Dogpatch WineWorks

Two stars for their Viogner and Gewürztraminer. That’s about it. It was a struggle from the beginning having our company holiday party here. I am in HR so I had to pretty much spearhead everything from start to finish. Our Office Manager reached out to them directly and also so happened to be contacted by SF Events in regards to the venue too. I called Dogpatch Wineworks and talked to this lady and she said we could take a tour of the venue after I told her the date and all the other first degree details. We get there and she gives us the tour and tells us that she has no emails from us and that we must have dealt with SF Event Venues (and seemed a little scatterbrained) and they have to be our middle person and they have different pricing and everything. She then says there’s two other holds on the date but we really liked the venue and asked if we could be a third hold and she just diverted us to SF Event Venues.
We didn’t like the idea of «competing» with two other companies, so our searched continue, and when we thought everything was set with another venue, that venue told us that they found out about a party that was booked a year in advance with a deposit the same night as ours. So we went back to Dogpatch, and they offered to deal with us directly, called the two other parties and said that they backed out so the space was ours. In email correspondence they seemed fine to deal with, but come the day my manager and I had to set up everything. The only thing that seemed to be «set up» when we got there were the tables. They didn’t provide linens, nor did they ask us about them, but the Events Manager was able to get them for us from the caterer. The guys there didn’t even help us bring in anything at all, after some struggle one of the guys asked us «do you need a cart?» Really? These guys looked strong enough as they were working in the «warehouse part.» They also were eating pizza at one of the seating areas when we were trying to set up in that particular area and didn’t even wipe off their crumbs. The Events Manager explained that his set up guy didn’t show up, which I understand if your shorthanded, but he did not offer much help to us at all. When we had to leave to get back to our office to get dressed and take care of a few things, I asked if he or someone else can help just by sweeping up the flower clippings from the arrangements I made, and he rudely said back, «It’s your mess, clean it up yourself.» And then he overheard us talking about his attitude and finally caved in and did it.
Final details of the event were not well communicated either. We scheduled the event from 6−10PM, and had a sommelier on hand for our wine tastings. It turns out this guy was scheduled only from 6 – 7:30, why would we want to have him scheduled right when the event starts when people are trickling in? The onsite manager during the actual event was a lot more attentive and helpful than the daytime events manager I must say. But for the price we paid I expected better service. Yeah it’s better than SF Winery on Treasure Island, but I would rather go further out for a winery venue if I had my choice. We in the department knew all the troubles we had with the venue, but in hindsight at least everyone had a good time, and I don’t think anyone else could tell there were any issues. There are two unisex bathrooms which don’t seem like enough for how large the space is.
Though I had kinks with onsite staff and the events director at my wedding venue, they were A LOT more helpful and nicer than the staff we encountered. I would not recommend having your event at Dogpatch Wineworks. If you come here I would just suggest coming here for a wine tasting on your own on the weekend, not for a full blown event.

Came here for my GodBro’s wedding reception & the place is extremely wonderful & pairs well with the theme! There’s muni & a lot of parking along Illinois St. If you’re planning on coming here! Once you walk in, it’s a very spacious venue with wine barrels lining the walls! The lighting was so perfect! Very simple yet elegant at the same time. Only thing about this is that there’s 1 bathroom… ONE!
Anywho, Dogpatch Wine Works developed their own wine. I had the pleasure of trying the Chardonnay, Rose & their nameless red wine. These wines are a bit tart for me, but every else seemed to enjoy it!
All the servers were friendly, patient & helpful. Definitely excellent customer service! They’re also quick! When someone dropped a glass, within seconds, someone was there to sweep!
Overall, a fun experience at an exquisite venue!

We held our 100 guest wedding reception here a couple weeks ago and it was the PERFECT venue! We booked it for the ambiance of the space (and of course the price), and then were pleasantly surprised by several other things the venue had to offer. Kevin manages events for WineWorks and has a lot of lighting already in house which was very helpful. The wine is also really good! You can bring in your own beer but we used what they had because it was good and reasonably priced. We brought in our own sparking wine (picked it up at BevMo and dropped it off the morning of the event) which they made super easy to do. All in all, a great place to have an event, and when you’re done the best bar in the city is across the street so you can continue the party!

This is a great space. I’d love to have a party or event here. The guy pouring was nice and knowledgeable. The wines are a bit sweet for my tastes, but I think they rotate often — so I’ll be back again soon.

