Koi Zen Cellars

This place is awesome! Wine and great ambiance. A nice place tucked away in the comercial district along with a good selection of wines. Plenty of seating and some cooling paintings.

Cute although small tasting room. Decent wine, although small serving for happy hour, you get what you pay for. Small snack packs are sold to accompany the wine. Didn’t try the food though.

Discovered this gem last night at a «Meetup» event. Everything and more one could want from an Urban Winery. Great owners, attentive staff, warm décor with fabulous photographs, oh and did I forget to mention, fabulous wine!!! Everyone in our group loved it. Bravo!!! And Salud!!!

Koi Zen is a great place to drink wine and talk with fellow wine lovers. You never know who you will meet in the friendly urban winery. Darius and Lisa also keep the conversations going. Stop in for a glass, leave with a bottle to share with friends and neighbors!

Darius and Lisa. Koi and Zen. Merlot and Chardonnay. Perfect pairings! Walking into Koi Zen you feel like you have walked into your super knowledgeable about wine cousin’s house. Why? Because Lisa and Darius are the nicest warmest people you will ever meet pouring you wine samples. So try the tasting first. $ 10 for 6 tastes. If you like whites, try the Chardonnay. If you like reds, I insist you have the merlot. I thought I didn’t like Merlots. But this one is different. I am a Zin fan usually but this merlot rules!
They have fun events too. Check their calendar for wine pressing and get an insider look at the process. It is a complete package! Seriously go visit my wine cousins and #sipbackuncorkrelax!

Very good wine, cute atmosphere and the two owners were very friends. Can’t wait to return and drink more wine here! Also the jelly that they sell which is made from a few of their wines is delicious!

I am really madly in love with this urban winery. I have a serious love affair going on with their Cab, the Petit Verdot is quite tasty, am very fond of the Merlot, and can’t beat the Symphony. the owners are incredibly gracious, warm, and hospitable, the atmosphere very friendly and inviting. there is ample, easy parking, and I think the prices are reasonable. trust me, I have spent a LOT of time at wineries, wine bars, and wine shops over the past two decades. I did something I NEVER do here because I love this place so much: joined their wine club. it was TOTALLY worth it. the pick up parties are lots of fun. I only wish I lived closer but, then, I would probably spend all my money here. just great fun and a great place.

Lovely ambience! Great wine. their Merlot and Pinot noir are fantastic! Don’t miss this hidden gem in Carmel Mountain!

Very good wines. Smooth, flavorful, not over-​finessed. Very friendly staffed. Great find!

We came in on a Saturday evening and were happily greeted. Great wine, conversation and snacks. A great space to come with a friend or two for conversation and wine :)

Hubby and I stopped in to check out this little urban winery on Friday night for happy hour and were greeted with smiling faces and a positive vibe. Since it was our first visit we did the tasting and got to taste all 6 wines for $ 10 each and I must say that they were all pretty decent. They have a Symphony Sparkling which I’m gonna call Sexy Bubbles and they call a mistake, but probably the best mistake they will ever make as it was very nice. I’m not generally a sparking fan but I could happily drink this sparkling jewel poolside any day. My fav was their «go to» cab and hubby particularly enjoyed the Owners mix of cab and verdot — both are winners! No food but they did lay out a complimentary cheese and cracker spread which was a nice touch and I also enjoyed the slideshow sharing the build out, corking and other events as a visual. Welcome to the neighborhood Koi Zen — you’re a great addition!