Private charter to & from Napa

The city of Napa sits at the southern end of Napa Valley, which runs about 30 miles north through Yountville, Oakville, Rutherford and St. Helena to Calistoga. Hundreds of wineries line Highway 29 and the Silverado Trail, and the valley’s Cabernet Sauvignon has been world famous since the 1976 Judgment of Paris tasting, when Napa wines from Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars and Chateau Montelena outscored top French bottles. Wine production, hospitality, vineyard real estate and events make up most of the local economy.

The drive from San Francisco takes one to two hours depending on traffic, and Highway 29 itself slows to a crawl on summer weekends. Napa County Airport lies just south of the city, so you can fly in from Los Angeles, San Diego or Lake Tahoe and reach a tasting appointment, a vineyard walk or a property showing shortly after landing. Visitors divide their time between the riverfront restaurants and tasting rooms of downtown Napa, the celebrated dining rooms of Yountville, including The French Laundry, and the hot springs and mud baths of Calistoga.