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Castello di Amorosa

Castello di Amorosa

Castello di Amorosa
4.5
10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Monday
10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Tuesday
10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Wednesday
10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Friday
10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Sunday
10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
About
This medieval Tuscan castle and winery stands out in Napa Valley as one of its most unusual buildings. At this gorgeous location on the hillside above Calistoga, you can explore the castle's Grand Barrel Room, chapel, and Great Hall, and more curious rooms like the Torture Chamber and dungeon. Pick from a variety of tasting tours to sample some of their award-winning wines, paired with charcuterie, cheeses, and chocolate. The best time to visit is from August through October to catch Napa’s harvest season—it gets busy so make your reservations early to secure your slot. – Tripadvisor
Duration: 1-2 hours
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  • misssval
    Edmonton, Canada14 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Amazing! A must go in Napa
    Amazing wine and the castle is breath taking! Family friendly which is rare in Napa. Kids had chocolate and enjoyed the mini farm and the castle. The Reds were all delicious, my fav was the IL Barone. Bought some to bring home and my friends also loved it.
    Visited December 2023
    Traveled with family
    Written January 30, 2024
  • rwheeler
    Santa Clarita, California832 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Outstanding visit!
    I joined my husband on a work conference and this was the excursion the conference group too us on. Hands down an amazing experience. Upon arrival we were handed a glass of bubbly, and then a tasting for our tour of the castle. It’s amazing to think this castle was made in the 2000’. You feel as if you have been transported back in time to Europe. We were then treated to a fabulous tasting lunch experience in the Great Hall prepared by Tre Posti Catering. We then visited the great gift shop to bring souvenirs home from our memorable outing. If in the area again we will definitely be returning. Oh, and the wine is good too! Try their specialty sweet wine La Fantasia.
    Visited February 2024
    Traveled on business
    Written February 17, 2024
  • Jyss
    Saint Paul, Minnesota639 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Good ambiance
    My mom and I stopped here. Cool grounds great view of the area. Castle is neat. There were chickens around the property.we were a little early for our reservation, but that was not a problem. Like all of the area, it's expensive side for tasting. The ambiance is nice in the tasting room at one of the lower levels. There is no cell service for us there. Staff was friendly and helpful. For some reason, my mom always got larger pours than me. We bought a few bottles including one of the discount wines in the gift shop.
    Visited March 2024
    Traveled with friends
    Written March 2, 2024
  • WakefulDreams
    New Jersey173 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Great tour and wine tasting
    Had a great tour and tasting of the vineyard. My favorite part was the cellars and all the rooms that store wine. It’s huge down there. It does get crowded but it was nice for both the view and the wine tasting. Knowing that you’re not going to an intimate tasting allowed me to enjoy the tour for what it was. Didn’t love the wines but that was a personal thing. Overall a fun experience.
    Visited February 2024
    Traveled with friends
    Written March 15, 2024
  • worldschooltravelingfamily
    Sri Jayawardenepura, Sri Lanka34 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Beautiful views, nice people. Not necessarily for budget travel.
    You will be the happiest if you visit on a day without rain. Even if it should rain, you will still be impressed by the beauty and the drive here. Food choices are of good quality and delicious-but really do not expect to have a meal under $16 dollars. Cal mart has a lot of gourmet items for a wonderful picnic. Many spas to indulge in a weekend of relaxation. There is a local shuttle for the city of Calistoga that runs from the morning till 7:00 p.m at night Mon-Thurs and till 9:00 p.m. Friday and Saturday. No shuttle service on Sunday. There are No more taxi companies in the area that I'm aware of-taking Lyft or Uber is sketchy if you need a ride. Napa California is about 40 minutes away by car and Santa Rosa can be as close as 20 minutes by car sans traffic. There is Bus service to Napa, but no direct bus service from Calistoga to Santa Rosa.
    Visited October 2023
    Traveled with family
    Written April 2, 2024
  • valgalbrown
    Aurora, Colorado87 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Swept away to mid evil Italy!
    This place is fantastic. While on a girls trip this was our first stop in Napa. What a place! Thomas our tour guide was so amazing in showing us all the intricate details of how the castle was built with as much authenticity as possible to replace a European castle. After the tour it was on to the wine tasting. We had never had these wines before. For good reason, they are not sold in stores or restaurants. So we were eager to taste them. Wow! So good. Of course we ordered our bottles to be shipped home. Day one in Napa did not disappoint. Will the other wineries compare to Costello di Amarosa? I’m not sure, this place is magical.
    Visited April 2024
    Traveled with friends
    Written April 25, 2024
  • caliendo1986
