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Napa Valley · California

Discover Napa Valley

Three days of private cellars, long dinners and wineries that do not take walk-ins.

Vineyard rows at Shafer Vineyards in Napa Valley
Length
4 days / 3 nights
Group size
15 guests
Dates
Dates announced seasonally
From
On request
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Doors open in Napa that do not open with a booking form — barrel rooms carved into a hillside, a winemaker pouring from the cask, dinner set out where the only light is candles. Fifteen guests, a private driver and coach, and no schedule read off a clipboard.

  • Private tastings at estates that are appointment-only
  • Dinner in a wine cave
  • A morning on bicycles through the valley floor
  • Every pour hosted by the people who made it

Itinerary

How the days run.

Day 1 | Napa Valley

Arrival

7:00pm

Welcome cocktail reception

Everyone meets properly before the first tasting. Champagne, something to eat, and a walk through what the next three days hold.

Day 2 | Napa Valley

The valley floor

10:00am

Private curated tastings

A full day across estates chosen for the trip, hosted by winemakers and proprietors rather than tasting-room staff.

7:00pm

Private dinner in a wine cave

A seated dinner, paired through the evening. This is the night people talk about afterwards.

Day 3 | Napa Valley

Vines and vineyard tables

10:00am

Bicycle and winery tour

An unhurried ride between properties on the valley floor, stopping to taste along the way.

7:00pm

Private dinner in the vineyard

A long table set among the vines for the final evening, with the wines chosen to close out the trip.

Day 4 | Napa Valley

Farewell

10:00am

Brunch

12:00pm

Napa AVA Cabernet tasting

Instructed by Susan Frasca.

What is included

  • All tastings and winery access
  • Two private dinners with pairings
  • Welcome reception
  • Ground transport throughout
  • Bicycles and guide

15 seats, and they go to the list first.

Registering costs nothing and holds nothing — it just means you hear before the site does.

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