Get in
[edit]By plane
[edit]- San Francisco International Airport, +1 650-821-8211.
- Napa County Airport, 2030 Airport Rd, ☏ +1 707 253-4300. No scheduled service. Useful for private planes.
By car
[edit]From San Francisco:
- Highway 101 North over the Golden Gate Bridge, to Highway 37;
- Highway 37 East towards Vallejo/Napa, to Highway 121;
- Highway 121 North towards Napa to Highway 29 North to Rutherford.
Get around
[edit]A car is recommended for getting between the various town in Napa Valley. Please do not drink and drive or wine taste and drive.
See
[edit]Do
[edit]Wine Tasting
[edit]- Frog's Leap Winery, 8815 Conn Creek Rd (between Hwy 29 and Silverado Trail), toll-free: +1-800-959-4704. Monday - Saturday 10AM - 4PM. Organic vineyard and garden, offering vineyard tours and wine tasting in their Red Barn. In order to tour or taste call in advanced and make a reservation, during the high season call well in advanced.
- Swanson Vineyards, 1271 Manley Ln, ☏ +1 707 967-3500. Swanson Vineyards offers wine tasting by appointment only, but it is well worth making that appointment. Cirgue Tasting is $20 and their one hour Harvey Tasting is $55
- Beaulieu Vineyard, 1960 St. Helena Hwy (Hwy 29), ☏ +1 707 967-5200, toll-free: +1-800-273-5028. Daily 10AM-5PM. This century old winery is known for its Cabernet which the founding winemaker said required the Rutherford dust to grow. Wine tasting $10, Reserve Tasting $25.
- Grgich Hill Cellars, 1829 St. Helena Hwy (Hwy 29), ☏ +1 707 963-2784, toll-free: +1-800-532-3057. Daily 9:30AM-4:30PM. Wine tasting: $10, Winery tour and VIP room tasting $15.
Ballooning
[edit]- +1 707 944-2822. Fly high above the wine country in a hot air-balloon. For a romantic adventure or a group delight. , ☏
Buy
[edit]- St. Helena Olive Oil Company, 8576 Highway 29 (in Rutherford), toll-free: +1-800-939-9880. Daily 10AM-5PM. Gourmet oils, ingredients, wine accessories, and bath and beauty products.
Eat
[edit]- Rutherford Grill, 1180 Rutherford Rd, ☏ +1 707 963-1792. Su-Th 11:30AM-9PM, F, Sa 11:30AM-10PM. Known for its BBQ ribs and cornbread. $10-$26.
- Auberge du Soleil, 180 Rutherford Hill Rd, ☏ +1 707 967-3111. Serving Breakfast, lunch, dinner daily. A classic Californian cuisine menu with a prix fixe menu and two tasting menus; meat and veterinarian parings with wine. Expensive.
- La Toque, 1140 Rutherford Cross Rd, ☏ +1 707 963-9770. W-Su dinner seatings 5:30-6:30; 8:30-9:30. Make reservations well in advance. For weekends at least 6 weeks ahead. $49 - 88 prix fixe.
Drink
[edit]If you are looking for a bar or club head towards St. Helena.
Sleep
[edit]- Auberge Du Soleil Resort, 180 Rutherford Hill Rd, ☏ +1 707 963-1211, fax: +1 707 963-8764. Elegant and luxurious doesn't even begin to describe Auberge De Soleil. Offers "private maisons" rooms, beautiful view and romance.
- Rancho Caymus, 1140 Rutherford Rd, ☏ +1 707 963-1777, toll-free: +1-800-845-1777. A Californio (Spanish/California in the early and mid 1800s) style rancho, makes you feel as though you are staying in General Vallejo's home. Top notch and expensive.
Go next
[edit]Routes through Rutherford |
Lakeport ← St. Helena ← | N S | → Yountville → Vallejo |
Cloverdale ← St. Helena ← | W E | → Jct S → Winters |