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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 120-220 Guests
• 2 Outdoor Spaces
• 1 Event Space

Imagine your guests being invited to enter Mont La Salle’s beautiful, Mission-style chapel for your wedding with a ceremonious ringing of the bells in the historic bell tower. After the ceremony, you and your new spouse are welcomed into marriage by another joyous ringing as you exit the church, accompanying your friends and family to one of the garden courtyards. Greeted by their warm and professional event staff, each guest is offered a favorite glass of wine or other beverage paired with appetizers that showcase your special style, prepared by their accomplished Executive Chef Juan Zavala. After the social, guests dine on a fresh, seasonal menu served your way: plated, buffet, or family-style. Dance the night away indoors or outside under stars and bistro lights, surrounded by beautiful flowers and foliage. That’s just one vision for a special celebration; they can’t wait to discuss yours! Mont La Salle provides a serene and majestic vista, instilling you and your wedding guests with a sense of joy, peace, and tranquility. Their event team will take care of every detail so that you, your family, and your guests can fully experience the joy of your celebration and the time you have together. Onsite during your event from start to finish, they will make sure your wishes are expertly carried out. They look forward to sharing in your special day. Congratulations on this very exciting time! There is also a Christian Brothers Retreat & Conference Center! Their comfortable facility, combined with a private and peaceful property, is an excellent backdrop for your next business planning session, academic meeting, family get-together, training weekend, spiritual retreat, writing workshop, or conference. The versatile space can be organized to support an unstructured individual experience, an intimate gathering, or a large group. Multiple meeting and gathering areas are available, both inside and outside. A quiet, light filled conference room has an open floor plan enhanced by large windows surrounding the perimeter, looking out on views of natural beauty that truly inspire. The veranda attached to the conference center, with lovely views of vineyards, is a great spot to start the day with a cup of coffee, end the day with a glass of wine, or use as a breakout space. The retreat and conference center includes a private dining room for your group to gather for meals. Breakfast, lunch, breaks, dinner, and after-meeting socials are customized to complement your event. Their professional staff ensures attention to each and every detail of your meeting, retreat, or workshop. They offer customized packages designed to fit your needs and stand ready to share ideas from past events to enhance your own. Their staff is on hand during your special day (or weekend) to ensure flawless execution.

Brix Restaurant and Gardens in Yountville, California opened on March 28, 1996 with a clear focus on providing a farm-to-table dining experience. More than two acres of gardens and orchards provide ingredients for a new menu inspired by the culinary traditions of Northern California, accented by international technique. Owned by the Kelleher family, the restaurant’s name reflects the measurement of sugar levels at which the grapes for the Kelleher Family Vineyard’s Cabernet Sauvignon are harvested. Brix Restaurant and Gardens “Best of Award of Excellence” and Napa Valley Wine List Award wine list is California focused including hard-to-find bottlings and featuring winery exclusive Napa offerings. Their corkage policy is $20 per 750ml bottle, limited to one bottle per person per table with a maximum of 6 bottles. We waive one corkage for every bottle that is purchased from our list. Set on 16 prime Napa Valley acres, the grounds are abundantly planted with vegetables and herbs in 25 raised beds. They also have a fruit and citrus orchard alongside extensive flowering gardens which we encourage you to explore. Last but not least, their Kelleher Family Vineyard is in the Oakville AVA and they bottle a highly rated estate grown Cabernet Sauvignon. The dual themes of winemaking and farm-to-table cuisine run through the three private dining rooms at Brix. Stunning views of the vineyards are the focus in our two Provencal-inspired rooms adjacent to the main dining room. Inside the main dining room, they offer the gorgeous Reserve Cellar for smaller parties, where guests are surrounded by tastefully displayed cases of wine in a red-hued room. In all of the private event areas, guests can expect the stellar service and cooking for which the restaurant is well-known. Imagine your special day with family and friends surrounded by flower gardens, grapevines, hillside vineyard views and the Mayacamas Mountains as the backdrop. Brix offers our fabulous vineyard site for your special ceremony anywhere from two to 200 guests. Ceremony site fee includes Chiavari chairs, dance floor, water service, market umbrellas, vegetable garden pre and post-wedding reception area and set up in the private vineyard ceremony site.

