Location: Yountville
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Yountville (/ˈjɔːntvɪl/ or /ˈjaʊntvɪl/) is an incorporated town in Napa County, California. It is in the North Bay portion of the San Francisco Bay Area. The population was 2,933 at the 2010 census. Almost one-third of the town's population lives on the grounds of the Veterans Home of California.
Restaurants in Yountville
1. Gordon Gallery
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
2. Groezinger's Wine Merchants
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4.5 based on 4 reviews
3. Ma(i)sonry Napa Valley
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4.5 based on 183 reviews
Ma(i)sonry Napa Valley offers a unique lifestyle experience in wine country. Originally built in 1904 as a private residence, the manor is one of three stone buildings in Yountville, and one of only two listed on the National Register of Historic Places. As an art, design and wine gallery set amidst a contemporary, landscaped sculpture garden, Ma(i)sonry offers guests a respite and a retreat. Guests have a variety of choices for their wine tasting setting. They can enjoy the intimacy of one of our three private tasting rooms, lounge in either of the great rooms, or gather outdoors at individual and communal tables, around the fire pit, or while stretched out on a blanket on the lawn. The outdoor gardens are beautifully landscaped around architectural remnants and contemporary sculpture and are available for our clients to relax and enjoy a bite or a bottle of wine on their own before or after their tasting.
Reviewed By mrg0137
On our last trip to Napa, my wife and I had a wonderful experience at the Ma(i)sonry tasting room, which is now called RH Wine Vault and is part of Restoration Hardware’s campus in Yountville. We loved the chance to sample a variety of wines from small local producers, and since the tasting menu changes a few times each year, we were happy to come back and try new wines on this trip. I’m happy to report that this continues to be a great place to visit for wine tasting. One thing that initially attracted us to RH Wine Vault and brought us there again this time is that they have longer hours for tastings than just about any other tasting room in the area. RH Wine Vault closes at 8:00 pm, while most tasting rooms end tastings by 5:00 or soon thereafter. In this case, we were arriving from the airport in the afternoon and wanted to start off our vacation with some wine, but our arrival time was just slightly too late to make it to most wineries before they would close. A 5:30 reservation at RH Wine Vault was perfect to do a wine tasting before dinner. It’s also nice that you don’t have to do a full wine tasting here if you prefer not to. They have an interesting list of wine by the glass or bottle if you just want to stop by for a drink. We’ve only done full tasting flights, but would also enjoy stopping in for just a glass. All tastings are being held outside right now, which is great, because the outdoor portion of the property is beautiful, with gorgeous seating areas and landscaping, outdoor fireplaces, and twinkling chandeliers. RH Wine Vault was designed with taking advantage of the outdoors, so it’s a perfect outdoor venue for a wine tasting. When we arrived, the staff got us settled in and brought us a complimentary glass of champagne while we decided which of the three tasting experiences we wanted to do. The tastings come at three levels for a tasting of red wines: classic ($50), connoisseur ($75), and collector ($100), and tastings of whites are also available at the classic and connoisseur levels. We were only interested in tasting reds, and noted that the classic and connoisseur options are a bit more varied, while the collector tasting features only cabs. In all cases, the focus is on small, boutique wineries, which typically have very limited distribution and don’t have their own tasting rooms. We both went for the $75 red connoisseur tasting, which is the same tasting we did last time and really enjoyed. Our guide for the tasting was very nice, and he brought everything out quickly and got us nicely set up. They like to encourage you to taste the wines “blind” to see what you like, which essentially just means that they don’t like to provide tasting notes or really discuss the wines until after you’ve had a chance to try them all. However, when he came back after we had tried them, he was happy to go over more details of the wines, particularly the ones we really liked. The four wines we tasted were: 2018 RAEN Fort Ross Seaview Pinot Noir, 2016 Blackbird Vineyards Blackmail Cabernet Franc, 2017 DiConstanzo Cabernet Sauvignon, and 2017 Complant Cabernet Sauvignon. We didn’t love all four of the wines, but we could appreciate that they were all of a