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5 of 5 stars.
Ok, I'm totally spoiled, because we got the VIP treatment thanks to the lovely & awesome Steph, but we had so much fun here, and loved the wine! The place is totally over-the-top... the imported olive…
yelp.com - user review - 05/31/2008
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5 of 5 stars.
Although I was already hungover from the night before and got about ZERO hours of sleep, I was a soldier and beared the long day ahead of me just for the birthday girl. Sunglasses on and Rockstar in…
yelp.com - user review - 05/13/2008
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4 of 5 stars.
You must try the cave tour/tasting. Although it is a bit pricey compared to other wineries, it is so worth it. We did this as our first stop, which was very convenient since you must make an…
yelp.com - user review - 05/06/2008
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4 of 5 stars.
With so many wineries in the bay area it's hard to find a unique wine experience. The experience I had at Del Dotto caves was one of a kind. Don't just do the bar tasting while you're here. Go into…
yelp.com - user review - 04/22/2008
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3 of 5 stars.
I came to Del Dotto sober, and left in a VERY happy state of drunk. The $40 cave experience was very interesting, and we sampled MANY different wines. We had no difficulties making a reservation at…
yelp.com - user review - 04/21/2008
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1 of 5 stars.
Ok, granted, I work in the wine industry and we can be the most criticle of our own industry,but I cannot recommend this place. $40 for a tasting? PUH-lease. I don't care how drunk they get you, and…
yelp.com - user review - 04/19/2008
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5 of 5 stars.
Just got back from Napa and I have to say... Del Dotto was our best wine tasting experience ever! I can honestly drink a bottle of wine to myself easily... after coming out of the tour here I wasn't…
yelp.com - user review - 04/17/2008
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5 of 5 stars.
Supremely unique tasting experience in Napa! This place spoiled us entirely from the moment we arrived into town. (Perhaps we SHOULDN'T have booked it as our first....wine snobs from the get-go!) The…
yelp.com - user review - 04/14/2008
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5 of 5 stars.
I went to the Del Dotto winery on a friends reccomendation. At first glance from the outside it was nothing impressive but once inside their winery and their wine caves was very well worth it. I…
yelp.com - user review - 04/02/2008
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5 of 5 stars.
we took the cave tour and i wouldn't have it any other way. it was fun walking through a candle-lit cave lit and sampling generous amounts of wine straight from the barrels. what an awesome…
yelp.com - user review - 03/18/2008
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5 of 5 stars.
For me, it was the best wine tasting experience I've ever had. We actually went to three other wineries first and finished the day off with Del Dotto, which I think is the best way to do it. (Because…
yelp.com - user review - 03/18/2008
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5 of 5 stars.
If you like red wines, this is the place for you. We did Del Dotto's wine tasting/cave tour in Nov and really enjoyed it. The tour guide was not just funny and friendly, but also pretty knowledgeable…
yelp.com - user review - 03/06/2008
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3 of 5 stars.
This is the only winery we went to, so I have no basis for comparison... I think $40 per person was kind of overpriced for the cave tour. Although they did allow you to taste many many different types…
yelp.com - user review - 02/23/2008
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1 of 5 stars.
Never trust reviews written by drunk wine tasters. Sure you'll get more tastings than the average winery, but at $40 this place does not live up to expectations. That money is better spent towards a…
yelp.com - user review - 02/18/2008
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This new addition to St. Helena is a beautiful piece of architect. Very classy and rich! The wine is good also!
openlist - user review - 02/13/2008
2 of 5 stars.
I do NOT recommend the cave tour/tasting for $40, especially if your tour guide happens to be named Matt/Max/Mark. (BTW - that's exactly how the guide introduced himself.."You can call me…
yelp.com - user review - 01/29/2008
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5 of 5 stars.
Del Dotto was recommended by another winery when I was wine tasting. They require reservations, but accomodated us even though we walked it. It was the best wine tasting experience I've had in Napa.…
yelp.com - user review - 01/28/2008
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5 of 5 stars.
