{"id":15307,"date":"2020-02-22T00:11:21","date_gmt":"2020-02-22T00:11:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/?p=15307"},"modified":"2022-03-24T22:30:30","modified_gmt":"2022-03-24T22:30:30","slug":"what-does-it-cost-to-taste-wine-in-the-napa-valley-in-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/what-does-it-cost-to-taste-wine-in-the-napa-valley-in-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"The Fees to Taste Wine in Napa Valley"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Provenance winery and tasting room in Rutherford, Napa Valley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

We established the Napa Valley Wine Tasting Fee Index in 2014. Each year we see an increase in what it costs a person to taste wine in the Napa Valley. Because of the COVID pandemic, we are not keeping an Index for the 2021 season. Tasting fees are in a fluid state. Walk-in tastings are almost a thing of the past. Most wineries require reservations. This means fewer visitors to the tasting room. That translates to higher tasting fees. Instead of standard tastings, wineries have more elaborate wine tasting along with food pairings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Napa Valley Tasting Room Index 2020<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We created the Napa Valley Tasting Fee Index in 2014<\/a>. Our Wine Country Getaways’ Website contains useful planning information for those who wish to visit the wine country. Why not give these folks an idea of what it will cost to taste wine in the Napa Valley. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There was once a time when wineries in the Napa Valley did not charge visitors for sampling wine. They were happy to show off their wines, hoping visitors would buy a few bottles. Then the mobs came to the Napa Valley, and the wineries could not afford to give their wine away. Tasting fees became the norm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the Index, we are using ten wineries along Highway 29. Each of these wineries welcomes visitors without a reservation or appointment. Most wineries have different levels of tasting choices. For the Index, we are using the basic, or least expensive, tasting that the winery offers to visitors. Here they are as of February 22, 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n