high quality. The RAEN pinot really stood out to us, so we took a couple bottles of that one home, and the Complant cab was our second favorite of the group. Tasting fees can be waived with wine purchases (I forget exactly how much you’re required to spend to waive each tasting fee). Two bottles of the RAEN pinot noir that we wanted to take home were just shy of whatever the threshold is, and they were strict with not allowing us to waive one of the tasting fees unless we spent a few more dollars to reach the limit. This was also the case last time we were there, and it’s a little annoying that they’re such sticklers on this. I understand if I’m far off from the amount needed to waive the fee, but it was such a small difference that it seemed stupid I needed to find another whole bottle to buy to make up the difference. We ended up deciding to buy one of their more affordable whites to add to our order, and it was nice that he offered us tastings of both the Spottswoode and Lail Vineyards sauvignon blancs that we were interested in before picking one to add to our order. Both were excellent, but we really loved the Spottswoode. By adding that to our order, we were able to have one of the $75 tasting fees waived. Just like the first time we visited, we were both very happy with our experience at RH Wine Vault and will come back to try other new wines in the future. The staff here is incredibly nice, and the space is beautiful, with a great variety of interesting wines from small producers. RH Wine Vault has stood out to us twice now as providing a great and unique tasting experience within the Napa Valley.
4. Kelly's Filling Station and Wine Shop
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4.5 based on 9 reviews
Reviewed By Racwoh - Boston, United States
Seriously, this is the cutest place ever. Well, at least the fanciest gas station ever! Maybe I should have tried their bath rooms....! Anyway. The coffee here may have been the best in town (no, really!) and their wine selection/recommendations were good, too!) Adorbs, as the young people used to say!
5. V Marketplace
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4.0 based on 45 reviews
V Marketplace is the original icon of specialty retail in northern California's wine country. One of the first wineries in the Napa Valley, Groezinger Winery was built in 1870 and continued operating as a winery until 1955. This lovely old brick building was destined to be sold and torn down for the price of its bricks, but a small group of visionaries purchased it and lovingly restored the building and it now houses specialty shops, art galleries and three restaurants including Emmy-award winning Chef Michael Chiarello's fabulous and much touted rustic farm-to-table Italian cuisine restaurant Bottega. NapaStyle offers a wine tasting bar and V Wine Cellar is one of the most complete wine cellars of the Napa Valley. V Wine Cellar offers an inviting wine environment that will please novices and aficionados alike with a choice of a wine bar or a cozy lounge where guests can savor and experience the world of wine with expert advice from a knowledgeable staff. V Marketplace is home to Napa Valley's original hot air balloon company which launches daily, weather permitting from the property. V Marketplace is Napa Valley's most beautiful and inviting specialty retail complex located in the world renowned epicurean hamlet of Yountville, surrounded by lush picnic gardens, beautiful water features and meandering cobblestone, special events and entertainment are scheduled year round.
Reviewed By IN_Travelers47906 - West Lafayette, United States
Yountville is the first town of any size that you encounter on your drive up the Napa Valley and the V-Marketplace is a good place to begin your tour. Owned by Michael Chiarello, it has parking to the side, or you can park on the street and walk over. As you might expect, this is a nice boutique mall with wine, art galleries, chocolate shop, restaurant and children’s clothing for grandma. Very laid back, no pressure, easy wandering and prices are reasonable. Can spend an hour and not break the bank. Looked like it would be a very nice place to eat, but we were there prior to lunch.
6. Spirits In Stone Gallery
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3.0 based on 1 reviews
For 25 years, Spirits In Stone has offered the largest evolving collection of Zimbabwe Shona Sculpture in North America. Our varied selection includes evocative paintings by acclaimed Ethiopian artist Wosene Kosrof, museum quality African masks and baskets. Our gorgeous jewelry collection includes designs by Gellner, Michael Zobel, Bernd Wolf, Schoeffel and Sarah Graham. Spirits In Stone invites you to come explore the full sculptural brilliance of their artists and International collections.
