Opus One is worth the splurge for serious wine travelers who want a polished, tightly controlled Napa prestige-wine visit; it works best when you reserve the 90-minute Opus One Experience as soon as its calendar opens. Skip it for casual, inexpensive, walk-in tasting plans.
Book on the first of month
Reservations open up to two months ahead on the first day of each month, and harvest-season and weekend slots can disappear quickly; reserve directly at Opus One's official reservation site.
MoreChoose the tour for winery access
The $150 Estate Tasting is a 60-minute tasting without a winery tour, while the $250 Opus One Experience adds a tour, library wines, and a culinary complement.
MoreUse the Highway 29 entrance
Arrive 10–15 minutes early at 7900 Saint Helena Highway in Oakville, park on site, and enter via the main Highway 29 visitor drive rather than the Oakville Cross Road service entrance.
MorePlan a driver and one stop after
All guests must be over 21, there are no walk-ins, and Highway 29 traffic plus tasting alcohol make a sober driver and a deliberately light itinerary essential.
More| Monday | 10 AM – 4 PM |
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| Tuesday | 10 AM – 4 PM |
| Wednesday | 10 AM – 4 PM |
| Thursday | 10 AM – 4 PM |
| Friday | 10 AM – 4 PM |
| Saturday | 10 AM – 4 PM |
| Sunday | 10 AM – 4 PM |
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Opus One Winery is a tightly controlled, appointment-only luxury wine estate at 7900 Saint Helena Highway in Oakville, Napa Valley (despite the supplied Yountville label). Founded in 1978 by Robert Mondavi and Baron Philippe de Rothschild, it was created to produce a single ageworthy, Bordeaux-style Napa red; its first vintage was 1979 and its purpose-built winery opened for the 1991 harvest. The estate manages 170 acres across four western-Oakville vineyard parcels and focuses its visitor program on guided tastings of Opus One and Overture rather than casual walk-in traffic.
This is a polished introduction to Napa prestige wine: a landmark Mondavi/Rothschild collaboration, formal limestone architecture, cellar-worthy Cabernet-led blends, library wines, and rooftop views over Oakville vineyards. It best suits serious wine travelers willing to book ahead and pay for high-touch hospitality; skip it if you want an inexpensive, spontaneous, relaxed tasting or are traveling with anyone under 21. All visits require appointments.
Before you go
Opus One Winery is at 7900 Saint Helena Highway (Highway 29), Oakville, CA 94562, north of Yountville. Use the Highway 29 main visitor entrance for reserved visits; do not use the Oakville Cross Road service drive.
Yes. Every visit is by appointment; there are no walk-in tastings, grounds-only visits, or general-admission tickets. Book directly through Opus One’s reservation system, with full payment due when booking.
Reservations are released up to two months ahead on the first day of each month. Book as soon as that calendar opens for Friday–Sunday appointments, September–October harvest dates, or Art of the Table. If online times are unavailable, call Opus One Reservations at +1 707 944 9442 to ask about cancellations, larger groups, or alternatives.
The 60-minute Estate Tasting costs US$150 per person and includes two Opus One vintages plus Overture, ending on the rooftop terrace; it does not include a winery tour. The 90-minute Opus One Experience costs US$250 per person and includes the current-release Opus One, two library wines, a private ambassador, winery tour, and culinary complement. Art of the Table costs US$793 per person, including a 22% service charge, for a private four-course pairing and in-depth tour; it is available Monday–Friday for groups of four to eight and must be booked at least 14 days ahead.
Choose the Estate Tasting for the shortest and least expensive introduction, with terrace views but no production tour. Choose the Opus One Experience if you want to tour the winery and taste library wines. Choose Art of the Table only if you have four to eight serious food-and-wine travelers, can visit on a weekday, and want a 2.5-hour private meal-and-wine experience.
Allow 75–90 minutes door-to-car for the 60-minute Estate Tasting, about 2 hours for the 90-minute Opus One Experience, and about 3 hours for Art of the Table. Do not schedule another winery immediately afterward; leave 45–60 minutes for Highway 29 driving, water, restrooms, and delays.