Mustards Grill has been a Napa Valley landmark for almost 40 years. It is a beloved lunch spot for its comfort food classics that pair perfectly with Napa's best wines. Mustards is known around Napa as the "fancy rib joint with way too many wines" known for its combination of comfort food as well as sophistication.

• Spaces for 250 Guests
• 1 Outdoor
• 1 Meeting Space

Planning a wedding, reunion or just a simple party, The Historical Yolanda Ranch is the perfect venue to suit your needs. The Historical Yolanda Ranch home was built in 1870 by George Cobbs, with Stamp and Gilbert as designers and contractors. The home cost $10,000 to construct which included 2 coats of paint, paperwork shows that in 1960 1 coat of paint for the whole house cost $3,000. Byron Jackson was the original owner of the 160 acres who decided upon grapes and fruit growing, and laid the foundation for the present extensive horticultral enterprise. Byron Jackson was the inventor of the centrifugal pump, he sold the ranch to George Hecke in 1905 to pursue his pump buisness in San Francisco. Goerge Hecke was Born in England where he studied horticulture. Leila Hecke, daughter of George Hecke married Charles Hardy and together they ran the ranch for many years. Charles Hardy was Yolo Countys Agricultural Commissioner in 1930 -1963. The Broward Family purchase the Ranch in 1990, where they have been establishing strong roots. The 3rd generation has recently begun to enjoy the surrounding of the beautiful property! Jamee Lynne and her husband were the 1st of many couples to be married on the gorgeous property in 2005. Her love for weddings and the desire to share their beautiful grounds with you for one of the most important days of your life inspired the creation of her business Jamee Lynne Events at The Yolanda Ranch. The Yolanda Ranch has many options to help customize your day, a garden ceremony under an array of ancient trees, a shady reception next to the beautiful mansion in the fresh open air or just a friendly gathering on the green grass. And you are always welcome back.........Just imagine after your perfect wedding day is over, you can to return each anniversary to the property to watch the sunset and reflect on the day your life began together. You could hold your childs1st birthday bash on the same property where your forever began, endless options at a perfect location.

The Grand Island Mansion is the ideal setting for your special event. This historic landmark is a huge, full-service Wedding and Reception location in the center of the Sacramento River delta region, offering the best in superb cuisine, exceptional service, and event organizing. We will make your wedding a "event to remember" from your vows in our modest outdoor ceremony location to your banquet in our elegant collonade room followed by a magnificent reception in the beautiful ballroom! The historic Grand Island Mansion on the Sacramento River delta is a one-of-a-kind Italian Renaissance-styled home. The Mansion is Northern California's largest private home, enthralling tourists and guests with a showcase of classical architecture and superb craftsmanship. The time you spend with your friends and family at a wedding celebration is just as important as the event itself. The Grand Island Mansion specializes in making your wedding the most unforgettable day of your life, from private deluxe overnight accommodations for guests and family to gorgeous ceremonies and elegant receptions.

• Spaces for 500 Guests

Founded in 1919 by aviation enthusiasts, Yolo Fliers Club is a private golf and country club set on tree-lined grounds in Woodland, California, in the heart of the Sacramento Valley. What began as a haven for aerial enthusiasts and their families — complete with an airfield, swimming pool, golf course, and bowling alley — has grown into one of the region's most recognized private clubs, with a 20,000-square-foot clubhouse and a championship-caliber 18-hole course. The clubhouse hosts weddings, receptions, and private events in its classic ballroom and fountain room, both offering views of the golf course and pond. Outdoor celebrations extend the possibilities for larger gatherings. The club's executive chef leads in-house catering, and a dedicated events team supports couples and hosts through every stage of planning. Non-members are welcome to book the facilities for special occasions.

