Stags Leap District · Napa4.6 · 204
The Duckhorn Collection at Paraduxx
Napa Valley's only winery devoted entirely to red blends, founded in 1994 by Dan and Margaret Duckhorn.
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$$$From $65
The Library
Best Red Blend in Napa Valley
Red blends are where Napa Valley's winemakers show their creativity, combining varietals like Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Petit Verdot into wines that are often greater than the sum of their parts. Inspired by Bordeaux tradition but shaped by California's fruit-forward terroir, these blends range from structured and age-worthy to lush and immediately drinkable.
The wineries below are Napa Valley's top red blend producers — explore their offerings to find bold, complex wines that showcase the art of blending.
68 Wineries Found
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Calistoga · Napa4.9 · 1,345
Tank Garage Winery
Inside a restored 1930s Calistoga service station, Tank Garage pours one-off experimental blends that won't be made again.
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$$From $40
Oakville · Napa4.5 · 706
Opus One
The 1979 partnership of Robert Mondavi and Baron Philippe de Rothschild set out to make one wine.
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$$$$From $125
Carneros (Napa) · Napa4.6 · 155
Trinitas Cellars
The Busch Family opened Trinitas Cellars in 2002 around a philosophy of faith, family, and perseverance.
$$From $45
Coombsville · Napa4.9 · 698
James Cole Winery
James Cole Winery in Coombsville pours four-wine lineups in spaces dressed with vintage furniture.
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$$$From $60
Coombsville · Napa4.7 · 191
Shadybrook Estate Winery
Visitors can explore Rapp Ranch Vineyards on a 45-minute guided horseback ride led by wranglers.
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$$$From $95
St. Helena · Napa4.8 · 158
Tres Sabores
Julie Johnson farms certified organic Zinfandel, Cabernet, and Petite Sirah alongside Guinea fowl and sheep.
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$$$From $65
Rutherford · Napa4.3 · 209
Beaulieu Vineyard
André Tchelistcheff made Georges de Latour Private Reserve here for decades starting in 1938.
$From $20
Stags Leap District · Napa4.7 · 162
Regusci Winery
Gaetano Regusci bought this ranch in the 1930s, and five generations later his family still farms it.
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$$From $45
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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$$From $30
Oak Knoll District · Napa4.9 · 378
O'Brien Estate Winery
Bart and Barb O'Brien host tastings in open-air pavilions surrounded by gardens where Mr. Hobbs the cat often greets visitors.
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$$$From $85
Oakville · Napa4.9 · 155
B Cellars
B Cellars pairs every tasting with bites from their Hospitality House kitchen.
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$$$$From $150
Calistoga · Napa4.7 · 133
Tedeschi Family Winery - Napa Valley, CA
Staff who make the wine pour it themselves in Calistoga.
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$$From $35
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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$$$From $65
Oakville · Napa4.5 · 149
Miner Family Winery
Miner Family Winery sits tucked into the eastern hills of Oakville, with a 20,000-square-foot cave.
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$$From $30
Calistoga · Napa4.6 · 284
Frank Family Vineyards
Frank Family pours sparkling wines made with French méthode champenoise in the 1884 Larkmead building.
$$$From $60
Rutherford · Napa4.6 · 243
St. Supéry Estate Vineyards & Winery
St. Supéry farms 100% estate grown, certified Napa Green fruit across two vineyards.
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$$From $46
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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$$$From $55
St. Helena · Napa4.9 · 129
Aonair Winery & Caves
Grant and Megan Long's winery sits at the base of Howell Mountain, with wines sold only on-site.
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$$$Seated
Oak Knoll District · Napa4.5 · 376
Black Stallion Estate Winery
The former equestrian center turned winery, named 2023 American Winery of the Year by Wine Enthusiast.
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$$From $40
Yountville · Napa4.5 · 156
The Estate Yountville
A 22-acre hotel estate with two properties and a private vineyard in downtown Yountville.
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$$$Seated
St. Helena · Napa4.6 · 333
Raymond Vineyards
Jean-Charles Boisset transformed this 1971 property into a whimsical St. Helena destination.
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$Complimentary
Oak Knoll District · Napa4.3 · 278
Ashes & Diamonds Winery
Barbara Bestor's mid-century pavilion opened in 2017 to pour wines made in the 1960s Napa style.
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$$From $45
Carneros (Napa) · Napa4.5 · 353
Madonna Estate Winery
The Bartolucci family has dry-farmed this Carneros vineyard organically since 1922.
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$$From $30
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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$$$From $65
Stags Leap District · Napa4.6 · 184
Cliff Lede Vineyards
Cliff Lede names its estate blocks after rock songs and hosts tastings in a lounge lined with rock legend artwork.
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$$From $30
Rutherford · Napa4.7 · 468
Round Pond Estate Winery
Round Pond runs an estate olive mill and pairs fresh-pressed oils with estate wines.
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$$From $40
Calistoga · Napa4.7 · 278
Tamber Bey Vineyards
Barry Waitte left high-tech in 2001 and built a winery on a working Arabian horse ranch.
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$$From $50
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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$$$From $85
St. Helena · Napa4.6 · 342
Del Dotto Estate Winery & Caves
Barrel-to-barrel tastings in marble-lined caves lit by Venetian Murano chandeliers.
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$$$From $75
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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$$$From $85
Calistoga · Napa4.9 · 504
Girard Winery
Girard pours Rhône varieties alongside Napa classics at its Dunaweal Lane location in Calistoga.
