Sparkling wine since 1973. The California outpost of the legendary house, with a tasting room that opens to gardens and views of the Mayacamas. Less ceremony than the appellation suggests; you can drop in for a glass on the patio or book a full tasting.

Chandon

Glass or flight by the garden, walk-ins welcome.

Walk-in patio tasting

Howell Mountain Cabernet, made in a deliberate small-batch style. The tasting room sits on Washington Street with a quiet patio out back. Book ahead for the seated flight or stop in if a stool is open.

Cornerstone Cellars

Four-pour seated tasting, reservations recommended.

Howell Mountain flight

Know for their single AVA Cabernet Sauvignons, Handwritten was founded around the idea that every vintage is signed by hand. Tastings happen at the SOYO House on Washington — small groups, considered pairings, no marketing voice.

Handwritten Wines

Founder Mark Herold built Handwritten around the idea that every vintage is signed by hand. Tastings happen at the SOYO House on Washington — small groups, considered pairings, no marketing voice.

Bread + butter pairing with Cabernet flight.

SOYO House tasting

A modern tasting salon on Washington, named for the same family behind the cookware. Estate Cabernet from Napa hillsides, served in a room of clean lines and good light.

Hestan Vineyards

Estate tasting

Family-owned since 1981. The tasting room is relaxed in the way only a family operation can be — no script, no pretense. The secret garden tour is worth asking about.

Hill Family Estate

Reservations recommended, walk-ins welcome when space allows.

Secret garden tour

Boutique artisan winery on the north end of Washington. The room is intimate; the wines lean toward elegant Cabernet and Bordeaux varietals. Frequently has live music on weekends.

Hope & Grace

Artisan flight

Jean-Charles Boisset's tasting salon — wine, jewelry, French savoir-faire under one roof. Bubbles and caviar is the move. Reservations strongly recommended; the room is small and the experience is theatrical.

JCB Yountville

Bubbles & caviar

Ultra-premium Cabernet and Petite Sirah in a tasting room that doubles as a rotating art gallery. The wines and the walls both reward attention.

Jessup Cellars

Seated tasting with rotating exhibition viewing.

Art + wine tasting

The only beer tap house in Yountville. Open seating inside and out, dogs welcome, beers brewed at origin from single-source malts. Walk-ins are the default here.

Mad Fritz Brewing Co.

Open seating, dogs welcome, no reservations needed.

Walk-in tap house

The bacon tasting is real and worth the booking. Wines come from estate vineyards in Coombsville and Calistoga, with bacon flights from the ranch's own pork program.

Priest Ranch

Bacon + wine tasting

Restoration Hardware's tasting room, set inside the Maisonry stone building. Tables hold up to six; the room is designed for slow conversation. Tastings include house pours and library selections.

RH Wine Vault

Reservations required. Tables limited to 6 guests.

Library tasting

Boutique tasting room steps from the Welcome Center. Single-vineyard Cabernet, Sauvignon Blanc, and a thoughtful Pinot from Sonoma. Pairs wine tastings with curated home décor displays.

Silver Trident Winery

Estate flight

Stone cottage tasting room with a fireplace inside and a sprawling courtyard outside. Estate Cabernet from Stags Leap and Howell Mountain. Reserve the cottage for an unhurried hour.

Stewart Cellars

Cottage tasting

Inside V Marketplace. A casual wine bar that doubles as a tasting room and bottle shop. Drop in for a glass between vineyards.

V Wine Cellar

Glass pours and flights, walk-ins welcome.

Wine bar

Master Sommelier Kevin Vogt's tasting room and bottle shop, in the same complex as the Welcome Center. Wines from across Napa and beyond, curated by someone who's earned the credentials to curate.

Wine Country Connection

Walk in for a flight or browse the selection.