Collective tasting rooms offer wines from various vintners in one place.  They can be co-owned by vintners like Family Wineries Tasting Rooms or independently owned like Vintners Collective. They are different from a wine shop that offers tastings in that they represent far fewer vintners.

A bad weather day is the perfect time to visit a collective tasting room.  It’s also fun to drop in when I don’t feel like driving or want to taste wines that I normally can’t access.

Every collective has a theme: some offer rare & pricey wines, some are formal while others are casual.  A good tasting experience, for me, meets the same criteria as a winery tasting.