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The Napa Valley Book-your guide to everything in California's famous wine country region.

The Napa Valley Book-your guide to everything in California's famous wine country region.

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Wine in Yountville

Yountville is home to, or close neighbor of, some of the most outstanding wineries in California. It even has its own appellation. Wines made from grapes grown within a specific 8,260-acre area surrounding Yountville are entitled to bear the "Yountville" designation on their label.

Bell Wine Cellars

6200 Washington Street
Yountville CA 94599
707.944.1673
www.bellwine.com

Open daily for tasting by appointment. Cabernet Sauvignon, Viognier, Chardonnay, Merlot and Shiraz.

Cliff Lede Vineyards

1473 Yountville Cross Road
Yountville CA 94599
707.944.8642 800.428.2259
www.cliffledevineyards.com

Twice daily tours of 7,500 square feet of champagne caves with 18-foot cathedral ceilings. Formerly S. Anderson Vineyard.

Cosentino Winery

7415 St. Helena Highway
Yountville CA 94599
707.944.1220
www.cosentinowinery.com

Open daily for tasting. Located just north of Mustard's Grill. More than 30 wines, including Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Pinot Noir, Zinfandel, Merlot, Meritage, Port, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Viognier, Semillon, Gewürztraminer, Pinot Grigio.

Domaine Chandon Winery

1 California Drive
Yountville CA 94599
707.944.2280
www.chandon.com

Directions: West side of Highway 29 (at Yountville). Take the Veterans Home exit. Cross railroad track and turn right into Domaine Chandon.

Domaine Chandon Winery - Yountville, Napa Valley

Entrance to Domaine Chandon

Domaine Chandon is owned by Moë et Chandon, and its sparkling wines are superb. It also offers an excellent tour, giving you a chance to see how sparkling wine is made, which is a quite different process from the "still" wines made in most other Napa Valley wineries (although Chandon is starting to produce some still wines).

Goosecross Cellars

119 State Lane (off Yountville Cross Road)
Yountville CA 94599
707.944.1986
800.276.9210
www.goosecross.com

Open daily by appointment. Small family-owned winery producing Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Merlot, Syrah, Zinfandel, Cabernet Sauvignon, Viognier. You can even pick up some of their Chardonnay smoked wild Alaska salmon.

Goosecross also offers an excellent "Wine Crash Course", a 90-minute wine class held on Saturday mornings in late summer and early fall. In this free class you'll learn about tasting techniques, the structure and components of wine, winemaking styles, wine jargon, serving and storing wine and much more. We took the class and enjoyed it a lot. Contact the winery for schedule and reservations.

Havens Wine Cellars

2055 Hoffman Lane
Napa CA 94558
707.261.2000
www.havenswine.com

A small family (actually two families) winery run by a close-knit group of friends who have been producing award-winning wines since 1984. Their Carneros Syrah is exceptional. They're the only winery in the valley to produce an Albariño, grown from that unique white grape originally from Spain and Portugual. Tastings and tours are by appointment, and the winery is open for retail sales throughout the week. Also Merlot, Syrah, Bourriquot, Cabernet Franc.

Jessup Cellars

6740 Washington Street
Yountville CA 94599
707.944.8523
www.jessupcellars.com

Although their winery is on Mt. Veeder on the west side of the valley, Jessup has a tasting room in Yountville across the street from Pére Jeanty. They pour Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Zinfandel, Zinfandel Port and Cabernet Sauvignon Port.

Robert Sinskey Vineyards

6320 Silverado Trail
Yountville CA 94599
707.944.9090
800.869.2030
www.robertsinskey.com

Open daily for tastings; tours by appointment. Sinskey is farming its vineyards organically, and also using the even stricter methods of biodynamics. Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc.

Vintage 1870 Wine Cellar

6525 Washington Street (in Vintage 1870)
Yountville Ca 94599
707.944.9070
800.946.3487
www.vintagewinecellar.com

A wine shop offering more than 800 wines with a tasting bar offering 12-15 wines each day.

Wine Garden Food and Wine Bar

6476 Washington Street
Yountville CA 94599
707.945.1002
www.napawinegarden.com
American Regional - Plates $7-$12 each

The Nord Family has opened a wine tasting/small plate restaurant on the site of the legendary Diner, which has now passed into history. Wine Garden is a casual, family-friendly place surrounded by over an acre of gardens, perfect for picnicking or a stroll. The gardens are open to the public from 11 am to dusk, and you can order a picnic lunch for the gardens or to take somewhere else in the valley.

Wine Garden offers everything from Hog Island Sweetwater Oysters to Maine Crab Tortelloni to Molasses Glazed Pork Belly with White Corn Johnny Cake. Don't forget the Buttermilk Milkshakes topped with Vanilla Chantilly & Brandied Cherries. The food is paired with wines from a list of more than fifty, all from grapes grown by the Nord Family.

Wine tasting at the bar matches flights of wines with bite-sized samples from some of their favorite menu items, a much more interesting companion than wine crackers. You can also do a food tasting, comparing, for example, various cheeses, chocolates, ice creams or types of salmon.

Other Yountville Area Wineries

Dalla Valle Vineyards

7776 Silverado Trail.
Yountville
707.944.2676

Dominus Estate

2570 Napanook Road.
Yountville
707.944.8954
www.dominusestate.com

Elyse Winery

2100 Hoffmann Lane
Yountville
707.944.2900

Napa Cellars

7481 St. Helena Highway
Yountville
707.944.2565
www.napacellars.com

Pillar Rock Vineyard

6110 Silverado Trail
Yountville
630.293.1175
www.pillarrockvineyard.com

Vine Cliff Winery

7400 Silverado Trail.
Yountville
707.944.1364
www.vinecliff.com