Carneros Wine Tasting at Etude

Nestled at the north end of San Pablo Bay, the Carneros wine region stretches across both Napa and Sonoma. It's the ideal place to start your wine tasting, with it's convenient location and wide variety of wine styles.

1250 Cuttings Wharf Road | Napa, CA 94559

(707) 257-5782

We are OPEN!

Tastings available Fri-Mon from 10:00am - 5:00pm. Reservation only.

Directions

From San Francisco

Take I-80E
Merge onto Hwy-37 in Vallejo
Take Exit 19 for CA-29 N/Sonoma Blvd.
Turn right onto CA-29 N/Sonoma Blvd.
Turn left onto CA-12 W/CA-121 S
Turn left onto Cuttings Wharf Road.
The winery is on your left side - 1250 Cuttings Wharf Road

From Napa

Take CA-29 S
Turn right onto CA-12 W/CA-121 S toward Sonoma
Turn left onto Cuttings Wharf Road.
The winery is on your left side - 1250 Cuttings Wharf Road

Plan Your Trip

Choose an experience

We have options to suit all timelines and interests in a gorgeous country setting.

Tasting Options

Restaurants nearby

A quick link to Google maps. There are several options within a 15-minute drive.

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Special pricing

Club members enjoy discounts on wine tasting and wine purchases.

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Large groups

Groups 8+ are welcome, but please reserve using our custom group form.

Group Reservations

etude wineyard in the winter - dormant vines, fog

About the Carneros Wine Region

With the wind and fog influence from the Pacific Ocean via the Petaluma Gap, and cool air from the Bay, the Carneros region enjoys a climate ideal for Burgundian varieties. The name Los Carneros means 'the rams' in Spanish, which is a reference to one of the dominant facets of the region from 1830 under Mexican rule to the 1970s when it began to transition to vineyards.

The Etude estate vineyards at Grace Benoist Ranch and Etude's tasting room are located in the Carneros wine region. The vineyard parcels on Grace Benoist Ranch are customized to conform to the various soil types and the changing contours of the topography.

Pinot Noir and Chardonnay

The grape varieties that truly thrive in this climate are Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Because Carneros was also one of the earliest wine regions in the area to transition to grape-growing, you can also find early-Californian Wente, Swan, and Martini clones.

There are seven key clones we grow at Etude's Grace Benoist Ranch, each one has a personality that is influenced by the Carneros climate and vineyard soils.

Carneros Topography

From the wetlands on the southern border to the hills that divide it from the Petaluma Gap AVA, the Carneros wine region enjoys less rain than its neighboring regions and consists of mainly shallow clay soils. Half of Carneros lies in Sonoma County, while the other half lies in Napa County.

Buy Carneros Pinot Noir

etude's estate vineyard in carneros, sonoma

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