Address: 2000 Main Street St. Helena, CA 94574
Phone: (707) 963-4812
Website: www.beringer.com
Tasting Room: $10
Tour: $20-$35
Hours: Summer 10am to 6pm, Winter 10am to 5pm

Established in 1876, Beringer Vineyards is one of the oldest living vineyards in the Napa Valley. For many first time visitors to Napa Valley, Beringer is an obvious choice for any visit.
It’s hard not to think of it due to its dominant presence in the Napa Valley for over 130 years. You can find it for sale, in almost every major grocery store in the nation, and though some wine snobs may look down on the aged giant, that doesn’t stop people from all over the world making this one of their stops when visiting Napa.

The tasting room is actually split into to separate rooms, with one dedicated to only reserve wines. Both are quite intimate allowing for a more personal experience. If you take the Introducing Beringer tour, you have a progressive tasting rather than a stop at the end in one of these tasting rooms. Their are all and all about six different tour experiences offered at the Beringer Vineyard, some involve parings with food, special wine tastings in the cellar and all with prices between $20-35 dollars. The Introducing Beringer tour takes you to the petite model vineyard where you sample their chardonnay. Then off to the wine caves where you learn the history of the Beringer brothers and see different antique wine making equipment.

It seems that Beringer has put a lot of effort in finding knowledgeable and entertaining tour guides, which makes the tour much better. Our tour guide was definitely one of the more knowledgeable tour guides that we have come across, and had a great deal of knowledge about Beringer and their wines. He was also very friendly and open to any and all questions about Beringer or Napa in general.