Came here Sunday for The Princess Project’s annual Taffeta Tea and fell in love with the venue. Of course the wine was delicious but the actual winery was lovely — a great combination of modern, antique and industrial. I’m a few years away but this would be an amazing location for an engagement party, wedding and reception, etc. From what I read, it’s affordable too! Cutest littler winery in SF I never knew existed.

We recently held our 145 guest wedding at Dogpatch WineWorks in January 2015 and highly recommend this space and staff for your next event. Our guests were amazed by the beauty of the space in the middle of San Francisco — perfect lighting (string and up lighting), wine barrels surrounding the room and comfy leather couches.
Kevin was easy to work with and is very knowledgable about running flawless events. The coordination of services provided was above and beyond what you will find most other venues. Kevin handled all of the rentals, staffing, additional lighting, and coordinated the caterer (Carrie Dove… fantastic!)! Meetings with Kevin or his staff were easy to schedule and he was reliable and responsive. Thank you Kevin for your hard work!
Oh yes, the wine? Everyone was delighted with the quality of the wine and guests plan on returning for weekend wine tasting!

Fun place for a tasting. The cheese plate from the French place nearby was great. The flight was expensive, but tasty. Nice earnest young hipster working there to boot.

Bottom Line: Located in the Dogpatch neighborhood, Dogpatch WineWorks is a large flexible space that varies from a place to make wine, a place to taste wine to a place to host a private party.
I was fortunate to attend a private party at Dogpatch WineWorks. Here are my lasting impressions of this establishment:
— I love the primary concept of Dogpatch WineWorks — you can make and bottle your own wine here. You can do a lot of work or a little work. If you are a budding vintner, this could be the place for you. I didn’t get a chance to do this, but it seems like even if you aren’t hoping to get into the business, this could be a fun corporate team building adventure.
— Like any good place with the word «wine» in it, they also host wine tastings in here. I tasted some of their whites and reds and even a rose. I thought they were all good but nothing that I was dying to take home with me. A wine enthusiast might be more enthusiastic about the wine here.
— If you really like wine, then you can host a private party here and they will serve wine bottled under the DogPatch label. The space is very big and I think it can easily accommodate 200 people. It has an urban, industrial feel and the walls are bordered by wine barrels. Depending on how many decorations and set-​ups you want to rent and bring in, this blank slate could really be transformed into an amazing party space. Whereas some event spaces restrict which caterers you can work with, I think its open season at Dogpatch WineWorks. Two things I am not sure about are parking and security so that may require some research before booking this space for your special event.

The bride and groom discovered Dogpatch WineWorks for their wedding
reception. Kevin M. is a dream to work with and answered all my questions
in a timely manner. Our guests LOVED the venue!
We did hire security and had the valet service– both were professional
and appropriately dressed for a wedding event.
The manager, Kevin, added many touches for us on the day of the
wedding as we did not have a wedding planner. He set the tables and even
added the cake flowers for us that the florist delivered.
The venue rental fee is very reasonable and a lot of the lighting is
now included as part of the fee. Kevin also donated the use of
the beautiful wine barrel/​tables for the cake and DJ., and you can
also have use of the easel for displays!
There are two bathrooms for guests to use and at times there was
a line– but it all worked out.
We did use Carrie Dove catering and it was arranged through Dogpatch WineWorks. The food was delicious and well presented. The guests raved about it…
We did have a contract and everything was spelled out.
Kevin is also very experienced in event planning and took care
of all the little details. He was so accomodating and easy to work with.
I had some concerns about the intitial floor plan– but Kevein adapted to
suggestions very easily.
I would not hesitate to recommend Dogpatch WineWorks for your
wedding event if you desire something fun with a touch
of the traditional! With the table settings and gorgeous floral
arrangements, the venue was really transformed into a
first class event.

