Calistoga · Napa Valley
Visit Vice Versa with a Private Chauffeur
Patrice Breton's single-vineyard Cabernet house, with Beckstoffer To Kalon and Dr. Crane bottlings and a new cave winery on a volcanic Calistoga estate, and a suggested six-hour day of tasting around it.
Book a Six-Hour Wine Tour
About the Winery
Ottawa-born entrepreneur Patrice Breton founded Vice Versa after learning winemaking at the side of Paul Hobbs, and 2024 marked its 22nd vintage in Napa Valley. He and his wife Samantha, a pharmacist who left her practice in 2019 to work in the winery, moved to the valley full time in 2013. The winery calls its values anti-corporate and anti-pretense, and the team looks to music and art for inspiration.
Vice Versa is known for single-vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon from famous sites, including Beckstoffer To Kalon, Dr. Crane, Las Piedras and GIII, plus blends such as The Magnificent Seven. Philippe Melka has consulted since 2014 with Maayan Koschitzky of Atelier Melka, and winemaker Spencer Kelly, eight years the winemaker at Eisele Vineyard, arrived for the 2024 harvest.
In 2019 Vice Versa bought an estate vineyard in the northwest corner of the Calistoga AVA, planted between 1998 and 2000 on what the winery calls Calistoga's highest share of volcanic soils, and built a winery there with a 4,950-square-foot cave and a hospitality area. Tastings are private and focused, by appointment only, arranged by email or phone. We make the request and plan the day around the time offered.
Tasting Fees
Tasting fees to be verified upon reservation. Vice Versa 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
3475 Highway 128, Calistoga
AVA
Calistoga
Visiting
Private, focused tastings by appointment only, arranged by email or phone, at the winery at 3475 Highway 128, Calistoga. Days and times are not published; we arrange it on your behalf.
Known For
Single-vineyard Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon from Beckstoffer To Kalon, Dr. Crane and other famous sites
Founded
2003 (first vintage; Calistoga estate bought 2019)
Good to Know
Ages, group size and pet policy are not published; we confirm them when booking. Wines are sold through the winery's members' site and newsletter.
A Suggested Six-Hour Day
Pickup at 10:00 a.m. from a nearby hotel such as Mount View Hotel or Four Seasons Napa Valley.
10:00 · Pickup at Mount View Hotel or Four Seasons Napa Valley
Mount View Hotel, on Lincoln Avenue in downtown Calistoga, is about 8 minutes from the estate on Highway 128, and Four Seasons Napa Valley about 12. Vice Versa sets appointment times on request, so the start may move. The day below fits a six-hour tour, and extra time can be added by the hour.
10:15 · Vice Versa Wines
A private tasting at the estate winery, by appointment. The length is not published; we allow about an hour and a quarter.
11:45 · Sphaerics
About 10 minutes away. Laura Jones and Brian Ball's small Calistoga winery, where the visit starts in the cellar with a barrel preview of the new vintage, then sits you down to a flight of recent releases. $75, about 90 minutes, waived with a purchase. By appointment; the address is shared with the booking.
1:25 · Lunch at Sam's Social Club
About 8 minutes away. Lunch at Sam's Social Club at Indian Springs in Calistoga, a sit-down restaurant named for town founder Samuel Brannan, serving lunch Monday through Friday and brunch on weekends. Prefer a picnic? We can arrange a catered picnic at a winery that allows one; the cost is quoted when you book.
2:35 · Chateau Montelena
About 8 minutes away. The stone chateau whose 1973 Chardonnay won the 1976 Paris Tasting. A Taste of Montelena is offered daily to walk-ins ($65, about 45 minutes, 21 and over); the tasting room closes at 4 p.m., and we reserve ahead when we can.
3:20 · Back to your hotel
Back by about 3:35 p.m., within six hours of pickup.
About $140 per person in tasting fees for Sphaerics and Chateau Montelena, plus Vice Versa's fee, which is confirmed when the visit is arranged. Fees are paid directly to each winery.
Vice Versa confirms its appointment time on request. Sam's Social Club serves lunch on weekdays and brunch on weekends.
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 Vice Versa?
Yes. Vice Versa hosts private, focused tastings by appointment only. When you book a tour with us, your chauffeur makes the reservation for you.
How much is a tasting at Vice Versa?
Vice Versa does not publish a tasting fee; it is to be verified upon reservation, as of September 2026.
Who owns Vice Versa?
Founder and proprietor Patrice Breton, with his wife Samantha Breton.
Who makes Vice Versa wine?
Winemaker Spencer Kelly, with consultants Philippe Melka and Maayan Koschitzky of Atelier Melka.
Where is Vice Versa?
At 3475 Highway 128, in the northwest corner of the Calistoga AVA, where the winery bought its estate vineyard in 2019 and built a cave winery.
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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