Ashes & Diamonds Winery
Winery · Napa County ·
Mid-century design, seasonal fare, and modern tasting room experiences
Mid-century design, seasonal fare, and modern tasting room experiences
"This longtime favorite winery will host cuisine from the Sea Ranch Lodge from Monday, August 18, through Sunday, August 31, featuring a menu built from produce grown at the lodge’s coastal farm; as part of the partnership, members will receive discounted rates on stays and farm tours." - Paolo Bicchieri
"Have you ever had a very cool friend who owns an amazing mid-century modern house on the cliffs of Malibu? Yeah, neither have we. But a visit to Ashes & Diamonds is what we imagine that must feel like. The food-friendly, lower alcohol wines express the 1960s style of Napa Valley winemaking, natural for pairing with all manner of exceptional, deceptively casual foods by chef Ethan Speizer. While several wine tastings include cheeses or other small bites, the wine-and-food experience ($175) is the most substantial and features five wines with family-style dishes, including a recent beet preparation that nods at the classic Jewish bagel and schmear. The wines and menu both change seasonally." - Dianne de Guzman
"Driving about 10 minutes up Highway 29 to this incredibly chic mid-century modern winery, I sampled wine and cheese pairings and opted for flights when I wanted to focus on pours; current flights include Vineyard II Cabernet Sauvignon (Diamond Mountain), rosé, blanc, grand vin, chardonnay, cabernet franc, and Rosa, a chillable, zero-zero sangiovese/cabernet franc blend that was slated for release in the A&D tasting room in late June." - Marisa Churchill
"Up in Napa, Ashes & Diamonds includes a generous cup of herby ranch as part of its Shroomy Schmaltzy Pizza wine-tasting experience, where three splashes and a whole pie come with the ranch to augment the tasting." - Lauren Saria
"Located on the southern end of Napa Valley, Ashes & Diamonds is easy to get to from around the Bay Area and is undeniably one of the most fashionable wineries with a mid-century modern design and glass-encased tasting room; its wines are made by notable talents including Steve Matthaison, Diana Snowden Seysses, and Michael Cruse. Chefs Ethan Spizer and Madison Gabor punch above their weight with the menus, and for those who don’t want a full spread or the $175 wine tasting and lunch, the $45 Shroomy Schmaltzy Pizza experience — a cracker-thin mushroom pizza with tastes of three wines — is an alarmingly affordable option (drown the pizza in the creamy housemade ranch and be sure to savor the Cabernet Franc), and the whole experience takes about an hour so you can easily visit another winery or head back home afterward." - Lauren Saria