This tasting room speaks to me on so many levels. A chill vibe with that "IDGAF" attitude (but not to the extent that would turn off the easily offended.) It's that "You either like us or you don't, but let's chill anyway!" vibe and I'm here for it. There wasn't a single wine I didn't appreciate, and I was pleasantly surprised that the chenin blancs stood out as something I may come back for before heading home in a couple of weeks. I can certainly see myself back here with my book and a glass before my vacation ends. Each taste was subtle yet present on the palate, each of which I'd love with a dish of anything! Adam- you are the creation of that vibe! Look forward to stopping back by for the Teacher Juice! read more

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What a fun spot! My friend and I were in town for a wedding and decided to stop by for a glass of wine. In an area with so many expensive tastings, we were surprised to find this freebie! The staff was super nice and friendly, chatting with us while we sipped on our wine. Just know, this is more of a taproom vibe, so you're not going to see the whole vineyard or anything, since it's downtown. I'd recommend if you have some time to spare while in the area. read more

Gamling & McDuck - Interior - Wine Tasting Room Near Me - Napa, California

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This was some of the best wine we had all weekend in Napa. This also happened to be our first stop. We did the 6 wine tasting, Scott was awesome at explaining all the wine. The vibe in here was great, there were several people just enjoying a glass and you can completely see why. If you're looking for a tasting room in Napa, this is the place! read more

Gamling & McDuck - Tasting menu - November 2025 - Wine Tasting Room Near Me - Napa, California

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What a top tier tasting experience. I always trust my fellow Yelpers, and the fact every review was 5 stars sold me! Scott was totally cool when we walked in and we ended up spending so much time just chatting. Learned a lot about Cab Francs and Chenin Blancs, and tasted some truly wonderful wines. Another highlight: the totally unexpected pickle popcorn pairing! You can tell this is a favorite spot in the neighborhood, because everyone stops by, just to say hello to the team. I really enjoyed the laid back setting, and the focus on making great wines- so refreshing for the area! read more

This small tasting room was my favorite tasting experience while visiting Napa. I looked through many (oh so many!) wineries and tastings rooms for a trip to Napa. It was the website that made me pick Gambling and McDuck. We had our tasting at the end of the day after a couple other wineries. We were one of two tables, and got lucky to have one of the two owners for the tasting. He talked about their wines, their view in wines, and just had an overall great engagement. We had amazing wine, note how cool their labels are, and an amazing time. Highly recommend! read more

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Absolutely love G+M. Came in 2023 for the anniversary thing and ended up joining the club. From the cozy interior (bar top/stool + a table with a large C-couch) to the cartoon labels/decor to the excellent wines and good vibes, this place rocks. Fantastic selection (love me some Cab Franc), and the Feral Rose (of Cab Franc, of course) is a definite pick up. The Entaglement is a crowd pleaser for sure, (especially if I don't want to break out the Stagecoach lol). Adam is a master of his craft and a pretty f*n solid dude. Great energy which makes this place even better. read more

This is a great off-the-beaten-track tasting room that's fun, quirky, but also just a great wine experience. There's such a great variety of vineyards and flavors and if you don't know much about Chenin Blanc or Cab Franc, it's pretty much guaranteed that you'll leave a fan. We've been by twice now and each time there's been some interesting movie playing, good music on the Playlist, and good vibes overall. Incredibly friendly and passionate service, plus all kinds of needy details about wine if you're interested. Strong recommend if you're looking to have a wine tasting that's worth the time on Napa. read more

The service here was amazing. We really connected with the staff and felt like our experience was quite bespoke. The flavors were excellent as well. The decor was fun and interesting. Highly recommend! read more

We met one of the owners. Super enthusiastic and knowledgeable. Loved the fact that they only do chenin Blanc and Cab Franc. Unique. Really nice vibe. Highly recommend read more