Opus One is the realized dream of two men: Baron Philippe de Rothschild of Chateau Mouton Rothschild in Bordeaux and Napa Valley vintner Robert Mondavi. Together, the founders set out to create a single wine dedicated to the pursuit of uncompromising quality. This mission shapes every vintage, today and for generations to come. Rising gently from the earth around it, the Opus One winery does not rush to reveal itself. The building sits in harmony with its natural surroundings, offering a soft transition from the vineyard to its lush, green grass exterior. Just as it honors the land, it honors the light. Great winemaking begins in the vineyard. When the founders created Opus One, they dreamed of a great wine that would transcend generations. Nearly four decades later, they continue to refine the complex subtleties of Opus One by honoring traditional methods and the continual pursuit of innovation and improvement. The estate vineyards of Opus One, comprised of four parcels, sit in the western portion of the famed Oakville AVA. Two parcels, totaling 100 acres, are within the renowned To Kalon Vineyard. These are complemented by the combined 70 acres of the Ballestra and River parcels, which envelop the winery. In the vineyards, hand-harvesting and other traditional approaches are taken wherever they work best. When modern techniques benefit the wine-growing process, they are researched, evaluated, and integrated into practice. Guided by the vision of the founders, the winemaker, Michael Silacci, combines intuition and technical acumen with the dual perspective of viticulturist and winemaker. From tasting berries to careful sorting and extended aging in new French oak barrels, each stage of the winemaking process is afforded the same meticulous consideration and attention. After 18 months, the wine is bottled and held for an additional 15 months until release on October 1st each year. As farmers and artisans, deeply concerned with the collective future, Opus One recognizes that sustainability practices benefit the winery, its neighbors, and its customers. The culture and internal practices at Opus One reflect their commitment to conservation and responsible consumption in the areas of energy, water, waste management, transportation, purchasing, and food. They have been certified as a green winery as part of the Napa Valley Vintners- Napa Green Initiative and is implementing more than 100 favorable and environmentally friendly procedures.

• Spaces for 250-300 Guests
• 1 Outdoor
• 1 Barn
• 2 Total Spaces

Historic Oakdale Ranch is a family-owned working farm set on 400 acres at the gateway to the Capay Hills, near Esparto in Northern California. Operating continuously since 1852, the property offers an authentic, secluded setting characterized by a sprawling barn, a two-acre pond, walnut orchards, and native grasses — a world away from the city. The ranch accommodates up to 250 guests across several outdoor and covered event spaces: a half-acre event lawn bordered by orchards and framed by the pond, a 4,800-square-foot barn that serves as both a reception venue and a weather-backup ceremony site, and a gazebo available for ceremonies. Tables and chairs for up to 150 guests are provided on-site, with additional rentals available. Historic Oakdale Ranch hosts one event per weekend, offering exclusive access from Friday through Sunday. Full vendor flexibility is a defining feature of the experience, allowing couples and event planners to bring in the team of their choosing without restriction.

