Day one : First, Bubbles !
After check-in at your hotel, meet your private driver/guide for the day. Instead of trying to find your winery to visit, let us drive you in a safe and fun way. Discovering Napa with a private transportation means No frustration! Just take a sip and relax ! For your first day in the valley, indulge a unique Napa wine tasting and experience at Domaine Carneros! To make it unforgettable, we invit you to discover the art of sabrage... After sharing with you this unique practice that dates back beginning of 19th century, a nice Bubbles tasting is awaiting you : Ultra Brut, Brut Rosé, Late Disgorged Brut and to finish: Le Rêve...After this unique moment paired with local cheese or caviar, take a time to visit the gardens and the Chateau... The building, inspired by the French Taittinger family's 18th century home offers a Instagram gand staircase, beautiful gardens, and multiple outside terraces. Inside, the fireside salon overlooking the vineyards is absolutely fantastic !
Before to go for your evening crazy girly party, enjoy good time in Napa city; why not an easy walk through RAD Napa? It's a 2 miles stretch that runs through downtown Napa showcasing striking murals from selected local and international global artists. Finish your tour with a good glass of wine on a rooftop at the sky & vine bar.
Return drive to your hotel for dinner, wine and fun!
Day 2: Relax time...
Ready for a mud party? Lets'go! It's not a real mud, it's a magical mud, the mud of Calistoga perfect to restore and detoxify. Less than one hour from Napa Downtown, Calistoga is the place for another great time with your besties in Napa Valley, If you want, you can combine yoga classes with mineral or mud bath. For this unique moment, we recommend to visit Dr Wilkinsons spas & baths.
Make a stop at Calistoga depot. It's a gourmet grocery that offers picnic supplies and a lot of bottles of wine to purchase... You will need it for what is planed now : a little hike on Oat Hill Mine Trail between Calistoga and Pope valley... The panoramic view over the valley are crazy!!! Perfect for photo opp and also a great spot for a delicious picnic.
It's now time for...Wine! This afternoon, we invit you to discover the Iconic Sterling Vineyards. Less than 10 mn from Calistoga and you arrive in Paradise... What do you think about felling a "Mama Mia spirit" while sipping a vibrant and captivating Chardonnay? Intertwined with a bright acidity and delicate finish, it's something like a delighfull sensory journey... Wine is not the only one great surprise in Sterling Vineyards, the architecture of the winery itself is already a journey! Modeled after the beautiful white stucco building you'll feel like being on a Greek island! Let's embark for breathtaking Napa valley views in the Sterling Aerial Gondola I At the arrival at the top of the hill, seat for a memorable tasting experience of five exclusive wines paired with local charcuterie and cheese.
Spend the rest of the afternoon sipping in Italia ! Castello di Amorosa is you next stop in Calistoga.
Nestled in the middle of the vineyards, an authentically styled 14th century Tuscan castle. The dream of a man, Dario Sattui, the great grandson of pionnering vintner Vittorio Sattui, an Italian immigrant who founded St Helena Wine Cellars in 1885. If you are a Cab's enthusiast, choose the Cabernet is King"experience; Your wine educator will guide you through the castle's upper levels, our state-of-the-art production area, torture chamber, and armory before to introduce you to Cabernet from Coombsville AVA, one of Napa's newest rising star.
Before to come back Napa downtown, let's your Calistoga adventure end perfectly with a dinner at Mangia Mia. A delicious Italian restaurant where you'll be treated like family.
Day 3 : Shopping's calling
Downtown Napa is the perfect destination for a morning shopping with your girlfriends during your Napa wine tour. Why not to start this last day by the river ? At the Napa General Store, you can relax eating locally sourced fresh food on a very warm terrasse. Now, that you are fueled up, serious things can start...Direction First street Napa. The place to be in the valley for shopping! You will find there everything you want or need or want...Chic dresses, handbags, vintage boots...Everything! Even great library for wine's books... What do you think about a cooking class for your last lunch in Napa? The ultimate destination for foodies in the valley is without any doubt the CIA : the Culinary Institute of America. Here you will find several type of cooking classes depending of what you want to experience.
