Visit Our Historic Estate & Taste Our Handcrafted Wine 

We invite all wine lovers to wine taste at Ballentine, located just north of St. Helena. Our history dates back to 1906, with stories from Founders Van and Betty Ballentine being highlighted in each experience. Now operated by both third and fourth generation family, we believe in the roots of Napa Valley and want to be authentic to the land we have farmed for over a century. Our goal is to share our story and passion with guests, make approachable, quality wine while being responsible and sustainable in our vineyards.

Our wine tasting experiences focus on wines that are small in production volume and are only available at our winery. These wines have been crafted by Winemaker Bruce Devlin since 1999. His skills in winemaking are broad, making many varieties for every wine drinker ~ Chenin Blanc, Chardonnay, Cabernet Franc, Petite Sirah, Zinfandel, Merlot, and Cabernet Sauvignon.

Visit us to hear our stories and taste our wine on your next trip to Napa Valley.

Experience Ballentine

• Explorer's Tasting

  This experience is a casual wine tasting and is a great last minute option, where you can enjoy beautiful views of Mt. St. Helena and reminisce of old Napa Valley. Hear our story and enjoy a selection of our small production, single vineyard and reserve wines.

  • Hours: Daily from 10am-5pm
  • Price: $35 per person. Complimentary for Club Members.

  Please allow 45 minutes for this experience. Book your reservation online or call us at (707) 963-7919. Please note parties of 6 or more people are hosted as a private group and must have a reservation. For large parties, please contact our tasting room for more information at (707)963-7919 or submit your inquiry here.

  
• Winemaker's Circle Tour and Tasting

  Let us take you behind the scenes for an intimate wine tasting at our small family winery. Dive deep into our history, learn our winemaking ways, and join us for a seated tasting of our handcrafted wines. Focused on small production wines we only sell at our winery, reservations are required for this semi-private experience. (Maximum number of guests 10)

  • Hours: Available at  11am, 1pm & 3pm by prior appointment
  • Price: $50 per person. Complimentary for Club Members.
  • Please allow 60-75 minutes for this experience. Book your reservation online or call us at (707) 963-7919.

   

  
• Cabernet Collector's Experience

  This private experience highlights an exclusive tasting of our estate grown Cabernet Sauvignon. With this experience, one can dig deep into vineyard variations as well as develop an appreciation for how wines age and develop over time. This tasting includes a wine from our library, only available through this experience.

  • Hours: Available at 1pm on Friday, Saturday, and Sundays
  • Price: $75 per person. $40 for Club Members.
  • Please allow 75-90 minutes for this experience. Book your reservation online or call us at (707) 963-7919.

   

  

  Private wine tasting in our winery