Rains have arrived in Napa but that doesn’t mean you have to throw in the towel on touring and tasting at some of the region’s finest wineries. We’ve rounded up a few cozy spots that will have you heading for the highway. These wineries are just what the doctor ordered when the sky turns a little somber. Think: fireplaces galore, soothing candlelight, and the rich smells of oak and smoke encircling you. Get ready to pull on your galoshes and run between the raindrops because we’ve got five amazing wineries right here in the Napa Valley that we think will meet your rainy day needs!
Fallia
Failla Wines – This winery boasts amazing cool weather wines and tasters can experience them while curled up in a beautiful 1930’s farmhouse. The tasting lodge is decorated with cozy furniture for guests to lounge upon while Failla staff hand out glasses and explain their winemaking and tell stories about the property. Tastings maintain a casual vibe–you’ll feel like you’re in a friend’s living room, complete with expertly curated lodge-like decor and a fire-engine red wood-burning stove jutting out from the stone hearth.
B Cellars
B Cellars Vineyards and Winery – B Cellars is famous for their expertly crafted, food-centric wines. Because they create blended wines, their wines pair much more readily with meals than varietal wines. B Cellars founders uses his viticulture studies and years of culinary experience to create amazing creations and pairings in the kitchen, You’ll definitely want to indulge in one of their tasting experiences if it’s raining - you don’t want to make a second stop to pick up food on the way home!
Macauley Vineyard – A wonderful alternative to crowded tasting rooms or sterile-feeling winery environments, Macauley Vineyards is a treat on a sunny or a rainy day. This appointment-only tasting is in a beautiful small home on the Hunnicutt Winery property, where Macauley’s wines are made, and allows you to enjoy quality wines in a casual, friend-next-door setting. Dry off next to the big fireplace and listen to your guide spin tales of your Cabernet’s journey from grape to glass.
Macauley Vineyard – A wonderful alternative to crowded tasting rooms or sterile-feeling winery environments, Macauley Vineyards is a treat on a sunny or a rainy day. This appointment-only tasting is in a beautiful small home on the Hunnicutt Winery property, where Macauley’s wines are made, and allows you to enjoy quality wines in a casual, friend-next-door setting. Dry off next to the big fireplace and listen to your guide spin tales of your Cabernet’s journey from grape to glass.
Macauley Vineyard
Ovid Vineyards – Ovid Vineyards grows organically farmed and CCOF-certified grapes destined to become a delicious taste of heaven. The winery will allow you to imbibe as you stand in awe of the natural world, sheltered from the storm in full view outside the modern windows and skylights. The structure is all clean lines and natural materials–an amalgamation of new and old which will leave you feeling equal parts protected and exposed - a perfect place to be in a downpour!
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