Starmont Wines At Merryvale

TERRIBLE and awkward experience. Given there are many lovely wineries in Napa, I would not recommend this one. Wine was decent but almost impossible to enjoy while fighting the swarm of fruit flies. This was disgusting and our hostess brushed it off as absolutely normal... We were a bit ignored at our table and our hostess (Monique) was very unfamiliar with their wines. She brought out the wrong wine twice for the tasting and didn 't provide any explanation beyond what was in the wine description, even though we asked. We had two signature tastings booked and paid for by our resort. We asked if we could do a signature and a reserve tasting and pay the difference of $20 and the they agreed. At the end, we noticed that we were being charged for an additional reserve tasting. Our hostess became very uncomfortable when we brought this up and it was very difficult to have her change the invoice to what we actually owed. Eventually, she said that she 'll change the invoice as she did not want any trouble with us . I am not sure what she meant by that offending comment but we certainly did not expect to be price shamed or feel terrible for paying for what we owed...

Had the most wonderful tasting experience at Merryvale. Patti was so sweet, knowledgeable, and helpful. The wine was excellent. Highly recommend.

We had Patti for a tasting and it was our favorite experience while in Napa. We signed up for a membership during our visit and are coming back for another trip in March, will definitely request Patti again. She was so knowledgeable, sweet, gave us a little tour and made all feel special. I highly recommend adding this to your itinerary!

We had been to two wine tastings at other wineries in Calistoga. We decided to swing around to St. Helena where Merryvale's wine tasting room is located since we decided to take in another experience. While we didn't have any reservations, we could have a couple of glasses of wine at the main bar, which was very nice, as was the bartender who served us. We enjoyed the red and white we ordered, while taking up a couple of stools at the bar. The wine tasting room was spacious and rustic but polished due to the light woods used for the bar counter and gift shop area. There was a stoned cellar room for more private tastings. Overall, it was a good spot to enjoy some local wine by a winery out of Napa Valley, and very convenient if you are spending the day in downtown St. Helena.

What a fantastic and fun experience. Our reserve tasting was awesome! The winery is beautiful and classy our host was funny and a wealth of knowledge. We went into a walk in wine room that had some of their oldest vintages. I think I saw one from 1998! We will be back to try more cabs!