# Winery Website Example: Hillcrest Vineyard and Winery

This sample winery website belongs to Hillcrest Vineyard and Winery, an invented family estate. It shows three priced tastings and tours, a cellar door wine list that makes clear wine is not sold online, a private events terrace, plain rules on drinking age and drivers, and a booking form for a visit, a day and a start time.

Live sample: https://aiwebmaker.co/sample-websites/winery-website-sample

A winery website has to sell an afternoon out rather than a product, so the visit comes first. The sample opens on a photo of the vine rows with pale lines drawing the rows towards the horizon, and the first section sets out three visits with prices per guest. Each card states how long the visit lasts, how many guests it suits and what is poured, so visitors can choose without phoning. A note under the cards gives the price for drivers and non drinkers and the rule on legal drinking age. Covering these points before the wine list keeps the page focused on booking a visit.

The wine list does a different job, because Hillcrest sells bottles only at the cellar door. A table gives each wine a short description and a bottle price, and the text above it says plainly that nothing is sold or shipped online. A dark section tells the family story in two paragraphs, and a terrace section offers private events on the days the cellar door is closed. The questions cover age limits, drivers, rain, access and cancellations in direct language. The page ends with a booking form that asks how many guests will taste wine and how many will not, which is the detail a winery most needs to plan a table.

## What is on this sample website?

| Page | What it is for | Sections |
|---|---|---|
| Opening view | Taste the wine where the grapes are grown | Book a tasting; Tastings and tours; Hectares, wines and generations |
| Tastings and tours | Tastings and vineyard tours | Cellar door tasting $25; Vineyard walk and tasting $45; Barrel room and reserve tasting $70; Drivers and drinking age |
| Wine list | Wines at the cellar door | Eight wines with bottle prices; Cellar door sales only; Mixed case discount |
| Events terrace | The terrace, for private events | Seats 60; Cellar list prices; Viewings by appointment |
| Gallery | A year at Hillcrest | Harvest; Tasting bar; Barrel room; Terrace; Vines |
| Questions | Before you visit | Age limit; Drivers; Buying wine; Rain; Access; Changes and cancellations |
| Booking form | Book a tasting or a tour | Visit; Date and start time; Guests tasting and not drinking; Name, email and phone; Notes |
| Visit | Finding the winery | Contact; Cellar door hours; Arriving without a car |

## Tastings, tours, the cellar door and the drinking age: what visitors check

### Visits with prices, lengths and group sizes

Most people land on a winery website to plan a day out, so the visits deserve the first section after the opening view. Each tasting or tour should show a price per guest, how long it lasts and the group size it suits. Listing what is poured and what food comes with it removes the most common questions before they are asked. A clear favourite, marked as the most booked, helps undecided groups settle quickly. Visits laid out this way turn casual browsing into booking requests.

### Drinking age, drivers and responsible service

Alcohol rules belong on the page, written plainly and without a lecture. The legal drinking age differs between countries, so a winery should say that the local rule applies and that ID may be checked. Offering drivers and non drinkers a lower priced tasting with juice shows that the whole group is welcome. Small pours, spittoons and help calling a taxi show care in practical terms. Stating these points clearly protects the business and makes guests feel looked after.

### Honesty about where wine can be bought

Selling and shipping wine online is licensed differently from selling it at the cellar door, and many wineries choose not to. When a winery sells only on site, the website should say so beside the wine list and again in the questions. Showing bottle prices still helps, because visitors like to know what a case will cost before they arrive. A note on the mixed case discount gives them a reason to buy more on the day. Clear wording here avoids disappointed messages from people hoping to order online.

### Booking details that help plan the table

A winery booking form should ask for the visit, the date, a start time and the number of guests. Asking separately how many guests will not be drinking lets the cellar team set out the right glasses and juice. A notes field covers celebrations, food allergies and access needs. On an AI Web Maker site, the visitor sends the request and the winery accepts it, moves it or declines it, with payment arranged directly. A form shaped around the visit helps every confirmed booking run smoothly on the day.

## Frequently asked questions

### Is Hillcrest a real winery?

No, Hillcrest is an invented estate. The AI Web Maker team wrote the sample by hand, from the tasting notes to the questions about drivers, and the photos were made with the platform's image engine. For your own winery, the builder prepares a first draft from a short description, and you can rewrite any visit, wine or price before publishing.

### How are tasting requests handled on an AI Web Maker site?

A visitor picks the visit, the date, a start time and the number of guests, then sends the request. The winery accepts it, moves it to another time or declines it. Payment is settled directly between the winery and the guest, and the platform keeps no share of it.

### Can a winery website sell wine online?

That depends on the licences where you trade, which differ widely from country to country and sometimes between regions. This sample sells wine only at the cellar door. A winery licensed for online sales could open an AI Web Maker store, where bottles carry options such as vintage, buyers fill a bag, discount codes can be offered and delivery is charged at checkout.

### Is a visit and tasting site expensive for a family winery?

Billing starts only at launch, when $119 covers a year of hosting or $19 covers a single month. The domain comes separately, picked from about 400 endings. Building and previewing the site are never billed, so the visits and the wine list can be finished first.

Updated 5 November 2026 · AI Web Maker