Greatest wine tasting experience ever! The cave tour is awesome....I would highly recommend requesting Frankie as your guide. Extremely, pleasant, knowledgable, humorous, and most important of…
yelp.com - user review - 01/26/2008
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5 of 5 stars.
"Bottle of wine, fruit of the vine, when you gonna let me get sober? Leave me alone, let me go home, let me go home and start over." -Tom Paxton Holy crap! The NEW cave/estate is now open. If you've…
yelp.com - user review - 01/25/2008
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3 of 5 stars.
I only had time to do one tasting, and this place was close to my hotel (Silverado). I grew up in Europe, and frequented the French and Italian wine regions often, so I have a preconceived notion of…
yelp.com - user review - 01/21/2008
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5 of 5 stars.
I have read many of the Del Dotto reviews and do agree they give alot of wine, and if you drink everything you will be a tad light headed (or heavy toasted with a toasted head). I am a huge collector…
yelp.com - user review - 01/04/2008
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5 of 5 stars.
Go. Get wasted. Get some education about wine and you won't be disappointed. This was by far, the BEST wine tour/tasting we did. We visited the St. Helena location and did the cave tour on NYE.…
yelp.com - user review - 01/02/2008
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5 of 5 stars.
GO HERE for the greatest cave wine tour! ...but i must raise caution:
yelp.com - user review - 11/27/2007
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4 of 5 stars.
"Complete and utter alcoholic madness." My parents were visiting from the other coast and wanted to give Napa a go. After reading the reviews, I figured Del Dotto might be interesting. To say the…
yelp.com - user review - 11/27/2007
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4 of 5 stars.
oh man, i didnt call ahead to make reservations for the cave tour... however i did go for the wine tasting. it was 20$ and you get to try 5 different wines. i especially liked their cabernet sauvignon…
yelp.com - user review - 11/23/2007
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5 of 5 stars.
How cool is it to go wine tasting in caves?! That's exactly what you get to do here at Del Dotto. The tour guide was very entertaining and taught us a lot about wines. It was really cool to get the…
yelp.com - user review - 10/17/2007
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5 of 5 stars.
This place is commonly referred to by the other wineries as "del blotto" because you will leave here pretty drunk. How much wine you "taste" may depend on your guide, all in all I think we tasted…
yelp.com - user review - 08/27/2007
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4 of 5 stars.
Yes, it has a reputation which is clearly communicated in it's nickname - Del Blotto. So be sure to visit with a DD - someone to drive you safely to your next stop-off, but more importantly, someone…
yelp.com - user review - 08/27/2007
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4 of 5 stars.
[6/3/07] $40 tour, worth it! Tour:
yelp.com - user review - 08/16/2007
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5 of 5 stars.
This is a great place to bring that special friend...that friend that you think the world of...that friend that has always been there for you...but most of all, that friend that doesn't like to drink.…
yelp.com - user review - 08/15/2007
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5 of 5 stars.
My favorite place to visit in California is Del Dotto. A friend brought me to Del Dotto 5 years ago. There were just 3 of us in the tour and we had a great time. I've been to several vineyards and…
yelp.com - user review - 08/08/2007
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5 of 5 stars.
Coolest wine tasting I've been on. I loved being able to taste right out of the barrels and our guide gave us good tips on how to taste the wine better. I'm very new to the wine world so the tips…
yelp.com - user review - 07/26/2007
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2 of 5 stars.
In 2002, I was taken on an awesome tour here. I was floored, barrel tasting in the wine cave and the tour guide was great. The feeling was intimate, fun, and I was left with a very nice impression of…
yelp.com - user review - 07/18/2007
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5 of 5 stars.
the cave tour is not to be missed.
yelp.com - user review - 07/10/2007
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5 of 5 stars.
40 bucks for the cave tour? C'mon. Sure, it's expensive, but I'd bring a driver. They probably lose money on the amount of wine you get. You'll feel it for sure.
yelp.com - user review - 06/16/2007
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4 of 5 stars.
My aunts were coming into town and I wanted to bring them to napa. After researching on yelp, I decided on del dotto and requested Frank and he definitely lived up to our expectations. He was very…
yelp.com - user review - 05/22/2007
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5 of 5 stars.
