If Yelp had a "national treasure" category, Paul at Cuvaison would be leading it. I'm a club member and have been lucky enough to be hosted by Paul a few times before. Always a great experience, always funny, always sharp. But this visit? Next level. Paul hosted a group of 11 people on his DAY OFF for my sister's 30th birthday, and every single person in our group agreed: he is what made the day unforgettable. He somehow managed to be: -Genuinely hilarious (effortlessly, not the try-hard wine jokes) -Incredibly attentive to a big group -Deeply knowledgeable without being pretentious I've been passionate about wine for a long time, and it's rare that I walk away having learned something new, but Paul delivered. That alone is impressive. Add in his warmth, energy, and ability to make everyone feel like VIPs, and you've got a masterclass in hospitality. Wine matters. But people make the experience. Paul is one of those rare hosts who elevates everything: the wines, the conversation, the entire day. Cuvaison is lucky to have him. And if you get Paul as your host? Congratulations. You just won tasting roulette!!! Thank you, Paul! Can't wait to come back soon for member pick-up! read more

UPDATE REVIEW: I would like to take this time to say thank you to Kelly and Karen for such a great time today. We were very appreciative of the food, service and ambiance after our first visit. Thank you for taking the time to introduce yourselves to us and for our server (forgot his name). He was fabulous and very knowledgeable in the history and background of the wines. Thank you for allowing our animals to join us as well. We enjoyed the wines and bubbly too. read more

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I am a huge fan of Cuvaison! I really enjoy their wines and their tasting room is gorgeous! It feels like you're miles away, it's modern and airy and you have vineyard views at every angle! I decided to become a member a few years ago after a solo visit. I really like their Sauvignon blanc and their sparkling wine! I love how personalized each visit is...they don't really take walk ins and I love that they add your name to the material at your table. They are always playing some vibey music and it just feels like you're in a living room of a beautiful home! Great location and close to other wineries! read more

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Cuvaison is an elegantly beautiful winery. Family owned and one of the pioneer wineries in the Napa Valley. Their wines are from their Tai estate vineyard in the Los Carneros region - offering cool climate wines. Pinot & Chardonnay are their focus with limited production of sparkling. We had the estate sparkling tasting which was featured around Valentines. Their wine tasting included - Grenache rosé, brute rosé, brute cuvée and Blanc de blancs. We were also offered a Pinot to try. All the wines tasted were fabulous. Delicate, elegant and balanced. It's unusual to go to a tasting and like everything poured . The atmosphere is relaxed, light and airy, with glass walls opening up to the vineyard. Their decor is modern with a color palette that blends with the natural environment that surrounds it. The service was great - we went during the week and very few people were there. This place is special- it's a must visit. read more

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Cuvaison does wine tasting right! I brought three friends new to Cuvaison and they were so impressed by every aspect and detail. Excellent and knowledgeable service by Eric! Cheese pairing and snacks! Personalized tasting menu! And of course the gorgeous wines and stunning view! It was a perfect day! read more

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We had a wonderful tasting at Cuvaison yesterday. Our host Brian was amazing! He was very knowledgeable on all of the wines and offered us a couple of extra pours . We have been members here for many years and we remain so. Do not miss this gem in Napa Valley. read more

We've been members for many years and always enjoy visiting the beautiful tasting room that has one of the nicest settings in the Napa Valley. All the wines are excellent as Cuvaison excels in both whites and reds. Brian our host was excellent and we look forward to our next visit. read more

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One of the most beautiful and serene wineries I've been to. Insane hilltop views. Wine was delicious.

The best part about this spot, minus the gorgeous views, is the solid wine. Every single wine in our tasting was fantastic - even without any food or treats. I will say (though they made it up) - be weary of which tasting you want to book. I originally had booked the cheapest one (still $40 a person) which I realized was in the back patio that overlooks like fields and is picnic tables with barely any shade from the umbrellas. We came in at the last tasting time of the day and on a day that ended up being almost 100 degrees (when we booked it didn't appear it would be this hot) - when we asked if we could be on the front patio with direct shade, they wanted to charge us $20 extra each for that tasting experience. I understand completely if it was packed, or early in the day which would mess up reservations, but when it was unhealthy levels of hot, I think doing your guests a favor and at least putting them in the shade is the least you can do to make sure your guests enjoy the experience without heat stroke. Overall, once finally seated, I do think the wines we tried were absolutely fantastic- the chardonnay was our favorite but all really shined. However, compared to other $40 tastings we did in the area, this tasting only included 3 wines for the same price. I will say, when we ordered our Chardonnay bottle and a wasp fell into it and died, I really appreciated that they gave us a fresh new bottle without double charging us. Overall good spot - beautiful views and amazing wine, but make sure you look at the weather when booking the tasting space. read more

