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The Napa Valley Wine Walk

We apologize that the wine walk has not been updated for several years, but many of the sites are still available to visit. We hope the tour offers an opportunity for you to  discover more opportunities for tasting and exploring along the way. 

Where to Stay, What to Do, and How to Get Around.

Preparing for Your Visit and What to Expect ​

Wineries on the Wine Walk

The Napa Valley Wine Walk

We apologize that the wine walk has not been updated for several years, but many of the sites are still available to visit. We hope the tour offers an opportunity for you to  discover more opportunities for tasting and exploring along the way. 
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1313 Main
1313 Main Street
Napa CA 94559
707.258.1313
www.1313main.com
 

1313 Main offers the opportunity to experience and enjoy fine wine, artisan food and craft beers in an intimate and sophisticated wine bar and lounge.

1313 offers a revolving daily list of 13 red and 13 white wines by the taste, flight, glass and bottle; a revolving daily list of 13 craft beers; small plates from local artisans: charcuterie, cheeses, savory sides and sweets; special events including new release tastings, private vintner tastings, and Cru 32 club activities.
Back Room Wines
1000 Main Street (First and Main)
Napa CA 94559   
707.226.1378           
www.backroomwines.com
 

Dan Dawson operates a very popular and knowledgeable wine shop and tasting bar. Winetasting by the half-glass or glass, as well as artisan cheeses and charcuterie. Tasting flights of six wines are also available on scheduled evenings. Free wi-fi Internet access. 
Bounty Hunter Wine Bar & Smokin' BBQ
975 First Street
Napa CA 94559
707.226.3976
www.bountyhunterwinebar.com
 

 Mark Pope focuses on rare, limited-production wines, primarily from California but including winesand wine paraphernaliafrom throughout the world. He's in the historic Semorile Building, constructed in 1888 and located between Main Street and the river. 
With an astounding lineup of over 400 highly allocated wines on the shelves and 40 wines available by-the-glass, you can scan the 18 page wine list on any given day to find a snapshot of truly great wines from around the world.
Mark also offers a wine bar (more than 40 wines by the glass and 400 by the bottle) and bistro fare for tasting and fine snacking.Open late on Friday and Saturday nights, the Bounty Hunter has become a lively and popular hangout.

Ca' Momi Winery & Enoteca
644 First Street
Napa CA 94559
707.257.4992
www.camomiwines.com
 

Founded in 2006 by Italians Dario De Conti, Valentina Guolo Migotto and Stefano Migotto, Ca’ Momi is a winery rooted in soulful tradition and Napa Valley soil. Our wines are heartcrafted with passion, unwavering dedication, and a fierce commitment to quality and integrity. 

In the early 1990s, Stefano Migotto and Dario De Conti were two of Italy’s brightest young winemakers.
A decade later, each came to California to share his expertise with American winemakers. In the process, both fell in love with the Napa Valley and started a partnership in the Ca’ Momi brand. 
Cadet Wine & Beer Bar
930 Franklin Street
Napa CA 94559
707.224.4400
www.cadetbeerandwinebar.com
 
A convivial neighborhood bar that celebrates wine and beer producers with unique philosophies and a strong connection to the places they come from. We are unabashedly pro-California but our influences extend to other landscapes. 
 CADET which literally means “trainee,” manifests our common goal of exploring the world of wines and beers with our clientele, while simultaneously celebrating the exceptional and affordable producers from California and beyond.  
Capp Heritage Vineyards
1245 First Street
Napa CA 94559
707.254.1922
www.cappheritage.com
 
Wine Tasting and intimate event venue and Art Gallery.
The main tasting room is furnished with the front and back bars from Napa's historic Noyes mansion. The Art Deco Room displays a ten-foot wide antique stained glass dome light, and sixteen-foot, floor-to-ceiling glass panels and statues. This room will also host an ongoing "Songwriter in the Round" concert series.  
Wines include Capp Heritage Chardonnay, Gewürztraminer, Muscat, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Barbera, Sangiovese and a Bordeaux Blend.
Carpe Diem Wine Bar
1001 Second Street
Napa, CA 94559
707.224.0800
www.carpediemwinebar.com
 

