Yountville · Napa Valley
Visit Casa Piena with a Private Chauffeur
Carmen and Gail Policy's "full house" of Yountville Cabernet, made by Thomas Rivers Brown and tasted by private request, and a suggested six-hour day of tasting around it.
Book a Six-Hour Wine Tour
About the Winery
Carmen Policy played a key role in all five of the San Francisco 49ers' Super Bowl wins and later led the Cleveland Browns. He and his wife, Gail, looked at more than 15 Napa Valley properties before settling in Yountville in 2003 and planting a vineyard. The first vintage of Casa Piena was 2006. The name is Italian for "full house": three sons and two daughters, or three of a kind and a pair.
The 14-acre Policy Vineyard sits in the Yountville AVA, with views of the Mayacamas and Vaca mountains and the Stags Leap Palisades. Four Cabernet Sauvignon clones grow in blocks named for the Policy children, and Thomas Rivers Brown has made the wine since the start. In 2019 the Policys sold the estate to Mark Pulido and Donna Walker, under a long-term agreement that keeps Casa Piena estate grown.
Casa Piena has no tasting room, and the vineyard is now a private home. Visits are by private request through the winery, and we arrange it on your behalf; the place, time and any fee are confirmed by the winery. Production is small, so a tasting here is personal, and guests who fall for the wine can join Club Casa Piena for an annual allocation.
Tasting Fees
Tasting fees to be verified upon reservation.
Tasting fees as of September 2026. Wineries set and collect their own fees, and they change from time to time.
At a Glance
Location
Yountville
AVA
Yountville
Visiting
By appointment or private request only, through the winery's contact form or by phone (925-330-5050). We arrange it on your behalf; the place and time are confirmed by the winery.
Known For
100% Cabernet Sauvignon from the Policy Vineyard in Yountville
Founded
2006 (first vintage)
Good to Know
There is no tasting room at the vineyard. Wine is sold through Club Casa Piena, with one annual allocation; shipping usually pauses from May to September to protect the wine from heat.
A Suggested Six-Hour Day
Pickup at 10:00 a.m. from a nearby hotel such as Bardessono or Hotel Villagio.
10:00 · Pickup at Bardessono or Hotel Villagio
Bardessono, a garden hotel, and Hotel Villagio are both in Yountville, a short drive from the Policy Vineyard's corner of the valley. Casa Piena sets the place and time of its tasting, so we may shift the order of the day around it. The day below runs about six and a quarter hours, and extra time can be added by the hour.
10:15 · Casa Piena
A private Casa Piena tasting, arranged on your behalf through the winery. We plan about an hour and a quarter; the place, format and any fee are confirmed by the winery.
11:45 · Keever Vineyards
About 15 minutes away. A small family estate in the western hills south of Yountville, with Cabernet made by Celia Welch. The private tasting and tour is $100, about 90 minutes. By appointment, booked by phone at least a day ahead, from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
1:30 · Lunch at Mustards Grill
About 12 minutes away. Lunch at Mustards Grill on Highway 29 just north of Yountville, a Napa Valley favorite for more than 40 years, 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.
2:50 · Handwritten Wines
About 8 minutes away. A tasting room in south Yountville that pours Cabernet Sauvignon from different Napa Valley AVAs side by side, a good way to see how Yountville fruit compares. The Classic Experience pours four Cabernets with truffle potato chips and crackers ($75, waived with a $100 purchase); we plan about an hour. By appointment only, daily 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
4:00 · Back to your hotel
Back by about 4:15 p.m., about six and a quarter hours after pickup.
About $175 per person in tasting fees for Keever and Handwritten, paid directly to each winery, plus Casa Piena's fee, confirmed with the appointment.
Keever books by phone at least a day ahead, and Casa Piena confirms its own time, so we set the final order once both are confirmed. The day runs about six and a quarter hours, back by about 4:15 p.m.
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 Casa Piena?
Yes. Casa Piena has no tasting room, and visits are by private request through the winery. When you book a tour with us, your chauffeur makes the reservation for you.
How much is a tasting at Casa Piena?
Casa Piena does not publish a tasting fee. Tasting fees to be verified upon reservation, as of September 2026.
Who founded Casa Piena?
Carmen and Gail Policy. Carmen Policy was part of all five San Francisco 49ers Super Bowl teams and later president and CEO of the Cleveland Browns.
What does Casa Piena mean?
Full house, in Italian. The five blocks of the Policy Vineyard are named for Carmen's three sons and two daughters: three of a kind and a pair.
Who makes Casa Piena?
Thomas Rivers Brown, who has been the winemaker since the brand began.
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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