Backstage Winery · Big Ranch Road, Napa
Backstage Winery puts two to five guests on ATVs for a 1.5-hour guided ride through the vineyards north of Napa, then sits you down indoors for five wines and a charcuterie board. Pick it when you want a tasting that starts with dust and engine noise instead of a lecture.
Backstage is a family winery founded by Angelo Perra, with a tasting room and production on Big Ranch Road, 10 to 15 minutes from downtown Napa. The estate sits on a parcel of about 53 acres. Tours run daily at 2 pm and 4 pm, with two to five guests each, so it feels private.
The ride is about 1.5 hours on ATVs through the vineyard rows, with a guide stopping to explain the vines, the soil and the season. (The listing's duration field shows an obvious error; plan on the 1.5-hour ride plus about an hour for the tasting.) Then you go indoors for a seated tasting of five Backstage wines with a charcuterie board. Guests mention the owner leading some tours himself.
Some honest notes. The listing puts hotel pickup and gratuities under its inclusions, which is unusual for a winery activity, so confirm both when you book. Riders must be 14 or older, but no one under 21 can taste. It isn't suitable if you're pregnant, have back problems or are over 70. And it's one winery, not three: pair it with a morning on the Wine Train or a walk around Oxbow Public Market.
On Big Ranch Road, north of the city of Napa. Confirm pickup if you're counting on it.
How to drive the ATV, where to ride, and the rules among the vines.
Through the vineyard rows with a guide, stopping to talk about grape varieties and how the vines are farmed.
Five wines indoors with a charcuterie board. Buy bottles if you like them.
★★★★★Beautiful tour through vineyards that stretch for 50 acres and excellent wine tasting explained by Gabriel
★★★★★We really enjoyed the tour with the owner Angelo. He gave us a lot of information about the different kind of vines
★★★★★The setting, the guide, the wine: perfect
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The ride is about 1.5 hours, then a seated tasting of five wines with charcuterie. The listing's duration field shows an error, so plan on roughly 2.5 hours in total.
On Big Ranch Road, about 10 to 15 minutes' drive north of downtown Napa. Backstage also has a tasting room in Larkspur in Marin County, but the ATV tour runs at the Napa winery.
From age 14, yes. They can't taste: you must be 21 to drink in California.
Daily at 2 pm and 4 pm, with two to five guests per tour.
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Ride an ATV through Backstage Winery's vineyards, then taste five estate wines with charcuterie.
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