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• Spaces for 120 Guests
• 1 Event Space

Many various types of events and celebrations can be held at The Chardonnay Golf Club & Vineyards, and it is the ideal setting for them all. When planning a holiday party, quinceanera, bar mitzvah or wine tasting event, the Chardonnay Golf Club can assist you with every aspect of the planning and execution of your event, down to the smallest detail. Allow our friendly and skilled staff to demonstrate how simple and enjoyable event planning can be. On the grounds of the Chardonnay Golf Club & Vineyards, we have witnessed hundreds of weddings, many of which were held on our property. Each and every wedding that takes place at the Chardonnay Golf Club & Vineyards is a memorable occasion for both us and the couples that tie the knot here. In the heart of the "Napa Valley," the Chardonnay Golf Club is the ideal "Napa Valley" setting for a memorable, beautiful wedding. The club has two wedding sites, each with its own distinct and compelling appeal, making it the ideal "Napa Valley" place for a memorable, elegant wedding. Despite the fact that our wedding facilities are surrounded by more than 150 acres of vineyards and a gorgeous golf course, they do not have what most facilities do - houses. At Chardonnay, all you can see is the splendor of nature, including lengthy panoramas and breathtaking sunsets, and nothing else. In order to accommodate events with 100 to 400 guests, we have a selection of venues that can accommodate your needs flawlessly. In addition to our venues, our Catering Team, which is overseen by an incredible Executive Chef, will provide you with the food you desire while maintaining a high level of service. We received a positive comment from a recent bride, who stated, "If the food at Chardonnay was the standard for weddings, we wouldn't be able to complain about wedding meals."

PRESS Restaurant puts the Napa Valley on a pedestal — the people, the ingredients, and the wines. For 15 years, PRESS has been a place for locals, winemakers, vintners, and guests from around the world to experience the best the Napa Valley has to offer — it’s this sense of community that is at the heart of everything PRESS does. Under the leadership of Chef Philip Tessier, PRESS features legendary Bay Area purveyors alongside innovative new culinary talents to highlight Napa Valley cuisine. WINE CELLAR PRESS’s most exclusive and luxurious private dining option, their Wine Cellar, allows guests a totally private dining experience ensconced by the restaurant’s 10,000 bottle collection. Step out of the hustle and bustle of the main dining room, follow the hallway and find yourself in the middle of three glass-encased wine rooms where up to 20 guests can wine & dine to their heart’s content. With a private sound system, separate from the rest of the restaurant, guests can truly customize their dining experience – everything from the food to the wine to the music. The Wine Cellar has a capacity of 22. RUDD CELLAR The Rudd Cellar is a smaller private room located adjacent to the main wine cellar. Ideal for 8-9 guests, this room can be reserved on its own or to accommodate additional guests when booking the wine cellar. This is a chilled room, so we recommend dressing appropriately. HEATED GARDEN Adjacent to PRESS’s bustling patio, the Garden area provides a private, outdoor refuge for groups of up to 14 guests. Nestled in an enclave, surrounded by lush greenery guests are able to experience a world class meal while enjoying the wonders of Mother Nature. The Garden features a gorgeous full coverage umbrella to add some cooling shade in those hot summer months and a large heater for those cool autumn nights. PATIO The patio is the ideal semi-private place to host your outdoor event with views of the sunset over the Napa Valley’s west hillside. Enjoy personally selected passed hors d’oeuvres while enjoying cocktails or wine of your choice. With a cozy main fireplace and the covering over head, the patio is enjoyable year round for cocktail parties and seated dinners. The Patio has a capacity of 24. FULL RESTAURANT EXCLUSIVE Make PRESS yours for the evening! Begin your evening on our patio overlooking the Mayacamas mountains before moving inside for dinner in our main dining room. Ideal for groups of 40-80 guests, a full restaurant buyout allows you and your group exclusive use of all restaurant spaces. Perfect for family gatherings or corporate events.