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Dogpatch WineWorks offers a cool concept for small or start up winemakers from all over to come here, to get started. It’s also a place for winemakers to showcase their wines that are made some place else.
The place is spacious with high top tables, barrels wall to wall, a long bar for you to order, and a blackboard to show you what they offer daily.
We came here for small winemaker that I’ve been a fan of for quite sometimes, Mr. Michael Westerberg, the founder of Hardball Cellars. We got to sample tasting his wines here on JAN 16, 14, from
— 2011 Alexander Valley Pinonot Noir, my GFs love this!
— 2012 Russian River Pinot Noir, I’m in love with this bottle!!!
— 2012 Chardonnay California — easy drink, perfect for Sunday brunch and how summer nights!
— 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley — this was beautiful, full bodied, long finish, I dig it!
It was a busy night for Dogpatch WineWorks because there was DogPatch Crawl event, so the place was packed. There was only 2 servers at the bar, but they worked really hard to pour us sample wines as well as ring us up.
I love this space and the idea that you can rent it out with Unilocal offer for $ 2K is actually a steal. The place is well-​kept, inviting, easy to navigate around, but only 1 unisex bathroom?!?
I will definitely coming back here soon since a few of my friends live in this hood. Wines by the glass is very reasonable.

Dogpatch Wineworks is where the gentleman (or gentlewoman) winemaker can get their start.
This lovely warehouse space has been repurposed to do just that, with facilities to make your own wine, store barrels, and host events n their clean and industrial modern space.
I came here for a small tasting event with Hardball Cellars, one of 6 commercial establishments using this facility to help get up and running with their wonderful brand of wines. Michael Westerberg, the president/​founder was present along with his son (who used to pitch baseball, ergo the Hardball label). They had sample tastings of their 2011 Alexander Valley Pinot Noir, a 2012 Russian River Pinot, a Chardonnay white, and a fragrant Cabernet Sauvignon.
Mike grew up in the Williamette Valley, in Albany Oregon, known for their Pinot Noirs. But he has been in Napa for 25 years and has just branched out with his new label, so give this small production a try.
There was a Dogpatch crawl going on that night, so it was an unusually warm and dry January night that people mingled and meandered in out of the open delivery doors in the area, but many came directly here for this tasting.
The room has a small bar just inside the door, with a small lounge area to the right and then opens up into a cavernous 2 story warehouse stacked with Oak Barrels of wines, all tagged to their owners. The production facilities are in the rear.
The space is available for events and special caterings. When I checked in on Unilocal,I got a $ 2,000 discount on my next event there. Wow! Now that is what I call a deal!
Great space, great event, for the up and coming Dogpatch area.

Lovely space, but they just made my life and upcoming wedding celebration miserable.
Months ago, we started looking for a venue to host our wedding party and visited Dogpatch Wineworks. We loved the WineWorks because the space is flexible, the place has a great stripped-​down industrial feel, and the event manager seemed willing to help us keep the event in our budget. Since my partner is a cheesemonger, our «main event» was going to be cheese table. Our friend agreed to cater other items. We were excited about using the WineWorks wine.
Today we got a message — less than two months before our event — saying that the date we had agreed on (and told our friends to save) was no longer available because the owner was going to let some friends use the space that day instead.
We didn’t have a contract, though we’d confirmed several times. Both of us manage events frequently for our work. Though I was concerned we didn’t have a contract, my partner confirmed twice after the first confirmation for the date.
This is pretty devastating. We are supposed to be hosting our wedding party in two months and suddenly have no event space. Not to mention that our friend who is catering has turned down other jobs because we told her that this date was set. So that’s thousands of dollars out of her pocket.
I’m not going to go into any stuff about business practices, or the event manager’s attitude, or wonder if maybe they got a bigger-​ticket event and so just gave us the shaft, or blah blah blah — only that if you have an important event to schedule, don’t count on Dogpatch Wineworks, or you might find yourself in the position I’m in – retracting your formal or informal save-​the-​dates, feeling awful about your close friend losing thousands of dollars in catering business because she held the date for you, and having to take the day off of work to track down a new event space.
So awful. I’m stunned.
ETA: Now that the original feeling of being stunned has worn off and I’ve contacted numerous venues and realized we will have to delay our event by a month or more, I’m no longer sad, but angry. I went back and read the email chain of our confirming the date and getting back that it was absolutely confirmed, and I’m disgusted.

Came here for a private holiday event. The venue is cavernous and not very intimate. The staff was sufficiently attentive.
I am not positive, but I believe this business’ day job is as a «cork-​your-​own-​barrel» type of winery where you can make your own vintage and store it amongst their shelves.