I heard they were offering free tastings in celebration of their anniversary, and not many (if any) tastings in Napa are free or even waived...so I jumped at the opportunity. It is more of a wine bar and pretty intimate. The space is not large at all - there's about 4-5 bar stools along the bar and then a few couches available for lounging and sipping. Then they have about 4-5 tables set right outside their door for tastings. My husband and I chose to sit outside and we were greeted right away. Our server remainded attentive throughout our experience. The wines were all good, but I prefer a sweeter wine and that's definitely not their style here. However, we really enjoyed the experience because of the knowledge of our server. read more

One of the best experiences I've ever had. My girlfriend and I went there out of the blue and were greeted with down to earth conversation by Adam along with a surplus of knowledge. He was so knowledgable and you can sense his passion about his craft, and can't recommend this place enough. Bought wine to ship back home because it was so good. 10/10 recommend read more

I wanted to try a "fun" tasting while in Napa. Gamling & McDuck certainly delivered. They just started a "blue Monday" where nobody talks to you about the wine. You drink, listen to music and color. F***ing fantastic. Had a great time filling out the random question cards and bought a bottle to take home. Adam, this was an awesome idea and I'm so glad we found it. read more

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Three words for you, great wine + Adam. Gamling & McDuck is by far the best tasting room in downtown Napa. Not only are the wines amazing but the owner Adam McClary is f*cking great. When you think of someone with a heart of gold, it's that guy. The entire experience is warm, welcoming and engaging as you're chatting with the person who knows best about these wines. Speaking of wines, these are well made and quite elegant, simply put gorgeous. The Chenin Blanc, Cab Franc, Hyparxis and the latest addition (just in time for New Years) C'est la Bérézina sparkling are all must haves. Aside from doing a tasting, you can also belly up and order your favorite bottle then just hang out. There's movie theater seating and something interesting always playing on the big screen. One time we played Mario Kart, not kidding, wine and video games rule. G+M is such a great place for locals and visitors alike. But don't just take my word for it, go and check it out yourself. I'm certain you won't be disappointed. read more

This is not your average stuffy tasting room filled with wine snobs-instead this is more of a fun bar scene or party hosted by some fun people who are passionate about their craft. A friend in Minnesota recommended this place located in downtown Napa for my trip to Napa so we popped in around 6:30 on a Monday night before going to dinner. NOTE: they close at 7 pm and are also closed Mondays and Tuesdays We met Adam (the McDuck part of the dynamic duo) who took us through their whimsical collection of wines featuring the grapes of the Loire Valley-primarily Chenin Blanc and Cabernet Franc. He was so mucch fun to talk with and he gave us great info about their wines and approach. His partner is Gabriel (Gabe for short) and their small tasting room is like nothing else I've visited in my years of travel to the area. They do offer tasting appointments too-a good idea during the busier days/times as well although we were luck that the smoky Monday (wildfires) we popped in they weren't too busy to let us taste. Tasting fee was $25 and I enjoyed the wines. Ended up taking home some of the McDuck blend and a quality chenin blanc from 50+ year old vines. A must stop for people wanting to experience a lighter tasting experience with a pair of wine dynamos shaking things up in staid Napa valley. read more

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On a whim, my wife scheduled a tasting here because she liked the name and the art. After two hours with Scott, we also learned we liked the wine! Their focus on Cabernet Franc and Chenin Blanc shows well in the quality of the wines...which were abundant and consistent. Nice job, we'll be back! read more

adam! thanks much for giving me and my partner a memorable experience during our tasting experience as first timers. adam's affinity for winemaking was apparent during our stay and we had such a pleasant time! wether or not you're a wine snob, adam could make you feel right at home. thank you so much! read more