As an Estate Winery, St. Supéry has the highest level of control over both the grape growing and winemaking processes, allowing them to manage their wine from berry to bottle. The estate vineyards, Rutherford Estate and Dollarhide Estate, provide every drop that goes into St. Supéry wines. To be labeled “estate,” a wine must be produced entirely from grapes owned by the winery and made and bottled on the winery property. This high level of control, from grape to glass, ensures the world-class wine quality for which they are known for. St. Supéry’s Rutherford Estate Vineyard surrounds the winery in the celebrated Rutherford wine growing region along Highway 29. Thirty-five acres are planted with red Bordeaux varieties: cabernet sauvignon, merlot, petit verdot and cabernet franc. With three soil types and an elevation of 154 feet, Rutherford Estate Vineyard enjoys a Mediterranean climate of warm days, cool nights and a long, dry growing season. These conditions are ideal for the red Bordeaux varieties, which are used for the estate's red blend, Élu, as well as St. Supéry’s Rutherford Estate Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc — three of their exceptional single vineyard bottlings. Located in the northeastern hills of Napa Valley, the Dollarhide Estate Ranch is a valley within a valley and has 1,530-plus acres, 500 planted to the vineyard. The oldest vines at Dollarhide Estate, now more than 30 years old, produce the full-bodied, robust cabernet sauvignon and distinctive sauvignon blanc wines upon which St. Supéry’s reputation was built. Vineyard elevations ranging from 600 to 1,100 feet above sea level, seven different soil series, 13 soil variations and unique microclimates, combine at Dollarhide to create an especially accommodating growing environment for Bordeaux grape varieties. During CEO, Emma Swain’s and Vice President of Winemaking and Vineyards, Michael Scholz’s tenure with St. Supéry, the winery has undergone a transformation in quality with extensive investments in the vineyard, winery and technology. The quality of the wines has never been better, which is reflected through highly acclaimed accolades including Robert Parker, Jr.’s comments praising the winery for “dramatically raising the quality level of their offerings.” St. Supéry Estate’s wines are 100% estate from grape to bottle. They have complete control over how our grapes are grown and how our wine is made from crush through bottling. We strive to keep our land pristine and our wines at the highest quality and are proud to have both our land and winery certified Napa Green. Environmental stewardship is incredibly important at St. Supéry, and they strive each day to “walk the walk” in the vineyards, in the cellar and even in the business offices.

• Spaces for 200 Guests
• 1 Historic Space
• 1 Estate
• 1 Mansion

History It was built in 1867 and is a California Historical Landmark because it was the first non native residence to be constructed in Crockett. The Carquinez Women's Club has been caringly preserving the integrity of this beautiful home over the years, and it is currently being maintained and controlled by the organization. It has been in the care of the Carquinez Women's Club since 1974 that the Old Homestead and gardens are maintained. The Crockett Lions Club was the driving force behind the extensive restorations. New window coverings, interior painting, a disability ramp, a bathroom addition, the repair of the former bathroom, and more were all done as part of the remodeling project. Several organizations, including the Crockett Community Foundation, C&H Sugar Company, and the Carquinez Women's Club, all graciously contributed to the success of these initiatives. Northern California Historical Event Venue The Old Homestead and Gardens' natural beauty, along with the rich history of the property, makes this ideal setting a popular destination for a variety of events, from casual barbecues to elegant weddings. The garden's attraction is enhanced by the fact that it is surrounded by a lovely woodland area and a quaint period residence, creating a sense of intimate privacy. The Old Homestead is a proud monument to the past, and those who pass through its gates become a part of its long-held history of hospitality. The Old Homestead and Gardens is a Performance & Event Venue, a Wedding Venue, and a Landmark & Historical Place.

• Spaces for 18-250 Guests
• 2 Outdoor Spaces
• 2 Event Spaces

Located in the heart of Napa Valley, Elizabeth Spencer Winery in Rutherford is the perfect location for your private event. They offer four separate spaces for private events and can accommodate groups up to 250. Contact them to book a space for a wine reception, rehearsal dinner, corporate meeting or other social gathering. Whether you’re planning a small, intimate dinner or celebrating with 250 of your closest friends, they will help make your event unforgettable. With four stunning venues to choose from, Elizabeth Spencer Winery is the ideal location for your wine country event. The Studio is their premier venue at approximately 2000 square feet. It is a spacious, refurbished artist studio and private garden with views of the western Mayacamas range. The Cottage is a charming, 384 square foot space and is the perfect setting for a private tasting, corporate meeting, or special dinner. The Rutherford Green provides ample space for large parties to mingle, dine, dance, and relax. Overhead cafe lighting adds a beautiful ambiance after sunset. Lastly, The Courtyard, at approximately 1850 square feet, provides a relaxed outdoor garden setting ideal for dinners, receptions, and larger gatherings. The belief of Elizabeth Spencer is that wine should be delicious and representative of its appellation of origin. They make wines to drink - inviting wines that them, their friends and their customers truly enjoy. Elizabeth Spencer Winery is the realization of a dream by husband and wife team of Spencer Graham and Elizabeth Pressler. Today, they have cultivated relationships with a small handful of outstanding and experienced growers in Sonoma and Mendocino now provide inspired fruit for a clutch of vividly fresh and endearingly delicious wines.

