St. Helena · Napa Valley
Visit NEOTEMPO with a Private Chauffeur
A family winery's private studio in St. Helena, where each wine is poured with its own playlist, imagery and seasonal bites, and a suggested six-hour day of tasting around it.
Book a Six-Hour Wine Tour
About the Winery
Proprietor Kia Behnia and winemaker Tony Biagi first met at UC Davis in 1991. The estate story began in the summer of 1996, when a flat bicycle tire on the Silverado Trail slowed the family down beside heritage oaks and a 1950s cottage. Fifteen years later, in 2011, the property came up for sale and they bought it, naming it Kiatra Vineyard. During the October 2017 fires the vineyard acted as a firebreak and the property was spared.
Kiatra, south of the Stags Leap District, is farmed organically with biodynamic and regenerative practices, planted at high density with less-conventional Cabernet clones. The family also developed AI vineyard sensing first used at Kiatra, and its Scout Gen5 was named one of TIME's Best Inventions of 2025. In 2026 the 2021 KIATRA Estate Cabernet was one of 12 finalists at the Judgment of Davis, held by UC Davis and Harvard Data Science, and placed third overall.
Guests taste at NEOTEMPO Studio on Main Street in St. Helena, a private room reserved for one small group at a time. The 60-minute Private Portfolio Tasting gives each wine its own playlist, and the 90-minute Multisensory Experience adds seasonal bites, imagery and spatial sound. Music lovers enjoy the nod to local audio history: the Magnavox, the first practical moving-coil loudspeaker, was developed in Napa in 1915. Members can also walk Kiatra itself.
Tasting Fees
$95 to $125 for the Private Portfolio Tasting, 60 minutes (the booking page lists $95 and the website $125; we confirm when we book). $150 for the Multisensory Experience with seasonal bites, 90 minutes. $175 for the Milestones Experience with a Champagne welcome and rare and library wines, 120 minutes. For members at Kiatra Vineyard, $150 for Vineyard of the Future, a 90-minute vineyard walk.
Tasting fees as of September 2026. Wineries set and collect their own fees, and they change from time to time.
At a Glance
Location
1432 Main Street, Suite 105, St. Helena
AVA
St. Helena
Visiting
By reservation only, on Tock or through the concierge (concierge@neotempo.wine, 707-200-8084). Every Studio visit is private, for one small group at a time. Days and hours are not published; we confirm the time when we book. Vineyard experiences at Kiatra are for members.
Known For
KIATRA Estate Cabernet Sauvignon from an organically farmed vineyard south of the Stags Leap District
Founded
2011 (Kiatra Vineyard purchased)
Good to Know
Studio tastings are private, for 1 to 6 guests (the website lists the Portfolio Tasting for 1 to 4). A tasting fee applies to no-shows and cancellations within 48 hours. Two tasting fees are waived for every three bottles purchased. Parking on site. Ages are confirmed when we book.
A Suggested Six-Hour Day
Pickup at 10:00 a.m. from a nearby hotel such as Meadowood or Harvest Inn.
10:00 · Pickup at Meadowood or Harvest Inn
Meadowood, the resort in its own wooded valley off the Silverado Trail, is about 8 minutes from the Studio, and Harvest Inn, with its gardens on Highway 29 just south of town, about 5 minutes. The Studio does not publish its hours, so we confirm the 10:15 start when we book. The day fits about six hours, and extra time can be added by the hour.
10:15 · NEOTEMPO
The Private Portfolio Tasting, about 60 minutes ($95 to $125). The Multisensory Experience ($150) runs 90 minutes and moves the rest of the day back 30 minutes.
11:35 · Mark Herold Wines
About 12 minutes away. A Highway 29 tasting room in Oakville for the Cabernets of Mark Herold, the scientist-winemaker who founded Merus. The Savory Sessions is $75, a flight of both his labels with savory bites; we allow about an hour. Open daily 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; reservations recommended.
12:50 · Lunch at Lucy Restaurant and Bar
About 8 minutes away. Lunch at Lucy, the restaurant at Bardessono on Yount Street in Yountville, with a seasonal menu drawn from the hotel's organic garden. Lunch is served daily until 2 p.m. Prefer a picnic? We can arrange a catered picnic at a winery that allows one; the cost is quoted when you book.
2:05 · Neyers Vineyards
About 8 minutes away. Bruce and Barbara Neyers' family winery, shaped by years importing wine from small French estates, hosts unhurried seated tastings in Oakville. $50 per person, about 90 minutes. By appointment, Thursday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
3:40 · Back to your hotel
Back by about 4:00 p.m., six hours after pickup.
About $220 to $250 per person in tasting fees for the three wineries, paid directly to each winery.
Neyers hosts Thursday to Saturday, so plan this day for one of those days (on other days we swap in another seated tasting). NEOTEMPO confirms its Studio times when you book. Three wineries is the right pace for a day of serious tasting.
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 NEOTEMPO?
Yes. Every Studio visit is private and reserved ahead on Tock or through the concierge. When you book a tour with us, your chauffeur makes the reservation for you.
How much is a tasting at NEOTEMPO?
$95 to $125 per person for the Private Portfolio Tasting, $150 for the Multisensory Experience and $175 for Milestones, with two fees waived for every three bottles purchased, as of September 2026.
Can I visit the NEOTEMPO vineyard?
Kiatra Vineyard experiences, including the 90-minute Vineyard of the Future walk ($150), are for members. Everyone else tastes at the Studio on Main Street in St. Helena.
Who makes NEOTEMPO wine?
Winemaker Tony Biagi, with proprietor Kia Behnia; the two first met at UC Davis in 1991.
What is the NEOTEMPO Multisensory Experience?
A 90-minute private tasting where each wine is paired with curated music, imagery, spatial sound and seasonal bites, for 1 to 6 guests.
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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