Del Dotto Historic Winery & Caves

I loved this winery. It was beautiful and the customer service was exceptional. I went in July 2019 and can honestly say that the wines were great and Jennifer did great with telling me everything there was to know about the wines and helped my husband and I get around Napa since it was our first time out there. I definitely want to go back and check out their other wineries. This place is a must stop.

Just received our shipment of Del Dotto Wine today, we ordered it back in July when we (my Wife & I) went on a tour there, They could not ship it until the summer heat stopped in my area, Well worth the wait. My wife and I are avid wine drinkers, mostly Cabernet Sauvignon and I can say that this is the best I have every had!! We got our shipment just in time for our wedding anniversary and it made it really special. We will save the rest of the bottles for wedding anniversarys to come...I highly recommend the tour and the wine!!

Great Tour and experience. Lots of educational value and the host was more than gracious and helpful in explaining the caves and coopering. Wines are a bit expensive but a great visit in the Napa Area

Great wine great tour! A must on your wine tasting schedule

Great winery our host was knowledgeable and friendly. We visited many wineries and by far this was my favorite . The wine was excellent.

Michael was our tour guild. He was very knowledgeable and friendly. The wine tasting was delicious. Power went out so we didnt get to have any pizza or wine but maybe next time

This was an outstanding tour and we learned so much about how the tast of the wine is created. Rachael was our guide and we cant say enough good things about her. She was super friendly, knowledgeable and professional. We visited several wineries that weekend, but this was the most personable and best tasting in our opinion. We were skeptical of the price of the tour, but to our surprise, it was well worth it. We got generous pours and the meat and cheese tray was great. I was personally amazed by how much the barrels affected the tast. I have known that the barrels were a important part of the process, but after the side by side tasting, straight out of the barrels, I was shocked by the differences it creates. I highly recommend Del Dotto to anyone who is looking for some wine knowledge and great wine. Be sure to make reservations and ask for Rachael if possible.

Great experience in the caves drinking high quality wine. Doug was very knowledgeable, and easy going. Cheese and salami pairings along with the pizza were great after the tasting was over.

Matt was our host and gave us a phenomenal and gave us a great experience. Any staff we encountered were extremely friendly. Our host, Matt was very knowledgeable about wine. Del Dotto was a unique experience that we completely enjoyed. The rose I must say was spectacular (judge away Betty Ann, I see you) and their family reserve Cabernet’s were outstanding. We ordered and had some shipped home. We will be back to see you soon.

A wonderful wine tour within the city limits of Napa, CA. $60 per person, includes wine cave tour with wine samplings. The tour ends with appetizers: cheeses, meats, and pizza. Doug did a fantastic job of answering every question and was patient and articulate. Red wines only! Nice and quant. A great way to start off your visit to Napa Valley.

I love this place. Ive been twice and both times was extremely satisfied. Check it out if youre in the area.

Tour was fantastic and the wine was great, but I was shipped the incorrect bottle of wine I had ordered after the tour. I was offered the bottles to take home that day so I know they entered my order form incorrectly as my wine was shipped a month later, but when I called to dispute they denied any responsibility and essentially blamed the mistake on me being drunk. Will not be returning or recommending anyone order from them.

While the wine was good, and you do get more here, than on a lot of wine tours, its not worth the money. Dont be fooled into the whole cave part... its basically a long dark hallway. There are so many other wineries that are beautiful and worth it. Also... if you get BuzzKill Glen as your tour guide, run!

This is such a great winery! They provide you with an exceptional amount of wine and the area surrounded regarding the grapes and where they are grown. The caves are so fun and the pizza and cheese tasting at the end tops it off. Would definitely recommend and return!

I am not even a wine drinker and Leah made the tour beyond enjoyable. She kept my interest with her stand up comedy. She really just wanted everyone to have a good time.

What a fun place to go to! Ask for Alex he’s the great one.

Jeff C was our host and he was fantastic! We learned a lot, had fun and had a great experience. The wines were tasty and the food was delicious. Beautiful place!!

Super fun place, Doug our tour guide was very knowledgeable. The tour takes you back into a wine cave build in the 1800s and added on in the the 1900s. You taste wine from the barrels and get a brief history about Del Dotto and wine making including the barrels. I called to make a reservation and they got us in same day. friendly place and cool building.

I have loved Del Dotto Winery for some time now. Wines are the best. Love that they have the special chocolate covered wine bottle that is paired perfect for that wine! Great Christmas gift for those special friends or family. Each one of their wineries are different and exciting to visit. Love the cave! Love the castle, love the wines!

Wine is good, a little pricey but the tour with Delicacies by Del Dotto - do not get that tasting and pairing not worth it at all stick to regular tour and tasting. Also at PIAZZA del dotto the tour guides can be a BUZZ kill especially at the end of the tour when they want to rush you even if you are purchasing wine so they can be done for the day. Estate is my favorite in terms of tour and ambiance.

Wow. This was a fanatic tour. Heartily recommended. Jimmy, our guide was great - very knowledgeable and happy to answer our questions. The wines were spectacular.

