Parley Lake Winery

Kaitlin Beck

Parley Lake is a beautiful winery and a fun spot to go! I have always enjoyed their wine, dog friendliness, and the apple orchard in the fall. The one thing I don’t recommend is the guided tasting unless you really know things about wine. We thought it would be a fun thing to do for a small low-key bachelorette party, but the man leading the tasting was crabby and unable to adapt to a crowd that clearly doesn’t know all the fancy terms and things for wine. We were a bit late, which was our fault, but we would have been happy with a shorter, less informative wine tasting or would have understood if we were too late and were sent to the bar instead. We tried to make that clear, but again he did not seem prepared to alter anything about the wine tasting. They also allowed us to book our tasting right before a wedding, so we were basically kicked out at the end of it. That did not seem fair to us or the wedding taking place there! Again, overall I love this winery! I just don’t recommend paying for a guided tasting.

Gigi Amal

Great dog friendly spot to appreciate wine and the great outdoors. The gorgeous white barn nestled in the cutest part of Waconia stood tall against a blue sky as I pulled in and literally my jaw dropped! I was overwhelmed with the sweet smell of cherry blossoms 🌸 and the whole scene was picturesque. I couldn’t help but smile as live music played, dogs were given treats from staff, kids roamed all over the yard, picnics were enjoyed and EVERYONE just looked to be in the best mood! What a great place! Will definitely be back soon!

M L

Dog friendly winery! Extremely nice staff that gives treats to dogs that visit. They have the absolutely cutest tasting trays for outside with a cardboard cut out of MN with 1 ounce pours of wine. They are right next to the food trucks so you can get food to pair with your wine. I enjoyed having a sampling of each. Thanks for being so dog friendly.

Chris Blackburn

Very accommodating to groups, lovely property and great selection of both wines and non alcoholic beverages, as well as snacks. Live music on the weekends, tractor rides around the property plus there very cool with you venturing around. Recommend for groups large and small!