Carpe Diem has been a big hit in Napa ever since it opened. One reason is their comfortable atmosphere and excellent food and prices; another the fact that they serve food later in the evening than most other places.
The menu offers an eclectic and tasty variety of Small Bites, Charcuterie, Brick Oven Flatbreads, Bigger Bites, and Desserts.  
Since Carpe Diem considers itself a wine bar, there's naturally a strong focus on a variety of wines, all carefully chosen to complement specific items on Carpe Diem's menu. The focus is on California wines, but there are excellent wines from throughout the world as well. Flight tastings are available and there's a happy hour every day from 4-6 pm.
Gustavo Wine
1021 McKinstry 
Napa CA 94559
707.257.6796
www.gustavowine.com
 

Gustavo was assistant winemaker for Chateau Montelena in 1976 when that winery's Chardonnay bested famous French wines in the legendary blind wine tasting "The Judgment of Paris." In the movie account of that tasting—"Bottle Shock"—Gustavo is played by actor Freddy Rodriguez.
Cabernet Sauvignon, Barbera, Syrah, Merlot and more.
John Anthony Vineyards
Tasting Lounge
1440 First Street
Napa CA 94559
707.265.7711
www.johnanthonyvineyards.com
 

During the day the tasting lounge offers traditional wine flights. In the evening, it becomes a true lounge, complete with salumi, cheese, wines by the glass and bottle service. Contact the lounge in advance to reserve a table.  John Anthony currently focuses on Syrah, Sauvignon Blanc and Cabernet. Private tastings are available both days and evenings.
Mark Herold Wines
710 First Street
Napa, CA 94559
707.256.3111
www.heroldwines.com
 

The tasting room offers Mark Herold Wines, including  Flux—a Grenache blend, Acha—a Tempranillo blend, and Collide—a Petite Sirah, Tempranillo, Graciano and Cabernet blend. Whites include Acha Blanca Albarino and Flux Blanc—a blend of Grenache Blanc and Roussanne.
They also pour wines from Kobalt, Maze and Celani Family Vineyards.  
Mason Cellars
714 First Street
Napa CA 94559
707.255.0658
www.masoncellars.com
 

Tasting room near the Oxbow Public Market, the Napa Valley Wine Train, and the Westin Hotel. Mason's wines are made in Oakville and they include Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Grigio, Merlot, and Cabernet Sauvignon. 
Complimentary tastings in a casual atmosphere featuring work by local artists. 
Napa Fermentation Supplies
575 Third St, Bldg A
Napa CA 94559
707.255.6372
www.napafermentation.com 
 

Does the Napa WineWalk give you a taste for making your own wine? Visit Napa Fermentation Supplies, which is located at the Napa Valley Expo fairgrounds. A very popular place for locals—professional and amateur—to get the equipment and supplies they need to make their own wine, beer and olive oil.
Napa General Store
540 Main Street
Napa CA 94559
707.259.0762
www.napageneralstore.com
 

A specialty market and cafe open for breakfast and lunch. Visitors can choose from a rotating daily tasting selection of twenty different wines from small (some as few as 75 cases) wineries without their own tasting rooms and which are not widely distributed. 
Napa Valley Distillery
610 First Street (inside Oxbow Public Market)
Napa CA 94559
707.265.6272
www.napadistillery.com
 

Napa Valley Distillery is a family owned and operated micro-distillery founded by Arthur and Lusine Hartunian out of their passion for premium small-batch craft spirits and their love of the Napa Valley. Our goal is to create rare and unique craft spirits highlighting locally grown ingredients.
Our award-winning fruit spirits and brandy cocktails can be purchased directly from our distillery, online or from our Tasting Salon & Vintage Bar Shop located inside the Oxbow Public Market in downtown Napa.
Stop by and sample our craft-spirits or over 300 flavors of artisan Bitters, Shrubs, Syrups and other cocktail and culinary ingredients. Browse through our collection of authentic vintage barware and take home a bottle of some of the most unique and creative craft-spirits availabl
Napa Valley Wine Train
1275 McKinstry
Napa CA 94559
707.253.2111
www.winetrain.com
 