Hands down the best winery tour ever! Jonathan was amazing... he was so knowledgeable and personable. He really made my birthday special. Thank you, Jonathan! You’ve given us the best experience ️ Oh and the wines are absolutely delicious. If you want the BEST experience with the BEST wines, this is the place to go.

Friendly pretentious lady greeted us as we walked in to the lobby almost immediately with a can I help you as if we walked into the wrong place. Then what can we help you with and we said were not sure yet, its a beautiful vineyard and were driving around looking at them. Unfortunately we failed to realize wed need reservations here and she said they were sold out for the day so we drive for nothing. But her demure for a CPL walking in to see what the vineyard has to offer was quiet off-putting. How about welcome! We have tours and were very sorry but theyre sold out at the moment. Maybe youd like to sample some wine? Instead it felt like walking into someones living room unexpected and uninvited after they told you to drive over. Onto the next....

I really enjoyed this wine tour. I’m not generally a fan of Cabs, but these were so well done I loved them. Great tour guide and the caves make it special and unique!

Im giving them 4 stars because the wine was so great. Was pretty neat to drink out of the barrel. Caves are man made but a cool little tour, food was a four but was glad to have something to soak up the wine. Our tour guide was Kyle. He did his job. We had a party of 9 girls. At one time he even said that there was real wine drinkers in there and we had to be quiet passing them. So thats why I gave the 4. He seemed pretty annoyed with us. I asked if he would do a group pic down in the caves. He said no Ill do it outside the entry cause it doesnt do it justice. I was thinking dude just take our picture. He did take a nice picture at the entrance. Whatever! Nice guy. He was professional. A little stiff for our group though.

Came for a bar tasting, got a peek at the caves, and promptly came back for the cave tour with barrel tasting! The hand doc caves are gorgeous and we actually learned quite a bit about barrels, how they’re made, and how they’re used. At the start of the tour we were asked about our wine preferences and then our tasting was geared towards them. Had a great afternoon tasting in the caves and then the bites of pizza and charcuterie afterwards were perfect to ward off a hangover. Would HIGHLY recommend this tour and tasting for a unique Napa Valley experience!

7/6/18Del Dotto Caves are very close to the Silverado Resort, where a handful of my girlfriends and I just enjoyed a relaxing weekend together away from our homes. After massages in the morning, we scheduled a cave tour and wine tasting at Del Dotto.Our guide was very friendly and told us a lot about the wines we were tasting - right out of the barrels! When the tour was done we enjoyed hot pizza and cold salami in the lobby of the winery.The wine was great and it was a fun way to enjoy it and learn about the way that it is made and more. The tour was pricey ($75.00 each), so its not something I would go back and do again, but we did have a nice time.

So unique! We loved the barrel tasting in the caves and the food pairing at the end. The blind barrel tasting comparison was so eye opening and a great learning opportunity.

Wonderful tour viewing the old caves and vineyard! Would certainly recommend!

Great experience! Great wine!

After 8 days straight of touring wineries in Napa This was the best tour, hands down. Generous pours, great food, and a spectacular wine cave. The tour guide was also very knowledgeable; he helped you to understand the wine and get the most out of the experience.

We had an awesome time. Great wine, straight from the barrel in a man made cave. This was our first time in Napa, and we did a couple other tours, but none comapred to this one. They also give you some food to pair with some wines at the end, which was nice too. Our guide was Kyle, he was great and very knowledgeable.

Barrel tasting tour at Del Dotto was the highlight of our four day stay in Napa Valley. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and taught us several interesting facts about wine tasting. Their wines are superb.

We had Alex for our tour guide. Very knowledgeable and with his analogies and illustrative examples made it very memorable as well. A great tour2018 Back again & had Chris for our tour. Very informative and lived many years in Napa and raised a family here. He had had a breadth of experience and has personal knowledge of the winery and area.

Wines were fantastic! Cave tour was really cool

Unique and fun experience. Tastings come from the barrels in the caves. Excellent wine educator, Alex, also had a great sense of humor.

Unbelievable wine, information and ambiance. Ask for Doug, hes the coolest!!

Matt was our guide on this amazing introduction to Napa Valley. They are one of the few vineyards with a working cave system. The education and product well exceed anything else in the area. The bottle pricing is fair and the shipping couldnt be easier. The food served at the end was a wonderful surprise. This has to be on the list of places to stop in Napa Valley.

Outstanding winery, tour, and caves. And the wines are top notch.

Horrible service. The tour guide (Michael) was extremely rude, made raciest and sexiest comments. Also made a point to put down all other vineyards. The tour is not worth the $75, I don’t recommend it at all unless you want to be disrespected and bored. It’s a wine tour NOT a museum. People are there to enjoy themselves and to enjoy the wine. Stay away!!!

Dave is an amazing host. The winery is equally amazing.

One of the best experiences we had doing the barrel tasting. We also enjoyed the educational aspects about the barrels and how many permutations there are between the oaks and the burning of the wood. We ordered a case and just received it yesterday. Cant wait to try them again here on the east coast.

