The 7 Best Napa Valley Winery Tasting Rooms to Visit in Summer 2026

A beautifully restored 1926 Craftsman Bungalow in downtown Napa is home to vintners Joey Wolosz and Jeff Durham’s lounge, tasting room, and restaurant. In a delightful, home-like setting, the couple pour glasses of their Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, and red blends and Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir and rosé alongside bites or multi-course meals inspired by recipes from both of their families with a little dose of Julia Child. Enjoy three-course breakfast, five-course lunch, six course dinner—all including by-the-glass wine pairings—or wander in for a bottle paired with small treats. If you are traveling with a crowd, the bungalow is available for private events.

Cardinale offers multiple options from its introductory tasting to its more in-depth Winemaker’s Library Experience. But one of its packages lets you step out of the tasting room and into the vineyard with a trip to Cardinale’s organically farmed Mt. Veeder estate vineyard. Start with a welcome pour 2,000 feet above the valley floor and immerse yourself in the pure mountain air and volcanic soils that shape winemaker Christopher Carpenter’s award-winning Cabernet Sauvignon. A detailed glimpse into Mt. Veeder’s unique mountain terroir and Carpenter’s enological process, the seated tasting among the vines features Cardinale’s exquisite wines amid a breathtaking backdrop.

One of the leading producers of sustainably farmed Chardonnay and Pinot Noir in the Carneros AVA, Bouchaine Vineyards offers nature lovers a one-of-a-kind visit with its “Falconry in the Garden” tour, at which visitors can have an up-close and personal encounter with birds of prey. Master falconer Rebecca Rosen introduces the concept of eco-friendly pest control while hawks, falcons and owls swoop and call overhead. Meanwhile, there is time to enjoy a curated flight of wines among the vines and snap pics with falcons and owls. (Photo or it didn’t happen.) Offered on Fridays at 10:00 AM, Bouchaine also offers time on Sunday for groups of 4 or more and flexible scheduling for private groups of 6 or more.

Newly reopened after a three-year, $200 million transformation, the winery that put Napa Valley on the map for wine lovers across the United States now offers a new hospitality wing, expanded indoor-outdoor tasting areas, enhanced culinary and visitor experiences, and an all-new winemaking facility. Set against the famed To Kalon Vineyard and the winery’s iconic arch and tower, beautifully designed and appointed spaces are home to a range of tastings and food and wine pairings that focus on the history of Napa Valley and the craftsmanship behind Robert Mondavi Winery’s Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, and Sauvignon Blanc. Tastings range from the $60 Pioneer offering, which is a 60-minute intro to the brands history, to a Legend Tasting for $150 that includes a tour.

An under-the-radar gem that began life in a Napa Valley garage in 1998, Merus has grown to become one of the AVA’s highest scoring wineries while still remaining an insiders’ secret. With more than 35 years of Napa Valley experience, winemaker Michael Beaulac has the freedom each season to choose fruit that fulfills his vision of crafting powerful, full-textured Cabernet Sauvignon from a variety of sites throughout the valley. The historic winery and cave setting in Saint Helena offers collectors and Cabernet lovers a side-by-side tasting of the current vintage and a library wine that explores the wine’s evolution and ageability followed by a guided tasting of a four-vintage vertical of Merus Cabernet Sauvignon.

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This historic stone winery’s Decades Tasting presents an engaging exploration of Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon and the history of one of the region’s original wineries. Showcasing lauded Cabernet Sauvignon from the iconic Bosché and Sycamore vineyards from three different decades—1996, 2006, and 2016—this unique tasting invites attendees to fully perceive the depth, character, sense of place, and remarkable aging potential of Freemark Abbey’s wines. One of Napa Valley’s longest-lasting Cabernet houses, Freemark Abbey possesses one of the region’s most extensive wine libraries, making this an extraordinary experience regardless of your level of expertise.

As Napa Valley becomes more Cabernet Sauvignon dominant with each passing vintage, Sullivan Rutherford Estate’s commitment to Merlot has only gotten stronger. Founded in 1972 by James O’Neil Sullivan, the original 26-acre estate quickly established itself as one of Rutherford’s prime vineyard sites, and its J.O. Sullivan Founder’s Reserve Merlot has become a benchmark for the variety. The house’s dedication to Merlot can be best experienced via its Merlot Mastery: Redefining Napa Valley Merlot tasting, a two-hour exploration of the finest Merlot bottlings from Napa Valley, Bordeaux and Bolgheri through a comparative blind tasting guided by winemaker Jeff Cole that is followed by a vertical of J.O. Sullivan Founder’s Reserve Merlot. Whether a Merlot lover or skeptic, you are sure to be amazed and delighted by this deep dive into the variety.