Downtown Napa · Napa4.9 · 247
John Anthony Vineyards
Downtown Napa tasting lounge open until midnight on Fridays and Saturdays.
$$$Walk-in OK
The Library
Best Syrah in Napa Valley
Syrah in Napa Valley produces bold, peppery wines with dark fruit, smoked meat, and a savory complexity that sets it apart from the region's more common varietals. Thriving in both warm hillside vineyards and cooler coastal sites, Syrah rewards adventurous tasters with some of wine country's most exciting and underappreciated bottles.
The wineries below are Napa Valley's standout Syrah producers — explore them for an alternative to the Cabernet and Pinot mainstream.
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Rutherford · Napa4.6 · 278
Inglenook
The Coppola family restored the 1879 estate founded by Gustave Niebaum in Rutherford.
ReservationKid Friendly
$$$$From $255
Oakville · Napa3.6 · 203
PlumpJack Winery
PlumpJack pioneered screw caps for luxury wines, and the iconoclasm shows in their Oakville tasting room.
Reservation
$$$From $80
Carneros (Napa) · Napa4.7 · 250
Bouchaine Vineyards
Carneros' oldest continuously operating winery, founded in the 1880s, now owned by Gerret and Tatiana Copeland.
Dog OKKid Friendly
$$From $45
Oakville · Napa4.6 · 181
Napa Cellars
A geodesic dome tasting room marks the original five-acre site on Highway 29.
Dog OKPicnic
$$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.
Reservation
$$$From $85
Carneros (Napa) · Napa4.9 · 150
Truchard Vineyards
A working vineyard estate in Carneros where tastings include library wines from the cave.
$$$From $55
St. Helena · Napa4.6 · 371
Joseph Phelps Vineyards
Joseph Phelps created Insignia, California's first proprietary Bordeaux-style red blend.
Reservation
$$$$From $120
Downtown Napa · Napa4.8 · 397
JaM Cellars
John and Michele Truchard built a wine and music studio on First Street in downtown Napa.
Dog OK
$$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.
ReservationDog OKKid FriendlyPicnic
$$From $50
Yountville · Napa4.6 · 125
Goosecross Cellars
Dave and Christi Ficeli built their family wine legacy in Yountville with a focus on evolution.
Reservation
$$From $30
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.
Reservation
$$From $30
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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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