Loved the tour; cave experience was a treat! Michael was great. Very knowledgeable. Wines we tasted were fabulous and nibbles were an added treat.

Thanks to Matt. My husband loved his tasting experience!

Historic beauty. Great wine. Friendly knowledgable staff

Fantastic wines, very classy surroundings yet not stuffy . Very informative polite staff can’t wait to come back .

Great VIP tour of the cave and barrels my favorite was the Port wine at the end of the tour haha only one I can remember was there with the Kudla family in 2010 beautiful building delicious wines for any occasion

Great experience! Jeff was a great host.

Doug was a wonderful guide. Answered questions perfectly.

Such a great experience; however, the $60 per person fee is steep but consistent with other cave tours. The wine is excellent, especially the Pinot. Definitely worth a visit and I would recommend the futures if you dont mind prepaying.

Cannot say enough, our tour guide Chris did a phenomenal job explaining the wines. The cave / barrel tour is a great experience.

My wife and I stopped here to make a reservation for the following day since we were driving by anyway. Steve greeted us and allowed us to do a tasting even though we hadnt made a reservation. He was a fantastic taste guide, was very knowledgeable of their wines/winemaking process and even poured a few wines for us in addition to our tasting. When it was all said and done, we had tasted several wines and were even treated to a spontaneous tour of the cave w/ barrel tasting. It was an incredible experience for us, and we will be back. The wines are also fantastic--great Cabs here--and well worth their prices (which, despite a couple reviews here, are actually fairly reasonable for the quality product they put out). Were kicking around joining futures club; its between Del Dotto and one other vineyard we liked a lot.

Absolutely loved the tour!!! We had a party of 8 and we had a terrific experience! Looking forward to the next time!!

This is my wife and I first time in Napa, and we didnt quite know what to expect. Alex Horowitz at Del Dottos Historic Caves was truly amazing. He provided an unforgettable experience as we tried their remarkably superb red wines and toured the winery. He took the extra time and effort to explain their process and provide an unforgettable experience as we toured the cave and even let us taste straight from the barrel. The history of the caves, as well as the bold, delicious Reds they make and barrel age in French and American oak are wonderful. We will definitely come back and I will recommend Del Dotto to anyone coming to the Napa area.

Great tasting experience in the cave. Both of the tour guides in two trips were very knowledgeable.

Had a fantastic tour with Todd - showed us around the most superb wines, great conversation, and we finished with excellent cheese and meats. Thanks!

We arrived at the vineyards on a lark, not making prior reservations for a tour. We missed out because all reservations were taken. Our loss. With that said, my group was treated quite well during the tasting, being treated to several additional wines that are not usually included, and the wines presented were amazingly good

Super fun experience, I recommend visiting this cave if you into a more traditional experience. If Steve is available request a tour from him and the MOFO barrels are a must!

This winery offers a fun and unique wine cave barrel tasting experience that lets you really compare wines side by side that have subtle differences like same wine, but different type of oak barrel.

They give you A LOT of wine. Super cool experience. DO IT!

Great wine great caves but you lose a little of the intimacy that the other wineries have.

You really need to stop here!!!

Tastings were so fun!

What terrible service. The old, white bearded man has no professionalism at all. He was short tempered and rude. Because my daughter didnt have an ID with her, he got really upset that she walked through the front door. That guy behaved like a thug bouncer at a dive night club. Worst experience ever at a winery in Napa Valley.

Both locations are great - the new venetian caves are clean and modern and they spared no expense at the property, whereas the old caves are authentic, cozy in a musty sort of way, candlelit and equally inviting. While the service and tours are exceptional (prepare to taste a LOT of wine) more than anything, the wine at Del Dotto is whats most noteworthy. Really we think its some of the best weve tasted in Napa. They employ free run methods and what you taste (straight out of the barrel) is often not even available (futures.) Their Pinots are great too. Didnt try a single white wine at Del Dotto. Oh, and the tours end with some really great snacks. Sidenote... we ordered a case of wine from them, it took them 2-3 weeks to finally tell us that they were ready to ship, but that by then it was too hot in their opinion for regular ground shipping and so theyd either suggest we overnight it (at our expense) or ship it months later in the cool season. I expressed that their delay in processing is what caused us to fall into the warmer season and therefore they should cover the expedited shipping since we didnt want to wait six months for our wine, and they obliged. Small hiccup but they obviously care about their customers and I would order again.

I have done the cave tour twice and plan on doing it a third time. Great experience and excellent wines

Best tour ever, if you go to one wine tour this has to be the one!!!Brian

Great staff, very accommodating, and amazing wine!

The cave tour is fun, and the wine is amazingly good.

Dont forget the pizza.

Nice place.

Great wine! Bravo!

Simply Amazing

Your is OK, prefer to sit down sometime.

Best wine ever

One of the best in Napa.

Great tour

Did the cave tour. It was alright nothing special.

Wonderful!

Overpriced. Tasting is nice in that you get cheese, bread, chocolate etc. But not worth $30 and wine quality not matching their prices.

Unique Napa experience