Napa · Napa Valley
Visit Syndicate Wines with a Private Chauffeur
Grape Culture single-vineyard Cabernet, Nottingham and Typicité wines from the Cranor family's working winery south of downtown Napa, where the winemakers are often on hand, and a suggested six-hour day of tasting around it.
Book a Six-Hour Wine Tour
About the Winery
Syndicate Wines brings three labels together under the Cranor family. It began in 2005, when Jeff Cranor started a small négociant project; he and his son Collin then built a winery and tasting room in a Livermore Valley warehouse, and Nottingham Cellars made its first in-house vintage in 2009. Craig Ploof joined as director of winemaking in 2018, and became a partner when the labels merged as Syndicate in 2025.
In 2019 the team began buying Napa Valley fruit for Grape Culture, a label of single-vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, and in 2020 and 2021 they built their own production facility in Napa. The winery says Grape Culture earned more than fifty scores of 90 points or higher in its first three vintages, eighteen of them 95 or above. Growers include Beckstoffer, Sangiacomo, Bien Nacido and Gap's Crown, and Typicité focuses on coastal Pinot Noir.
Visits are at Grape Culture HQ, the winery in the industrial district just south of downtown Napa where every Syndicate wine is made. The winery says its winemaking team is typically around and happy to spend time with visitors, which it calls a rarity in Napa these days. Tastings are private and by appointment, and we arrange the time for you.
Tasting Fees
Tasting fees to be verified upon reservation. The winery does not publish its fees online; the Napa Valley Vintners listing shows private flights from $40 to $100, about 90 minutes, complimentary for club members.
Tasting fees as of September 2026. Wineries set and collect their own fees, and they change from time to time.
At a Glance
Location
2654 Napa Valley Corporate Drive, Napa
AVA
Napa Valley
Visiting
By appointment only, at Grape Culture HQ, 2654 Napa Valley Corporate Drive, Napa. Requests go through the winery's site, by phone (707-336-2204) or by email (hello@syndicate-wines.com). Days and hours are not published.
Known For
Grape Culture single-vineyard Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, Nottingham Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon and Sauvignon Blanc, and Typicité coastal Pinot Noir
Founded
2025 as Syndicate (Nottingham Cellars, the family's first winery, made its first vintage in 2009)
Good to Know
Tastings are private and guided. Age, group size and pet policies are not published; we confirm them when we book.
A Suggested Six-Hour Day
Pickup at 10:00 a.m. from a nearby hotel such as Archer Hotel Napa or Andaz Napa.
10:00 · Pickup at Archer Hotel Napa or Andaz Napa
Both downtown Napa hotels are about 8 minutes from Grape Culture HQ, so the tasting starts right away. The day runs about six hours, and extra time can be added by the hour.
10:15 · Syndicate Wines
A private, guided tasting at Grape Culture HQ, the working winery where every Syndicate wine is made, often with the winemakers nearby. The fee is confirmed when we book. We plan about 90 minutes.
12:00 · Sleeping Giant Winery
About 15 minutes away. Winemaker Chris Dearden's Carneros estate, where the visit starts with a walk of the grounds, glass in hand, past a restored historic water tower to a tasting room built for vineyard views. The Single AVA Tour & Tasting is $75; we allow about 75 minutes. By appointment; days and times are confirmed when we book.
1:30 · Lunch at Boon Fly Café
About 8 minutes away. Lunch at Boon Fly Café in Carneros, which serves its daytime menu every day until 4 p.m. Prefer a picnic? We can arrange a catered picnic at a winery that allows one; the cost is quoted when you book.
2:55 · St. Clair Brown Winery & Brewery
About 15 minutes away. An urban winery and nano-brewery whose seated wine tastings are poured in a greenhouse inside its culinary garden, a quiet green corner of the city of Napa. The Wine Tasting is $60 to $125; we allow about an hour. Thursday to Monday, noon to 6 p.m.; reservations recommended.
3:55 · Back to your hotel
Back by about 4:05 p.m., about six hours after pickup.
About $135 per person in tasting fees for Sleeping Giant and St. Clair Brown, paid directly to each winery, plus Syndicate's fee, to be verified upon reservation.
St. Clair Brown is open Thursday to Monday, so plan this day for one of those days or we swap in another stop. Syndicate and Sleeping Giant confirm their times when we book. Back by about 4:05 p.m.
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 Syndicate Wines?
Yes. Tastings are private and by appointment only, at Grape Culture HQ. When you book a tour with us, your chauffeur makes the reservation for you.
How much is a tasting at Syndicate Wines?
Tasting fees to be verified upon reservation; the winery does not publish them, and the Napa Valley Vintners listing shows flights from $40 to $100, as of September 2026.
What wines does Syndicate make?
Three labels: Grape Culture, single-vineyard Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon; Nottingham Cellars, with a Napa Valley Cabernet, a Sauvignon Blanc and single-vineyard wines; and Typicité, coastal Pinot Noir.
Who owns Syndicate Wines?
The Cranor family, with partner and director of winemaking Craig Ploof.
Where do you taste Syndicate Wines?
At Grape Culture HQ, 2654 Napa Valley Corporate Drive, the working winery just south of downtown Napa where all of the wines are made.
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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