A group of 6 friends is planning to stay at Calistoga Ranch near Calistoga CA next month. From Google, I gather this sort of in the center of a triangle made up of Montelena, Pride and Robert Foley.
Any suggestions for good wineries they should visit, either easy to get into or hard (they have some connections that might help)? The ones they are planning to visit so far don’t sound very exciting to me. Say within a 45 minute drive.
Give Tamber Bey a try. It is unique in the valley as it used to be a horse farm, and they still board horses there, so it has a different vibe. Beautiful property with a laid back tasting room inside, and they have nicely designed tasting and sitting areas outside as well. It’s not an intense tasting format, which is exactly what we were looking for when we visited. Nice people and we really liked the wines as well.
+1 for Vincent Arroyo, warm up your shoulder before you get there. Rosie will wear you out throwing the tennis ball.
+1 for Envy/Carter. Had a fantastic tasting there in 2017 and went to Vincent Arroyo right after.
Calistoga Ranch is one of my favorite places in the world. Have you been before? Haven’t been in several years but coincidentally was recently working on planning a trip for next year.