Oakville · Napa Valley
Visit Gargiulo with a Private Chauffeur
A family Cabernet estate on Oakville Cross Road with a red rock tasting room, a guitar gallery and a terrace over Oakville, and a suggested six-hour day of tasting around it.
Book a Six-Hour Wine Tour
About the Winery
Jeff and Valerie Gargiulo first came to Napa Valley in the early 1980s to visit Valerie's cousins, Barney and Belle Rhodes, who grew grapes at Bella Oaks Vineyard in Rutherford. With years of coaching from them and Jeff's background as a lifelong farmer, the couple bought Money Road Ranch in Oakville in 1992 and added a second Oakville property, 575 OVX, seven years later. Their first Cabernet Sauvignon was the 2000 vintage.
Both vineyards are in the Oakville AVA, about a mile apart, and they taste different. Money Road Ranch is a 40-acre vineyard on deep, layered valley-floor soils in the heart of Oakville. 575 OVX sits in the red, rocky hills of eastern Oakville, on one of the few south-facing hillsides in the appellation. The family farms for low yields, harvests by hand and keeps the winemaking gentle.
The visit is private and seated, and the room itself is a big part of it. The tasting room has reclaimed wood floors from a 1950s Napa gymnasium, chandeliers made from barrel staves and walls built from the property's red rock. Jeff's collection of vintage and handmade guitars hangs in a gallery there, and guests are invited to play one. On a sunny day the tasting moves to the terrace overlooking Oakville.
Tasting Fees
Gargiulo does not publish a tasting fee. Each visit is a private, seated tasting with a tour of the property, and the fee is confirmed when the appointment is made.
Tasting fees as of September 2026. Wineries set and collect their own fees, and they change from time to time.
At a Glance
Location
575 Oakville Crossroad, Napa
AVA
Oakville
Visiting
By appointment only. Reservations are held with a credit card, and the winery prefers to speak with each guest directly, by phone or email, to schedule the visit. We arrange it on your behalf.
Known For
Single-vineyard estate Cabernet Sauvignon from Money Road Ranch and 575 OVX in Oakville
Founded
1992 (Money Road Ranch purchased; first vintage 2000)
Good to Know
Every tasting is private and seated, with a tour of the property. Library, large-format and winery-only wines are available to buy at the winery. Ages, group size and pets are confirmed with the winery when the appointment is made.
A Suggested Six-Hour Day
Pickup at 10:00 a.m. from a nearby hotel such as Rancho Caymus Inn or Bardessono.
10:00 · Pickup at Rancho Caymus Inn or Bardessono
Rancho Caymus Inn in Rutherford and Bardessono in Yountville are each about 10 minutes from Gargiulo on Oakville Cross Road. We confirm the appointment time with the winery and set the pickup around it. The day below fits a six-hour tour, and extra time can be added by the hour.
10:15 · Gargiulo Vineyards
A private, seated tasting of the estate Cabernets with a tour of the property, in the tasting room or out on the terrace. The winery does not publish a length, so we plan about an hour and a quarter, with time for the guitar gallery.
11:45 · Young Inglewood Vineyards
About 13 minutes away. A small, organically farmed family estate on the St. Helena benchland, where the visit starts with a short walking tour of the winery and vines before a private, seated tasting. The Estate Tasting is $125, about 90 minutes. By appointment, for up to 8 guests.
1:35 · Lunch at Brix
About 20 minutes away. Lunch at Brix on Highway 29 between Yountville and Napa, a sit-down restaurant beside its own gardens, serving lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. every day but Tuesday. Prefer a picnic? We can arrange a catered picnic at a winery that allows one; the cost is quoted when you book.
2:45 · Gamble Estates
About 8 minutes away. A third-generation Napa farming family's Oakville estate, marked only by a red mailbox on Highway 29, with tastings in a vineyard-facing salon or on the terrace. The Signature tasting is $75 for 45 to 60 minutes. By appointment only.
3:45 · Back to your hotel
Back by about 3:55 p.m., within six hours of pickup.
About $200 per person in tasting fees for Young Inglewood and Gamble Estates, plus Gargiulo's fee, which the winery confirms when the appointment is made. Fees are paid directly to each winery.
Brix is closed on Tuesdays, so on a Tuesday we move lunch to another sit-down restaurant nearby.
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 Gargiulo?
Yes. Visits are by appointment only, held with a credit card, and the winery likes to speak with guests directly to schedule. When you book a tour with us, your chauffeur makes the reservation for you.
How much is a tasting at Gargiulo?
Gargiulo does not publish a tasting fee; it is confirmed when the private appointment is made, as of September 2026.
What is special about the Gargiulo tasting room?
It is built with reclaimed floors from a 1950s Napa gymnasium, barrel-stave chandeliers and walls of the estate's red rock, and it holds Jeff Gargiulo's gallery of vintage and handmade guitars, which guests are encouraged to play.
What are Gargiulo's two vineyards?
Money Road Ranch, a 40-acre vineyard on the Oakville valley floor bought in 1992, and 575 OVX, on a south-facing hillside in the red, rocky hills of eastern Oakville. Both are in the Oakville AVA, about a mile apart.
Who owns Gargiulo Vineyards?
Jeff and Valerie Gargiulo and their daughter April Gargiulo.
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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