Willow Creek Winery March 2026

My wife and I wanted to take advantage of the sunshine and warmer temperatures and headed for West Cape May to visit Willow Creek Winery. We got there early enough that we had our choice of tables outside. It was actually comfortable sitting in the sun, without our coats. I love the view of the vineyard from their huge patio, though admittedly, it is much prettier once the vines come to life. The only negative to eating outside is the unlikely possibility that a rare flyover gaggle of geese may make an unwanted deposit on you or your table. Trust me, this is certainly a reare occurrence. I wouldn’t have thought about this (or mentioned it), but we actually saw an unlucky group who were very unlucky on the day of our visit. We were much luckier!

Back to more pleasant reflections on our visit…

My wife and I decided to do the usual-a flight of dry whites and a flight of dry reds.

The Wines

The Whites

• 2023 Seyval Blanc-Estate-grown hybrid grapes with citrus notes on the palate.
• 2023 Pinos Gris-A nice version with medium body and apple and pear notes.
• Wilde Cock Prestige White-The best in the white flight. Silky smooth Chardonnay done in the Chablis-style Chardonnay with lingering notes of peach and mango.

The Reds

• Wilde Cock Prestige Gold-A tasty, medium-bodied Nebbiolo with cherry and blackberry on the palate.
• Estate Cabernet Sauvignon-A nice, full-bodied version with a hint of plums and vanilla.
• Wilde Cock Red-Full-bodied Malbec with plum and blackberry notes.

Bonus tastes

I shared that I wanted to taste, and likely take home, the Malvasia Bianca (dry) as I loved the dry version the last time we visited, but was given the semi-dry for our take home bottles. Both are very good, but I definitely preferred the dry version. Our server and the gentleman working the bar were very accommodating and allowed us to taste both and differentiate the two (despite no clarification of “dry” or “semi-dry”) on the bottles. The dry bottle is the newer vintage of the two.

• 2024 Malvasia Bianca (Dry)-A newer vintage that is still very good and fragrant, though more pale in color and with less body than the previous vintage.
• 2020 Malvasia Bianca (Semi-Dry)-Very tasty, with a deeper color and fuller body, and perhaps even more fragrant. But, again I preferred the dry version.

The Food

We chose the Manchego Cheese plate, as we both have lactose intolerance. It came with a couple of varieties, some crackers, grapes, and olives.

Our Takeaways

We elected to bring home a bottle of their Malvasia Bianca (dry) and a bottle of their Wilde Cock Prestige White Wine.

We will definitely be back in the summer. We love the Cape May area–so many great restaurants and some great wineries all a short drive from one another.

Coming Attractions

• Updates on three Cape May wineries
• Sharrott Winery Spring ’26
• Beneduce Vineyards Spring ’26
• Old York Cellars Spring ’26
• Angelico’s Winery Spring ’26

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