We really enjoyed our experience here! Non-pretentious winery in downtown Napa with really good wine and quirky yet extremely fun atmosphere! There were lights on the ceiling, a mini movie theatre inside with seats, and a black cat sitting on the bar. Very friendly cat though! We came here about a month ago during MLK Jr day in the afternoon after our meal at Grace's table. There were two other parties wine tasting with Adam (total 4 ppl) but Adam was welcoming and accommodating when we entered. We opted for a tasting $25 each and Adam was generous to give us more tasting than what was on the menu. The menu bottles were uniquely designed with comics and cartoon characters. Each bottle was different, creative and fun! Certainly nothing we've seen before in Napa. We enjoyed all of the wines, especially the cab franc with the fun cartoon on the outside. The chenin blanc was my second favorite; light yet flavorful. Adam entertained us with stories of the wine, especially his cartoon drawings on the wine bottle. You can tell they put a lot of care, attention, and passion into their work. It truly shows. We left with 3 bottles and a desire to come back again! We'll be spreading great words about this place to our friends and family, and we can't wait to come back with them after our wedding in Napa in September! Fun fact, they adopt cats! And were showcasing a book of adopted dogs. We have an adopted dog of our own and a huge proponent of adopting pets... so that really hit it home for us. read more

I have been reviewing wine tasting rooms on Yelp since 2008, when my wife and I visited Paso Robles and discovered customer friendly places like Tablas Creek and Justin for the first time. Since then, I have visited additional tasting rooms in California, Washington, Oregon, New Mexico, Colorado, and Idaho, including quite a few in Napa, Sonoma, Monterey, San Benito, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, San Joaquin, Calaveras, Tehama, Nevada, Yuba, Solano, Alameda, Contra Costa, Madera, Yolo, Lake, Amador, El Dorado, Placer, Mendocino, and San Diego Counties. My experience at Gamling & McDuck is the second worst wine tasting room related event* I have encountered in those eleven plus years of being an active Yelp reviewer at the Elite level. It is my sad duty to have to recount my experience so that you and your wine tasting friends might not have to face a similar fate in the future. My wife and I recently completed a three day visit to Napa Valley. We used Tock to reserve tastings at Hess Collection and at Gamling & McDuck. Our first planned visit was a 10am tasting here on January 2, 2020. We made both appointments online before the New Year and received confirmation emails in both cases. While the Hess Collection visit on Day 2 went fine, despite arriving earlier in the day than our official reservation time slot, when we arrived at the Gamling & McDuck tasting room in downtown Napa on Day 1, the front door was locked, and no one arrived to greet us, despite waiting for more than a quarter of an hour in the cold. After three emails and two phone calls, Adam M., the owner, finally got in touch with us to explain that he had NO IDEA that we had reserved a tasting and asked us if we wouldn't mind rescheduling for a later time or day. In fact, this was not possible, as we were not planning to be in downtown Napa after 1pm, and we already planned on lunch at the Hog Island Oyster Bar at the Oxbow Market before checking into our hotel near Mount Veeder later that afternoon. While Adam M. did cancel our Tock reservation promptly after we managed to get in touch with him, Day 1 of our Napa visit was seriously disrupted. My wife in particular was quite upset by the entire experience of standing outside a locked door on a chilly winter morning in an unfamiliar section of downtown Napa to which we had walked on foot from our parked vehicle at the Oxbow Market, approximately one mile away. She still has traumatic memories of standing in line for food as a child in Communist Romania under the dictatorship of Nicolae Ceausescu, and I believe the whole Gamling & McDuck fiasco triggered repressed feelings of insecurity, inadequacy, and mistrust - which is never a good way to begin an eagerly anticipated and exhaustively planned three day vacation to Napa Valley wine country, let me assure you. Fortunately, the rest of our Napa Valley visit was awesome, from oysters, Dungeness crab, and Robert Sinskey Abraxas white wine at Oxbow to tastings and tours at Hess Collection and Trefethen Family Vineyards the next day to an amazing midday meal at La Calenda in Yountville and so much more. As much as I would like to encourage you to give small, independently run wine operations like Gamling & McDuck a chance to impress with their audacious wines made from grapes like Chenin Blanc and Cabernet Franc (two of my favorite varietals, ironically enough), I can't recommend them until they figure out how Tock actually works so that you, too, don't end up standing outside of a locked door at 10am on a Thursday morning at the start of an otherwise auspicious new year. I offer my apologies to Gabrielle S., Adam's wine partner, for having to write such a negative review. You likely deserve better. I hope to be able to submit a more positive update on Yelp later, should we be able to arrange a return visit to downtown Napa, when your lovely looking tasting room will not be locked and empty, so that we might instead be welcomed with the professional courtesy that we as your prospective customers probably should deserve. Yours sincerely, Bradley N. of Woodside, California: a proud native son of the much maligned but often quite wonderful state of West Virginia, where wine tastings in a place as magical as Napa Valley exist only in the realm of the fevered hillbilly imagination. As Appalachians like me silently say to all we meet, "montani semper liberi," in the fervent hope that you and your loved ones will live long, happy lives of freedom, and that your glasses will never run dry, ever. (*) The dubious honor of being the #1 worst wine tasting room related experience ever belongs to Ridge Vineyards, where they refused to let my wife (who was considerably older than 21 at the time) taste a vertical of Monte Bello red wine with me because she had left her driver's license in the car, a six mile hike away, at the trailhead parking on Page Mill Road, where we had departed two and half hours earlier. read more

