Mad Fritz — St. Helena Winery & Tasting Room

Napa Valley / St. Helena · Napa Valley AVA
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Hours
By appointment only
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Phone
(707) 968-8888
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Tasting Fee
From $40
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Reservations
Required
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Est.
2013

About Mad Fritz

Mad Fritz is a dedicated estate winery in world-renowned Napa Valley appellation in Northern California, producing wines that reflect the character of diverse soils and the thermal influence of San Pablo Bay. Mad Fritz is named with the kind of eccentric confidence that distinguishes genuinely independent creative projects from. The estate's commitment to quality viticulture and site-specific winemaking has earned Mad Fritz a respected place among the region's most consistent and genuinely food-friendly producers.

The Napa Valley growing environment shapes everything Mad Fritz produces. Diverse soils and the thermal influence of san pablo bay define the estate's vineyard character, contributing the structure, natural acidity, and terroir specificity that distinguish the finest wines from this appellation. Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, and Merlot form the backbone of the portfolio, with each variety expressing a distinct facet of the estate's unique growing conditions. Winemaking at Mad Fritz prioritizes transparency and balance over extraction, allowing the appellation's natural character to lead rather than winemaker intervention.

Visitors to Mad Fritz can expect a genuine and unhurried tasting experience that reflects the estate's commitment to quality and hospitality. The tasting room provides an authentic introduction to the estate wines and the Napa Valley appellation. Whether visiting for a focused flight or a deeper exploration of the estate's vineyard programs, Mad Fritz offers the kind of direct producer experience that wine tourism in California wine country is built on — knowledgeable, welcoming, and genuinely connected to the land and the wines it produces.

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Mad Fritz isMad Fritz is named with the kind of eccentric confidence that distinguishes genuinely independent creative projects from the marketing-polished estates that dominate Napa Valley.
Nils Wente (ofNils Wente (of the legendary Wente family of Livermore Valley winemakers) and his partner Whitney bring a craft beer maker's sensibility to fine wine: obsession with process, transparency about ingredients and methods, and a willingness to challenge the norms of what Napa Valley wine is supposed to be.
Helena project producesHelena project produces Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Cabernet Sauvignon from historic and sometimes forgotten vineyard sources — including dry-farmed head-trained vines and own-rooted pre-Prohibition blocks that most Napa Valley winemakers don't work with.
"Nils and Whitney Wente's 2013 Napa Valley mad-fritz-eccentric-German-naming craft beer-adjacent wine project — Mad Fritz"
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Featured Wines

Chardonnay
Napa Valley Chardonnay
Napa Valley / Mad Fritz Estate
Mad Fritz's eccentric-naming historic-vineyard Chardonnay — Nils Wente's craft-beer-philosophy applied to Napa Valley's most-planted white variety, from uncommon dry-farmed sources.
Estate
★★★★☆
Cabernet Sauvignon
Cabernet Sauvignon
Napa Valley / Mad Fritz Estate
Mad Fritz's Napa Valley Cab — the eccentric project's most unexpected wine, Nils Wente's process-transparent craft sensibility applied to Napa's benchmark variety.
Estate
★★★★☆

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Mad Fritz Eccentric Appointment
Appointment at the eccentrically-named craft-beer-philosophy Napa Valley estate — Mad Fritz Chardonnay and Cabernet from historic, uncommon, dry-farmed vineyard sources with Nils Wente's process-transparent winemaking.
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