Napa’s dog-friendly wineries offer venues for pooches and pours

You love your dog. You love wine. Lucky for you and Fido there are a number of Napa Valley wineries where you don’t have to choose between the two.

Here’s a sampling of wineries that welcome humans and their (wellbehaved, leashed) best friends.

Hall St. Helena welcomes dogs year-round and in the fall they take the wine-canine connection a step farther withHarvestHounds, a tasting with proceeds going to Napa Humane. Reservations not required for a tasting but are required for tours plus tastings. (For tours in Mandarin, see www.hallwines.com/ visit/winery-experiences/hall-sthelena

Honig Vineyard & Winery in Rutherford has three resident dogs and welcomes other, well-behaved, canines as visitors. In fact, the bestselling book in the tasting room is about winery dogs. Treats and water for all four-legged friends are provided. Tastings by appointment only.

Raymond Vineyards. Dogs aren’t just welcome at this St. Helena winery, they’re feted. There’s a dog “winery” dedicated to owner Jean-Charles Boisset’s beloved French bulldog, aptly named Frenchie. People go inside and taste; dogs relax in outdoor shaded dog A visitor beds in the dog winery which has barrel furniture, canine portraits and a camera connected to a TV in the tasting room so owners can keep an eye on them.

V. Sattui Winery in St. Helena allows dogs on leashes in the tasting rooms and picnic grounds. The winery also hosts an annual “Pamper your Pooch” day in May where dogs get free treats and their humans are encouraged to post pictures of the visit.

St. Supery Estate Vineyards& Winery in Rutherford has treats for your dog, and the winery’s outdoor patio is a great place to kick back with your favorite canine. Who knows? You may well meet “GG”, winery top dog and resident Chief Cuddle Officer.

Odette Estate allows leashed dogs in outdoor tasting areas. The estate features an open patio with cushioned benches and a fire pit. By appointment only.

Trefethen Family Vineyards had to temporarily deny access to guests of the four-legged variety after damage from the 2014 earthquake forced the tasting room into temporary quarters. But the popular Rutherford winery recently welcomed dogs back with the opening of “Villa Trefethen”, once home to vineyard founders Katie and Gene Trefethen, now hosting tastings in the salon, sunroom and on the deck.

sits with her dog during a visit to Hall Wines in St. Helena. For those who love their dogs and their wine, there are now a number of Napa Valley wineries where canines are allowed in the tasting rooms.

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