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$$From $50
Rutherford · Napa4.7 · 675
Cakebread Cellars
Cakebread Cellars bottles four different Chardonnays and leads a dedicated tasting for each.
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$$From $45
Calistoga · Napa4.2 · 4,718
Castello di Amorosa
A 14th-century Tuscan castle replica in Calistoga pours Italian-style wines.
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$$From $45
Stags Leap District · Napa4.5 · 340
Chimney Rock Winery
Chimney Rock's 2021 Stags Leap District Cabernet ranked #5 in Wine Spectator's 2024 list.
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$$$From $60
Carneros (Napa) · Napa4.9 · 150
Truchard Vineyards
A working vineyard estate in Carneros where tastings include library wines from the cave.
$$$From $55
St. Helena · Napa4.8 · 178
Spring Mountain Vineyard
Three estates from the 1870s and 1880s planted Spring Mountain's first Cabernet Sauvignon.
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$$$From $85
Oak Knoll District · Napa4.9 · 828
Trefethen Family Vineyards
Trefethen has farmed its Oak Knoll District estate since 1968 with three generations devoted to estate-only wines.
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$$From $45
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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$$$$From $125
Carneros (Napa) · Napa4.1 · 805
Artesa Vineyards
Artesa was founded in 1991 by Raventós Codorníu, Spain's oldest winemaking family.
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$$$From $80
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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$$From $50
Atlas Peak · Napa4.7 · 31
Antinori Napa Valley
The Antinori family applies six centuries of Italian winemaking to mountain fruit on Atlas Peak.
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$$$$From $125
St. Helena · Napa4.6 · 152
Merryvale Vineyards
René and Laurence Schlatter hold their Cabernet Sauvignons in bottle longer before release.
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$$From $50
Stags Leap District · Napa4.8 · 53
Shafer Vineyards
Winemaker Elias Fernandez has made 40 consecutive harvests here, shaping Hillside Select.
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$$$$From $140
St. Helena · Napa4.7 · 187
Markham Vineyards
Markham pours Merlot alongside Cabernet—260 estate acres across multiple Napa AVAs.
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$$$From $55
Rutherford · Napa4.6 · 278
Inglenook
The Coppola family restored the 1879 estate founded by Gustave Niebaum in Rutherford.
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$$$$From $255
Stags Leap District · Napa4.6 · 305
Clos Du Val
Founded in 1972 by Bernard Portet and the Goelet family, now led by third-generation owner Olav Goelet.
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$$$From $75
St. Helena · Napa4.3 · 985
Beringer Vineyards
California's oldest continuously operating winery marks 150 years in 2026.
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$$From $35
Rutherford · Napa4.4 · 958
Mumm Napa
Mumm Napa pours only sparkling wines, made using méthode traditionnelle from its Napa Green certified facility.
$$From $48
Oak Knoll District · Napa4.8 · 808
Monticello Vineyards
Jay Corley founded this family-owned estate in 1970 with vineyards across three Napa Valley appellations.
$$From $35
Coombsville · Napa4.8 · 144
Palmaz Vineyards
Winemaking takes place 18 stories underground in a multi-level cave carved into Mount George.
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$$$$From $150
Calistoga · Napa4.7 · 206
Bennett Lane Winery
Bennett Lane pours from a library of 78 wines rated 90+ points by Wine Spectator and Wine Enthusiast.
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$$From $35
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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$$From $45
Yountville · Napa4.9 · 103
Stewart Cellars
Stewart Cellars sources six single-vineyard Cabernets from Andy Beckstoffer's Heritage Vineyards.
$$From $45
Calistoga · Napa4.9 · 456
Davis Estates
Davis Estates restored a century-old winery in 2011, opening caves and vineyard rows to visitors.
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$$$From $100
Rutherford · Napa4.7 · 206
ZD Wines
The deLeuze family has operated here since 1969, farming organically for three generations.
$$From $50
Oakville · Napa4.6 · 181
Napa Cellars
A geodesic dome tasting room marks the original five-acre site on Highway 29.
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$$From $35
Stags Leap District · Napa4.9 · 699
Baldacci Family Vineyards
Michael Baldacci pours his family's Black Label Cabernet Sauvignon in a private tasting room.
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$$$From $85
St. Helena · Napa4.7 · 449
Rombauer Vineyards
Founded in 1972 by Koerner and Joan Rombauer, this St. Helena winery still focuses on Chardonnay, Merlot, and Zinfandel.
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$From $25
Oakville · Napa4.5 · 168
Turnbull Wine Cellars
Turnbull has poured estate-grown wines from Oakville vineyards for over 40 years.
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$$$From $65
Downtown Napa · Napa4.8 · 262
Brown Downtown Napa
Brown Downtown opened in 2017 to pour Zinfandels from the family's Chiles Valley ranch.
$$Walk-in OK
St. Helena · Napa4.6 · 371
Joseph Phelps Vineyards
Joseph Phelps created Insignia, California's first proprietary Bordeaux-style red blend.
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$$$$From $120
Downtown Napa · Napa4.8 · 397
JaM Cellars
John and Michele Truchard built a wine and music studio on First Street in downtown Napa.
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$$From $45
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.
$$From $45
Oak Knoll District · Napa4.6 · 214
Laird Family Estate
Laird Family Estate reserves 3% of its 2,000-acre Napa Valley vineyard holdings for its own label.
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$$From $50
Oak Knoll District · Napa4.9 · 168
Robert Biale Vineyards
Aldo Biale sold Zinfandel to neighbors in the 1940s; today his family farms old vines for Black Chicken Zinfandel.
$$From $50
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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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