My husband and I visited last week and had a wonderful time. The experience was excellent as were the wines! Our server was engaged and knowledgeable. What a beautiful place with amazing views. So relaxing and welcoming. We will return on our next visit. read more

Heard about this place for a long time and didn't realize how close and central is to the other vineyards. The last tasting is at 4pm, something to keep in mind. They have started a late tasting with light bites and festive lights, which I really wanted to try but they were booked out so we settled for a glass of sparkling. The architecture is beautiful, the grounds peaceful. I def will come back for the evening tasting...for sure! read more

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It was such an incredibly wonderful experience in a beautiful Carneros location. Although virtually on the border between Napa and Sonoma, it was confirmed to be in Napa. The countryside and views are awesome, especially in the green tones of spring. The buildings are contemporary and beautifully appointed. The atmosphere is relaxed and most enjoyable for a tasting. We were escorted to a table outside, and an umbrella provided sufficient shade. The wine tasting was well curated, and white to red gave a full taste of the breadth of their offerings. Some of the wines are stored in concrete "eggs" as opposed to wood barrels, a novel idea. I particularly enjoyed the whites, especially the variety of Chardonnay that are offered. I ended up getting two bottles of one type. It's crisp and refreshing, even ever so slightly oh the tart side, good for food. Service was exceptional, friendly, and educational. They carefully explain each wine and answer all questions professionally and with some candor. We, four of us, shared a cheese tray, which was a great compliment to the wines. I definitely recommend a stop here. Do make a reservation. read more

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Great wine & service! Everyone who works here is very hospitable and it's one of the oldest wineries in Napa. We look forward to coming back again soon. Sparkling rose was our favorite. read more

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Review for the Bright Nights event: From Thanksgiving through New Years, Cuvaison hosts a Bright Night's holiday event at their tasting room. It is from 4pm to 6pm and is $50 per person. You get a taste of 4 wines accompanied with a cheese and fruit plate. The event begins in the daylight and transitions to sunset where you will begin to see the vineyards sparkle with lights. Towards the end, a group of carolers sing holiday classics as you finish up your tasting. My only critique is that during other tastings, your host typically explains each wine as you go through the tasting, but during this event all the wines were poured at once and it was information overload trying to remember which each one was for the rest of the evening. Nonetheless, my husband and I greatly enjoyed this event and hope to make it a yearly tradition in wine country. read more

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Delicious wine, excellent service, lovely location. We're longtime wine club members of Cuvaison, and this winery has uniquely kept it's wine quality, value and tasting experience well-balanced and worth our remaining a part of the wine club. read more

Brian was a wonderful host and had great knowledge about the wines we tasted! The view and the architecture are as outstanding as the wines!

Always a great day when you visit Cuvaison. Wonderfully personable staff, terrific wines and gorgeous scenery.

Really enjoyed our wine tasting here! We got the $100 tasting that came with a cheese board and sat outside. The view was amazing. All the wine we tasted was so incredible. One of my new fav winery in Napa read more

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It was a slow Monday but Gloria did a great job hosting our visit. Picked up shipment and grabbed a Pinot mystery case.

We joined as members after a visit this summer; they failed to deliver our first shipment of wine (which we were charged for), and have ignored multiple attempts to contact them to arrange a shipment or a refund. Will never do business with them again. read more

Paul is the best! Wonderful service and recommendations for both wine we drank at Cuvaison and sightseeing in the area. Views were incredible and wine makes it worth the trip. We bought a bottle of the Sauvignon Blanc to enjoy in the beautiful weather. If you're lucky enough to have Paul take care of you, you'll get to enjoy some laughs too. Thanks for a great experience! read more

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Celebrated a birthday here with a large group of 8 girls. We did the Winemaker's Tasting Experience with Gloria on the patio. We have all frequently traveled to Napa and wanted to try a new winery that was more modern and intimate. This was the perfect place to celebrate - we loved the ambiance and gorgeous scenery. Wines were also some of our favorites from the day. Gloria was an amazing host and made sure we were all taken care of. We especially appreciated that we had time to chat between pours and really enjoy the entire experience. read more

We went to Cuvaison for a professional tasting and it was overall an excellent experience. Our sommelier was very knowledgeable and had an awesome personality overall. The tasting included I think six wines and they were all quite good. The sommelier also offered us wines to try and we ended up purchasing a bottle of Zinfandel for Christmas. The grounds of this winery are also beautiful. read more

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One of the oldest most revered wineries in the entire Napa Valley. Visit and enjoy the amazing wine and the beauty of the tasting room. We had an amazing time because of our tasting room manager, Nicasio. He is so good! Great knowledge!!! read more

Good tasting and gorgeous views. Liked the wine enough to leave with a bottle. Eric was a great host! Their natural landscapers were baa-ing as we drove by. read more

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Very serene environment , good wine and staff were very friendly. Also love the view. Will be back soon and would recommend if you've never been. read more

