A private cave tour followed by a seated tasting is a classic piece of wine team building, and this one goes behind the scenes at a family-owned winery in the Stags Leap District, in the heart of Napa Valley and within easy reach of the Bay Area. Groups of up to 8 guests tour the production facility and wine caves, taste a Cabernet straight from the barrel, then sit down for three wines and a cheese and charcuterie plate.
The private experience runs 90 minutes and is priced at $125 per guest.
What's Included
- A guided walking tour of the production facility and wine cave
- A taste of an upcoming Cabernet Sauvignon vintage directly from a French oak barrel
- A seated tasting of three wines
- A cheese and charcuterie plate
- A p
A private cave tour followed by a seated tasting is a classic piece of wine team building, and this one goes behind the scenes at a family-owned winery in the Stags Leap District, in the heart of Napa Valley and within easy reach of the Bay Area. Groups of up to 8 guests tour the production facility and wine caves, taste a Cabernet straight from the barrel, then sit down for three wines and a cheese and charcuterie plate.
The private experience runs 90 minutes and is priced at $125 per guest.
What's Included
- A guided walking tour of the production facility and wine cave
- A taste of an upcoming Cabernet Sauvignon vintage directly from a French oak barrel
- A seated tasting of three wines
- A cheese and charcuterie plate
- A private experience for groups of up to 8 guests
The Tour and Tasting
Your visit starts with a guided tour of the production facility and wine caves, where you see how small-lot Cabernet Sauvignon moves from vineyard to barrel to bottle. Along the way, the group tastes an upcoming vintage of Cabernet Sauvignon directly from French oak barrel, a rare look at a wine before it is finished. Questions are welcome throughout, and your guide walks the group through each step of the journey from vineyard to barrel to bottle.
After the tour, everyone settles into a seated tasting. Each guest begins with a choice of Carneros Chardonnay, Carneros Elizabeth Pinot Noir or Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon, then moves to the Stags Leap District Black Label Cabernet Sauvignon and finishes with a Cabernet Sauvignon from the Calistoga estate. The flight traces Napa Valley from its cool southern reaches to the volcanic soils of the north.
Why Small Groups Love It
The cave tour gives the group something to explore together, and the seated tasting gives everyone time to talk. That mix makes it one of the better team building outings for small groups of up to 8: a project team, a group of founders, a few colleagues visiting from out of town or a family celebrating a milestone.
It works well as one of several team bonding outings on a wine country retreat, and it belongs on any list of team building outing ideas for people who want to learn about winemaking and barrel aging and taste a range of wines and vineyards in one visit.
About the Winery
The host is a second-generation, family-owned winery in the Stags Leap District, in the heart of Napa Valley. The family farms every vine itself, and two of its vineyards, in the Stags Leap District and Calistoga, are certified organic. Wine caves run beneath the estate, and small-lot Cabernet Sauvignon is the focus of the winemaking. The winery is open daily from 10 AM to 4 PM by prior reservation.
Booking Details
- Private experience for groups of up to 8 guests
- 90 minutes, including the cave tour and seated tasting
- Groups of 9 to 16 are available by prior request
- Book ahead; the winery is open daily by prior reservation
More Ways to Visit
- The Winemaker's Collection Tasting, a 90-minute private visit for up to 6 guests with the winemaker, a cave tour and a seated horizontal tasting of three aged single-vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon wines
- A Cabernet vintage retrospective for up to 8 guests that compares the 2012, 2015 and 2018 vintages of one single-vineyard Cabernet after a cave tour
- A 75-minute private table tasting for up to 8 guests with three wines from three appellations and a cheese and charcuterie plate
- Large group formats for bigger parties, including a seated tasting with a guided cave tour, an after-hours Estate House reception and a walkabout wine experience with wine stations
Each experience is priced separately and booked by prior reservation, and the hospitality team can help match a format to your group size and occasion.
Good to Know
- Advance reservations are required
- All guests must be 21 or older; minors, including infants, are not permitted at the winery
- Pets, smoking and outside food or beverages are not allowed
At $125 per guest, this private cave tour and tasting is an easy way to give a small group an inside look at Napa Valley winemaking and a well-paced afternoon together.
