There are somewhere close to 500 vineyards/wineries in Napa Valley... So, I looked for some help in down-selecting to the ones we ought to really try and visit. I read books and looked online, but there were so many that were recommended. Then I found out that a guy I work with lived in the area for many years. He gave me a list of ~22 to visit, and Jonathan Edwards Winery had a suggestion list with a couple more...The most important thing that we found was the Preiser Key - free magazine, with "to scale" maps and every winery listed and identified as open to the public, requiring reservations, private... It also had most of the restaurants!
Visited May 2009:
- Stag's Leap Wine Cellars
- Robert Mondavi
- Opus One
- Cakebread Cellars
- Mumm Napa Valley
- Beaulieu Vineyard
- Duckhorn
- Paraduxx
- Frog's Leap
- Grgich Hills
- Beringer Vineyard
- Chappellet
- Flora Springs
- Cardinale
Yet to Visit:
- Hess Collection
- Silverado Vineyard
- Robert Sinskey
- Far Niente Winery
- Groth Vineyard
- Franciscan Oakville Estate
- Caymus Vineyard
- Heitz Cellars
- Joseph Phelps Vineyard
- Merryvale Napa Valley
- Rombauer Vineyard
- Clos du Val Wine Co
- Mayacamas Vineyard
- Trefethen Vineyard - Kitchen stadium
- Carneros
- Del Gatto Caves
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