• Spaces for 14-250 Guests
• 5 Outdoor Spaces
• 2 Wineries
• 1 Event Space

V. Sattui Winery is a magical place to celebrate major milestones with friends, family, and work colleagues. The V. Sattui Winery has a variety of venues to accommodate groups as small as twelve, and as large as 250. The stone buildings and gorgeous grounds at V. Sattui Winery are the perfect setting for a romantic Napa Valley wedding, corporate dinner celebration, or a festive holiday party. The venue also offers a variety of fun and tasty activities for group events, whether you’re planning a company gathering, a retirement party, bridal shower, or a family reunion. V. Sattui is the Napa Valley’s most romantic destination, where the lush landscapes, rustic charm, and award-winning wines serve as the perfect setting for your dream wedding in Wine Country. Host your wedding at V. Sattui Winery and allow their exclusive Italian Michelin Star Chef Stefano Masanti and his hand selected team to create your wedding menu paired with V. Sattui wines.

Harvest Inn is the perfect location for a classic Wine Country wedding, thanks to its storybook setting. We provide you with nature at its most sophisticated: abundant vineyards, rolling lawns, and blooming botanical gardens, all set against the majestic backdrop of the Mayacamas Mountains. We are authentic, organic, and elegant. Business travel has been redefined at Harvest Inn, where its gathering spaces – both indoor and outdoor – are ideal for off-site meetings as well as corporate retreats. In addition, conference rooms are well-equipped, and common areas are tastefully furnished. The breathtaking views of vineyards and redwood groves encourage effective team building, innovative thinking, and the achievement of productive outcomes. Harvest Inn offers unrivaled Napa Valley settings for your wine country wedding, whether you envision walking across a landscaped lawn with vineyard views or entering an elegant room with views of lush courtyards and fountains. Our Vineyard View Terrace, which overlooks the vineyards and provides the ideal setting for an outdoor ceremony, is the ideal location to say "I do." Your wedding will be framed by stunning vineyards, rolling hills, a wisteria-draped trellis, and olive trees in this outdoor space, which is ideal for elegant receptions, sit-down dinners, and cocktail receptions. Wedding ceremonies on our Vin Rose Lawn are perfect for smaller groups because it creates the perfect ambiance for exchanging vows amongst the grapes. The lawn is bordered by beautiful white roses, and it offers breathtaking views of the Mayacamas Mountains in the distance.

Established in 1882, Spottswoode Estate is distinguished by the pre-Prohibition Victorian home depicted on their wine label. Spottswoode was christened by Mrs. Albert Spotts in 1910 and later acquired by Mary and Jack Novak in 1972. Mary released Spottswoode’s first Cabernet Sauvignon in 1982, exactly one hundred years after the estate’s founding. Today, Mary’s daughter Beth Novak Milliken manages the winery, and her daughter Lindy Novak serves as the winery’s Marketing Ambassador. Every year Spottswoode releases an Estate Cabernet Sauvignon and an Estate Sauvignon Blanc. In addition, Spottswoode produces a Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon called Lyndenhurst, a dual-appellation Spottswoode Sauvignon Blanc, and a limited-production Field Book Syrah. Committed to producing wines with integrity that faithfully reflect their grape origins, Spottswoode wines are especially known for their refined elegance, balance, and classic structure. Situated on the western edge of St. Helena at the foot of the Mayacamas mountains, the Spottswoode terroir is ideal for growing fine wine grapes. The alluvial clay loam from the Sulphur Creek fan provides superb drainage while cool maritime breezes passing through the gap between Spring Mountain and the Mayacamas range, allow the fruit to ripen slowly. Spottswoode's forty-two acres are planted primarily to Cabernet Sauvignon, with small blocks of Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, and Sauvignon Blanc. They have farmed their grapes organically since 1985, and the vineyard was certified organic (CCOF) in 1992. The roles of winemaking and vineyard management are integrated at Spottswoode, and the individual attention given to each vineyard block contributes to the consistent quality and unique characteristics of their wines. The Estate has three historic buildings that were originally built circa 1884–1885. The Colonial Revival-style residence, with its famous “Spottswoode” arch over the stone pillar entry, is surrounded by formal gardens with plants that date back to the 1880s. The Victorian farmhouse serves as an office and tasting room, and the Kraft Cellar is a pre-Prohibition stone building where the Cabernet Sauvignon is barrel-aged. In 1999, Howard Backen designed the new winery in a style that honors the historic nature of our buildings. Spottswoode is among the first wineries to have adopted organics in the Napa Valley. They began farming our vineyard organically in 1985 and acquired California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF) certification in 1992. Working closely with biodynamic specialists enables our farming to promote a living, breathing ecosystem.

