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Oakville
§ Oakville· Napa ValleyAppointment Required
Far Niente.
A ghost winery reborn from ruins—the name means 'without a care' in Italian.
Cabernet SauvignonChardonnayClayEst. 1885★ Dimple pickAppointment Required
Sustainable Farming★ 4.6
Passport · Winery No. 035OakvilleEst. 1885
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🏰 Historic Estate🏛 Architectural Gem
Why it tastes like that.
§ TERROIR · SECTION 01§ The dirt
Clay over Loam
Far Niente is one of Napa Valley's most romantic resurrection stories. Originally built in 1885, the winery was one of Napa's pre-Prohibition treasures. When Prohibition arrived in 1919, it was abandoned—becoming a 'ghost winery' with collapsed roofs, vine-covered stone walls, and rotting barrels. It lay forgotten for …
Soil
ClayLoam
Elevation
144ft
Aspect
Valley Floor
Founded
1885
Farming
Sustainable Farming
Winemaking
french-oak · estate-grown
What to pour.
§ WINES · SECTION 02§ Signature grapes
Cabernet Sauvignon
赤霞珠
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Chardonnay
霞多丽
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§ Flavor fingerprint
The room you'll walk into
Weighted toward dark fruit + tannin. Fingerprint is inferred from the terroir + tasting history — not a critic score.
The people behind it.
§ PEOPLE · SECTION 03§ After here, try…
O
Opus One
Oakville · Cabernet Sauvignon
R
Robert Mondavi Winery
Oakville · Cabernet Sauvignon
H
Harlan Estate
Oakville · Cabernet Sauvignon
D
Dimple · whisper
Skip the welcome pour.
Ask for the signature wine first while your palate is fresh — it'll read cleaner than any welcome pour.