Robert Mondavi Winery
Sample the best of Napa Valley
LOCATED IN OAKVILLE in the heart of Napa Valley, the Robert Mondavi Winery was founded in 1966 with the idea that wine is an essential element of a life well lived. By the 1970s, Mondavi’s wines were helping to elevate Napa’s profile, putting Northern California’s vintages in a class with the best bottles from France. Today, many of Mondavi’s wines earn 90+ scores and are among the most sought-after in the world.
Mondavi’s handsome winery, in a verdant valley beneath the tawny hills of the Mayacamas Mountains, features a range of tours, tastings and food pairings. Robert Mondavi believed that wines should reflect their origins and he had a deft touch balancing winemaking traditions with modern manufacturing processes.
Tours and Tastings
The in-depth, 75-minute Signature Tour & Tasting takes visitors from the vines to the cellar (including fermentation and barrel aging) and ends with sampling three finished wines ($50). It’s offered in English and Mandarin. The Discovery Tour is a 30minute introduction to the historic To
Kalon vineyard and cellar, with a taste of two wines ($30). The Twilight Tour & Tasting includes an hour of walking through the vineyard and cellars and a half-hour tasting ($65). All tours require reservations; wine club members get discounts.
An exceptional way to pair food and wine at Robert Mondavi Winery is at their Harvest of Joy lunch or Garden to Table dinner ($125, $165). Both include tours followed by a sumptuous three-course meal prepared by Mondavi’s chefs.
Special Events
Throughout 2020, Mondavi hosts enticing events. Among them: the Chardonnay and Crab Feast on Feb. 22, the Wine and Chocolate Walk-around Tasting on April 19, Dinner Under the Stars on Aug. 22, the Autumn Fete on Sept. 19, and Pinot and Paella on Nov. 7.
The 10th Annual Tree Lighting Benefit for the Napa Valley Food Bank includes horse-and-buggy rides, holiday caroling, hot apple cider and of course wine tasting. The benefit, on Dec. 5, is free to wine club members and those bringing a bag of canned goods for the food bank.