When you check into Southbridge, you won't have a need for your car keys until the day you depart! Southbridge is located just a quick walk from over 13 restaurants, 10 wineries, a brewery tap room, and a variety of galleries and boutiques. St. Helena is a vibrant microcosm of Napa Valley at its best, it offers bicycling, hiking, romantic picnic settings, a historic cinema and summer concert series. With Southbridge Napa Valley, a very special place among Napa Valley boutique hotels, serving as your St. Helena home your car keys will enjoy a vacation as well. Step out the door and enjoy St. Helena as the locals do...on foot! Luminaries from rock star chefs to legendary winemakers and grapegrowers have made St. Helena their home town. Southbridge Napa offers 21 spacious rooms. Vaulted ceilings. King beds. Wood burning fireplaces. Large glass walled standing showers. French doors onto private Juliette balconies. Complimentary continental breakfast. No Resort or Parking Fees. What else could you need? Breakfast at Southbridge Napa Valley: they invite you to start your day with a country breakfast of freshly-baked pastries, seasonal fruit, fruit juices and freshly-roasted coffee from Napa Valley purveyors in our first-floor living room off of the courtyard just steps from Main Street St. Helena. In Room Dining at Southbridge Napa Valley: Don't feel like going out? Stay in with in-room dining, offered in your hotel guest room for lunch and dinner by Pizzeria Tra Vigne. Local Restaurants are located within walking distance on Main Street, beginning right next to Southbridge Napa Valley, there are multiple restaurants and casual eateries with an eclectic array of cuisine. The little quarter at the entrance to downtown St. Helena features gravel pathways, bubbling fountains, Merryvale Winery, Health Spa Napa Valley and casual dining restaurants, Pizzeria Tra Vigne, Farmstead at Long Meadow Ranch and The Charter Oak. Their Health Spa offers an array of soothing spa treatments in a beautiful, tranquil setting. While a guest of Southbridge Napa Valley, you'll enjoy complimentary access to the Spa's heated lap pool, eucalyptus steam rooms and fitness center. Ask the Southbridge concierge about Napa Valley vacation packages that include spa treatments!

Green Acres Petaluma is a local family run farm located just two minutes from Downtown Petaluma. This beautiful 3+ acre property is located in the foothills of Petaluma, CA overlooking the picturesque valley hills. The fields that were once grazed by chickens and cows have been transformed into an elegantly modern space with rustic hues. The property includes a modernized 2400 sq. ft. barn, restored shipping container bar, 4000 sq. ft. turf grass lawn, and contemporary décor that’s a little bit country, and a little bit chic. We welcome you and your guests to use our space for your special event. Weddings We welcome all marital celebrations, including Engagement Parties, Engagement Photo Shoots, Rehearsal Dinners, Wedding Ceremonies, and Wedding Receptions. Social With our multiple spaces available for use, we can accommodate small and large events. Please contact us to plan Birthdays, Showers, Reunions, Holiday Parties, and more. Corporate Ideal space for local Corporate Events, Fundraisers, and Workshop Rental Space. We have multiple areas for use at the property. Please inquire for more information.

