Greengate Ranch & Vineyard

My husband and I were looking for the perfect location to get married: he wanted a barn, I wanted a vineyard, we wanted a wedding weekend with a place for our bridal party and their significant others to stay. We found Greengate Ranch & Vineyard very serendipitously and it was basically fate that GGRV had our exact date open ONLY in the month of May. After viewing the grounds and all of the available locations, we were sold. Greengate is downright gorgeous. We chose the barn to have our ceremony in and had the cocktail hour outside of the barn, and we chose the stables to have our reception in. Jena was very professional and made our wedding weekend very comfortable. She knows exactly what she's doing with the property. The housing accommodations are designed to perfection and we couldn't have dreamt up a more perfect location for our wedding.

I loved photographing a wedding here in September of 2019. There are so many photo-worthy spots, it is hard to choose my favorite location on site! It is absolutely beautiful and definitely one of my favorite venues I've ever had the privilege to work at. I can't wait to be back!

It’s a beautiful place where you can have your wedding ceremony and party's.

2.0 star rating 5/20/2020 In early 2019, more than two years in advance of our event, we began looking for a site to celebrate a private graduation party for two graduates in June 2021. Another parent recommended Greengate Ranch & Vineyard. The grounds and location were perfect so we booked their Vineyard Cottage. Booking a place during graduation weekend in San Luis Obispo is incredibly difficult because of the sheer volume of people that descend on the area at the same time. Greengate was available and happy to take our reservation, even that far in advance. We paid a 50% deposit. At the beginning of May, we received a very vague email stating that they had to cancel our reservation. No explanation was provided. We were understandably frustrated and immediately called and asked for more details as to why they would be cancelling a reservation in May 2020 that was scheduled for June 2021. The contact never returned any of our calls. She just continued to send emails and blamed the cancellation on the current pandemic, but when we pressed, we finally got a different story; Greengate would now only be taking reservations for wedding packages during the spring and summer weekend months, and that it would no longer be allowing families to reserve the cottages for graduations, or in advance for a private event. They made no effort to honor their current commitments, or to work with us to find suitable alternatives. The only thing we got were email links to other venues, all of which were already booked (for those that would work for our budget, size and event). The only property available was for a minimum 4-night stay (twice as long as what we needed) and for three times more than what we were paying with Greengate. That is not a comparable option. We were looking for way more professionalism in how this process was handled. We know this is a difficult time, because we are all going through it. But sending an ambiguous email (instead of calling or returning our calls) to abruptly cancel the venue for a very important event is wrong, and just plain terrible customer service. We paid a lot of money for the venue, and expected more than just an email. A little professionalism and courtesy go a long way, and in this case, would have made all the difference in the world. Instead, we felt like we didn't matter and our reservation and event were expendable.

WOW! From the moment we went through the green gate, our expectations were blown away in every aspect of our stay. The carriage house was perfect for the 5 of us...spotless, beautifully decorated and equipped with all our needs. The beds were so comfy! The views, walks in the vineyard, pool, hot tub, bocce ball, and our own lemon tree were fantastic. Our girls fell in love with the horses and the friendly staff. We are already planning when we can go back. Thank you so much Marjan!