About Monticello Vineyards
Monticello Vineyards is a Napa Valley winery, founded in 1970. Monticello Vineyards takes its name from Thomas Jefferson's Virginia estate, Monticello, the Renaissance-inspired hilltop house whose Italian name means 'little mountain.' Jefferson's passion for wine is well documented; he was America's first great wine connoisseur, spending years in France tasting Bordeaux, Burgundy, and Champagne. Jay Corley's Napa Valley estate honors Jefferson's wine legacy through the naming.
The Big Ranch Road estate has been producing wine since 1970, one of Napa Valley's most historically founding modern estates.
Published hours are Daily 10:30 AM - 4:30 PM, reservations are required, tasting starts at $35. Hours, fees and reservation policies change, so confirm the current details with the winery before you go.
"Monticello is one of Napa's quiet achievers, an estate with serious vineyards and serious history that doesn't need to shout to be heard by those paying attention."
With over 50 years of Oak Knoll District farming behind it, Monticello Vineyards has accumulated the kind of vineyard knowledge and institutional memory that newer Napa estates simply cannot replicate. The wines reflect this experience, consistent, well-priced, and rooted in a specific sense of place within the Napa Valley appellation.
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Monticello Vineyards takesMonticello Vineyards takes its name from Thomas Jefferson's Virginia estate, Monticello, the Renaissance-inspired hilltop house whose Italian name means 'little mountain.' Jefferson's passion for wine is well documented; he was America's first great wine connoisseur, spending years in France tasting Bordeaux, Burgundy, and Champagne.
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Jay Corley's NapaJay Corley's Napa Valley estate honors Jefferson's wine legacy through the naming.
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The Big RanchThe Big Ranch Road estate has been producing wine since 1970, one of Napa Valley's most historically founding modern estates.
“"Monticello is one of Napa's quiet achievers, an estate with serious vineyards and serious history that doesn't need to shout to be heard by those paying attention.".”
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Cabernet Sauvignon
Jefferson Cuvée Cabernet Sauvignon
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Cabernet Sauvignon from Monticello Vineyards (Napa Valley, Monticello Estate).
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Chardonnay
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Monticello Vineyards' Jefferson-estate Chardonnay, the third president's French wine education applied to California Chardonnay from a 1970 founding estate.
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Monticello Jefferson Heritage Appointment
Taste the wines at Monticello Vineyards in Napa. By appointment only, reservations required.
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