• Spaces for 250 Guests
• 1 Outdoor
• 1 Country Club

Fairview Sonoma County is located less than an hour north of San Francisco, right in the center of wine country, and is easily accessible. The ceremony setting, which is positioned lakeside with the golf course in the background, can accommodate groups of any size and can accommodate any number of guests. Just a few short steps away from your ceremony, our reception venue features a full-service bar, built-in dance floor, and an entire wall of floor to ceiling windows that overlook the golf course. While you're away from the music, relax on our outdoor terrace for a few minutes before returning inside to your private gathering and continuing to party the night away! The space is intimate enough for 40-person parties while yet being spacious enough for your 250-person celebration! Our all-inclusive packages are completely customisable to meet the demands of any couple, and a wedding specialist is available seven days a week to answer any questions you may have over the phone or, better yet, to give you a tour and sit down for a free consultation at your convenience. Give us a call today or fill out the form on this page and we will get back to you as soon as possible.

Located in the beautiful Napa Valley, Del Dotto Family Wineries & Caves focus on small production, premium wines. Dave Del Dotto has spent the past 25 years acquiring vineyards in some of the best American Viticultural Areas including Rutherford, Oakville, St. Helena, Howell Mountain, and Fort Ross-Seaview Sonoma Coast. Currently, the family produces cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc, merlot, sangiovese and sauvignon blanc from the Napa Valley vineyards, as well as pinot noir, chardonnay and limited amounts of syrah, sauvignon blanc, sparkling grenache and mourvedre from the Cinghiale Vineyard in the King Ridge region of the Sonoma Coast. With a family name rooted in winemaking since the 1400s, wine was in Dave’s veins. He started collecting bottles in the late ‘80s. In 1988, he was on a wine-buying trip in Napa Valley with his wife Yolanda when they stumbled upon a beautiful 1912 Frank Lloyd Wright craftsman house located in the desirable Rutherford appellation. Dave had a palate for fine wines and a love for real estate, and he knew the Rutherford property had the potential to produce some remarkable grapes. He and Yolanda purchased the 17-acre property on the spot after falling in love with the view. Shortly after, the family moved from Kona, Hawaii, and in 1990, continued the 800-year old Del Dotto legacy by planting new rootstock of cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc, merlot and sangiovese. Dave and Yolanda, along with their two children, Desiree and Giovanni, live and work in Napa Valley, overseeing the operations of their three wineries: Historic Del Dotto, Del Dotto Estate and Piazza Del Dotto. The family’s impact is noticeable across all aspects of the business—from the vineyards to the tasting rooms and caves—the wine, the food pairings, the architecture, ambiance and décor are all influenced by the family’s desire to offer every guest the best winery experience in Napa Valley. While the wines are their masterpiece, a great wine tasting must have world-class food that brings the wine to life. The executive chef Joshua Schwartz, formerly of The French Laundry, Per Se, Bouchon and Bouley, has also been with the family for more than a decade and his inspired cuisine has highlighted how to marry the art of wine and food. From house-cured salumi and slow-braised meats to vegetables from the garden and Grandma Dee’s handmade ravioli, Chef Joshua collaborates on a unique menu that embodies the season and pairs perfectly and highlights the amazing wines.

• Spaces for 130 Guests
• 1 Restaurant
• 1 Outdoor

HopMonk Tavern Novato is the perfect place to host your next special celebration or corporate gathering. HopMonk Tavern Novato offers both an indoor and outdoor space for your special occasion. The venue's outdoor beer garden can be tented, and offers the perks of the beautiful Northern California outdoors in a secluded setting.

