Starmont Wines At Merryvale

What a fantastic and fun experience. Our reserve tasting was awesome! The winery is beautiful and classy our host was funny and a wealth of knowledge. We went into a walk in wine room that had some of their oldest vintages. I think I saw one from 1998! We will be back to try more cabs!

My friend and I came to Merryvale based on many good reviews, for a tasting and sat on the stunning outside patio. we even had front row seats to the wine train driving by. The wines and views were top notch. But, it was our wine educator, Patti, that made the visit so much more than your average tasting. She was so welcoming, engaging and very knowledgeable on the wine selections and the area and interesting facts on the history of the winery. We loved the silhouette Chardonnay and the Cabernet selections and joined the club. Do remember to ask for Patti.

TERRIBLE and awkward experience. Given there are many lovely wineries in Napa, I would not recommend this one. Wine was decent but almost impossible to enjoy while fighting the swarm of fruit flies. This was disgusting and our hostess brushed it off as absolutely normal... We were a bit ignored at our table and our hostess (Monique) was very unfamiliar with their wines. She brought out the wrong wine twice for the tasting and didn 't provide any explanation beyond what was in the wine description, even though we asked. We had two signature tastings booked and paid for by our resort. We asked if we could do a signature and a reserve tasting and pay the difference of $20 and the they agreed. At the end, we noticed that we were being charged for an additional reserve tasting. Our hostess became very uncomfortable when we brought this up and it was very difficult to have her change the invoice to what we actually owed. Eventually, she said that she 'll change the invoice as she did not want any trouble with us . I am not sure what she meant by that offending comment but we certainly did not expect to be price shamed or feel terrible for paying for what we owed...

Highly recommend visiting Merryvale. Patti was fantastic. She is very knowledgeable, very friendly, and made mine and my wife's afternoon. Ask for her. Absolutely some of the best wine we've had in Napa.

Great wine, great staff, great winery. First time today and definitely will be back. Tasty Cabernet Sauvignon as their mother lode. Ian the man who dropped the knowledge. Fun time had by all!