• Spaces for 60-200 Guests
• 1 Barn
• 1 Farm
• 4 Total Spaces

Every love story has a beginning, and this is no exception. Ours started more than 160 years ago. Rhinefarm has been a place where the Bundschu family and friends have celebrated life with imagination and good cheer for six generations. The origins of Gundlach Bundschu Winery can be traced back to a genuine love story. When it comes to designing your event, the dramatic grandeur of our 320-acre estate provides an almost limitless number of options. For those looking for wide vineyard vistas, rustic charm, and a variety of unique wedding venue alternatives, Gundlach Bundschu Winery may be the ideal site to commemorate the start of your marriage. Our hospitality team would welcome the opportunity to assist you with a portion of your wedding planning process. We provide proposal packages, amazing engagement shoots, extensive wedding ceremonies and receptions, intimate elopements, romantic vow renewals, and post-wedding celebrations. Contact us today to learn more about what we can do for you. The Gundlach Bundschu Winery hosts wedding receptions throughout the year, including the spring, summer, winter, and fall. Come celebrate with us at a momentous occasion that will be remembered for a lifetime.

• Spaces for 250 Guests

Capay Organic is a family-owned certified organic farm located at 23804 State Highway 16 in Capay, California, nestled in the rolling hills of Yolo County. Founded in 1976 on 20 acres by Kathy Barsotti and Martin Barnes, the farm has grown into a 500-acre operation cultivating more than 130 varieties of fruits and vegetables across two California growing regions. Now stewarded by second-generation owners Noah, Thaddeus, and Freeman, Capay Organic welcomes guests to the farm each spring through fall with tours and seasonal events that connect visitors directly with the land and the farmers who tend it. The farm's annual Capay Tomato festival, held on the last Saturday of July, draws community members to the property for a celebration of the harvest season. Private events and gatherings can also be hosted on-site. The farm's sustainable practices — including healthy crop rotation, careful water stewardship, and ecosystem diversity — shape the character of the land and the atmosphere it offers to guests. Capay Organic also supports local food access through significant produce donations and farm-to-school programs, reflecting a deep commitment to the broader community surrounding the farm.

From small-bite wine and food pairing sessions with their resident chefs to seated wine dinners and in-depth cellar tours, visit Cakebread Cellars for a unique Napa winery experience. Private events are available for groups of 10 to 50 guests. Quality and sustainability have been Cakebread cornerstones since their first vintage in 1973. They are a family winery, and we want to protect the land for future generations. At Cakebread Cellars, they embrace environmental responsibility with green practices that range from sustainable and organic farming and diligent water/energy conservation to extensive recycling operations (nearly 90% of winery-generated waste). They are proud to have been an early industry leader in these efforts. In fact, they were only the second California winery to achieve Napa Green certification; they are also certified as Fish Friendly and participate in the Certified California Sustainable Winegrowing program. Sustainable vineyard practices include: monitoring for soil moisture and vine stress to determine irrigation needs; automatic irrigation and mulching to reduce evaporation during irrigation; soil and nutrient management to maintain vineyard health, including composting, reducing herbicide use, avoiding synthetic fertilizers, properly managing pH, and applying microbials to improve vine balance. Our integrated pest management program encourages falcons for bird control and canopy management for disease control; as well as block by block monitoring to catch any issues before they have the chance to progress. We’re also committed to farming with as little impact as possible on the ecosystem. This includes documenting wildlife populations, limiting tree removal, establishing wildlife corridors, reducing run-off, protecting stream channels and planting native grasses. Elevate your next event with their culinary program. Since 1973, it has been inspired by the seasonal bounty of their estate fruit and vegetable garden. Their resident chefs continue that tradition by pairing farm-to-table fare with their acclaimed wines for vintner dinners, private events and cooking classes at their Napa winery. Each recipe in their extensive collection is inspired by fresh ingredients from the Cakebread Culinary Garden at their Napa Valley winery, and created by their resident winery chefs Brian Streeter and Thomas Sixsmith to complement their wines.

