Carneros (Napa) · Napa4.4 · 151
Cuvaison Estate Wines
Founded in 1969, Cuvaison grows Pinot Noir and Chardonnay on the 125-acre Tai Estate Vineyard.
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The Library
Best Chardonnay in Napa Valley
Chardonnay is one of Napa Valley's most versatile wines, ranging from lean and mineral-driven to rich and buttery depending on the winemaker's style and the vineyard's location. Cooler sites produce crisp, apple-and-citrus expressions, while warmer areas yield rounder, more tropical wines.
Explore Napa Valley's best Chardonnay producers below and discover the full spectrum of this classic varietal.
61 Wineries Found
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Carneros (Napa) · Napa4.7 · 250
Bouchaine Vineyards
Carneros' oldest continuously operating winery, founded in the 1880s, now owned by Gerret and Tatiana Copeland.
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Rutherford · Napa4.6 · 452
Grgich Hills Estate
Miljenko "Mike" Grgich, who made the 1973 Chateau Montelena Chardonnay that won the Judgment of Paris, opened this estate in 1977.
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Rutherford · Napa4.7 · 675
Cakebread Cellars
Cakebread Cellars bottles four different Chardonnays and leads a dedicated tasting for each.
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St. Helena · Napa4.6 · 152
Merryvale Vineyards
René and Laurence Schlatter hold their Cabernet Sauvignons in bottle longer before release.
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Carneros (Napa) · Napa4.8 · 132
Hendry Winery
Hendry has farmed 114 estate acres since 1939, making every bottle from grapes grown on their family ranch.
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St. Helena · Napa4.7 · 449
Rombauer Vineyards
Founded in 1972 by Koerner and Joan Rombauer, this St. Helena winery still focuses on Chardonnay, Merlot, and Zinfandel.
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Carneros (Napa) · Napa4.8 · 149
Saintsbury Winery
Family-owned since 1981, recognized as an early Pinot Noir and Chardonnay producer in Northern California.
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St. Helena · Napa4.6 · 218
Rutherford Ranch Winery
Rutherford Ranch sits in the Rutherford District where a 100-year-old olive grove frames the tasting room.
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Downtown Napa · Napa4.8 · 397
JaM Cellars
John and Michele Truchard built a wine and music studio on First Street in downtown Napa.
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$$From $45Preview
Oakville · Napa4.5 · 149
Miner Family Winery
Miner Family Winery sits tucked into the eastern hills of Oakville, with a 20,000-square-foot cave.
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Oak Knoll District · Napa4.6 · 214
Laird Family Estate
Laird Family Estate reserves 3% of its 2,000-acre Napa Valley vineyard holdings for its own label.
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Oakville · Napa4.9 · 155
B Cellars
B Cellars pairs every tasting with bites from their Hospitality House kitchen.
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Calistoga · Napa4.7 · 278
Tamber Bey Vineyards
Barry Waitte left high-tech in 2001 and built a winery on a working Arabian horse ranch.
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Rutherford · Napa4.7 · 206
ZD Wines
The deLeuze family has operated here since 1969, farming organically for three generations.
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St. Helena · Napa4.6 · 333
Raymond Vineyards
Jean-Charles Boisset transformed this 1971 property into a whimsical St. Helena destination.
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St. Helena · Napa4.6 · 370
Duckhorn Vineyards
Duckhorn pioneered luxury Merlot in Napa and has been making it since 1976.
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Oak Knoll District · Napa4.8 · 121
Backstage Winery
Angelo Pera opened his own label in 2010 after three decades making wine for others.
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Mount Veeder · Napa4.6 · 67
Mayacamas Vineyards
Founded in 1889, Mayacamas has held onto classical winemaking techniques since the 1950s.
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Oak Knoll District · Napa4.9 · 828
Trefethen Family Vineyards
Trefethen has farmed its Oak Knoll District estate since 1968 with three generations devoted to estate-only wines.
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St. Helena · Napa4.6 · 371
Joseph Phelps Vineyards
Joseph Phelps created Insignia, California's first proprietary Bordeaux-style red blend.
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Carneros (Napa) · Napa4.1 · 805
Artesa Vineyards
Artesa was founded in 1991 by Raventós Codorníu, Spain's oldest winemaking family.
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St. Helena · Napa5.0 · 244
Fantesca Estate & Winery
Susan and Duane Hoff left corporate life in 2004 to make wine on Spring Mountain.
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Atlas Peak · Napa4.7 · 31
Antinori Napa Valley
The Antinori family applies six centuries of Italian winemaking to mountain fruit on Atlas Peak.
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Yountville · Napa4.5 · 156
The Estate Yountville
A 22-acre hotel estate with two properties and a private vineyard in downtown Yountville.
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Calistoga · Napa4.4 · 658
Chateau Montelena
The 1973 Chardonnay that won the Judgment of Paris came from this stone Chateau.
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Stags Leap District · Napa4.8 · 53
Shafer Vineyards
Winemaker Elias Fernandez has made 40 consecutive harvests here, shaping Hillside Select.
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St. Helena · Napa4.7 · 187
Markham Vineyards
Markham pours Merlot alongside Cabernet—260 estate acres across multiple Napa AVAs.
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Rutherford · Napa4.6 · 635
Frog's Leap Winery
A certified organic estate in Rutherford where kids run through the vineyard rows during the Family Friendly Garden Tasting.
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Oakville · Napa4.6 · 637
Far Niente
Far Niente runs tastings in an 1885 stone winery overlooking thirteen acres of gardens.