If you enjoy eating and drinking, The Culinary Institute of America's California sites in the Napa Valley are the ideal venues to say "I do" or commemorate a particular occasion. With its grand cathedral ceilings and substantial hand-cut stone walls, Greystone's beautiful landmark main structure gives your event a historic and enchanting atmosphere. This lovely location in Napa Valley, formerly known as Greystone Cellars winery, offers breathtaking views of the surrounding vineyards and is a classic Napa Valley setting. The CIA at Greystone is the ideal location for a traditional wedding in beautiful wine country with its medieval, castle-like architecture surrounded by scented gardens and a wealth of vineyards. The CIA at Greystone's ancient structure is an architectural marvel with grand cathedral ceilings and stunning, hand-cut stone walls. For more than 25 years, it has served as The Culinary Institute of America's California location. It is a fantastic location for your important occasion, nestled in St. Helena and providing breathtaking views of the wine region. To learn more, get in touch with us.

• Spaces for 175-999 Guests
• 1 Outdoor
• 1 Event Space

Host your wedding reception at the Friedman Event Center. We can accommodate up to 320 guests with dance floor. Use our tables and chairs, bar area and commercial kitchen. Friedman Event Center is a popular venue to host award ceremonies. Many local businesses, schools and organizations utlize our stage ideally equipped for these events. We have a drop-down white screen for slideshows or films, speaker podium and seating for up to 700. Non-profits frequently host their big fundraising events here. We provide tables, chairs, a bar area and fully equipped commercial kitchen. Use the stage for entertainment or an auctioneer. Friedman Event Center is equipped for speaking engagements and presentations. We have a drop-down white screen for slideshows or films, speaker podium and seating for up to 700. Friedman Event Center is a great choice for smaller conferences. We can accommodate up to 700 in theater-style seating or up to 1,000 in a general assembly format.

• Spaces for 60-240 Guests
• 2 Hotels
• 2 Ballrooms

Marin Country Club is about community. Whether you are new to the area or have lived here your whole life, this is the place to develop new friendships, enjoy fun activities and create lasting memories. There are many ways to connect with other Members through golf, tennis, swim, fitness, events and activities. We offer multi-generation experiences for Members of all ages to create friendships that will last a lifetime. Come for the amenities, but stay for the extraordinary, welcoming community. With breathtaking views and excellent service, we are here to make your event one your guests will never forget! Weddings Whether you’d like to get married outside on the golf course or inside the Clubhouse, the views from our Ballroom are breathtaking! With the ability to host up to 300 guests, you can invite family, friends and more to celebrate your special day. Just a short drive from San Francisco and located around great places to stay and exciting places to visit, our club is in the perfect location for your wedding. Special Events Anniversaries, family reunions, fundraisers, celebrations of life, baby showers, bridal showers and birthday parties are just a few of the memorable events to celebrate at Marin Country Club. Our banquet team will handle the details so you can enjoy the event along with your guests. Golf Tournaments Looking for a fun location for a fundraiser or corporate outing? Go outside and host a tournament on our beautiful golf course. Our banquet team and golf professionals will make it an exceptional day! Corporate Events From the ballroom to the boardroom, Marin Country Club has the facilities and the technology you need to host a great corporate event. Board meetings, conferences and team building events held at our Club are sure to boost your team’s morale and energize them for more success!

• Spaces for 150-200 Guests
• 1 Event Space

Our venue, Brasswood Estate, is the ideal setting for your special occasion. Our Estate, which includes numerous beautifully constructed private rooms, was built with an emphasis on balanced architecture, rustic design, and diverse art as a foundation. From picnic charcuterie platters to private luncheons and wedding reception meals, our Bar + Kitchen catering services can supply everything you might possibly need. Learn more about our Napa Valley property in the sections below. Vintner's Vanguard is our annual grand tasting event, when we display the latest releases from Brasswood Cellars and our Vintner Partner's vineyards and wineries. This event, which will include over 15 boutique wineries pouring their wines, is one of the best opportunities to get to know some of the top producers in the valley. Our philosophy is simple: we want to celebrate our local bounty by crafting exquisite wines, cooking delectable food, and establishing a warm and welcoming atmosphere where guests can relax, slow down, and appreciate the better things in life. Our wines are made with care, and our food is prepared with passion. A state-of-the-art winery with 17,000 square feet of caves is located on the estate, where we make our own delicious wines and share them with some wonderful custom crush clients. The site also has various tasting rooms, including a sensory area designed by our Estate Sommelier, a bottle shop specializing in rare wines and liquors, and our new world-class restaurant, Brasswood Bar + Bakery + Kitchen, which opened in September.

