Napa Valley Recommendations from a Local
Living in the Napa, I'm regularly asked by out-of-town visitors where to go in the Napa Valley. Going through some old emails today, I found one of my more decent responses, which I'm posting here:
Happy to provide recommendations to visitors.
I don’t stay in hotels in Napa Valley to really know, but the top recommendations I always hear about are these:
If you like architecture with your wine…
Now if you really just love wine…
Happy to provide recommendations to visitors.
I don’t stay in hotels in Napa Valley to really know, but the top recommendations I always hear about are these:
- Auberge du Soleil – expensive, but really, really nice
- Napa River Inn – this is in downtown Napa, but the hotel is really nice. Right on the Napa River
- Carneros Inn – I have no idea why this is so popular, but it is. The restaurants at this hotel are pretty good.
- Sonoma Mission Inn – Not really in Napa, but still in wine country. My sister-in-law has stayed there several times and loves it.
- French Laundry (Yountville) - Good luck trying to get a reservation, but probably will be the best dining experience of your life if you get it.
- Brix (Yountville)
- Bistro Jeanty (Yountville)
- Cindy’s Backstreet Kitchen (St. Helena)
- Market (St. Helena)
- Martini House (St. Helena)
- Go Fish (Rutherford)
- Robert Mondavi (if you want a really good tour)
- Sterling (if you want an attraction)
- V. Sattui (if you want a picnic)
If you like architecture with your wine…
- Quixote
- Artesa
- Darioush
- Villa Amorosa
- Hess Collection
- Clos Pegase
Now if you really just love wine…
- Silver Oak
- Opus
- Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars
- Nickel & Nickel
- Duckhorn
- Chateau Montelena
Thanks for the recommendations! Which wineries do you recommend for those with kids (assuming the kids themselves won't be drinking)?
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