St. Helena · Napa Valley
Visit Pulido~Walker with a Private Chauffeur
Single-vineyard Cabernet from Mt. Veeder, Pritchard Hill and Yountville, made by Thomas Rivers Brown and poured at the Mending Wall winery the family helped build, and a suggested six-hour day of tasting around it.
Book a Six-Hour Wine Tour
About the Winery
Mark Pulido and Donna Walker released their first wine, the 2010 vintage, and set out to "Pursue the Possible" with single-vineyard Cabernet. Their debut lot at Premiere Napa Valley in 2014 was the highest-selling debut at the auction. That same year they built Mending Wall Winery with winemaker Thomas Rivers Brown and Outpost founder Frank Dotzler.
By 2019 every vineyard was an estate: the Mt. Veeder Estate in the western Mayacamas, the Melanson Vineyard on Pritchard Hill, and the Policy Estate on State Lane in Yountville. Crops are thinned several times a season and picked by hand, and Brown takes a hands-off approach in the cellar. The label's apothecary weight is a nod to the family's obsession with precision.
Guests taste at Mending Wall, a small winery in the St. Helena AVA on the Silverado Trail, where all the wines are made. The Pulido~Walker Experience is a curated tasting of the single-vineyard wines and the story behind them. It is by appointment only, and the family gives priority to its mailing list, so we ask well ahead.
Tasting Fees
Tasting fees to be verified upon reservation. Pulido~Walker does not publish a fee for its experience at Mending Wall.
Tasting fees as of September 2026. Wineries set and collect their own fees, and they change from time to time.
At a Glance
Location
3730 Silverado Trail North, St. Helena
AVA
St. Helena
Visiting
By appointment only at Mending Wall Winery, arranged by email or phone (707-226-1900). Priority goes to active mailing list members; we arrange it on your behalf.
Known For
Single-vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon from Mt. Veeder, Pritchard Hill (Melanson) and Yountville (Policy Estate)
Founded
2010 (first vintage)
Good to Know
Book well ahead; mailing list members get priority. The winery also offers curated virtual tastings at home.
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, a resort in its own valley off the Silverado Trail, is about 10 minutes from Mending Wall, and Harvest Inn, in St. Helena, about 12 minutes. The day below runs about six and a half hours, and extra time can be added by the hour.
10:15 · Pulido~Walker
The Pulido~Walker Experience at Mending Wall Winery; we plan about 75 minutes. The fee is confirmed when the family accepts the appointment.
11:45 · Morlet Family Vineyards
About 10 minutes away. Winemaker Luc Morlet's family winery in a pre-Prohibition stone building from 1880, restored and reopened in 2012. The private, seated tasting with a short tour is $200, about 90 minutes. By appointment, Monday to Saturday.
1:30 · Lunch at Cook St. Helena
About 8 minutes away. A small, much-loved Italian restaurant on Main Street in St. Helena. Prefer a picnic? We can arrange a catered picnic at a winery that allows one; the cost is quoted when you book.
2:45 · Behrens Family Winery
About 15 minutes away. A Spring Mountain winery where Les Behrens, self-taught, has made every wine; only a few seatings are held each day. The Behrens Family Winery Tasting is $100, about 90 minutes, at the 2:45 p.m. seating. By appointment, Monday to Saturday.
4:15 · Back to your hotel
Back by about 4:35 p.m., about six and a half hours after pickup.
About $300 per person in tasting fees for Morlet and Behrens, plus the Pulido~Walker tasting fee, which is confirmed when we book; paid directly to each winery.
Morlet and Behrens host Monday to Saturday, and Behrens seats guests at set times (the 2:45 p.m. seating here), so this day runs about six and a half hours on those days. Morlet books up one to three months ahead.
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 Pulido~Walker?
Yes. The experience is by appointment only at Mending Wall, with priority for mailing list members. When you book a tour with us, your chauffeur makes the reservation for you.
How much is a tasting at Pulido~Walker?
Tasting fees to be verified upon reservation; the family does not publish a fee for the experience, as of September 2026.
Where do you taste Pulido~Walker wines?
At Mending Wall Winery on the Silverado Trail north of St. Helena, the winery Pulido~Walker built in 2014 with Thomas Rivers Brown and Frank Dotzler.
Who makes Pulido~Walker wine?
Thomas Rivers Brown, with a hands-off approach in the cellar.
Where are the Pulido~Walker vineyards?
On Mt. Veeder, at the Melanson Vineyard on Pritchard Hill, and at the Policy Estate on State Lane in Yountville.
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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