• Spaces for 100 Guests
• 2 Outdoor Spaces

Luther Burbank Home & Gardens is the perfect backdrop for a wedding, small ceremony, memorial service, or private event. Luther Burbank Home & Gadens' historic gardens are available to rent for intimate celebration or special occasions. The Lutherbank gardens are an ever-evolving creation of beauty. Picturesque Luther Burbank Home & Gardens was the home of famed horticulturist Luther Burbank and is now a treasured jewel in Northern California. Luther Burbank Home & Gardens is a unique event site that can offer the perfect setting for your special occasion. Venue options include the Memorial Garden (in front of the fountain,) the Rose Garden, the Courtyard and the Kiwi Arbor.

4th Street Social Club is an urban garden to table contemporary dining with 100% Renewable Energy and Zero Waste restaurant featuring local, sustainably raised and grown meats and produce. The ever-changing menus boast creative, eclectic fare and cocktails unlike anything Santa Rosa has to offer.

• Spaces for 190 Guests
• 4 Outdoor Spaces
• 1 Barn
• 1 Farm

Olympia's Valley is a family-run farm dedicated to sustainability and environmental stewardship, with over 2,000 acres of land and a breathtaking backdrop. Beautiful vistas and great service will make your wedding, rehearsal dinner, or birthday party a success. You're looking for the ideal location for your wedding reception? Olympia's Valley is the ideal setting for any type of party, thanks to its wide property, private ambience, and Sonoma County canvas just ready to be altered. Your event will be a perfect success and an amazing time at Olympia's Valley, whether it is a Mitzvah, wedding, corporate gathering, or birthday party. OLYMPIA NONELLA TRESCH WAS FIFTY YEARS OLD WHEN SHE AND HER FAMILY TRAVELLED TO THIS VALLEY IN A HORSE DRAWN SPRINGBOARD WAGON WITH TWO HOLSTEIN DAIRY COWS TIED BEHIND IT IN 1905. COWS ARE STILL MILKED TWICE A DAY OVER 100 YEARS LATER, AND THE FARM HAS EXPANDED TO INCLUDE ORGANIC APPLE ORCHARDS ON OVER 2,000 ACRES OF LAND. JOE TRESCH, OLYMPIA'S GRANDSON, OWNS AND MANAGES THE FARM WITH HIS WIFE, KATHY, WHO ALSO TENDS THE ORCHARDS. JOEY, LINDSAY, AND LYDIA, THEIR THREE CHILDREN, ALL WORK ON THE FARM.

Alpine Ranch, built in the 1980's, was a premier Arabian horse facility, known as Palo Verde, designed as a breeding stable, with 95 stalls, a show barn, 1/4 mile track and formal courtyard. Custom-milled cedar wood and stained-glass windows are still part of the architecture. The 1900's farmhouse, with original stone foundation, was originally the homestead for the largest ranch in what was known as Sonoma Counties' Alpine Valley. Today, Alpine Ranch is a working equestrian barn and vineyard; the Arabian show barn has been converted to an event space and the original farmhouse is a guest cottage. The large equestrian estate is available for a small number of events a year. The property is nestled in the Mayacamas mountain range between Calistoga, St. Helena and Santa Rosa. Your special event can be held in one of their cedar barns, the 13,000 square foot large open courtyard at the center of the equestrian complex, or in what was once the show barn for Arabian horses. Alpine Ranch is a working ranch and vineyard, in addition to being a great place to throw a party. They have horses, hay, rolling fields, and rambling, rustic space under the barn rafters to help make your celebration special and memorable. The farm house, built in the early 1900s, was the homestead for the original Alpine Ranch, which ranged hundreds of acres. At the corner of two idyllic Sonoma County roads, the three bedroom cottage overlooks California Oak trees and horse pastures. A two-night stay is included when you book your event. When the day finally arrives, the Distinct Locations team will ensure that all aspects of the property are in perfect harmony, and you will know you are in the perfect place.

