Begin at Etude:

Your day begins in Carneros, where Etude Winery sits close enough to San Pablo Bay that morning fog routinely blankets the vineyard floors well into the afternoon. That marine influence is not incidental; it is the terroir. Where slow, even ripening preserves aromatic tension and acidity, yielding wines of uncommon energy and precision.

In this 60-minute seated exploration, guests are guided through an assortment of single-vineyard Pinot Noir and Cabernet Sauvignon, all winery-exclusive, all relatively small in production. The conversation moves between geography, soil, and climate, inviting guests to taste with genuine attention: to notice how place expresses itself through texture and structure, and quiet details linger long after the glass is set down.

Continue to Beringer

From Etude, the journey moves north along Napa's valley floor to St. Helena, where the mountains close in and the afternoons run warmer.

Beringer Vineyards unfolds as a layered act of discovery over 75 minutes, a walk through the historic estate, a passage through the legendary hand-dug caves, and an arrival inside the 1884 Rhine House, one of Napa's most storied landmarks. In a private room, a hosted tasting draws from a curated selection of Reserve and single-vineyard red wines: an unhurried finale that completes the day's narrative, and the clearest possible expression of what twenty miles and a change in climate can do to a glass of wine.