Beyond the Tasting Room

A guide to extraordinary wine experiences

Wine and Food Tasting at St. Francis Winery

Their Executive Chef, David Bush, offers guests three delicious and distinctively unique wine and food tasting experiences. No matter which season you visit St. Francis, the wine, food, and gracious Wine Country hospitality will be memorable.

Weekend Wine Events at Merryvale Vineyards

Enjoy learning about the fundamentals of tasting wine; discover unexpected food and wine pairing ideas, and find new ways of entertaining with Merryvale wines.

Pinot Noir Blending Seminar at Wild Horse Winery

Sample Pinot Noirs from the Central Coast AVA and learn what terroir truly means. Each participant creates their own blend to take home.

Joseph Phelps Vineyards Tastings & Seminars

Joseph Phelps Vineyard offers interesting and eduational seminar style tastings. They cover a number of topics, from Insignia Blending to a Wine Aroma Challenge.

Kendall-Jackson Wine Center Red Wine Sensory Gardens

Surrounding the Wine Center Chateau are the magnificent Kendall-Jackson gardens. Each season brings a new sensory palette of sights, tastes and smells to explore. A lovely place to enjoy a wine country afternoon, the gardens are a tactile expression of the Kendall-Jackson red wine winemaking philosophy that sees wine and food – and the soil in which they are grown - as inextricably and harmoniously linked.

Kendall-Jackson Wine Center White Wine Sensory Gardens

Surrounding the Wine Center Chateau are the magnificent Kendall-Jackson gardens. Each season brings a new sensory palette of sights, tastes and smells to explore. A lovely place to enjoy a wine country afternoon, the gardens are a tactile expression of the Kendall-Jackson white winemaking philosophy that sees wine and food - and the soil in which they are grown - as inextricably and harmoniously linked.

Eco Tour at ZD Wines

Experience ZD's new Eco Tour and delve deeper into their ecological practices.

Kendall-Jackson Wine Center Culinary Gardens

Surrounding the Wine Center Chateau are the magnificent Kendall-Jackson gardens. Each season brings a new sensory palette of sights, tastes and smells to explore. A lovely place to enjoy a wine country afternoon, the gardens are a tactile expression of the Kendall-Jackson winemaking philosophy that sees wine and food - and the soil in which they are grown - as inextricably and harmoniously linked. 

The Gardens of Ferrari-Carano

Ferrari-Carano's spectacular five acres of gardens surrounding the winery are just as well-known as its wines.

Speciality Tasting & Tours at Artesa Winery

What better place to enjoy an array of Tours & Tastings? Sitting high above the Napa floor on 350-acres, Artesa boasts an eco-conscious winery with a naturally insulated Visitor’s Center and Tasting Room covered in reserve earth and native grasses.  Spanish-themed design cues water features, fountains, and open spaces interwoven with light and shade throughout the gallery-like interior. An almost-full-circle view offers all visitors an unparalleled view of the Napa countryside and on clear days, the San Francisco skyline.

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