I had a stellar tasting as a member (no fee or bottle requirement) after one of their first vintages. They really went out of their way to make it a 5 star experience. Greeted with sauv blanc before a golf cart tour of the property, decanted the 2013s inside, cheese/charcuterie, barrel sampled the 2014s, estate olive oil, etc.
I’m sure that the Crown Point ‘experience’ is a wonderful one for those who decide to do it. Its a beautiful property and I’m sure they do customer service well. I’ve only had a chance to try a few of the wines and they were interesting but not my cup of tea - they were quite ‘polished’, dense and I can see how they would be appealing to lots of folks.
Their recent allocation/membership has become quite aggressive. 12 or 24 bottle annual commitment with 2 auto-pay allocations required before cancelling. So you’re locked in at either 12 or 24 x $150/bottle per year to remain a member if I’m reading it correctly.
But… there’s no “membership fee”. Whew!