Cabernet heartland with garden terraces and outdoor tastings — the Rutherford estates that make room for the whole family.
Frog's Leap Winery
A certified organic estate in Rutherford where kids run through the vineyard rows during the Family Friendly Garden Tasting.
Honig Vineyard & Winery
Solar panels on the winery roof power Honig's entire operation, from crush to tasting room.
Rutherford Hill Winery
Rutherford Hill has produced Merlot since 1972 and houses aging caves beneath its hilltop property.
Grgich Hills Estate
Miljenko "Mike" Grgich, who made the 1973 Chateau Montelena Chardonnay that won the Judgment of Paris, opened this estate in 1977.
Inglenook
The Coppola family restored the 1879 estate founded by Gustave Niebaum in Rutherford.
Alpha Omega Winery
Robin and Michelle Baggett opened this Rutherford estate in 2005 as a certified Napa Green property.
Where to stay.
Family-welcoming places to stay within easy reach of these wineries.
HotelVignoble
Four acres in St. Helena with a family of hens delivering eggs to suite doors most mornings.
Vista Collina Resort
Vineyard-view rooms and a morning bakery in the Carneros wine district of southern Napa.
HotelThe George
Victorian millwork and nine individually designed rooms in a late 19th-century mansion on the National Register.
HotelThe Francis House
Eight rooms, a stone courtyard fountain, and Chantilly lace curtains in a historic Calistoga estate.