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Napa Valley's Finest: A Weekend Among the Grand Estates

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The route

12 stops·7 wineries · 3 restaurants · 1 hotel · 1 shop

1. 01

   Hotel

   Check-in at Meadowood Napa Valley

   Settle into this legendary 250-acre St. Helena resort, the serious wine traveler's favorite home base in Napa.

2. 02

   WineryStags Leap District

   Stag's Leap Wine Cellars

   The 1973 Cabernet that shocked Paris in 1976 still flows from this legendary Napa estate's cellars today.

3. 03

   WineryNapa Valley

   Opus One Winery

   Robert Mondavi and Baron Philippe de Rothschild's Oakville masterpiece produces some of California's most coveted Bordeaux blends.

4. 04

   Restaurant

   Lunch at The Charter Oak

   Farm-to-table excellence meets wood-fired magic at this St. Helena favorite with a Napa wine list worth lingering over.

5. 05

   WineryWalla Walla Valley

   Caymus Vineyards

   The Wagner family's Rutherford estate produces the bold, critically lauded Cabernets that made Napa famous.

6. 06

   WineryNapa Valley

   Beaulieu Vineyard

   Napa's venerable estate has been crafting its iconic Georges de Latour Private Reserve Cabernet since 1936.

7. 07

   Restaurant

   Auberge du Soleil

   Hilltop California-Mediterranean spot with sweeping vineyard views and an award-winning wine program that takes your palate as seriously as the scenery.

8. 08

   WineryRutherford

   Inglenook

   Francis Ford Coppola's 1879 Rutherford estate crafts the iconic Rubicon blend from some of Napa's most legendary vineyard sites.

9. 09

   WineryNapa Valley

   Schramsberg Vineyards

   Sip legendary sparkling wine in 1862 caves where Blanc de Blancs has graced White House state dinners.

10. 10

    Shop

    V. Sattui Winery

    Stock up on picnic essentials and browse Napa's finest wines at this St. Helena institution where deli meets working winery.

11. 11

    WineryNapa Valley

    Far Niente

    Sip world-class Chardonnay and Cabernet in a meticulously restored 1885 mansion surrounded by impossibly gorgeous gardens.

12. 12

    Restaurant

    Dinner at Press

    Prime dry-aged beef meets an unbeatable Napa Cabernet collection at Napa Valley's legendary steakhouse.