    Lugano, Switzerland16 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Wine tasting
    We had a wonderful morning. The place is gorgeous, the welcome from the staff is perfect, and, last but not least, the wines are really well made. Therefore, in addition to the aesthetic impact, there is a great deal of work made up of passion, competence, professionalism and great ability. The tasting was conducted by Dimitri Stephan Delipei, a young talented sommelier and winemaker originally from Greece. It was great. He immediately put us at ease, despite our far from perfect English, and with savoir faire he accompanied us on an unforgettable tasting, allowing us to spend a couple of hours of great quality. If Napa has reached its current level, it also owes it largely to people/professionals like him, who contribute every day to raising the bar of excellence in this magnificent region. Thank you ! Manuel Caliendo & Elisa Caliendo
    Visited April 2024
    Traveled as a couple
    Written April 25, 2024
  • NjHyper
    67 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Beautiful Castle winery
    Took the tour of the castle which is an amazing replica. Got to see production rooms and wine storage as well as a torture chamber, great hall and much more. Jacob was our tour guide and he was entertaining and funny as well as knowledgeable. We sampled their wines. Which were delicious! Definitely one of my favorite vineyards in the Sonoma valley
    Visited May 2024
    Traveled as a couple
    Written May 6, 2024
  • Kimberly Franco
    Los Angeles, California32 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Beautiful winery
    The castle is very beautiful and picturesque. You need reservations in order to go in. We paid $66 for 5wine tastings. Unfortunately, our guide rushed us and I didn’t really get to enjoy it. I even felt embarrassed to take out my phone and record the wine because he would come back in a minute after pouring a glass and say “oh you haven’t finished, I guess I’ll wait.” If you are visiting on a long weekend make sure you book ahead because it sells out.
    Visited May 2024
    Traveled with friends
    Written May 29, 2024
  • Sebastian V
    1 contribution
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Stephane is amazing
    Amazing! Stephane was the most incredible tour guide ive ever had. His enthusiasm, passion and extensive knowledge for wine and the estate itself leave nothing to be desired. What an amazing experience 10/10
    Visited June 2024
    Traveled with family
    Written June 3, 2024
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lestrella2021
1 contribution
2.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2021
Really bad organized. The tour started late, even though they asked to show up 15 min earlier. The tour guide seemed tired and overworked, talked really fast and very little information, just to get us to the tasting. Our waiter was ok but he lied about the price of an opener, said it was 50% off the price when in reality it wasn’t. The wines are good, they are really pushing you to purchase, not like other wine tastings. We paid for the Belgium Chocolates and we never got them. No one brought them or give them to us at the end.
Written July 2, 2021
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Eleanore Ye
San Francisco, CA8 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2021 • Friends
I’ve thought long and hard to even share my experience since it’s been so long but I remember being so uncomfortable that I have to share. I was 8 months pregnant in June and I brought my best friend to celebrate their engagement here since it was scenic. I bought advanced tasting tickets for all of us to enter the winery and upon entry, saw signs that if unvaccinated, wear a mask. Being pregnant, I was only one dose in at the time and as I got to the tasting room indoors, I felt more comfortable wearing a mask. Not only did the wine attendant (Victor from Medellin, Colombia according to his name tag) kept insisting I remove my mask because no one seemed “sick” around me while his colleagues who are clearly masked around him regardless of their vaccination status. On top of that, he stopped pouring tastings for me after 1 pour because I gave my glass to my friends and lectured me on making my friends drunk and driving but clearly I was the designated driver since I was pregnant and not drinking and I wanted to be part of the experience I paid for to at least smell the aromas of the wine. He argued back that I did not pay for the tasting, I paid for the entry and tastings are “free” when clearly my tickets say tastings. Victor even called over his colleague, Alexander, to both tell me that if I did not like what they said, go call a manager. I proceeded to report the uncomfortable experience to the check in manager, Kristine, to share my experience and share my contact info and I even emailed their customer service dept when I got home but til this day I have not heard back. It was such an unpleasant experience and made me feel almost discriminated for being pregnant and wanting to show my best friend a good Napa experience but it was such a damper to such a celebratory day. This place has become so popular that it has depleted its customer service and it clearly shows that they don’t care about one or two or more bad experiences since they have their names out there. Please do better.
Written October 26, 2021
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Ivanhu111
1 contribution
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2021
The estate was pretty. However, the wine was subpar and the server was worse. Their reds are nothing to write home about. We've had better $20 bottles. Although their dessert wine, La Fantasia, was fine, it was not worth the drive.