Located in the heart of the Napa Valley, for more than a century the Rutherford region has been recognized for producing red wines of incomparable opulence and elegance. Although measuring a mere six square miles, this coveted winegrowing area is home to some of the oldest and most storied wineries in the United States. Within this community, Round Pond Estate is neighbored by such acclaimed wineries as Beaulieu Vineyards, Caymus, Cakebread, Honig and Frog’s Leap. Offering a unique mix of microclimate and soil composition, Rutherford has proven ideal for the cultivation of Cabernet Sauvignon, as well as premium Italian and Spanish olives. Offering abundant sunshine, warm daytime temperatures and only moderate cooling influences, Rutherford yields fruit with ripe, robust character. Adding to this character is Rutherford’s unique alluvial soils deposited over millennia by the Napa and Russian rivers as well as the Conn Creek. These vibrant and diverse soils add to the region’s rich palette of flavors. Situated at the main Rutherford crossroads, between Beaulieu Vineyards and Caymus Winery, Round Pond has been growing premium wine grapes since the early 1980s. Cultivated with meticulous care, their grapes have been sold to several of the most preeminent wineries in the region. Recognizing the estate’s ecological diversity, they also undertook the planting of several varieties of imported Italian and Spanish olive trees for the production of premium oils. Because they are passionate about offering the finest gourmet items from the gifts nature has given them, they constructed a state-of-the art-mill to ensure absolute quality in the production of the artisan oils. In addition, using a small selection of extraordinary grapes from their vineyard’s 362 planted acres, Round Pond has established an acclaimed estate wine program focusing on world-class Cabernet Sauvignon produced in extremely limited quantities. Made in conjunction with our super-premium estate wines, they also produce prized red wine vinegars using the revered Orleans Method. For nearly a quarter-century they have had the pleasure and the privilege of being stewards of Round Pond Estate. While chemicals and shortcuts can make for quick fixes, the truth is, consistent, quality wine growing is about seasons, cycles and a long-term commitment to the land. To promote natural balance and vineyard health they have dedicated themselves to the principles of sustainable wine growing.

• Spaces for 250 Guests

Taber Ranch Vineyard & Event Center sits on a terraced hilltop in Capay Valley, California, surrounded by rolling hills, oak trees, grape vines, and olive groves. The Armstrong family — Martin and Dawn — reimagined the ancestral ranch in the late 1990s, transforming a quiet family property into a modern event destination that blends agricultural heritage with a serene wine-country setting. The venue operates seasonally from mid-April through the last weekend of October and accommodates weddings, corporate gatherings, holiday celebrations, and private events for up to 250 guests. Four distinct spaces serve different moments of an event: the Wedding Plateau offers an elevated outdoor ceremony location with 360-degree valley views and dramatic sunset backdrops; a patio and fountain lounge provide space for cocktail hours; the lawn accommodates seated dinners under bistro lighting; and the historic converted Barn hosts dancing and evening celebrations. The Tasting Room is available for intimate private evening events and casual afternoon gatherings. In-house wine, beer, and local cider are available, along with wood-fired pizza and small bites made with local ingredients.