A tad on the pretentious side, our wine guide was a bit of an over actor. His animated wine descriptions were so memorized I wasn't sure if he believed a word of his spiel. Unfortunately, none of the wines he presented struck a chord with anyone in our group. Most wines were on the dry side. If that's your preference you'll probably enjoy your experience. read more

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I been to so many wineries throughout California and this place is the first one I signed up to be a member with. I love how small and intimate the place is. They just finished renovations and extended the front patio seating, so that's a wonderful addition (they plan on more renovations, see the photo). The staff here has been nothing but kind to my guest and I over the last few years. This place is for you if you love white wine (Chardonnay's and Sauvignon Blancs) my favorite are the En Cigare for chards and ATS and Couetina for Sauvignon blancs. Their Pinot's are also pretty good! This place also offer cheese boards or caviar which pairs well with their wine. Also it has one of the most beautiful views in Napa, and conveniently located right across Domaine Caneros. I also love that they personalize a card with the wine tasting menu with your name on it every time you visit, member or not. read more

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We really enjoyed sitting outside on the patio and overlooking the gorgeous scenery during our tasting at Cuvaison. Our host, Brian, was super welcoming and friendly and catered our tastings to what we liked. This was a really unique experience and we were grateful for this opportunity. He did a wonderful job at figuring out what we liked and pouring us some great wines! Unfortunately, we had bought too much wine to ship back at this point in our trip, but we will definitely be buying some bottles online. If you want an extremely personalized experience I would highly recommend Cuvaison! read more

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PSA: because Covid restrictions are lifting, Napa Vally, the wineries and tasting rooms are all packed. I highly recommend making reservations 1-2 weeks in advance or you may not to get into the winery of your choice. Took a Covid break with friends for a trip to Napa Valley for some much needed wine time. My wife had made reservations for us here and it was as good thing, as we could not get any other reservations/seats at any other wineries or tasting rooms on this particular Saturday. First Impressions: Driving up the road to the top of the vineyard where the tasting room and barrel room is was scenic, but not a wow. The vines were young vines and the buildings commercial. Parking lot was dirt and the check in area was busy. After checking in and seated, it was a nice experience to be in the barrel room. Once seated you could remove your mask. The tables were well spaced and the staff wore their masks the whole time. Unlike some of the other popular wineries, they are a small batch producer that you don't find in the bib box wine stores or membership stores. Now for the wine: It was a 4 flight mid level tasting we reserved. 2 reds and 2 whites. It was a nice treat to have a warm up glass of sauvignon blanc to get things started. I am no a white wine type of guy, but their Chardonnay was better than the others we tried this weekend. For me the standout was a Pinot that had a very similar bouquet and taste of a Cabernet Sauvignon. I was able to compare their pinot side by side to their reserve Cab to confirm what my taste buds told me. But my favorite, as was my wife and friends, was their estate cab. Full body, nice bouquet with a great smooth finish. This may be my favorite Cab, but at $135/bottle my fav special occasion Cab. The Experience: The wine can only get you so far. While the wine was good, and better than most other wines we had this weekend, they were what was expected for the area. What made our visit here the BEST EVER, was our wine guide Rishann. She was THE BEST EVER, not the trip, EVER,. She not only knew her facts: like the concrete egg fermenting process vs the steel vs the Oak, she could tell us what wines were fermented in clean oak vs aged oak and if the wine was aged in a combination. She was personable, informative and held a conversation very well accommodating my boisterous personality. I am a self proclaimed wine snob and she went toe to toe with me--I loved it! She was good enough to where my friend and I both needed to commend her to manager, Kelly. Kelly was gracious and friendly as well and very accommodating of this guy. If you visit, see if you can get Rishann to take care of you. You will not be disappointed with her service and hospitality. And the wine is good too :). read more

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Great views and tasty wines! A little off the beaten path from downtown Cuvaison offers excellent wines and a spectacular view for its guests. The help was friendly and they wait on you as if you are there only customers even when busy. The attention to detail here is great. Will be back! read more

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My friends and I stumbled upon Cuvaison after making an (admittedly touristy) stop at Domaine Carneros across the street. We called ahead to see if they could accommodate our group on short notice, and they were able to seat us within about an hour. We were each greeted with a glass of sauv blanc, and we immediately knew this property was more in line with our tastes based on its coziness. We enjoyed a tasting with our fantastic host, Rishann. The experience lasted more than two hours; her friendliness, attentiveness, and knowledge helped create a memorable experience for all of us. Two of us did end up joining the wine club, and we even returned the next day since we were staying nearby. We were pleasantly surprised to have a second experience with the same host, and she totally knocked it out of the park. We cannot wait to return in a few months and try even more Cuvaison wines while enjoying the beautiful views and wonderful staff. read more

