viader vineyards & winery

We wanted to visit Viader after reading about the beautiful view and exceptional vine. On our way to the tasting room, we were very rudely asked to leave with a comment that it's "not a national park." We did not see any signs anywhere (we double-checked) informing that tours are reservation-only, and visitors are not welcome. Thankfully, there are many other choices in Napa Valley and we happily took our business elsewhere.

My husband and I have scheduled a lot of wine tastings by appointment in the Napa area. We are used to getting top notch personal service at these appointments. We were very disappointed with our experience here. We were left for 25 minutes after getting our first taste. They kept telling us the 2nd wine was coming. We looked around and noticed tables that came in after us were on the third wine.We decided to leave, I have never walked out of a tasting before and was surprised at the lack of good service at this winery. It is sad for them because we spend a lot of money each time we come to Napa. I would recommend Quintessa, plump jack and Harris family. save your time and money and skip this winery.

We came across this vineyard from a referral. I am so glad we went here. It is small and you have to schedule a private wine tasting. It is not open to the masses which is what I loved. You feel like you are on your own patio drinking exquisite wine. The patio overlooks an amazing steep hillside with grape vines and coutryside. It is breathtaking. I enjoy that there are not huge amounts of people at this winery. If you like huge amounts of people, visit a commercial vineyard like Robert Mondavi. If you do not enjoy that, then you will LOVE Viader. The WINE is AMAZING too!

This was our first visit to Napa and we choose the Viader Winery as our first stop on day 1. Connie was our tasting host she and the views from the tasting room set the bar for all others. If you are looking for a small winery that delivers a personalized experience this is a must stop for you. The winery story is one that I am sure will be written about for years to come.AS for the wines....Some of the best I have had on our trip to Napa and the only winery that I have considered enrolling in their member program.

Did a tasting here only; friendly and knowledgeable staff. Fell in love with the wine and fabulous view from their balcony overlooking the valley. We tried 8 wineries in Napa, found this to be the best wine (overall) and promptly joined their club. Anxiously waiting our first shipment. A hidden gem.

Friends recommended this small winery as a must visit and they were so right. The views from the winery were spectacular. Very personalized tour and tasting. There was no hard sell for the club or additional wine. We really enjoyed the wine so much we are having some shipped home. We would definitely visit this winery again!

First visit to Viader and wow what a view and the wine is even better. I would rank their cabernet's among the very finest we have tasted in over 80 winery visits in NAPAN, Sonoma and Healdsburg since 2007. Truly artful wine that is among the best. This winery has the best location for a picnic view you will encounter in NAPA.

one of the best views in Napa. sit outside. try the wine. very personable people to help you. you get one on one with a "personal" attendant to explain the wines, history, and pour for you. nice cheese and chocolates too. we bought wine it was very good.

While this is a spectacular setting, the bad taste left by the hard sell lingers. This was a beautiful small vineyard, filled with charm, class, and beautiful vistas. And luckily we had our own knowledgeable driver escort us through because the vineyard's host was like a character in a bad movie. He spent his time with us trying to determine how fat our wallet was. When asked gentle questions based on our search for an education, we were summarily dismissed as common. In fact, he suddenly abandoned our table by stating that he had to help "name drop" celebrity. Yawn yawn. Despite this, we did purchase some wine even though we had to endure his renewed attention with an attempt to get us to buy futures. Honestly, an overall very negative experience with this salesman. Fortunately for the vineyard, the wine and the setting spoke for itself.

We have been in Viader 3 times already, actually club members. The property is beautiful, the view is breathtaking. I loveeeee the place, give you piece, breeze and AMAZING wines.This time we decided to do a picnic, we bought some cheeses, sandwiches and dips and had a nice lunch with this delightful wine.Please don't miss this amazing winery. dont forget to do an appointment.

The winery is on some of the most beautiful property on Howell Mountain. The views are just breath taking. The wines are spectacular. The tasting used to be an event in and of itself-there was a guy named Chanty who was knowledgeable about wine and helped enhance your understanding and appreciation of wine. Gladly he is now in charge of the hospitality side, but the replacements they have in the tasting room are -well just bad. One of the guys has the personality of a used car salesman and puts on the heard sell (we are wine club members!?! he even tried to sell to us!). The other a woman is nice enough but bland and uninformative. But these wines are maybe even worth the unpleasant tasting experience.

Friendly and informative staff. Beautiful location. Beautiful views! Outstanding wines!Need I say more?Make reservations for this one.

It feels wrong to write this review cause in all honesty, I want to keep this winery as "best kept secret" kinda thing. Their wine changed my taste buds. Their views and hospitality were unmatched.

A hidden gem in the Napa area. Their wines are very hard to find outside of Napa as they don't produce that much. The area is spectacular. Must make reservation before tasting. We joined their wine club immediately. Get the Viader Vintage and "V." Avoid the "DARE" line - 2nd rate stuff.

Perfect location. Personal service. Serious wine folks, but host did a nice job with our varied group of wine drinkers. Setting is tough to beat.