Napa Valley, California
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Picnicking in the Napa Valley |
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Napa Valley, California
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Picnicking in the Napa Valley |
Parks and wineries offer picnic locations throughout the valley. Unless you see an obvious picnic table in a vineyard near a winery's visitor area, avoid the vineyards. Growers don't take kindly to people tromping down the soil or "sampling" grapes.
Fortunately, a number of wineries provide picnic tables. As a courtesy to the winery that provides you with picnic facilities, and for your own enjoyment, we encourage you to purchase a bottle of wine from the winery to go with your lunch. Some of the wineries with picnic areas are:
Casa Nuestra
Silverado Trail between Lodi and Bale Lanes
St. Helena
707.963.5783
Chateau Potelle
3875 Mt. Veeder Road
Napa
707.255.9440
A mountain setting on Mt. Veeder
Clos du Val
Silverado Trail between Oak Knoll and Yountville Cross Road
707.259.2200
Clos Pegase Winery
North side of Dunaweal Lane between Highway 29 and Silverado Trail Calistoga
707.942.4981
Picnic tables under a 300-year-old oak tree. Bring your own lunch or purchase cheese and other items at the winery.
Cuvaison Winery
Silverado Trail south of Dunaweal Lane
Calistoga
707.942.6266
Edgewood Estate
Highway 29 between Zinfandel Lane and downtown
St. Helena
707.963.7293
Folie a Deux Winery
Highway 29 north of Lodi Lane, north of St. Helena
707.963.1160
Louis M. Martini Winery
Highway 29 south of downtown St. Helena
707.963.2736
Monticello Vineyards
Big Ranch Road south of Oak Knoll Crossroad
Napa
707.253.2802
Beautiful location with a Thomas Jefferson-style building.
Madonna Estate (Mont St. John)
5400 Old Sonoma Road, at intersection with Highway 29 in the Carneros
707.255.8864
Napa Cellars
Highway 29, north of Yountville just past Mustard's Grill
707.944.2565
Nichelini Winery
2950 Sage Canyon Road
St. Helena
707.963.0717
In a canyon in the hills east of the Napa Valley
Niebaum-Coppola Winery
1991 St. Helena Highway
Rutherford
707.963.9099
On the grounds of movie director Francis Ford Coppola's winery.
Pine Ridge Winery
West side of Silverado Trail between Oak Knoll and Yountville Cross Road
707.253.7500
Picnic tables and barbecue grills
RustRidge Winery
Pope Valley
707.965.2871
Off the beaten path in Pope Valley east of the Napa Valley.
Rutherford Hill Winery
Silverado Trail north of Highway 128
Rutherford
707.963.1871
St. Clement Vineyards
2867 St. Helena Highway
St. Helena
707.967.3033
V. Sattui Winery
1111 White Lane at Highway 29
St. Helena
707.963.7774
Extensive delicatessen selection.
Sterling Vineyards
1111 Dunaweal Lane
Calistoga
707.942.3344
Old Faithful Geyser
Tubbs Lane in Calistoga. Admission charge
Yountville Park
North end of Washington Street in Yountville across from Napa Valley Lodge
Lyman Park
1300 Main St. in Downtown St. Helena at North end of business district
Vintage 1870
Center of Yountville
St. Helena Marketplace
Around back of the shops