
Frog's Leap Winery
A certified organic estate in Rutherford where kids run through the vineyard rows during the Family Friendly Garden Tasting.
For a truly special wine country experience, these luxury tastings in Napa Valley — priced at $100 and above — offer the best of everything: rare library wines, private vineyard tours, seated tastings with food pairings, and one-on-one time with winemakers.
These premium experiences are worth every penny for wine enthusiasts seeking something beyond the standard tasting bar.
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A certified organic estate in Rutherford where kids run through the vineyard rows during the Family Friendly Garden Tasting.

California's first LEED Gold Certified estate winery sits at 1,850 feet on Howell Mountain.

Silver Oak makes only Cabernet Sauvignon, founded in 1972 with two estates in California.

Schramsberg makes only sparkling wine and stores two million bottles in hillside caves.

Founded in 1972 by Bernard Portet and the Goelet family, now led by third-generation owner Olav Goelet.

Jay Corley founded this family-owned estate in 1970 with vineyards across three Napa Valley appellations.

Cakebread Cellars bottles four different Chardonnays and leads a dedicated tasting for each.

Davis Estates restored a century-old winery in 2011, opening caves and vineyard rows to visitors.

Jean-Charles Boisset transformed this 1971 property into a whimsical St. Helena destination.

Frank Family pours sparkling wines made with French méthode champenoise in the 1884 Larkmead building.

This LEED Gold Certified estate in Stags Leap District pours Cabernet Sauvignon grown on-site.

Founded by Ron and Diane Miller and Lillian Disney, producing estate Cabernets from Stags Leap District and Coombsville.

Bennett Lane pours from a library of 78 wines rated 90+ points by Wine Spectator and Wine Enthusiast.

Gaetano Regusci bought this ranch in the 1930s, and five generations later his family still farms it.

Miner Family Winery sits tucked into the eastern hills of Oakville, with a 20,000-square-foot cave.

Bella Union brings Far Niente's hospitality to Rutherford with rotating contemporary art and white blend tastings.

Hendry has farmed 114 estate acres since 1939, making every bottle from grapes grown on their family ranch.

Dave and Christi Ficeli built their family wine legacy in Yountville with a focus on evolution.

Artesa was founded in 1991 by Raventós Codorníu, Spain's oldest winemaking family.

Turnbull has poured estate-grown wines from Oakville vineyards for over 40 years.

The 1973 Chardonnay that won the Judgment of Paris came from this stone Chateau.

Cliff Lede names its estate blocks after rock songs and hosts tastings in a lounge lined with rock legend artwork.

Trefethen has farmed its Oak Knoll District estate since 1968 with three generations devoted to estate-only wines.

St. Supéry farms 100% estate grown, certified Napa Green fruit across two vineyards.

A 14th-century Tuscan castle replica in Calistoga pours Italian-style wines.

Solar panels on the winery roof power Honig's entire operation, from crush to tasting room.

Five single-vineyard Cabernets from different Napa soils, poured at a restored 1884 farmhouse.

Joseph Phelps created Insignia, California's first proprietary Bordeaux-style red blend.

The Grigsby family planted this estate in 1872, and Petite Sirah remains a signature today.

PlumpJack pioneered screw caps for luxury wines, and the iconoclasm shows in their Oakville tasting room.

Carneros' oldest continuously operating winery, founded in the 1880s, now owned by Gerret and Tatiana Copeland.

The former equestrian center turned winery, named 2023 American Winery of the Year by Wine Enthusiast.

Barrel-to-barrel tastings in marble-lined caves lit by Venetian Murano chandeliers.

The 1979 partnership of Robert Mondavi and Baron Philippe de Rothschild set out to make one wine.

Robert Mondavi founded this Oakville estate in 1966, planting the benchmark for modern Napa Valley winemaking.

The 1973 S.L.V. Cabernet Sauvignon won the Judgment of Paris in 1976.

Michael Baldacci pours his family's Black Label Cabernet Sauvignon in a private tasting room.

Domaine Carneros pours méthode traditionnelle sparklers from the Taittinger family's 1987 château.

Mumm Napa pours only sparkling wines, made using méthode traditionnelle from its Napa Green certified facility.

Chimney Rock's 2021 Stags Leap District Cabernet ranked #5 in Wine Spectator's 2024 list.

The Antinori family applies six centuries of Italian winemaking to mountain fruit on Atlas Peak.

Tony and Herta Peju founded this estate in 1983, planting Rutherford vines and gardens in equal measure.

Round Pond runs an estate olive mill and pairs fresh-pressed oils with estate wines.

Miljenko "Mike" Grgich, who made the 1973 Chateau Montelena Chardonnay that won the Judgment of Paris, opened this estate in 1977.

Bart and Barb O'Brien host tastings in open-air pavilions surrounded by gardens where Mr. Hobbs the cat often greets visitors.

Barbara Bestor's mid-century pavilion opened in 2017 to pour wines made in the 1960s Napa style.

Gary Andrus founded Pine Ridge in 1978 to farm 47 acres in the Stags Leap District.

Barry Waitte left high-tech in 2001 and built a winery on a working Arabian horse ranch.

Laird Family Estate reserves 3% of its 2,000-acre Napa Valley vineyard holdings for its own label.

The deLeuze family has operated here since 1969, farming organically for three generations.

The Busch Family opened Trinitas Cellars in 2002 around a philosophy of faith, family, and perseverance.

Hugh Johnson called the pyramid winery "the most remarkable wine cathedral in the modern world."

Rutherford Hill has produced Merlot since 1972 and houses aging caves beneath its hilltop property.

Far Niente runs tastings in an 1885 stone winery overlooking thirteen acres of gardens.

Founded in 1969, Cuvaison grows Pinot Noir and Chardonnay on the 125-acre Tai Estate Vineyard.

Founded in 1889, Mayacamas has held onto classical winemaking techniques since the 1950s.

Four brothers handcraft every step of winemaking at their fully underground cellar above Stags Leap.

René and Laurence Schlatter hold their Cabernet Sauvignons in bottle longer before release.

Winemaker Elias Fernandez has made 40 consecutive harvests here, shaping Hillside Select.

Angelo Pera opened his own label in 2010 after three decades making wine for others.

Three estates from the 1870s and 1880s planted Spring Mountain's first Cabernet Sauvignon.

An aerial gondola carries guests 300 feet up to Sterling's hilltop winery above Calistoga.

Founded in 1861, this is the oldest winery in Napa Valley, owned by the Mondavis since 1943.

Markham pours Merlot alongside Cabernet—260 estate acres across multiple Napa AVAs.

Stewart Cellars sources six single-vineyard Cabernets from Andy Beckstoffer's Heritage Vineyards.

The Hess Collection houses contemporary art and estate wines on Mount Veeder since 1978.

Burgess Cellars operates three regeneratively farmed vineyards on Howell Mountain from a 19th-century site.

André Tchelistcheff made Georges de Latour Private Reserve here for decades starting in 1938.

Visitors can explore Rapp Ranch Vineyards on a 45-minute guided horseback ride led by wranglers.

B Cellars pairs every tasting with bites from their Hospitality House kitchen.

Winemaking takes place 18 stories underground in a multi-level cave carved into Mount George.

Napa Valley's only winery devoted entirely to red blends, founded in 1994 by Dan and Margaret Duckhorn.

California's first LEED Gold Certified winery pours Cabernets inside a renovated Bergfeld building.

Robin and Michelle Baggett opened this Rutherford estate in 2005 as a certified Napa Green property.
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