St. Helena · Napa Valley
Visit Sabina with a Private Chauffeur
A small family estate on St. Helena's western benchlands, where the winery sits beneath the house among old olive trees, and a suggested six-hour day of tasting around it.
Book a Six-Hour Wine Tour
About the Winery
A Chicago family founded Sabina Vineyards in 2002, choosing a property in the foothills of the Mayacamas Range on the west side of St. Helena and replanting the hillside vineyard. The winery is named for the founder's mother, Sabina Sabin, and the S on every label comes from the back stamp of the Sabin China Company, which his father, Sam Sabin, started in western Pennsylvania almost a century ago.
Just over three acres of estate vines, mostly Cabernet Sauvignon, grow on rocky red volcanic soils on the western benchlands of the St. Helena AVA, farmed organically around the family home and its old olive trees. The house was designed with the winery as its foundation: barrels, a small lab and a tasting space sit on the lower level. Alejandro Alfaro is the winemaker.
Sabina is not open to the public. The family holds a limited number of private tastings on the property, always hosted by a family member or family friend. That is the appeal: you are a guest in a lived-in family estate, tasting a few feet from the barrels, not standing at a bar.
Tasting Fees
Tasting fees to be verified upon reservation. Sabina does not publish a tasting fee.
Tasting fees as of September 2026. Wineries set and collect their own fees, and they change from time to time.
At a Glance
Location
3291 St. Helena Highway North, St. Helena
AVA
St. Helena
Visiting
Not open to the public. Limited private tastings on the property by appointment, always hosted by a family member or family friend; requests go by email, and we arrange it on your behalf. Days, hours and fees are not published.
Known For
Small-lot estate Cabernet Sauvignon from western St. Helena
Founded
2002
Good to Know
Wines are sold to guests 21 and over. The family holds one Open House a year for its mailing list. Group size and pet rules are not published; we confirm them with the family.
A Suggested Six-Hour Day
Pickup at 10:00 a.m. from a nearby hotel such as Harvest Inn or Wydown Hotel. Sabina sets visit times with the family, so the start may move.
10:00 · Pickup at Harvest Inn or Wydown Hotel
Harvest Inn, in gardens on Highway 29, and the Wydown Hotel, on Main Street in St. Helena, are each about 8 to 10 minutes from Sabina. If the family offers a different time, we build the day around it. The day runs about six and a quarter hours, and extra time is added by the hour.
10:15 · Sabina Vineyards
A private tasting with the family in the cellar beneath the house. The length of visit is not published, so we allow about an hour.
11:35 · Vineyard 7 & 8
About 20 minutes away. A family estate high on Spring Mountain, where the Estate Tasting starts with a tour and the story of the property before a seated tasting of current and library wines. It is $175 (allow about 90 minutes), refunded with each three-bottle Cabernet purchase. By appointment, Monday to Saturday, prepaid.
1:20 · Lunch at Farmstead at Long Meadow Ranch
About 15 minutes away. Lunch at Farmstead at Long Meadow Ranch at the south end of St. Helena, a farm-to-table restaurant open daily for lunch from 11:30 a.m. Prefer a picnic? We can arrange a catered picnic at a winery that allows one; the cost is quoted when you book.
2:40 · Mathew Bruno
About 10 minutes away. A Rutherford estate around an 1890s house once called the finest in Rutherford, with a wraparound porch, a lavender garden and a bocce court over the Star Vineyard. The Rutherford Estate tasting of two whites and two reds is $75, 60 to 90 minutes. By reservation, Tuesday to Sunday.
4:00 · Back to your hotel
Back at your hotel by about 4:15 p.m.
About $250 per person in tasting fees for Vineyard 7 & 8 and Mathew Bruno, plus Sabina's fee, which is confirmed with the visit; each paid directly to the winery.
Vineyard 7 & 8 hosts Monday to Saturday and Mathew Bruno Tuesday to Sunday, so this day suits Tuesday to Saturday. It runs about six and a quarter hours. Sabina schedules visits around the family, so ask well 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 Sabina?
Yes. Sabina is not open to the public, and its limited private tastings are arranged by email. When you book a tour with us, your chauffeur makes the reservation for you.
How much is a tasting at Sabina?
Sabina does not publish a tasting fee; it is to be verified upon reservation, as of September 2026.
Who hosts the tastings at Sabina?
Always a member of the family or a family friend, in the winery built into the lower level of the family home.
Where does the name Sabina come from?
From the founder's mother, Sabina Sabin. The S logo on the labels was the back stamp of the Sabin China Company, founded by his father.
What is Sabina known for?
Small-lot Cabernet Sauvignon from just over three acres of organically farmed estate vines on St. Helena's western benchlands.
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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