The history of this winery is quite enamoring, and the fact that they have three types of soil all in one giant plot of land is something I have never seen across all the wineries I've visited. They are a cab producer, so our tasting was of four different types of cabs. While three were all same vintage, they tasted different just owing to the different soil the grapes grew on - amazing to be able to do a flight like that. Interior decor was also amazing - you walk in and see a balcony that overlooks two of their planting fields and it just takes your breath away. And the tasting was very intimate. We have a very nice host who clearly knew a lot about their wine and the vineyard. And they take you around to the actual fields in a ATV. Couldn't have asked for a more amazing visit. read more

An extraordinary experience! A private tasting surrounded by a beautiful view, wines were amazing and paired with a plate consisted of skewers of filet mignon and heirloom tomato straight from the farmer's market, 4 different types of cheese, truffle cream cheese and pickle over cracker, salami wrapped string bean, cheese and basil. We got to taste their 2013 Cab from 3 of their vineyards, Red Rock, Gravelly Meadow and Volcanic Hill. I'm not a red drinker but they were good and smooth. They have a 4th vineyard, The Lake. The wine from The Lake was not included in the tasting but our friend treated us to a $500 2013 bottle. Amazing! Our wine guide, Cidy had a surprise for us and we got to taste their 2012 from Gravelly Meadow. Just a year older than the 2013 we tasted but so so so good! All their wines can be easily aged for some time but who wants to wait when it's so good already? :) Cidy, our wine guide was great! She was very informative, attentive and made it extra special for my first private wine tasting! A highly recommended experience! read more

See all

After trying to get wine tasting reservation for a while due to pandemic, we finally entered the door of this spectacular winery today!! It is an intimate wine tasting session with a beautiful view all around, the wine are truly spectacular while the food ? It is just crackers a a few slice of average cheese, possibly you could expect something better since the flat fee for tasting is 100$ per person and that includes a welcoming glass of bubble, and three glasses of Diamond creek cab single vineyard cab, truly delicious! Also we were poured a glass of blend wine and before touring the property we had a refill of our favorite wine!! Over all a great experience And thank you Allie for all your information and knowledge you shared with us read more

At $95 a person you can do far better. There property is amazing. The service is mixed with making you wait, having no tour, and showing you a video. The wines have gone down hill. At $95 go elsewhere especially for the 2016s. I've tried over 100 wineries in California, am a Som, and I have to honestly say this is a bottom 5% wine quality adjusted for the price. Go to Harlan, NVR, Promontory, or Opus One if you want great quality at this price. Go to Sodaro (A+ and free) Porter (also free!), or Caldwell if you want a good family experience. This is just overpriced for wines that have gone downhill. And don't fall for the tasting fees they pay to WA, follow your palate. Rather than emailing me about how I had a bad day and should remove my review perhaps the winery staff should visit these 8 wineries then reconsider. read more

Really amazing experience - the wine, the vineyards, and overall experience. This was our favorite tasting experience of the week and we did some really amazing wineries. Highly recommend if you are into intimate tastings and amazing mountain cabs. read more

I guess I'm one of the lucky few who discovered Diamond Creek over 20 years ago. I remember buying it at $30 a bottle and thinking it was expensive. It's a very small winery that makes extraordinary wines. I realize this could be a potential turn-off to some people in this age of uber-bend-over-backwards customer service but Diamond Creek makes, IMHO the best Cabernet in the world. This is a wine that has an aftertaste that can linger for almost an hour! Their wines are big, fruity, tannic and will stain your teeth. They are wines that are meant for special occasions -- then again, opening a proerly aged Diamond Creek IS a special occasion! If you can go on the tour and picnic, do so! If you have a bottle of Diamond Creek and are willing to share, you'll find yourself with others doing the same and you'll gain some new friends as well as taste some fantastic wines! read more

Amazing wine tour! We were treated incredibly well. The detail & attention paid to our visit was just insane and well worth the $75 per person fee. The hostess prepared a 4 course tasting menu including grilling steak- which these wines really needed. She made chicken pâté, local fig & honey plate and other dishes. Touring the 80 acre estate was a great deal of fun. The wines were simply outstanding. We went to Shafer wines after this tasting. We were deeply disappointed in the way they treated when compared to the incredibly warm, prepared and focused manner we were treated at Diamond Creek read more

Without question, this is our favorite winery tour of all time. Fortunately, my son is in the wine business, so we were fortunate enough to be able to get a reservation for a private tasting at $75 per person (the winery is not open to the general public). The tasting included not only current releases of their three normal cabs, but also two library releases of all three, as well, so we had a mini-vertical tasting of each. The only wine we were not able to taste was their Lake Vineyard. In addition to the incredible wines, which retail for $175+/bottle each, we were treated to some of the finest hors d'oeuvres we've been served, prepared by our fabulous hostess, Cidy Pedersoli. The winery offers one of the best views in all of Napa Valley, and the day we were there offered bright sunshine, making a bad photo impossible to take. The wines we tasted from the three vineyards (Gravelly Meadow, Red Rock Terrace and Volcanic Hill) are as good as any Cabernets we've tasted. The current releases are a little young, but the two older vintages showed the potential these wines have for aging, and they are spectacular. read more

