If you are visiting wineries on the Silverado Trail side of Napa, Mumm Napa is an excellent choice. Mumm Napa has a wonderful tour, an outstanding photography gallery, and several options for tasting flights of their sparkling wine. The tasting area overlooks a beautiful stretch of vineyards. During mid-week, we took the 11:00 am tour … Read more
ZD Winery has been around since 1969, a time when there were just a handful of wineries compared to the 400 wineries that now grace the Valley. Remarkably, you don’t hear much about this winery. It seems that it is able to quietly go about the business of making really good wines without a lot … Read more
The Louis M. Martini Winery is one of the oldest wineries in the Napa Valley. It was in 1933, that the legendary Louis M. Martini began operation of this winery. The Martini family ran the winery until 2002, when the Gallo family purchased the winery and vineyards. Early in our wine tasting days, the Martini … Read more
The sign outside the Turnbull Winery on Highway 29 says they have new wine releases, so we decide to pop in and take a look. We have always enjoyed visiting this winery. The staff is very friendly and the wines are consistently good. That is why we have listed Turnbull on on our Web guide, … Read more
The Napa Valley is beautiful on this day with the celebrated mustard plant in full bloom. We began our trip into the Napa Valley on the Silverado Trail side of the Valley where things are more quiet and peaceful. Cliff Lede Vineyards is located on Yountville Cross Road, just a quarter of a mile in … Read more
Domaine Chandon is one of the most popular Napa Valley wineries. The winery has a lot going for itself. They make great sparkling wine, have a wonderful garden and scenic views of the vineyards, and they are the only winery in the Napa Valley with a restaurant. Chandon is also is the first major winery … Read more
Bell Wine Cellars is a small family-owned winery located off the beaten path in Yountville. The winery is situated in a beautiful and quiet area off Hopper Creek south of the main part of town. One can also combine a visit to Bell Wine Cellars with a visit to Noah Vineyards and Hopper Creek Vineyards … Read more
Summers Winery is a small family-owned winery located at the very north end of the Napa Valley on Tubbs Lane. This was our first visit to Summers Winery and it was a great discovery for us. We liked almost everything about this winery. Our host was very friendly and enthusiastic but not overbearing. There was … Read more
This is one of the first wineries you come to on the Silverado Trail driving north. The Luna Vineyards was established in 1995 when two long-time friends in the wine business purchased what was then the old St. Andrew’s Winery. In 2000, Luna opened its Tuscan style tasting room and winery facility. It is a … Read more
We heard through the grapevine that Vincent Arroyo makes one of the best Petite Sirahs in the Napa Valley. What we found on our visit was a most unique winery tucked away off Tubbs Lane at the very north end of the Napa Valley, just past the town of Calistoga. The winery has no formal … Read more