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I realize I should've taken more English classes in college so I would be able to appropriately describe a magical experience that we had on our visit here. I have to first give ultimate gratitude to Michael for being an amazing host. His knowledge and passion of wine, the winemaking process, the local area, the geography, the topography, the weather it's just amazing. We booked the hike that includes a walk-through of the Vineyard it's includes with wine tasting and lunch in the barrel room. We learned that we were extremely blessed and lucky to be able to experience the barrel room as they are upgrading the tasting room. Personally, I prefer the barrel room. We learned so much about the different types of wines, grapes, the history of winemaking in the area. Michael was so incredibly patient with all of our interesting questions. After our scenic and informational walk we got to have a yummy bag lunch that of course included more wine and ended with a little surprised that I won't share but you'll enjoy. It was so wonderful that even the construction outside had no impact on the extreme amount of joy I experienced. If I could give this place 10 stars I would. This is definitely a Napa moment that you want to have in your life. read more

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Amazing place with some of the best wine and service I have ever had. Highly recommend going, you won't be disappointed. They even let you walk in the vineyards to try their grapes. Great ambiance! read more

Really pretty views and building... but that's all that is good. Service sucked. We were seated and never helped for ~45 minutes, until a busser came to our table asking if we were ever helped. The wine tasting wasn't great and was limited. There was a disgusting little worm specimen in one of the wines. When we told the server he couldn't care less and just took the glass without anything else. To make things worse, their reservation system is inaccurate as well. I cancelled a reservation (I had to switch the time) and received a email from Tock acknowledging that cancellation- well before the scheduled time. I waited a few weeks to see if the refund was pending, but eventually emailed them. They just responded saying it showed on their end as a no show. Keep in mind that I attached the cancellation confirmation from Tock. It really grinds my fears when businesses don't apologize for their mistake. There are countless other wineries to visit nearby. Go try those out instead! read more

The atmosphere is amazing! It's super quiet outside, super modern, and the views are breathtaking. I didn't have any wine like the rest of my party but I was just there for the vibes! read more

Located in the Carneros area in the beginning of Napa Valley coming from Vallejo and heading towards Sonoma is Cuvaison, it's right next to Domaine Carneros and they have their own entrance. My friend booked a Saturday morning tasting at 10am, I believe that is their first tasting. Don't go too early because the gate isn't even open yet. We had the option to sit inside or outside and was greeted with a white (or bubbly) I honestly can't remember before being seated. Inside they have huge glass windows looking out and they also have a private tasting room for larger parties. They have another original tasting room elsewhere, I forgot where though but they have the original door in their tasting room. We pre paid for one of the tastings that had both white and reds. I didn't eat breakfast so I chose to get a meet and cheese platter along with crackers to pair with the tasting. I think we had about 4 wines and all were really good. We were there for about an hour and early morning isn't too busy. The bathrooms were clean, service was great and we had a great photo op afterwards. Pricing I would say is similar to all of the other tasting rooms in the Napa Valley about $40-$60 range. read more

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Veronica was our experience Concierge. She was amazing. We learned so much. We tasted in the boathouse. Sitting right on the lake. AMAZING. We toured the property in a golf cart. So absolutely wonderful. read more

We had the most magnificent visit to Cuvaison! As soon as we checked in and were offered a welcome glass of wine I knew we were in for an amazing experience. We were seated on the patio surrounded by rolling hills of grapes. Michael took amazing care of us and Taylor at our tasting based on everyone's preferences. I had the opportunity to taste whites, rosé, and reds. We even enjoyed a splash of the sparkling rosé. I thoroughly enjoyed every taste served up at Cuvasion. It was so delicious I've joined yet another wine club. read more

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TL:DR: uhhh SOLID! definitely check them out. I'm a member here for a reason. Long version: - 2020 - one of my friends was a member here though I never visited the winery with her. she opened a bottle of Pinot Noir from Cuvaison for us for wine night and us girls LOVED IT. we thought it was our favorite Pinot we've ever had. so smooth and delicious. got unexpectedly drunk - 2021 - my first napa trip post vaccination was coming up here to look for a similar Pinot experience. loved my wine tasting here so i became a member - 2021/2022 - have come up here for member tastings maybe 6x now. everyone i've brought loves it. they purchase a few bottles with my 15% club discount and honestly i think their bottles are fairly priced. it kind of resembles more Sonoma prices and style than Napa (IMO at least). My friends' and my personal favorites: Rose! Even friends that normally don't like Rose love Cuvaison's Rose. It's only about $30 a bottle too and available for a few months of the year. I love their estate sauv blanc, i grab a couple bottles every shipment and it's an easy wine to bring over to dinner parties/casual hang outs. Some of their Pinots are my favorite as well - i try them all and probably love a third of them A LOT. The rest are all still worth trying. The space is prettttty cute IMO. I always stop here first before trying another winery after for my usual two winery day trips to Napa. read more