Downtown Napa · Napa Valley
Visit Kale with a Private Chauffeur
Rhône-inspired, small-production wines from Kale and Ranko Anderson, poured at The Wine Thief collective on First Street, and a suggested six-hour day of tasting around it.
Book a Six-Hour Wine Tour
About the Winery
Kale Anderson and his wife Ranko founded Kale Wines in 2008. Kale's line is "I make wine with my senses, and I use science to gauge risk," and the winery pairs modern tools, such as night harvesting and a Le Trieur sorting table, with old techniques.
The wines are small-production and Rhône-inspired, with Syrah and white blends at the center, from well-known Northern California sites including Alder Springs, Ritchie, Hyde, McGah, Stagecoach and Kick Ranch. Kale calls them small-production, handcrafted wines, each made to bring out its vineyard's most delicious characteristics.
You taste Kale at The Wine Thief on First Street, a vintner-owned collective of small producers whose wines are rarely poured anywhere else. Walk-ins are welcome, and Kale's tastings come with artisanal cheeses, Marcona almonds, lavender honeycomb and crostini. Kale also offers private tastings by inquiry.
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
708 First Street, Napa
AVA
Napa Valley
Visiting
Poured at The Wine Thief, 708 First Street in downtown Napa, open Thursday to Monday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Tuesday by appointment, closed Wednesday). Walk-ins welcome; private tastings by inquiry. We arrange it on your behalf.
Known For
Small-production, Rhône-inspired Syrah and white blends
Founded
2008
Good to Know
Children are welcome, according to Kale. Tastings come with cheese, almonds, honeycomb and crostini. Fees and group limits are not published, so we confirm them when booking.
A Suggested Six-Hour Day
Pickup at 10:45 a.m. from a nearby hotel such as The Inn on First or Archer Hotel Napa. The Wine Thief opens at 11 a.m.
10:45 · Pickup at The Inn on First or Archer Hotel Napa
Both are a few minutes from First Street in downtown Napa. The day below fits a six-hour tour, and extra time can be added by the hour.
11:00 · Kale Wines
A tasting of Kale wines at The Wine Thief, with cheese and crostini. We allow about an hour and confirm the fee when we book.
12:15 · Keplinger Wines
About 10 minutes away. Winemaker Helen Keplinger's Grenache, Syrah and Oakville Cabernet, poured in a private vineyard setting at Arrow&Branch in Oak Knoll. The Rhone Tasting of four wines is $85, waived with a minimum purchase; we plan about an hour. By appointment, confirmed by email.
1:30 · Lunch at Mustards Grill
About 10 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 · Crosby Roamann
About 18 minutes away. A small family winery that began in a Brooklyn apartment, where the founders host a Private Barrel Tasting at the winery or a Vineyard Tour and Tasting at the estate, with their own olive oil and cask-aged balsamic. $100, 60 to 90 minutes; we plan 90. By reservation only; bookings for the following month open on the 15th.
4:20 · Back to your hotel
Back by about 4:35 p.m., within six hours of pickup.
About $185 per person in tasting fees for Keplinger and Crosby Roamann, paid directly to each winery, plus the Kale tasting fee, confirmed when we book.
The Wine Thief is closed Wednesday and open Tuesday by appointment only. Crosby Roamann opens bookings on the 15th of each month for the month after. We leave off an optional fourth stop; three wineries is the right pace.
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 Kale?
Not at The Wine Thief, which welcomes walk-ins Thursday to Monday; private tastings are by inquiry. When you book a tour with us, your chauffeur makes the reservation for you.
How much is a tasting at Kale?
Kale and The Wine Thief do not publish tasting fees. Tasting fees to be verified upon reservation, as of September 2026.
Who owns Kale Wines?
Founders Kale and Ranko Anderson, who started the winery in 2008.
Can children visit?
Yes. Kale says children are welcome.
What is Kale known for?
Small-production, Rhône-inspired wines, especially Syrah and white blends, from vineyards such as Alder Springs, Hyde and Stagecoach.
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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