Napa Valley -St. Helena Wineries, Restaurants & lodging

St. Helena is located in the heart of Napa Valley famous wine country, between Calistoga and Yountville. St. Helena is a picturesque small town with an area of 4 square miles with a population of approximately 6,000 people. St. Helena was originally inhabited by the native Wappo who dominated upper Napa Valley . "Napa" meant a Land of Plenty in Native American tribal language. Native Americans lived with both ; hardship, and beauty. They hunted, fished, and were inspired by the beauty and the plenty fertile valley of Napa until the arrival of the “white man” to the wild west. It was in 1823 when Don Francis Castro and padre Joseph Altimira led an armed escort by Jose Sanchez allowing the first Europeans and Mexicans finally to explore Napa Valley.

St. Helena is home to the finest wineries where elegance and excellent meet. St. Helena is home to North America best cabernet sauvignons, sauvignon blanc, merlots and zinfandel in addition to its famous port wines, brandies, desert wines and late harvest wines. Grapes vines express themselves pretty well in Napa Valley’s mineral and volcanic soil. Napa Valley is home to the most famous wineries in Napa Valley where California’s Oldest Ancient Vines grow. Some ancient vines are over 105 years old vines.

We have excellent relationships with some unknown wineries located off the beaten bath and some of these hidden wineries are not even published in the wine magazine. We may offer you this unique adventure where the wine maker will take you through his ancient vines and vineyards to enjoy an outdoor wine tasting. St. Helena gets it all from wineries to the most fine cuisine and hotels such the Auberge du Soleil and the famous charming California Old Culinary Academy Institute and Restaurant. St Helena is also home to the finest architecture in the wine country from breathtaking castles to fine mansions where wine is aged in some spectacular underground caves.

You can visit St. Helena city’s official website and explore more: http://www.sthelena.com/visitor/wineries.html. If you decide to go on our best seller Private prestige custom SUV wine tour, please let us know more about your preferred wineries so we make your Private Wine Tour unique and memorable. We will convert your virtual wishes into reality. Please fill out our travel request and let us handle the rest for you. We have also designed a comprehensive website that offers you over 10 different daily wine tours providing detailed tour itineraries.