Spottswoode Winery

Amazing family winery in a beautiful location. The Estate Cab was delicious and Estelle was a great tour guide It’s a must see.

We had the best time on our wine tour today. Nicole was so knowledgeable and friendly, really knows her stuff! We were able to see the grounds, the family home and their facilities! It was one of the best tours, it it first class!

Great tour! Wines were too young for my taste to buy but I would go back again.

Outstanding estate Cabernet. Great winery and tour. This is a nice small winery located basically in town.

Absolutely wonderful family that owns this place and the wine club has great perks! Their garden party is such a great event!
Their sauvignon blanc is delightful and the grounds are gorgeous. I like this place because it is somewhat off the beaten path compared to larger wineries in the area and, therefore, is more peaceful and attracts a more local crowd.

We are delighted to have found this winery in St Helena. We were a bit early for our 10 AM tasting and so we wandered their beautiful valley floor property. We met Nicole just before10 and set out on time. We walked to the owner’s home and toured her gardens and then viewed the vineyard. Eventually the late arrivals caught up with us. After the 40 minute tour we sat in their tasting room for the wines. Nicole was knowledgable and charming.
Our conversation took some interesting turns to regulating the internet. Suffice it to say there were differences of opinion from the internet
millionaires (celebrating a bachelor party) and the lawyer and policy wonk from DC whose passion is internet access and fair hiring laws. Nicole ‘ghosted’ in and out as the conversation got more animated. Really just a great experience and an eerie coincidence to have all those folks in the same room. It was a wine experience I will never forget.
Great Cabernets at Spottswoode. Beautiful tour and tasting. Nicole handled all the ‘personalities’ with grace and charm.

Loved Spottswoode! You have to really enjoy the history of this winery — ghost winery! Nicole did a great job showing us the grounds, the original house, and describing the vineyards. No cost for the tasting as long as you buy 6 bottles –well worth it. One of our new favorites!

I had high expectations for my visit at Spottswoode. It didn’t help that I arrived 20 minutes late due to traffic and missed the walk-​around tour of the beautiful mansion. Our tour guide wasn’t particularly enthusiastic. She basically walked us around the property and said, «Here’s this. Here’s that…» I didn’t feel like it was a very intimate experience for them only offering two tours a week. Back at the tasting room, we tasted 3 wines– sauvignon blanc, and two cabs. The wines were good and we ended up buying the sav blanc (even though I am a red wine person). Overall, this place is nice, but it could be better and I feel there are many other wineries that will give you a better experience in addition to great wine.

This was our first winery tour and second tasting in Napa and we were not disappointed. This was a perfect example of a small, family-​owned winery. The owner lives on the property in a beautiful Victorian mansion — we actually got to see this 80+ woman pull away in her fancy Benz. Can’t remember the exact story, but I recall that the owner and her husband had 4 kids. After they dropped everything and moved to Napa, the husband still in his 40s had a heart attack and died. She was left alone to raise the kids and run the winery. I’m so glad we decided to tour this place, because the guide gave the tour a personal touch, with interesting with tidbits of current family stories and the history of the trials running a successful winery. The grounds are beautiful, and the cellar and winery are spotless. Makes you appreciate the labor of love that goes into each bottle and why wines such as these are more pricey than others. We are a lifetime fan!
Reservations are a must as they only do maybe two tours a week. Tasting and tour costs $ 25 per person. After a thorough and informative tour, you are given generous pours. We had a tasting of their 2010 Sauvignon Blanc, 2008 Lyndenhurst, and 2008 Cabernet.

Spottswoode is a family owned winery in a beautiful location not too far from downtown Saint Helena, the wines are wonderful.

1999 Spottswoode Cabernet.
You must read my review to really understand the love I have for this winery, it’s wines and there owners.
Not Enough Stars to Rate this Place!
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