Impressed my Del Dotto's reviews on Yelp, I decided to take my boyfriend there for his birthday. I had no idea what to expect, and I was a little skeptical about the $80 I was spending, but man, SO…
yelp.com - user review - 05/18/2007
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4 of 5 stars.
When it comes for overall experience, Del Dotto is the excellent. The wines are mediocre, but the hand-carved caves are beautiful and their customer service is exceptional. Del Dotto offers generous…
yelp.com - user review - 05/08/2007
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5 of 5 stars.
Date: February 27, 2004 Winery: Del Dotto Vineyards
yelp.com - user review - 04/15/2007
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1 of 5 stars.
over-priced wine witha homogeneous quality that shows a lack of imagination. Obnoxious owners and over-priced tour...buyer beware, better wines are out there for much less money.
yelp.com - user review - 03/25/2007
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5 of 5 stars.
You know, you've gotta give it to the winery staff. First, the tour was fantastic. All these smell of mold that ferments wines within barrels got me a little tipsy already. Then, I got to try…
yelp.com - user review - 03/19/2007
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5 of 5 stars.
This is our second winery stop for the day. Let me tell yah, I'm so glad we had lunch. Cave Experience & barrel tasting, I'm excited. My internet research recommends the 3:30 tour. By the time you…
yelp.com - user review - 03/12/2007
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5 of 5 stars.
I've done plenty of vineyard tours and tastings in Napa Valley...and del Dotto is HANDS DOWN the best experience you can get. First off, the red wine is simply fantastic. The ambiance at del Dotto…
yelp.com - user review - 01/04/2007
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4 of 5 stars.
Great wine, though it's primarily reds - Cabs, Merlots, and Zinfandels. Went on their cave tour and it was nice, drank from the barrels and definietly was educational - defining the impact on the oak…
yelp.com - user review - 12/09/2006
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Tired of the wine bars and barrel room tours? Hit Del Dotto Caves for a barrel tasting and experien...
judysbook.com - user review - 11/30/2006
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4 of 5 stars.
We happened upon Del Dotto upon a recommendation from another vintner. It was the end of our wine tasting day and he said "that is where the party is!" So we hunt down the vineyward which is off of…
yelp.com - user review - 11/27/2006
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4 of 5 stars.
I guess I'll be the first to say it, but I found it all to be a little gimmicky. Sure, it was cool to wander through the caves with candles flickering, and pipette the wine straight out of the barrel…
yelp.com - user review - 10/15/2006
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5 of 5 stars.
Del Dotto was our third stop on our day tour through Napa and I had no idea what to expect out of a barrel tasting. All I knew was that the reviews were great online and we had to give it a try. It…
yelp.com - user review - 08/31/2006
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5 of 5 stars.
I went to Del Dotto on my first ever trip to wine country. It was GREAT!! We went on the barrel tasting tour of their caves. Our tour guide Frank (Francesco) was funny, knowledgeable and…
yelp.com - user review - 08/18/2006
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5 of 5 stars.
I thoroughly enjoyed Del Dotto Winery. We used "thieves" to taste wines right out of the barrel in their cool caves. The tour guide was very knowledgeable. The port wine and the port-wine chocolate…
yelp.com - user review - 07/31/2006
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5 of 5 stars.
Definately the best tour in the valley. The barrel tasting for $40 is definately the call. The wines are expensive - $85ish per bottle, so not for the faint-hearted, but this is not your average…
yelp.com - user review - 11/29/2005
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5 of 5 stars.
an oenophile's dream, a fairytale scene. if you are looking to truly wow your friends, lover, mother, or anyone with a pulse with an incredibly unique napa winery this should top your list. maybe it…
yelp.com - user review - 11/26/2005
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5 of 5 stars.
On a recent trip to visit my in-laws in St. Helena, we took a drive down to Del Dotto for a barrel tasting. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED by myself (the wine newbie), my husband (total wine-snob and former wine…
yelp.com - user review - 10/21/2005
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Del Dotto Vineyards and Winery is the one winery you should go to if you really want the true Napa e...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/13/2005
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