• Spaces for 300 Guests
• 1 Restaurant
• 1 Ballroom
• 1 Historic Space

Historic Hotel Woodland is a Spanish Colonial Revival landmark on Main Street in Woodland, California, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Completed in 1928 and designed by prominent Bay Area architect W. H. Weeks, the hotel was built to serve as an upscale gathering place for Yolo County's most populous city. A multi-million dollar, 39-month restoration completed in 1997 returned the property to its original grandeur — meticulously preserving the hotel's architecture, artwork, sculpture, alcoves, shaded patio, and graceful fountain. The venue's spacious, beautifully restored ballroom and dining room open onto a classic enclosed Spanish-style patio with a bubbling fountain and shade trees, accommodating up to 300 guests. The setting is well suited for wedding ceremonies, receptions, rehearsal dinners, and bridal showers. In-house catering is provided by LUDYs BBQ and Catering, with menus ranging from appetizers for intimate parties to full carved and served prime rib dinners. Historic Hotel Woodland has been voted Best Venue by readers of the Daily Democrat and is convenient to all Northern California communities, just minutes from Sacramento, with free on-site parking.

Gustave Niebaum was born on August 30 in Helsingfors (present-day Helsinki), Finland, into a Swedish-speaking family. Niebaum received his master papers from the Nautical Institute in Helsingfors, and was given his first command in 1864 to captain a ship headed through the Bering Strait to Russian America, later purchased by the United States as the Department of Alaska in 1868. He explores the land and water routes of this frontier region and begins a career in commerce. As ship's captain, Gustave Niebaum sails into San Francisco Bay, after traveling throughout Alaska and its surrounding islands, with a cargo of fur hides and sealskins worth $600,000, a fortune at the time. He settles in San Francisco and, along with several partners, founds the Alaska Commercial Company, which establishes trading posts and shipping lines in Alaskan territory. Within a decade of leaving Finland, Niebaum is a multi-millionaire with a refined taste for life and a dream of building an American winery to rival the great chateaus of Europe. Niebaum buys the Inglenook property as well as the adjoining Rohlwing Farm for $48,000. After extensive travel and study, Niebaum chooses Inglenook's site, intuiting its extraordinary potential for growing grapes. He continues to acquire smaller parcels of neighboring land over the next several years so that by 1887 he ownsed 1,100 contiguous acres, spending a total sum of about $60,000. Fluent in several languages, Niebaum assiduously collected books on every aspect of winemaking, assembling a private library considered to be one of the most valuable on viticulture and oenology. John Daniel Jr.—Niebaum's grandnephew, who assumes management of Inglenook in 1939—eventually donates this library to the University of California at Davis. Inglenook's Chateau winery was conceived to be a state-of-the-art facility. The Chateau's design is based on gravity-flow, one of the first of its type in Napa Valley, and includes an early form of rebar—using cable from cable-cars in San Francisco—to stave off earthquake tremors and to help the building shift safely. True to his fastidious nature in each step of the winemaking process, Niebaum devises California's first grape-sorting table and also installs the state's first bottling line to ensure the wines' provenance from growth to bottle, the latter always bearing the California Pure Wine Stamp and secured with an intricate wire maze to guarantee the wine's integrity. After almost 200 years, Inglenook is still a prominent, luxurious winery in Napa Valley.

• Spaces for 450 Guests

Ryde Hotel and Event Center sits on the banks of the Sacramento River in California's Delta region, occupying a distinctive Art Deco building with a peachy-toned facade and orchard-lined surroundings. Its waterfront setting — paired with a private boat dock, a lush garden shaded by 200-year-old walnut trees, and 42 guest rooms available for overnight stays — makes it a self-contained destination for weddings and private celebrations. The hotel offers both indoor and outdoor event spaces, including the Grand Dining Room and an adjacent outdoor patio. Full-service coordination covers catering, rentals (tables, chairs, and tableware), photography logistics, music arrangements, and rehearsal dinner planning, giving hosts a single point of contact for most wedding-day details. Ryde Hotel has hosted weddings for generations, drawing couples who seek a historic waterfront setting with the convenience of on-site accommodations for their guests.