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St. Helena · Napa4.6 · 342
Del Dotto Estate Winery & Caves
Barrel-to-barrel tastings in marble-lined caves lit by Venetian Murano chandeliers.
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Oakville · Napa3.6 · 203
PlumpJack Winery
PlumpJack pioneered screw caps for luxury wines, and the iconoclasm shows in their Oakville tasting room.
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Stags Leap District · Napa4.4 · 288
Stags' Leap Winery
The Grigsby family planted this estate in 1872, and Petite Sirah remains a signature today.
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Calistoga · Napa4.6 · 284
Frank Family Vineyards
Frank Family pours sparkling wines made with French méthode champenoise in the 1884 Larkmead building.
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Yountville · Napa4.6 · 125
Goosecross Cellars
Dave and Christi Ficeli built their family wine legacy in Yountville with a focus on evolution.
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Oak Knoll District · Napa4.9 · 378
O'Brien Estate Winery
Bart and Barb O'Brien host tastings in open-air pavilions surrounded by gardens where Mr. Hobbs the cat often greets visitors.
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Stags Leap District · Napa4.8 · 240
Odette Estate Winery
This LEED Gold Certified estate in Stags Leap District pours Cabernet Sauvignon grown on-site.
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Coombsville · Napa4.8 · 144
Palmaz Vineyards
Winemaking takes place 18 stories underground in a multi-level cave carved into Mount George.
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Calistoga · Napa4.7 · 206
Bennett Lane Winery
Bennett Lane pours from a library of 78 wines rated 90+ points by Wine Spectator and Wine Enthusiast.
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Stags Leap District · Napa4.6 · 184
Cliff Lede Vineyards
Cliff Lede names its estate blocks after rock songs and hosts tastings in a lounge lined with rock legend artwork.
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Oakville · Napa4.3 · 173
Robert Mondavi Winery
Robert Mondavi founded this Oakville estate in 1966, planting the benchmark for modern Napa Valley winemaking.
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Mount Veeder · Napa4.9 · 96
Fontanella Family Winery
A weekday-morning tasting drops to $45 at this family-run Mt. Veeder estate.
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Carneros (Napa) · Napa4.7 · 145
RuVango Winery
Salvador Dali's complete Les Chants de Maldoror etchings hang in the Carneros tasting room.
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Yountville · Napa4.9 · 103
Stewart Cellars
Stewart Cellars sources six single-vineyard Cabernets from Andy Beckstoffer's Heritage Vineyards.
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Coombsville · Napa5.0 · 141
Buoncristiani Family Winery
Four brothers handcraft every step of winemaking at their fully underground cellar above Stags Leap.
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Stags Leap District · Napa4.5 · 475
Stag's Leap Wine Cellars
The 1973 S.L.V. Cabernet Sauvignon won the Judgment of Paris in 1976.
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Calistoga · Napa4.9 · 504
Girard Winery
Girard pours Rhône varieties alongside Napa classics at its Dunaweal Lane location in Calistoga.
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Rutherford · Napa4.3 · 209
Beaulieu Vineyard
André Tchelistcheff made Georges de Latour Private Reserve here for decades starting in 1938.
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Oakville · Napa4.6 · 181
Napa Cellars
A geodesic dome tasting room marks the original five-acre site on Highway 29.
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Stags Leap District · Napa4.9 · 699
Baldacci Family Vineyards
Michael Baldacci pours his family's Black Label Cabernet Sauvignon in a private tasting room.
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Yountville · Napa4.1 · 659
Domaine Chandon
Chandon has produced sparkling wine in Yountville since 1973 using French méthode traditionnelle.
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Carneros (Napa) · Napa4.9 · 150
Truchard Vineyards
A working vineyard estate in Carneros where tastings include library wines from the cave.
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St. Helena · Napa4.9 · 149
Chappellet Winery
Hugh Johnson called the pyramid winery "the most remarkable wine cathedral in the modern world."
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Carneros (Napa) · Napa4.5 · 353
Madonna Estate Winery
The Bartolucci family has dry-farmed this Carneros vineyard organically since 1922.
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Stags Leap District · Napa4.3 · 229
Silverado Vineyards
Founded by Ron and Diane Miller and Lillian Disney, producing estate Cabernets from Stags Leap District and Coombsville.
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St. Helena · Napa4.7 · 149
Bella Union Winery
Bella Union brings Far Niente's hospitality to Rutherford with rotating contemporary art and white blend tastings.
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Stags Leap District · Napa4.5 · 285
Pine Ridge Vineyards
Gary Andrus founded Pine Ridge in 1978 to farm 47 acres in the Stags Leap District.
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Rutherford · Napa4.6 · 676
PEJU Winery
Tony and Herta Peju founded this estate in 1983, planting Rutherford vines and gardens in equal measure.
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Carneros (Napa) · Napa4.3 · 1,786
Domaine Carneros
Domaine Carneros pours méthode traditionnelle sparklers from the Taittinger family's 1987 château.
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HotelRutherford · Napa4.7 · 1,755
Auberge du Soleil
Auberge du Soleil terraces down a Rutherford hillside planted with heritage olive and oak trees.
Adults OnlyWine LoversRomantic Getaways
★★★★★
HotelCalistoga · Napa4.7 · 1,151
Solage, Auberge Collection
The 20,000-square-foot spa runs on Calistoga's geothermal water and books out weeks ahead.
Dog OK*Wine LoversLuxury Retreat
★★★★★
HotelSt. Helena · Napa4.7 · 504
Meadowood Napa Valley
A 250-acre estate on land first settled in 1961, with wood-lined cottages scattered across oak groves.
Kid FriendlyWine LoversLuxury Retreat
★★★★★
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