Make sure you stop here when visiting Napa!! As a wine lover and a cat lover, it felt like this place was made for me! We booked a tasting with Adam and we just had the best time ever on our girls trip! He was knowledgeable about his wines and a great time to hang out with. He set us up on the patio with the air hockey table so we were able to have a little tournament going intermittently between tastings. Adam did the artwork on the bottles himself and told us about all the strays he's homed throughout his years and we loved all his stories, and then we got to meet the black cat he rescued who hangs out in the tasting room. Overall we had a really wonderful time and will DEFINITELY go back next time we are in town - we are savoring the bottles of rose we took home with us! read more

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This was a great find as Gamling & McDuck specializes in those Loire varietals, Chenin Blanc which is often relegated to box wine blends and Cabernet Franc which is now popular. The tasting room is eclectic to say the least with a Georges Seurat mural right behind the bar with their mascot kitty and a bottle of their wine in the mural. Their "tete" Cab Franc, the Stagecoach rivals Cab Franc from Pritchard Hill or To Kalon while the sparkling Cab Franc was an epiphany - we shipped back a 6-pack to the 50th... read more

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As vineyard owners and winemakers, we cannot express enough how AMAZEBALLS Gamling and McDuck truly is. Wines = beautiful. Style = one of a kind.. Customer service = exceptional!! If you miss this stop while you are visiting Napa, your loss...more wine for us. Stop by and say to Adam and let the magic begin! read more

Gamling & McDuck - Cab Franc Rose - Wine Tasting Room Near Me - Napa, California

Great ambiance, fantastic service, and phenomenal quality wines. I particularly enjoyed how the focus is on two varieties that are not as commonly found in the tasting rooms of Napa Valley. If you are looking for a winery that focuses on unique varieties, this is it! read more

Scott was such a great host. He definitely gave us a great wine tasting experience and educated us about the wines, regions, and grapes. Great sense of humor, and super chill. read more

Gamling & McDuck - 2015 Stagecoach Cabernet Franc - Wine Tasting Room Near Me - Napa, California

These people know what they are doing with Chenin Blanc and Cabernet Franc. A fun place to taste wine in a comfortable unstuffy atmosphere. Sommelier, Scott, was fun and very informative. read more

Wines were great. Loved the story behind the owners and labels. Disappointed we spent $1300 shipping wine and they didn't even comp our tastings. We did not experience that anywhere else and it was very surprising. read more

This team has something great here. A partnership between two "geeks" that has yielded exceptional results. They've created a very cool tasting space downtown to show their Loire varietal wines. You're usually tasting with the winemaker who has plenty of stories to complement your wine. Delicious expressions of Chenin Blanc and Cabernet Franc offer something a bit different. Well worth checking out and with extended hours, it's easy to access. Go! read more

