Sutter Home Winery — St. Helena Winery & Tasting Room

Napa Valley / St. Helena · Napa Valley AVA
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Hours
Daily 10am–5pm
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Phone
(707) 963-3104
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Tasting Fee
From $0
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Reservations
Walk-ins welcome
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Est.
1874

About Sutter Home Winery

Sutter Home Winery 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. Sutter Home Winery carries one of California's most historically layered wine names — Sutter (evoking John Sutter, whose. The estate's commitment to quality viticulture and site-specific winemaking has earned Sutter Home Winery a respected place among the region's most consistent and genuinely food-friendly producers.

The Napa Valley growing environment shapes everything Sutter Home Winery 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 Sutter Home Winery prioritizes transparency and balance over extraction, allowing the appellation's natural character to lead rather than winemaker intervention.

Visitors to Sutter Home Winery 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, Sutter Home Winery 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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Sutter Home WinerySutter Home Winery carries one of California's most historically layered wine names — Sutter (evoking John Sutter, whose 1848 sawmill discovery ignited the California Gold Rush) combined with Home (the domestic warmth of the farmstead, the house where the family lives), placed on a property that Swiss immigrant John Thomann purchased in 1874, making Sutter Home one of California's oldest continuously operating wineries.
In the 1970s,In the 1970s, winemaker Bob Trinchero pioneered White Zinfandel from Amador County grapes — accidentally creating an off-dry rosé style that became America's most popular wine through the 1980s and 1990s.
The White ZinfandelThe White Zinfandel phenomenon introduced millions of American consumers to wine and fundamentally changed the California wine industry.
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Featured Wines

White Zinfandel
White Zinfandel
California / Sutter Home Estate
Sutter Home's gold-rush-farmstead-historical White Zinfandel — the wine that Bob Trinchero accidentally invented in 1975 and that introduced millions of Americans to California wine.
Estate
★★★★☆
Moscato
Moscato
California / Sutter Home Estate
Sutter Home's farmstead-home Moscato — the aromatic sweet Italian variety in the most nationally accessible California wine format.
Estate
★★★★☆

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Sutter Home St. Helena Walk-In
Free daily walk-in at the gold-rush-farmstead-historical St. Helena estate (est. 1874) — Sutter Home White Zinfandel and Moscato on the Victorian grounds. Dog-friendly, picnic, family-welcoming.
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