Experts' Choice Award Castello di Amorosa
What the experts agree on
This elaborate 13th-century Italian castle replica took 14 years to build and captivates visitors with its moat, drawbridge, and hand-cut stone details. Pair your tour with wine tastings and blending seminars in the great hall.
Fodor's "An astounding medieval structure complete with drawbridge and moat, chapel, stables, and secret passageways, the Castello commands Diamond Mountain's lower eastern slope." Full review
Travel + Leisure " Guests can follow a two-hour tour, complete with a sampling of wines in the great hall and blending seminar on how to make Super-Tuscans.
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Lonely Planet "It took 14 years to build this perfectly replicated, 13th-century Italian castle, complete with moat, hand-cut stone walls, ceiling frescoes by Italian artisans." Full review
Afar Magazine "Castello di Amorosa is an architectural wonderland right in the middle of Napa Valley." Full review
U.S. News & World Report4.0
"Mystifies visitors of all ages. If the allure of seeing a moat, a drawbridge — even a torture chamber — in Northern California is not enough, recent guests also vouch for the wine." Full review
Travel + Leisure "The owners of one California winery took their connection to the wine world (and Italian heritage) seriously, building a medieval-style Tuscan castle on their estate."
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Frommer's "The exuberant, over-the-top European pretensions of some Napa landlords are immoderately on display at this sublime, huge, medieval-style castle...owner Daryl Sattui also runs the V. Sattui Winery" Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "Castello di Amorosa is a great vineyard to visit, as the wine varietals cross a range of different palettes, and the gorgeous grounds are home to a medieval castle that hosts tours and..."
"Your next stop after Sterling should be the neighboring Castello di Amorosa, which earns its name for having an authentic castle sprouting up from the vineyard. Designed like a..."
Lonely Planet "For a complete Mediterranean immersion, head to Castello di Amorosa, where oenophiles sample Sangioveses inside a fortress resembling a 14th-century Tuscan castle"