Adam is so friendly and nice . You will enjoy every drop . Adam went out of his way to make sure that we had a great time. Cute little space comfy seating you don't necessarily need a reservation if he has availability you can come on in read more

We had an awesome time at Gamling & McDuck. Adam was super passionate about the wine and spoke about it in a way that wasn't pretentious(which happens a lot in wine tasting). Wine was great, specific to Chenin Blanc & Cabernet Franc. Had a great experience and would 100% recommend. read more

Best wine tasting room in the VALLEY! I love EVERY WINE THEY MAKE. Their Chenin Blanc is amazing, as is their Cab Franc. Oh,and their Rosè is so good I buy it by the case(I REALLY DO love everything they make) Adam, the winemaker, is there 5 days a week to share his knowledge. He's is a great host. This is not like many of the pretentious wine rooms in town. This place is FUN Great wines, fun atmosphere- Yup, this place is cool. read more

Great wine and air hockey, pretty amazing combo. Adam was super nice and laidback. One of the best places we've been to in Napa.

First of all LOL at Bradley's 1 star review, seemed like that dude and "proud Californian" should be complaining about the service he used to reserve a spot rather than the establishment itself. Now, on to the tasting, Adam (McDuck) the owner was fantastic. I loved every wine he let me and my partner taste and we enjoyed our conversations with him. This tasting room was super casual and the vibes were amazing. I'm in no way a "wine snob" so this place was the perfect tasting room, he didn't make either of us feel unwelcome at all. The wines were great and loved not only the wine but the awesome labels (I AM a design snob). So thanks McDuck, we'll definitely be back. -Signed "proud Socal native" read more

If you are a fan of Chenin Blanc or Cab Franc this is the place for you. Their Chenin Blanc actually changed my mind about the varietal. They treat their wines and their customers very well. Often times I can find parking on the street very close by if not right in front. If that isn't possible there are many public parking lots in 1-2 blocks. My personal go to is the Hyparxis which they describe as a Red Blend. Stop in to find the secret ingredient. read more

Great experience here. The owner is a charismatic, knowledgeable guy. Had a great Chenin blanc (2020) :)

Legitimately a "different flavor" in every way. This is a fun, laid back, unpretentious, and creative tasting room with a non-traditional approach to Napa wine making. You'll find wines like Cab Franc and Chenin Blanc which you don't find often in the area. We were fully entertained and educated by Adam, the winemaker, and his lovely rescue cat who struts around the tasting room that she commands. If you're looking for some different types of wine with good company and an un-snooty atmosphere, this is the place to visit. read more

Absolutely fantastic wines, amazing atmosphere, intensely knowledgeable winemaker. I joined the club because I enjoy everything he makes. He steps outside the box of Napa and creates beautiful and expressive wines. If you haven't tried the bubbles they are fantastic! read more

A must visit if your in Napa and want something different. Such a breath of fresh air compared to many of the overly fancy and corporate owned wine drinking establishments. The atmosphere was fun, friendly, and laid back. I fealt like I was at a local microbrewery that I had been going to for years. read more

My friends and I had so much fun here! The wines are really good --keep an open mind; these might be wines you're not familiar with--and the experience was friendly and relaxed, and not at all pretentious. For Napa it was not terribly expensive. Scott was great. read more

Such an amazing experience! Adam is super friendly and knowledgeable. My friends and I came to Napa for a girls wine tasting trip and we were recommended to come here. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and recommended this place to everyone. read more

Outstanding. The wines are great and the people are especially great. One of the few wineries in Napa focusing on the Loire varietals and doing it right. Figure it out. read more

Came here on our first downtown Napa stop and hung out with the McDuck side of things. Wine is delicious, good atmosphere, and good conversation. The prices in bottles are pretty decent, too. Go here. read more