Very friendly and informed staff. They gave us and everyone else that ventured in for the complementary tasting the same attention and courtesy. Fabulous patio to enjoy your wine as well. Definitely a "must visit" when in St Helena!! read more

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I went in to Heitz Cellars this weekend and Joe helped my friends and I taste not only their "Martha's Vineard" Cabernet, but several other very good wines and ports. Joe and the tasting room staff were not only willing to give information and answer questions about each wine they poured, but they were courteous, friendly and welcoming even with a group of several people. I will not only be back myself, but I would recommend you go see Joe and the tasting room staff at Heitz Cellars. - Amy Foster, Dublin, CA read more

Heitz used to be my go to wine for parties. I've purchased more than 10 cases over the past 2 years. I even purchased 2003, and 2004 single vineyard bottles as they are the birth years of my children... a perfect gift for them when they turn 21. However this past year my visit to the the tasting room left such a bad taste in my mouth. I mean that figuratively. The employees there we unfriendly, they pours were stingy, and overall the place has a horrible feel to it. Wondering why? Heitz was sold to Gaylon Lawrence Jr. out of Arkansas!!!! No wonder! Heitz no longer is family owned by a family that's all about friendliness and experience. It's now owned by a money man that knows very little about creating a good customer experience. I'll never buy another bottle of Heitz - there are many other better wine companies to support. read more

Very cozy tasting room. NO tasting fee. They poured more for us than what was on the tasting menu. Rudy, the dog, is famous because he is on the cover of the dog book. Check them out! read more

Great staff, free tasting ,interesting wine ,lovely Porto !! Here the video https://youtu.be/saP2IZO56tc

While driving up we saw the Heitz logo and I immediately pulled into their parking lot because i wanted to taste some of their Cabs. As we walked in the guy pouring didn't even bother to acknowledge us or even wave. The tasting room is small but beautifully designed. There were about 6 people tasting, so we waited patiently. I kept looking at the tasting area for him to say something to us but nope. After 10 mins of waiting we opted to leave and still got not a single word from the employee. I would have loved to try some of their wines but for now im going to boycott their asses. The employee made us feel like we didn't belong there. I do gotta say hes right, we are better than his snobbish attitude. read more

The lady at the front was so rude and didn't even let us in since we had a stroller. She didn't even bother asking who in our group wanted to go in since I didn't care if baby goes or not. I had to use the restroom too and all she said was it was for their paying members. WTH? How could she assume we weren't planning to pay? AVOID THIS AWFUL PLACE AT ALL COST TO SAVE SOME HEADACHE. There's plenty of other good places like sutter homes and sterling read more

This place is great! Excellent wine, free tastings, great staff, what more can you ask for?! They have ya some of their high end pours which were most excellent. I would recommend this place to everyone. read more

Heitz is a welcome change to the winery crowds next door at Sattui. I was much more at home with the more personable atmosphere and felt all the more at home the more wines I tried. Virtually all of the wines I tasted were winners. Particularly interesting is the Grignolino--it's a white that goes down a little more like a red. It's very reasonably priced and it's a good wine for any white-wine-but-red-curious drinkers that will still please the red lovers. read more

My 1 star is not for the no longer free tasting, although that was great when they had it. My review is for the red haired host who turned us away with pretty much a cold shoulder. We walked into an empty winery, and without even greeting us, he told us that we wouldn't be able to taste wine today. Confused, I told him that I saw they had a walk in welcome policy. He told me that he had no openings and that our group was too big to accommodate. I told him that two people were only coming in the drop us off and wanted to see the inside. He said it didn't matter and we would still have to reserve even if they were leaving. Just a bad experience all around read more

Heitz wines are always finely crafted and beautifully balanced. The "Napa Valley" bottlings are among the best wine values anywhere in the world. read more

The most commercial tasting experience ever. Every wine is all about: this is the wine that is grown from this vineyard blah blah blah.... Enjoy. Very little pour. Won't come back. read more

I'd consider older reviews with a bit a caution. The Heitz Family sold the winery recently and the new owners are making changes. The larger free flight is gone. Now you get two free pours and the option of a $35 and a $75 (?!) flight of you want to taste more. We've been coming here for over 11 years and I really loved the tasting here with the friendly staff and chairs by the fire place (easily 5 stars). Today the chairs are gone and I worry it will become less of a must-stop destination. read more

Heitz offers a great tasting of their wines. As noted, their tasting is free and they not only offer their current release, but also some of their older wines. Very nice and relaxed setting. We took our glasses and went out onto the deck. The staff was knowledgeable, but not pushy. They offer several older bottles and a few vertical boxed sets for sale. They also have a nice Port! If you like red wine, you must check it out. read more

We had 8 people, called ahead and got the approval and were treated with complete disrespect when we showed up. There were only about 6 people in the tasting room when we got here and were turned away. Not only that, we were met with complete disrespect by multiple employees. Amazing that someone would turn away business. The were rude and disrespectful. read more

3.5. Overall, good reds but nothing that blew me away. The tasting is complimentary. Seems like a rarity in Napa nowadays.

