We will drive over the Golden Gate Bridge on our way to beautiful Sonoma Valley. Your Tour Guide will provide historical narrative of the Golden Gate Bridge, Pacific Ocean and the Marin Headlands before going into their informative wine country 101 narrative.

Beyond Napa Valley sits one of the most georgous wineries in the world. Castello di Amorosa appears to be an authentic castle for one reason only.  It is an authentic castle, though fancified.  We either used construction methods and materials that would have been used 1,000 years ago, or we used very old hand-made materials that had survived up to modern times.  A fireplace predating Christopher Columbus adorns the Great Hall, and Iron Maiden from the late Renaissance dominates the torture chamber.  A wrought iron dragon from the times of Napoleon hovers over the massive main door. More than 8,000 tons of stone were chiseled, not sawed, by hand to be absolutely authentic.  Nearly 200 containers of old, hand made materials were shipped from Europe to lend authenticity.

The castle tour is fantastic even at $33 per person (which is included in the price of the wine tour) where you will get to see Front Ramparts, Chapel, Great Hall, Courtyard, Stables, Main Tasting Bar and Knight’s Hall

V.Sattui is the same owner of Castello di Amorosa. They call V.Sattui winery, "the winery the castle built" for a reason. V.Sattui has been named winery of year, many consecutive years, because they offer so many different tasting bars plus a deli that is world known with it's wide array of meats and cheeses that all go well with their wines. And if you are a BBQ person and you are taking this tour on a weekend day, welll then there is a BBQ pit that you can enjoy. We give you a $10 voucher to get lunch and then sit at one of their picnic tables to eat. Again, you will not be dissapointed with the experience V.Sattui has to offer.

Our Third Winery and final winery is Reatta Winery. One might ask why we only go to 3 wineries instead of 4 on this wine tour? We do this because we want to give you 2 hours at Castello di Amorosa so you can get a great tour and tasting, plus it is further back beyond Napa Valley in the small town of Calistoga.

Back to Reatta: The rolling hills and tranquil valleys of the Reata estate have been used to farm and raise cattle for nearly two hundred years. Today, we honor that tradition with our own head of cattle, which you can see grazing on the hills to the north of our lodge. In the winter months, dozens of sheep graze on the yellow mustard and other cover crops that colorfully carpet the ground beneath the rows of grapevines marching across the landscape. Reata is also home to "The Bee Line", more than 60,000 honey bees, that produce the excellent organic honey we feature in our tasting room

Drop-off: The Ferry Building