Oakville · Napa Valley
Visit B Cellars with a Private Chauffeur
An Oakville winery built around blends and food pairing, where a garden and cave tour ends with chef-made pairings at an open-hearth kitchen, and a suggested six-hour day of tasting around it.
Book a Six-Hour Wine Tour
About the Winery
Jim Borsack and Duffy Keys met in 2002, when both executives were exploring new career paths, and founded B Cellars in 2003 to make food-centric wines and lead in wine and food pairing. Winemaker Kirk Venge, the son of Napa winemaker Nils Venge, makes the wines. In 2014 the winery opened its estate on Oakville Cross Road.
B Cellars was built on blending and on wine made for the table. It makes more than 40 wines from as many as eight Napa Valley AVAs and three in Sonoma County. Every vintage since 2003 it has made a single-vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon from each of Andy Beckstoffer's six Heritage Vineyards, including To Kalon, Georges III and Missouri Hopper, and it is one of the few Napa wineries to do so.
The estate sits in the Oakville AVA, with vineyards, gardens, stone fruit orchards, olive trees, a hen house and more than 15,000 square feet of caves. Tastings center on the Hospitality House and its open-hearth kitchen, where the chef prepares small pairing plates called B Bites, mostly from ingredients grown on the property. A wine guide leads each visit.
Tasting Fees
$100 for the Vineyard Flight, four wines with local cheeses, 60 minutes (Tuesdays and Wednesdays). $150 for the Oakville Trek, a garden, estate and cave tour followed by five wines paired with B Bites, 90 minutes (Thursday to Monday). The Élevage (90 minutes) and The Assemblage for groups of 7 to 12 (90 minutes) are booked through the concierge, with prices on request.
Tasting fees as of September 2026. Wineries set and collect their own fees, and they change from time to time.
At a Glance
Location
703 Oakville Cross Road, Napa
AVA
Oakville
Visiting
Tastings daily, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Reservations are required at least 24 hours in advance. The Oakville Trek runs Thursday to Monday and the Vineyard Flight on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
Known For
Proprietary blends, single-vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon from Beckstoffer's Heritage Vineyards and wine and food pairing
Founded
2003 (Oakville estate opened in 2014)
Good to Know
All guests on the property must be 21 or older. Online bookings are for 1 to 4 guests; groups of 5 or 6 book through the concierge, and The Assemblage is for 7 to 12. Tastings are charged 48 hours in advance.
A Suggested Six-Hour Day
Pickup at 9:45 a.m. from a nearby hotel such as Bardessono or North Block Hotel.
9:45 · Pickup at Bardessono or North Block Hotel
Pickup is 15 minutes earlier than usual because the Oakville Trek's first seating is at 10 a.m. Bardessono, a LEED Platinum hotel in Yountville, and North Block Hotel, a boutique hotel on Washington Street in Yountville, are each about 12 minutes from B Cellars. The day below fits a six-hour tour, and extra time can be added by the hour.
10:00 · B Cellars
The Oakville Trek, 90 minutes ($150): a walk through the gardens and caves, then five wines paired with B Bites in the Hospitality House.
11:45 · Quixote Winery
About 13 minutes away. A Stags Leap District winery in a whimsical, colorful building designed by the Austrian artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser, commissioned by founder Carl Doumani. The Estate Tasting is $80 for 60 minutes. By appointment, 7 days a week, last appointment at 3 p.m.; 21 and over.
12:55 · Lunch at Mustards Grill
About 11 minutes away. Lunch at Mustards Grill on Highway 29 just north of Yountville, a Napa Valley institution since 1983, open daily for lunch. Prefer a picnic? We can arrange a catered picnic at a winery that allows one; the cost is quoted when you book.
2:05 · Keever Vineyards
About 13 minutes away. A small family estate in the western hills south of Yountville, with a two-story tasting room, a wine cave and views across the valley to Stag's Leap and Atlas Peak. The private tasting and tour is $100 for about 90 minutes. By phone appointment at least a day ahead; tastings daily 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
3:35 · Back to your hotel
Back by 3:45 p.m., six hours after pickup.
About $330 per person in tasting fees for the three wineries, paid directly to each winery.
This day is planned for Thursday to Monday, when B Cellars pours the Oakville Trek. On Tuesdays and Wednesdays it offers the Vineyard Flight ($100, 60 minutes) instead, and we adjust the timing.
Every tour is custom. This day is a starting point: your chauffeur will shape it around what matters to you, and we plan multi-day tours for guests who want to see more of wine country.
Your Vehicle & Six-Hour Tour Rates
Up to 6 guests
Elite Luxury SUV
Lincoln Navigator or Cadillac Escalade
From $750
Six-hour wine tour, plus 20% gratuity. Additional hours $125 each.
Up to 9 guests
Jet Sprinter or Executive Luxury Van
Captain's chairs and room to spread out
From $1,350
Six-hour wine tour, plus 20% gratuity. Additional hours $225 each.
Larger groups travel in more than one vehicle, and we plan the winery appointments around your group, since many wineries limit groups to 6 to 8 guests. Tasting fees are separate and paid directly to each winery. Every tour starts with six hours; add time by the hour when you book.
Questions
Do I need a reservation at B Cellars?
Yes. All tastings are by reservation, made at least 24 hours in advance. When you book a tour with us, your chauffeur makes the reservation for you.
How much is a tasting at B Cellars?
$100 per person for the Vineyard Flight on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and $150 for the Oakville Trek, Thursday to Monday, as of September 2026.
Can children visit B Cellars?
No. All guests on the property must be at least 21 years old.
What is B Cellars known for?
Blends and wine and food pairing. It also makes a single-vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon from each of Andy Beckstoffer's six Heritage Vineyards every vintage, one of the few Napa wineries to do so.
Who owns B Cellars?
Co-founders Jim Borsack and Duffy Keys, who started the winery in 2003. Kirk Venge is the winemaker.
How does booking a tour with Bien Chauffeured work?
Reserve a six-hour tour online, even if your plans are still taking shape. Your chauffeur will email you first to learn what matters to you, then build your itinerary and make the winery appointments. Extra hours can be added.
Reserve Your Tour Now, Plan the Details Later
Your plans don't need to be final to book. Reserve your six-hour tour online, and your chauffeur will email you first to learn what matters to you, then build your itinerary and make the winery appointments. Prefer to talk? Call our concierge at 888-291-2328.
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