Relaxing grounds with a fountain out back. And free tastings in Napa? Get outta here! Our host was excellent, even coming outside to us to pour our next tastes so we didnt have to keep going in and out! Friendly, welcoming, and right on "the strip". read more

This is one of the oldest wineries in Napa and one of the few wineries still giving FREE wine tastings! There were four to choose from today when I went. I tried the PORT wine which was really fruity and sweet! I really liked it. I also tried the sauvignon blanc, which was alright. The zinfandel burned all the way down my throat and caused to me choke a couple of seconds. It was more embarrassing than life threatening...but it wasn't too pleasant. However, overall, I was very impressed with the staff and their wines. I would totally come back! read more

Just had the most amazing time here. Joe was very knowledgeable and engaging. The wines were traditional and well done. I think I found a new winery to be in love with :D read more

My wife and I are fans of Heitz Cellars. For thirty bucks at the grocery store we are alway pleased with their Napa Cab. It is smooth and pleasing to our tongues and that's all that matters to me. We stopped by today and were very pleased with the tasting experience. Not much pomp and circumstance but the server was able to manage a pretty full room with ease. I never felt rushed or neglected and was surprised that there was no tasting fee. As I said the Heitz cabs flow over my taste buds like home cooking. We bought a couple Zins, an 06 Napa Cab and three Trailside Vineyard Cabs. When I got home I went to Vons and bought the last 8 bottles of '05 Napa Cab on the recommendation of the guy at the winery. He was surprised that there was still some available. read more

A regular favorite of the Benjamin M. family. They can't currently be found in stores, and they sell out of their Rose almost immediately unless you're on their mailing list and ORDER EARLY. I have a few bottles of port from them, and this year I'm trying their Cabernet: great stuff. read more

Free tastings, easy going atmosphere, classy decor, delicious reds. I've been twice and both times walked out with a purchase. unusual for me considering I rarely drink wine. read more

Another quality place that doesn't charge for tastings. We didn't have reservations and it was fine; friendly and knowledgeable staff a real plus. I bought a port here that was an amazing value. Cool winery dog as well. read more

Exceptional reds and one of my favorite Cabs. Beautiful tasting room with a friendly and knowledgeable staff. Free tastings are great,and led to me purchasing an extra bottle that I would not have otherwise! A beautiful patio with vineyard view, this place was an fabulous stop along my wine tasting adventure. read more

I rate wineries as a place to hang out first, and wine second - in order of importance: 1)Patio and picnic areas = 3.5 stars 2)Views=4. 3)Interior spaces=3.5 stars, 4)Hangout desirability=3.5, 5)Casualness=5, 6)Wine quality/cost balance=4.5, 7)Staff friendly/helpful=5. My rating for Heitz comes out to 4.1 stars. Nutshell: Small, wonderful patio fronts the vineyard. Low cost tasting, very good wine at a good price, friendly staff. Small, adequate building. read more

This is my favorite winery in Napa. If you love cabs come here. The wine is superb (suggest the 2002 Cabernet) and the staff is very nice and let you try any wine they have for free. Depending on your budget you can get a $36, $80 or $110 bottle of wine - all are good but the 2002 was my favorite. Enjoy! read more

This was our first stop in Napa. They offered free tastings and the man that helped us was great. Felt very much like a close knit, family winery. Great wine and the grounds were beautiful. read more

I have been coming to this winery for over 30 years. It is difficult to find a winery where every year the are very very consistent. I believe that this winery has the best priced wines for the quality. the delicious wines that are made every year from this winery are so good that they are the wines I drink the most as a "daily drinker" wine. The Zinfandel is extraordinary and for less that $30 a bottle, I believe it is one the best deals in Napa. read more

5 stars for the atmosphere and property, 3-4 starts for the wine but it is a free tasting so I have to recommend. The single vineyard cabs are too pricey but we get a bottle of the napa valley 2005 each time we go. Very nice cab and 40$ for napa isn't too bad. The other wines are decent quality and a fair price if you aren't into the snooty-ness and pretentious people that you'll find sometimes in napa. The tasting room is nice but simple, the fireplace and leather chairs in the tasting room give it a cozy feel. The property is really beautiful out back and a great place for a napa valley picture. read more