• Spaces for 30-120 Guests
• 4 Wineries

With a shared vision, Gavin Newsom, Gordon Getty and John Conover imagined the addition of a complementary estate vineyard to the valley floor terroir of their Oakville estate at PlumpJack Estate Winery. In 2005, that dream came to fruition in the form of a 54-acre estate, elevated high above the fog line, on the dramatic slopes of Howell Mountain – it would become CADE Estate Winery. Given the opportunity to build the winery from the ground up, Newsom, Getty and Conover were committed to constructing a state-of-the-art winery that would pay tribute to the land, both aesthetically and ecologically. This commitment would go above and beyond the standard benchmark of environmental responsibility, especially in the world of wine. The end goal, to construct the first CCOF (California Certified Organic Farmers) organically farmed, LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold Certified Estate Winery in the Napa Valley.

Castello di Amorosa is the realization of an all-consuming passion. Fourth generation winemaker Dario Sattui built an authentically styled 13th century Tuscan castle winery to honor his Italian heritage and deep love for medieval architecture. But it all started with wine. Dario is the great grandson of pioneering vintner Vittorio Sattui, an Italian immigrant who founded St. Helena Wine Cellars in 1885. The Sattui family lived at the winery, even after Prohibition closed the business in 1920. Dario was always fascinated by the stories and photos of the old winery. As a child, he would play in the winery's underground cellars and dream of reviving the family business. Dario's interest in medieval architecture grew into an obsession as he traveled around Europe after college. He didn't know it then, but the hours he spent sketching medieval castles, monasteries, palaces, farmhouses, and wineries would one day inspire the blueprints for a visionary undertaking. Dario returned to the U.S. in 1972, with plans to re-open the family winery that had been dormant for more than 50 years. In 1975, he launched V. Sattui Winery in St. Helena. With his great grandfather’s legacy firmly in hand, Dario spent the next two decades searching for a dream property in the Napa Valley. In 1993, he finally found the ideal parcel — 171 acres near Calistoga where Colonel William Nash had planted one of California's first vineyards in 1846. Dario bought the property, which had acres of beautiful forest and hills, a stream and a lake, and a great Victorian home where he decided to settle. "My ideas began to crystallize," he would later write. "I wanted to specialize in making small lots of primarily Italian-style wines and showcase them in an authentic, medieval castle setting where they would be sold directly to the public, not in stores or restaurants." Dario began the construction of Castello di Amorosa winery in 1994. Dario first intended to build an 8,500 square foot building without cellars. But gradually the project morphed into a 13th-century Tuscan castle spanning 121,000 square feet (three acres) with 107 rooms, four underground levels, and four above-ground levels. In Dario's own words, he was "determined to make the Castello authentic in every respect, I used only old, hand-made materials and I built it employing the same methods and materials that would have been used 700-800 years ago. You can’t fake something like this. You either do it right or people will know it’s not authentic." It took more than 8,000 tons of hand-chiseled local stone and nearly one million antique bricks imported from Europe to complete the castle. More than 200 containers of old materials and furnishings were shipped over from Europe to decorate the interior. The construction took 15 years and opened to the public on April 7, 2007. Today, Castello di Amorosa is considered an architectural masterpiece with all the elements of an authentic medieval castle: a moat, drawbridge, five towers, high defensive ramparts, courtyards and loggias, a chapel, stables, an armory, and even a torture chamber. 107 rooms in total, no rooms alike. Containing some of the most beautiful vaulted wine cellars in the world, Castello di Amorosa has fulfilled Dario’s dream of producing superior quality wines with the same love and attention to detail that went into building his castle.