Viader Vineyards & Winery - Deer Park, California

John Taormino

The view.......WOW!! This place was extremely nice. We visited here last week for our 15th anniversary. We were the only ones there and we felt like kings. We tasted some wines and then took a tour of the property and caves. Then visited the wine making process. Then we went back to the patio and tasted more wines. The wines were very good.

PF Wine Tours

We tasted here way back in 2012 shortly before opening up our boutique wine tour company, PF WineTours, as we wanted to learn as much as we could while getting the licenses, permits, legal, etc. In order to start doing tours and they definitely made my list (only 1 in 3 wineries make my list, on average, where I will then take the t8me to write a blurb up on them to send out with itineraries) and I was taking clients there for few years on a very regular basis and they always loved it but as I made new discoveries to take people to, I unfortunately let these guys slip down the list and years went by without bringing clients here. A/O Spring 2021, I have started coming here again and clients have been loving the experience, wines and views like crazy! Viader Winery was founded by a WOMAN: Diana Viader back in the 1980s in a world that is still very male dominated, much worse in the early 80s! Diana is also the CEO, the original winemaker (as it should be since human FEMALES generally have much better palates than men amd make better winakers [ think Heidi Barrett, the female winemaker who is the reason for SCREAMING EAGLE to get consistent ratings of 100 points year after year making them.one of Napa's most famous and serious cult wineries). DIANA VIADER is also the current co-winemaker together with her son, Alan Viader. The Viader Wine, a CabSauv/CabFranc blend (2nd on tasting list) truly lives up to it's nickname Liquid Cashmere. The $100 fee is kinda ridiculous and may make you think they are pretentious but NOPE! NOT at all, they really are not! They do have a quite decent fee waiver policy: each 3 bottle buy waives one fee, ..Cool story, too: FEMALE (and now her son as well makes wine) winemaker, FEMALE founder and FEMALE CEO, this is truly a family run business AND it is just gorgeous up there on Howell Mountain looking down on Lake Hennessey!

Johan Nävermyr (johan)

Absolutely amazing hospitality, crazy good wines and just breathtaking views. Even their wine cave amazed me! A must visit in Napa!

Stephanie Scott

Beautiful location, wonderful people and wonderful wine. Would highly recommend to anyone visiting Napa who enjoys smaller wineries and red wine. Very personal experience.

Kristina Torres-Diaz

Excellent personalized tour. Both Roman and Jennifer are very knowledgeable and make the most of your time there. Really feels like a family atmosphere. If this is winery doesn’t pop up on your top list for your first visit to Napa due to less Popular reviews, please please
Consider them. The view is absolutely incredible higher up on the mountain versus other wineries down by CA-29. Their food pairings are also absolutely phenomenal with their wines! We spent most of our time with Roman and it felt like time with family more than anything.

mike whitaker

If you are looking for exceptional wines, an amazing view, an incredible history and story - then look no further. This is one of our favorite wineries/vineyards in Napa. We've been twice and the experience was nothing less than great. We had Chip this time and over a year ago. I highly recommend this place. I joined the wine club this time and very excited to continue to receive new releases. During the walk one of the owners was bottling and gave us a nice taste of a wine they were bottling. It was even great at it's young state.

Alfonso Leon

Finished our mountain day with a trip to Viader. Jennifer welcomed us, and from the start we were amazed. The view is special, the Viader story is special, and the wine is gorgeous.

The wines are truly beautiful. Jennifer was kind enough to provide insights on the winemaking and how Alan Viader is looking towards the future with some new varietals--excited is an understatement.

If you can make it up to Howell Mountain be sure to take the trip to Viader.

Javier Quiñones

Great vineyard, but careful with the membership!
We visited this vineyard in August of 2019, and had a wonderful experience and loved the wine. Our favorite part of the experience was the beautiful view from the vineyard and the property.
Unfortunately, we can't say the same for the experience following our visit. We recalled placing a one-time order for wine, and after receiving our initial shipment, were then sent a second shipment. We inquired with the vineyard, regarding the extra shipment as well as charges (as good as the wine is, it is somewhat pricey in our opinion). We received a quick response from the owner, stating they would get back to a shortly, and never did. I followed up stating we had not received any communication, and they stated they had sent me an email and that perhaps it was in my junk folder (never found it ). They sent us copies of the forms we signed at the vineyard, none of which disclosed any recurring charges or membership requirements. By this time, our only choice would be to dispute it with our credit card, or simply enjoy the additional $900 worth of wine (6 bottles, which again for us is slightly pricey, despite being wonderful wine). We decided to let it go and not dispute it.
While I would recommend the wine and the vineyard for the experience, I would recommend caution with regards to signing up for any membership and making sure that all details are disclosed! Most other vineyards we visited during our Napa trip, had more clear communications and policies regarding purchase requirements and membership requirements.