Best Winery Restaurants In Napa Valley

As well as handcrafted wines, the Long Meadow Ranch Winery also specialises in extra virgin olive oils, both of which you can taste on-site. For something a touch more substantial, however, venture to the Farmstead at Long Meadow Ranch, the winery’s exquisite farm-to-table restaurant. Helmed by Kentucky-born chef Stephen Barber, the restaurant is located in a stylishly revamped former nursery barn, and is centred around an open-kitchen. Enjoy Barber’s Southern-style cooking as well as the companion wine programme, which features both Long Meadow Ranch’s vintages as well as selections from other local vintners.

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One of the ways Napa wineries manage to bring food into the equation is by hosting small-group cookery classes and tasting sessions, which emphasise wine education… and just so happen to come with a delicious meal on the side. Cakebread Cellars is one local winery that’s opted for this approach. Cakebread’s delicious cookery classes are truly hands-on, conducted either in the quaint winery kitchen or the outdoor barbeque area. Its wine and food pairing sessions are also well worth attending; the winery’s resident chefs create four recipes every season, which use ingredients from Cakebread’s gardens and which complement the vintages with perfect harmony.

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In a welcome departure from the half-hearted cubes of cheese and charcuterie that can dominate wine tastings, Robert Sinskey Vineyards provides a whole host of delectable treats, such as tartlets, artisan cheeses and homemade jams and preserves to accompany each tasting. For the real deal, however, take a seat at the vineyard’s Kitchen, which uses ingredients sourced directly from its organic gardens. Robert Sinskey’s wife Maria Helm Sinskey — who has written several cookbooks, and worked in Michelin-starred restaurants in Europe — wears the apron, so you can be sure you’re in for a treat.

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