Does Ficklin Vineyards have a tasting room?

Ficklin Vineyards produces wine in the Madera, based in Madera, California.

What wines does Ficklin Vineyards make?

Ficklin Vineyards produces wine in the Madera, based in Madera, California.

Do I need a reservation at Ficklin Vineyards?

Reservation policies vary by winery. Reservations are recommended; call the winery to reserve a table.

What are the tasting room hours at Ficklin Vineyards?

The tasting room is open Wednesday through Saturday from 12 to 4pm; closed Sunday through Tuesday.

Do I need a reservation to visit Ficklin Vineyards?

Complimentary tastings for up to four guests require no reservation; call (559) 661-0075 for groups larger than four.

Is Ficklin Vineyards dog-friendly?

The winery has not published a formal pet policy in the sources we verified; check before bringing your dog.

Is Ficklin Vineyards wheelchair accessible?

The tasting room is a ground-level historic winery building; contact the winery to confirm access needs.

Ficklin Vineyards | Madera, California Winery & Tasting Room

About Ficklin Vineyards

Ficklin Vineyards is the reason Madera means port in American wine. Founded in 1946, it stands as America's oldest winery devoted to port-style production and its most awarded, with a California State Fair Wine Lifetime Achievement Award among the honors and third-generation winemaker Peter Ficklin still guiding the cellar.

The tasting room wears the history well, vintage tractors and casks lining a space where the pours run through tawny, vintage and old-vine Tinta bottlings that trade blows with Portugal's best. Complimentary tastings for up to four guests keep the visit gracious; larger groups call ahead.

Open Wednesday through Saturday from noon to 4, it is the cornerstone stop of the Madera Wine Trail and a genuine pilgrimage for anyone who takes fortified wine seriously.

Three generations, one calling: the 1946 original that made Madera the capital of American port.

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American port's birthplaceThe country's oldest port-style house, founded 1946 and still family-run.

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Complimentary hospitalityFree tastings for up to four guests, a rarity anywhere in California wine.

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Cellar-deep credentialsOld Vine Tinta and vintage ports with lifetime-achievement hardware behind them.

"The essential Madera pilgrimage; taste the old-vine Tinta and understand eighty years of American port."

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