While it's not actually a part of the Napa WineWalk (since it spends most of its time on the rails away from downtown Napa), the Napa Valley Wine Train is such a unique experience that it should be mentioned here.
The Wine Train is a 36-mile, three-hour fixed-price lunch or dinner excursion that travels year round through the heart of the Napa Valley. Meticulously restored 1917 Pullman dining car, damask linens, bone china, silver flatware, lead crystalware. Lounge and wine tasting cars are resplendent in polished mahogany, brass and etched glass. 
The wine shop at the station in Napa stocks over 300 Napa Valley wines for purchase or shipping. There are also special themed events, as well as a less expensive "open-air" car—the "Silverado", and a more expensive vista dome car. 
You can take the lunch or dinner runs all the way to St. Helena and back to Napa, or you can enjoy the special journeys that include tours of selected upvalley wineries.
Oxbow Public Market
644 First Street
Napa CA 94559
707.226.6529
www.oxbowpublicmarket.com
 

The Oxbow Public Market is the little sister of the market at the Ferry Building in San Francisco. Although not a tasting room itself (although it does contain the Oxbow Cheese & Wine Merchant and the Napa Valley Distillery), the Oxbow Public Market is a must-visit stop on your Napa visit. It's an upscale food court, with everything from oyster bar to ice cream, from local produce to local wine, from acclaimed hamburgers to fresh-baked baguettes, and Neapolitan pizza to Venezuelan street food.
Purchase your meal, then enjoy it amid the bustle of the market, or outside on the deck overlooking the Napa River.
Oxbow Cheese & 
Wine Merchant 
 
610 First Street
Napa CA 94559
707.257.5200
www.oxbowwine.com
 

The Oxbow Cheese and Wine Merchant offers tasting from 15-20 wines by the 2 oz. taste, the 5 oz. glass, a 375ml carafe, and the full bottle. Tasting flights as well. Ask them about their Wine Profile that will help you zero in on the types of wines you like best. The shop carries smaller production wines from around the world, as well as everyday, high-quality labels. You can also sit on the outside deck overlooking the river while you enjoy your wine or a pint of draft beer.
Along with your beverage, you can have a variety of charcuterie, cheeses, and other light dishes. You'll also find a huge selection of wines to take, or have shipped, home. The owners also operate the Ferry Plaza Wine Merchant in San Francisco.  
Prime Cellars 
 
974 Franklin Street
Napa CA 94559
707.257.7477
www.primenapa.com
 

Please visit us at our new tasting room at 974 Franklin St. in Downtown napa.  We are right across from Oenotri and Norman Rose restaurants as well as the new Andaz hotel.  We're here daily from noon to 6pm, we would love to see you.
pureCru
1463 First Street
Napa CA 94559
707.603.2943
www.purecruwines.com
 

Located in Napa Square on First Street in downtown Napa. 
Features wines from pureCru Winery and occasionally from other small Napa Valley wineries. Tasting pours, by the glass and by the bottle. Small private tasting room also available by reservation.
Robert Craig Winery
625 Imperial Way
Napa CA 94559
707.252.2250
www.robertcraigwine.com
 

Although his Cabernet Sauvignons are made on Howell Mountain and come from vineyards in such varied locations as Coombsville, Mt. Veeder, Howell Mountain and Spring Mountain, Robert Craig has opened a convenient tasting room just minutes from downtown Napa (and near the River Terrace Inn and Westin Hotel). Also features Chardonnay and Zinfandel. Tasting by appointment only. 
Square One Tasting Bar
1331 First Street
Napa CA 94559
707.252.1000
www.napatouristinfo.com 
 

Located inside the Napa Tourist Information Center where visitors can also get information about the valley and its wineries.
Square One currently offers wines from Beringer, Raymond, Etude, Stags Leap and Clement, with a standard tasting of four one-ounce pours. Wine is also available by the glass or bottle, and beer drinkers will also find an extensive list of beers by the bottle as well.
St. Clair Brown Winery
816 Vallejo Street
Napa CA 94559
www.stclairbrownwinery.com
707.255.5591
 

