Z&M Twisted Vines Vineyard, Tasting Room & Events - Lawrence, Kansas

Taylor H.

Great day spent at Z&M Twisted Vines- the owners are the kindest and coolest people, the wine is diverse and each one has a story, AND the Roman Candle dessert option was literally fire. 🔥

Elyzabeth Y.

Beautiful gounds, the scenery is astonishing. I'd love to see the Vinyard full bloom. I had the pleasure of taking part in the charity 5K wine run. I wanted to buy a bottle of wine. So I purchased a glass of wine first, and it was served in a plastic cup. The process of getting the wine was a bit rough, as u order food and drinks at the bar, people were waiting at the bar after purchasing their things (food), holding the line and bar tenders seemed flustered and had no clue who was next or already served. I'm assuming they were waiting because there aren't servers to bring your food to u after u order? Well, after getting my wine it was flat it tasted like a leftover open bottle, so I decided I wouldn't buy a bottle, we also were able to try the slushy the cherry flavor i got was pretty good. My friend got a peach wine i think, and it was bland, just our opinion. Would like to give it a try when they aren't hosting an event.

A M.

Watermelon wine was amazing! Great fruit wine but not too sweet. Tropical stealth wine slushie is delicious. Canned Beer to. A good spring, summer, fall place plenty of seating inside for groups, Lawrence location. Great for couples, families, etc

Christina B.

What a fantastic experience here! We did a couple flights just to try the wines. A couple were not flavors that we enjoyed much (but they weren’t bad, just not our types of wines), the ones we did enjoy were fantastic! The Blackhawk Blackberry and the watermelon (both Farm to Table wines) were amazing - we bought a few bottles to take home to Michigan with us! The staff was super friendly and informative! Shared some history of the winery and the owners with us which was very interesting! We met the owner before we left and really enjoyed our conversation with him.

Julie C.

WORST Valentines Day event ever!!!!! I do not recommend this place to anyone. I am new to wine, but I never really liked it, but I have found one or two that I enjoyed over the years. I was excited to have dinner at a local place, and it was Valentines Day. Our evening started out with he candle on the table not staying lit and the staff did not light it again. I even stated that neither one of us had a lighter, and the staff laughed and carried on. See the picture. It's a mainstay burned down candle with another white candle placed in it. Very poor taste. Maybe this was our sign, and we should have walked out, but no, we stayed. So we were the last couple to arrive, and the last couple served throughout the entire evening. The staff seemed frustrated and irrated anytime we tried to speak to them. It was weird. I asked twice about how the food was going to be cooked because no one had been around to ask us how we like our steaks cooked. Well, we were served steaks that were so raw, yuck. They told us the steaks were from Texas Roadhouse. I thought we were supporting local! This was disappointing! We both prefer our steaks well done. So the staff offered to reheat the steaks. If you reheat a steak, you take a chance of it being tough. As I was cutting into the reheated steak, the staff was standing there. It was tough, she could tell. We both refused to eat the steak. We had a few drinks, trying not to let this spoil the evening. it's for Valentines Day. The day you spend with your better half through thick or thin right! Well, it comes to the end, dessert. The owner comes out explaining that the ice shot glasses are melting, so when we get them to take the shots quickly. Everyone is served but us, again LAST! The staff finally came to our table finally and said they ran out of dessert!!! How? I preregister and prepaid!! I will not be back, I will not support this business anymore. I always do my best to support local, but this place does not get another dime from me. I will find another winery to continue my wine adventure and support.

Emily

I’ve gone to both the Leavenworth and Lawrence locations more than once, hoping the wines improve. They don’t. Their red wines have a strong metallic taste to them, their whites are heavy, and their flavored wines like the watermelon are nice for a glass but have an incredibly odd, thick syrup consistency. It ends up as overpriced wine that is barely palatable.

The food is also disappointing. $15 for a cheese and cracker plate, and the crackers are Ritz, the cheese prepackaged cubes from Walmart and pickles that are at least a week past their throw-out date. Not to mention the Oscar Meyer hot dogs they dress up with normal mustard and market as elevated. They’re not.

Overall the Lawrence location is beautiful, but in both shops it’s like they are unsure who they are. A kitsch wine shop with wine memorabilia who happens to sell wine….but not very good wine. It’s disappointing because the servers have been so kind and pleasant every time I’ve gone.

Valerie G.

Omg..... this place was amazing. Randomly googled this place while visiting kansas city to watch a the chiefs game but wanted to check out some local wineries. The sample selections drew us in to check this place out. Also love the fact that it is veteran owned. Thank you for your service. The 45 minute or so drive was worth it. The selection was awesome. Tried many of their products from the wines to ciders and more. We could not pick a favorite so we shipped a case home of wine and the cream soda cider... Also had to pack a few bottles in our own luggage.
Gina and her husbands were so very friendly and fun to be around. Wished this place was back home in Massachusetts but knowing they are able to ship to my home State will have to do for now. Good luck with everything and thank you so much for the great time we had there.

Tina H.

The Roman Candle was a sweet treat and a great wine pairing. The owners were amazing and made for a fun experience!