What a gem in the unlikeliest of places! And what better for my 300^th review than a wine bar?
Some friends of mine had their birthday party here recently, and it was a great space for it. It’s such a random little spot in a neighborhood I don’t frequent, it was a little confusing to get there, but stick with it, it’s worth the journey!
They have a nice large area at the front with a few tables, it’s perfect for mingling and chatting, there is enough seating, but not so much as to impede the flow of traffic. Two of the wines we sampled were their own label, two were not. All four were interesting.
It’s really cool that they are afunctioning winery in addition to being a wine bar/​tasting room. I’d love to come back and spend some time there exploring what else they have to offer. I’ll certainly return.

Came here as part of a Dogpatch Foodie Walking Tour ran by the District 10 Supervisor.
This was a great spot to end the tour! We all got a free glass of their white wine and one of the owners, Kevin, was this super friendly and chill guy. He had been in banking before and decided to open up a wine production company with a partner. They have great tastings, you can create your own barrel with friends (total cost is quite a bit but if you think of it as a price per bottle, it comes out to $ 15-​$ 20 per bottle), and you can go to the back to see the whole production area.
They also rent out Dogpatch Wineworks for parties and it seems like a great rate for the amount of space you get.
Plus in the fall when the grapes come in, they welcome anyone to come in and help them stomp grapes! I can’t wait to come back and try that out. It certainly helps that I live half a block away =).

We randomly walked by the place and couldn’t help but check it out. Cool wine collective in an industrial setting with all the production done right there in the city!
We tried the flight on the board and enjoyed all of them. (Didn’t write any of them down, shame on me)
We grabbed a bottle of the unoaked chardonnay from the tasting flight.

Stumbling along after brunch one day, we saw the sign for Dogpatch Wineworks and thought how can we not stop? Tastings by the oz or glass, you can sample their wines, all of which are made on premise. It’s good to do a tasting by the oz first before buying a full glass, as some of the wines can only be described as «young» and «full of potential». The stories are interesting, and if you have the cash, you can make a barrel of wine yourself, and sell it in their storefront.
If you live in the dogpatch, I would say it’s an excellent place to stop in and try out some new wines. Some could be unexpectedly good, while others could use some aging. As time passes, I can only home the wine will improve with aging, and that Dogpatch WineWorks will become a neighborhood favorite.

Fun concept – DIY wine! Neat. The assortment of wines available for tasting were, accordingly, unique and varied.
They apparently do different themed tasting flights. When I was in, it was a pinot noir flight. Awesome! I love pinot noir. I gave it a try, and of the four, I enjoyed two and was a little underwhelmed by (though not unhappy with) the last two.
The woman working the counter was very friendly, knew her stuff, and was very fun to talk to. She didn’t mind in the last that I was in the company of two really, REALLY know-​it-​all wine lovers. She got along with them well and didn’t seem put off at all.
Plus, she told us that there’s occasionally events in there – talks, literary readings, etc, that include wine tasting and whatnot. That sounded really cool, and I wish I was ever back in the city after work in time to attend some. I love places that multitask to build community.
I wish I had an extra $ 15k, enough patience to wait a couple years, and a purpose to have my own barrel of wine, because man, that sounds cool. If you are someone who uses Dogpatch WineWorks for anything other than an amusing diversion and you actually make wine, please tell me what it is like to be you, because I cannot even begin to imagine.

A welcome addition to the Dogpatch scene. I attended a private function held here and they offered 4 select wines. A chardonnay, sauvignon blac, pinot noir, and cab. I enjoyed all the wines offered. Each had their own unique flavors and taste. The pinot noir was a hint a vanilla in finish. As the cab was was more cherry to me.
I will definitely come back to try the other wines made here from their wide selection.

dogpatch stroll and wine… easier parking on illinois street… enter through the loading dock… passing sleeping barrels of wine… complimentary bread sticks… double chalkboard wine menu… tasting november 13, 2012…$fifteen pinot noir flights…2011 dogpatch, 2010 jazz cellar, 2009 pug and 2010 seamus… four small pours… wine collective varying in labels and bottles… tasting, glass or bottle… seated by the bar and sipping late afternoon local wines… large airy modern industrial warehouse… stacks of barrels in the background… check-​in offer of free second glass only on select brands… bottle of 2009 pug amber ridge pinot noir $forty-​five… two tastings and a la carte of wine pours $forty-​four total for three lush drinkers…