 
St. Clair Brown is unique in the Napa Valley. Because it's in a city, it escapes tight zoning restrictions in most areas of Napa County that are designed to protect agricultural land. As a result, it not only makes wine but offers retail sales, food and a boutique.  
Current varietal wines include Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonay, Rosé, Zinfandel, Syrah, Merlot, and Cabernet Sauvignon.
St. Clair Brown offers table service, half glasses, and a seasonal menu of small plates created by its own chef. It's not just a tasting room but a comfortable place for lunch. A culinary garden is nearing completion and a restaurant and microbrewery are planned for the near future. 
Open 11-8 every day, so it's a great place to visit after work or when all other tasting rooms in the valley have closed. 
Stonehedge Winery / 
Havens Winery
1004 Clinton Street
Napa CA 94559
707.256.4444
www.stonehedgewinery.com
 

The family-owned winery is upvalley in St. Helena but the tasting room and gift shop is in Napa. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Syrah, Petite Sirah, Zinfandel, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc. 
Studio M Fine Wines
1465 First Street
Napa CA 94559
707.232.9668
www.studiomfinewines.com 
 

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Trahan Winery
974 Franklin Street
Napa CA 94559
707.257.7477
www.trahanwinery.com
 

A small family-owned winery producing under 1000 cases a year of handcrafted wines.  
Uncorked at Oxbow
605 First Street
Napa CA 94559
707.927.5864
www.uncorked-at-oxbow.com
 

What was once three small historic bungalows in the old Italian district of Napa is now a wine tasting salon, with wine, art, and entertainment. Upon arrival you'll be offered two complimentary wines. There is a fee for flight tastings. Uncorked also has a special barrel tasting room, so visitors can, for a fee, experience barrel tastings and blending sessions right in the salon. 
Owners Bruce Ahnfeldt and Celeste Carducci offer their own Ahnfeldt Wines and Carducci wines, including Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Pinot Grigio, Sangiovese, and Rosato.
Vermeil Wines
 
1018 First Street
Napa, CA 94559
707.254.9881
www.vermeilwines.com
 

Championship football coach Dick Vermeil and his family and close friends have formed Vermeil Wines, sourcing grapes from the Frediani Family Vineyard.
Varietals include Cabernet Sauvignon, Zinfandel, Cabernet Franc, Sauvignon Blanc, Syrah, Charbono and Semillion.
Vintage Sweet Shoppe
 
530 Main Street (in the Hatt Building)
Napa, CA 94559
707.224.2986
www.vintagesweetshoppe.com
 

A little bit of romance is brought to every day at The Vintage Sweet Shoppe. As no other pairing can sum up the luxuries of life better than chocolate and wine brought together, this gem of a sweet shop caters to those with discerning palates. 
Traverse the tasting rooms as you would a candy factory, and pick a gift or two from the wide selection of artisan creations including milk chocolate toffee bark, chili chocolate, and the house specialty of chocolate-covered wine bottles.
Your wine-tasting flight will include chocolate and four wines of your choice--from a menu of five.
You can also have the wine bottle of your choice dipped in chocolate for a unique and tasty special gift.
Vinoce/Twenty Rows
880 Vallejo Street
Napa CA 94559
707.265.7750
www.vinoce.com / www.twentyrows.com
 

Vinoce/Twenty Rows is a small, family-owned winery with vineyards on the hillside slopes of Mount Veeder. The tasting room is located near the Westin Versa Hotel and the Napa Valley Wine Train. In addition to tastings, Vinoce hosts occasional concerts. Cabernet Sauvignon and Sauvignon Blanc.
Curious about the name Venoce? Here's what the winery says...
The meaning of VINOCE, pronounced (vin-o-chay):
It is a play on the Nuss Family name and owner Brian Nusss German-Italian heritage. Nuss means "nut" in German. Noce is "nut" in Italian. Intermingled with "vin" for wine, Vinoce means "wine nut." 

Vintner's Collective
1245 Main Street
Napa CA 94559
707.255.7150
www.vintnerscollective.com
 

The bonded tasting room for 18 small-production Napa Valley boutique wineries.
Vintner's Collective is located in the historic Pfeiffer Building, dating from 1875 and the oldest stone building in Napa. Over the years it's been a brewery, a saloon and brothel, a laundry, and a delicatessen. 




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Preparing for Your Visit and What to Expect ​

Where to Stay, What to Do, and How to Get Around.

Wineries on the Wine Walk

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