Another one of our favorite places to stop...always attentive service, getting to know your tastes without any pressure or pretension. Feels like old school Napa...no tasting charges and usually a good deal to be had on buying wine. Love finding an older bottle or two to take home. This is the place for cabs... read more

This review likely (hopefully) has a lot to do with timing. We had an early reservation at Press, which is right across the street, and we have been drinking Heitz over the years but had never made it to the winery, and this seemed like a great chance. It was a Monday at about 4:30, so close to closing time, but plenty of time. So we went in with high expectations and excitement. There was no one else there when we pulled up, and that was fine with us. The worker came out, gave a simple greeting, and set us up a couple glasses.It took a lot of effort for me to draw her out into talking about Heitz, and it was only after a another guy came in that she basically agreed to tell us about the winery. We also weren't drinking everything and needed a dump/spit bucket. It semed like she had already cleaned everything up and didn't want to put it back out. She kept taking our glasses and dumping them at the sink as we needed. So no spitting possible. Was pretty strange and not what I expected. We did end up taking a nicer bottle of Cab home with us (never ones to let tasting rooms influence us if the grape is good.) So, hopefully our experience was a product of showing up at the end of a long day. Obviously a lot of yelpers have had very positive things to say. Since we always make it to D&D and really enjoyed Press, I can see us coming back for another try next time we are in the area. read more

Rolled in here on a friend's recommendation and was treated to a wonderful free tasting. Very good wine and their Port was a nice discovery indeed. Extremely friendly and casual staff, if only more places were like this. read more

Wanted to come here for awhile, one of the few tasting rooms along Hwy 29 I can say that about. Even though it was Friday afternoon, we found ourselves alone here. Free tasting here? Really? OK. Tasted a decent '07 chardonnay, an '04 Napa Valley Cabernet, a surprisingly tasty '06 grignolino, an '06 petit verdot that blew Rutherford Hill's out of the water and their Ink Grade port. Wish I hadn't bought so many port's before coming here or I would have grabbed one. We ended up getting the petit verdot and the grignolino which I can't wait to pair with wifey's cooking. Nice tasting room, and gorgeous back patio overlooking their vineyards to the east. Worth it. read more

Very simple and unassuming location in Napa with a great patio to sit out on and drink wine. The free tasting coupled with very friendly service makes this place a must visit. Plus, if you make a move to purchase some bottles, you may be able to get a taste of a few of the more rare (behind the counter) wines that aren't available to the general public. Definitely a good place to hit towards the end of the day for a relaxing experience! read more

I feel like I can't really give this place a valid review since we didn't actually try the wines. I'm going to anyway, though. :) We spent five minutes standing and waiting for the man who worked there to acknowledge our existence, and we got nothing. So they have free tastings, which is nice, but they seem put off by people, which is NOT so nice! We left without trying anything since their wines are quite expensive anyway!! read more

We stopped by Heitz today with friends who have come to the winery the past three years. They warned us they go for the port only, as the experience isn't much to write home about. They were correct. Cold. That's a good adjective to explain the service. Our friends confirmed this is how the experience has been in previous years, too. We probably won't be back - but will likely order the port. read more

Complimentary wine tasting in Napa. Shocked. Lots of Cabernet Sauvignons here bookended by a white wine and port. The 1998 Martha's Vineyard cab isn't part of their standard lineup, but we were lucky enough to try it and it was by far my favorite. $110 per bottle though. I personally wasn't a fan of the port which was very sweet and syrupy but a bottle was much more reasonably priced at $20. Their tasting room is tiny and unpretentious. The patio in the back is shaded and overlooks their gorgeous vineyards, and you are free to take your wine there to enjoy. 5 stars for ambiance, 4 stars for wine. read more

One of the few free and quaint tasting rooms left in the Valley and that's not even the catch...the wine is!!! Unique varietals with amazing composition! If you know true winos...this is a great spot to take them! YUUUUUUMMY! read more

I came here on a wine tasting tour, so this place was chosen by our guide. The wines were good, I wasn't completely 'wow'ed by anything. The port was pretty good, and I'm not normally a fan of port wines. The tasting was free, but short and not super engaging. We were in and out in about 10 minutes. The property is beautiful though. read more

Of the 8 or so wineries I went to this weekend, this was by far the most disappointing one. The wine tasting was free, so that's good. That about ends all the good I have to say about it. Oh wait, no, the property was pretty nice too. Ok, yes, that's it. I was looking forward to tasting Heitz wines because of what little I already knew about it. I was quite disappointed, it was nowhere near as good as I thought it would be. In fact, I didn't find it to be good at all. Neither did my friends. In addition, the it was one of the most impersonal experiences I had all weekend and I just don't think there's an excuse for that. There weren't that many people in there. It was basically "here's a taste of each wine now leave me alone." read more