The server however, my god. Pray that you do not get the same one as we did. This was the smallest amount of wine we have ever received at a tasting; it was barely a sip of wine. Save money and don't bother with their chocolate pairing because when we asked our server which ones to eat with which ones, he replied that they were, and I quote, "for fun." Gave us no directions on which to pair with what type or what type of chocolates they were. When we asked about the difference between their dessert wines and ice wines, our server gave us no reply. While we were a larger party, there were multiple occasions in which he forgot to serve someone wine or mixed up their order.

All in all, save your money and go somewhere else.
Written September 20, 2021
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Kitty
Detroit, MI3 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2021 • Couples
We visited Castello di Amorosa in August 2021 as one of the Napa wine tours we planned for our 1 year wedding anniversary. Although the castle itself is very pretty and picturesque, the wine tasting experience was very average. We booked the standing wine tasting and had a few other couples in our group. They asked us to check-in 15 minutes prior to our reservation time, but just like some other reviewers mentioned on here, we had to wait for 20+ minutes at the entrance to have a guide assigned to our tour. After our guide took us in to the tasting area downstairs, we were pretty much left on our own. Our wine connoisseur seemed less interested in the tasters who were standing and gave more time and attention to the seated tasters (since they paid $10 more?). No recommendations were provided we had to randomly select wine from the list. After he poured us our selected wine, he pretty much disappeared and took very long to come back to us in between tastings, which was frustrating. Also, no water was offered to clear our pallet, we had to ask for it in between tastings. We also didn’t feel very welcomed or treated politely by the wine connoisseur after he asked us where we were from, and we told him we were coming from out of state. He had a somewhat snooty and arrogant behavior. Although the castle gave me some really nice pictures, I will not return.
Written August 31, 2021
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Johnsoncabi
Minnesota Lake, MN98 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2021
We have been to this winery 5 years ago and went back this time on our Napa trip (the only repeat) due to liking it so much! I will mention this time is different in that you need reservations.

You may get reservations online but we kept encountering "system errors" with 2 different computers. We then called and were on hold for 15 minutes before being connected to someone, who did state they also heard a few others had the same issue (not sure what the problem was).

We did the standard tasting and most are occurring outside for seated tastings. You are offered warm blankets if need be, thought that was interesting! Kind of like last time, I do think there is more an element of 'sales pitch' here rather than pure love of the wine, but having said that, it is Always (always) fun, light hearted, jovial!! We had a server who did speak with an accent that was sometimes hard to understand, but added to the experience.

What I love about this place is there are GREAT wines at cheap (for Napa) prices and there are GREAT wines that are mid- range, and GREAT expensive ( $100 +) wines. I truly do appreciate the fact that the cheaper ones, are good ones. We have bought all price ranges over time and have never been disappointed. A secondary thing is the architecture is truly one of a kind, and you may wander around as you wish or do a tour.

Still my favorite place to go!
Written October 16, 2021
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Vitalogist
1 contribution
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2022
New, gorgeous castle build of ancient materials. This place was obviously built by a kindred spirit with a love of the medieval period. I figured this ornate winery would charge extra for crappy wine, just because they could. Instead, we found very reasonable prices for some of the best wine we've ever tried. John B. was a magnificently attentive, generous, and personable host. I could go on and on, but instead, I'm just going to tell you this place could be the same once in a lifetime experience for you like it was for us. And worth the reservation.
Written March 30, 2022
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HelenVee
18 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2020
We had a very large group come on a Thursday and they accommodated us very well. The tasting room is actually several rooms, varying from cozy private rooms with seating to counter standing. We had a great time and bought enough bottles to give one of the locals a year membership!
Written January 28, 2020
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lemosd02
Orlando, FL81 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2021 • Couples
This is a must see when you come to Napa for the first time. The Castello’s architecture is beautiful and with a nice weather you can take amazing pictures here. When you pay for the tasting, you are really paying an entrance fee because the wine is not comparable to others in the area and for the same price. Make a reservation just like all other wineries, without one you cant really see anything.
Written August 1, 2021
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Margaret L
Charlotte, NC4 contributions
2.0 of 5 bubbles
Apr 2022 • Family
My husband and two kids were very excited about this visit. From the reviews, I expected an experience that both my husband and two children would enjoy. Unfortunately, we were all extremely underwhelmed.

The castle is extraordinary and you can tell a lot of money went into its creation. I wish more money had been put into customer experience. It was raining when we arrived, and we were directed to a tiny patio umbrella with several other families to stage until “somebody called us”. When we were finally called, they told us we could “go ahead”. We had no idea where we were headed, but finally found the tasting room after several minutes of wandering around. Once we got there, we weren’t greeted. Our server put the list of wines down in front of us and told us to pick 5. He also sternly said that the kids would get 1 tiny, flimsy paper cup of grape juice and no more.

We were so disappointed - there were so many ways he could’ve put a little more effort into making it a memorable experience. He didn’t talk about the wines despite numerous tries in my part. At one point, he directed me to read the back of the wine bottle. The wines weren’t great, but we were there more for the experience with our family and we were solely disappointed. I expected the kids to have at least a couple of different grape juices to “taste”.

We drove 90 minutes from San Francisco and would not recommend this winery.
Written April 15, 2022
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Marilyn P
Cumming, GA36 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2022
We visited 4 wineries on our trip to Napa and this was my least favorite. It's a total gimmick. Designed to look ancient, but it's only 15 years old. Owners have spent a fortune to create this theme-park style winery (moat, dungeon, torture room, chapel, even a small zoo, etc), but I just wasn't impressed, I've been to real medieval castles and wineries in Europe and this is just not comparable. Our wine tasting was OK. Our server was Italian and seemed to be knowledgeable but his accent was thick and I had trouble understanding all he said. The other 3 wineries (all of which now require advance reservations) were much nicer and had more beautiful views of the landscape & vineyards. My feeling was that this "castello" was created to lure you in to spend money in the gift shop more than the wines. Children were permitted in the wine tasting area, which is unusual. Take the kids maybe for a fun visit to a castle, but as a winery, I'm not a fan.
Written June 20, 2022
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