wouldn't be visit worthy without this little gem. Throughly enjoyed our visit and made several purchases as well. It was by far the friendliest winery we visited.

Ficklin is well known for their port wines. They have a wide variety of them, all terrific. And it is a fun tasting room trying all the different ones and some great chocolates as well.

There port wines are the top of the line and wonderful place to go for there wine tasting adventures staff always pleasant owner very nice always there most time if any questions about wines in the valley and there wine club very nice lots people and tasty treats to try wines with there ports are very pleasant flavors all of them

If you have never tried Port before or have tried some of the bottom shelf stuff at the supermarket, do yourself a favor and come try some of the best. They have a Port to suit anyone's tastebuds. All the grapes are grown on-site and the tradition and ambiance here is amazing.

I am not a sweet wine lover but I must say that this vineyard has a port for every taste. Granted, some are VERY sweet but there are also ones that have a little more "zing" to them. My favorite so far is the Old Vine Tawny.I must note that there is a tasting (we went during a wine tasting weekend event) and there was food available at that time. However, am not sure what the fees are on a regular basis of if food is regularly available. You should contact winery for that info.

Ficklin Vineyards has great Port and Madeira. They even have growlers they will fill from what is on tap in the barrel. It is a great place to visit on the Madera Wine Trail.

Ficklin Winery in Madera is one of the local wineries located near the city where I live. From the time you walk in you feel welcome. The hosts are very informative and glad to pour samples free of charge. They have a Portfolio Society that is available to join so you can have deliveries of the new releases. There port wines are my favorite. Each one is very interesting and the host will tell you the process and how it becomes port. The winemaker makes his appearance and it is always exciting to talk with him and find out how his father started the business. Also they are glad to show you the vines that started the winery. Quite an experience. Oh yes want to mention again the tastings areFree of charge.

The winery has grown over a number of years and has become well known for its Port Wines. They have an excellent variety of ports. The tasting room is modest and you are in the winery with the barrels. but very comfortable. The staff is very courteous and very knowledgeable on port wines. It is an enjoyable winery to visit if your are a fan of excellent port wine.

We continue to come back time after time. The staff is great, and ports are even better. If you have questions, they have the answers. Don't miss this winery if you are in the Madera area.

Known worldwide this is one of the best Port Wine producers anywhere. Nice people in the tasting room. Nothing fancy, just down to earth good place to visit and taste excellent ports. Been there several times during wine trail.