Four of us tasted with Cidy and we were all impressed by our experience! Not having been to Diamond Creek before, we weren't sure what to expect. We'd had their wines at home but we've learned that at times the tasting experience and the wines are not on the same level. This is not true of Diamond Creek! Cidy welcomed us outside and put us at ease with her conversation and welcoming demeanor. She brought us inside and poured us some wine to enjoy as she talked about the history of the vineyard/property and the wines. Cidy and Anna prepared a few DELICIOUS appetizers for us to nibble on as we enjoyed the wine, and we got a chance to spend a few minutes outside looking over the property. Our tasting was an amazing pairing of food and wine; Diamond Creek wines are so unique and are amazing on their own, but paired with equally amazing food it was an experience that will be hard to beat. After our pairing lunch, we were able to tour the property with Cidy and learn more about the differences between the Diamond Creek vineyards by actually driving by them and feeling the climate changes from one to the next - truly a unique experience. I'd recommend this experience to anyone who has a love of Napa Cabernet and enjoys learning about the history behind them. Cheers! read more

The people here on the "special" open days are really very nice. The lake and grounds are beautiful and it is fantastic to have free access to the grounds with only a small group of people. However: the pours for the tasting were tiny and the wines really didn't do it for me. I suppose I should give it more stars and a better review because it was free and really a lovely day for me- but I also realize the trick here: treat people to an amazing (free) day at the lake and you will guilt them into buying some very expensive bottles of wine. ;-) read more

Possibly the BEST tasting I've ever been to in California. Wow. This is super private, reservation-only, and expensive. But if you can swing it, hit this place for sure. Amazing wines, beautiful view, great tour of the vineyards, and a memorable experience. The food served with the wine (full lunch) was outstanding. read more

Diamond Creek is one of those special places in the valley that you are amazed when you see it. Napa Valley has so many great places to visit, but occassionally one pops up out of nowhere and you wonder how you never realized it was there. Such is Diamond Creek ... a beautiful, secluded vineyard not that far off of Highway 29 but in spirit a thousand miles away from the normal bustle of the valley. Our tour and tasting by Cidy was personal, enjoyable ... and most importantly: tasty. Their Cabernet wines in the Bordeaux style truly stand out as excellent. On top of the great wine, its impossible to separate the wine from the property. It has a feel that is part Napa Valley, Rock City and summertime at the lakes in northern Michigan. It all comes together for a truly unique and superb experience. read more

Charming place. You drive through the windy shaded single lane road and through this rustic gate all of the sudden you are in paradise. I believe it is an Invitation only vineyard. Went here for a special aged wine tasting event. They had music, cheese and the most delicious Cabs. I would highly recommend this winery. Also, they raised over 2 million for Parkinson's research. Al B. owner was a Napa Pioneer and one of the first Vineyards following prohibition. read more

Diamond Creek is perhaps the coolest vineyard in the entire Napa-Sonoma region. Closed most of the year, it is open to the public just 4 days a year, and even then, by invitation only. Once inside, you will discover the miracle that is Diamond Creek. Built from the ground up by owner Al Brounstein, the Vineyard is exquisitely sculpted, including a manmade lake, 11 manmade waterfalls, and a magnificent swimming pool. The afternoon includes a tour, a wine tasting, a raffle (for three bottles of wine), and a jazz concert by the pool. We brought a picnic lunch The wines are $175, which is a lot of money to pay for a bottle of wine, but these wines are truly superb. Diamond Creek contains several distinct "microclimates", enabling it to produce three or four different wines from the same grapes. I aspire to own some one day. Fortunately, the tasting is free. If you have the opportunity, I would definitely recommend a visit. read more

I absolutely loved everything about my day at Diamond Creek. Nothing could have made it more perfect. I actually forgot that I live in the city and had to go to work the next day. The lake is beautiful and there are gorgeous waterfalls all around. We went to a small jazz concert right in the middle of the vineyard. Just amazing. read more

Diamond Creek is an amazing property.one of a kind. You can see that a volcano erupted milions of years ago and left these tiny vineyards all different terroirs but 60 feet apart. This is a small spectaular winery that does not want to be big but makes Diamond Mountain cabernet that is world class ie Paris tastings of 1976. At the annual picnics you get to tast the barrell tasting of the 3 vineyards, Volcanic Hill, Gravely Meadow and Red Rock Terr in a vertical tasting. Asgood you as you can get! This vineyard is over 40 years old and is the first estate cabernet sauvinoin vineyard in Ca. Worth a trip and worth the $$$ read more