Experience the Perfect Blend of Wine and Wellness with This Weekend Napa Itinerary

Napa Valley is famous in the wine community, but it also boasts an impressive selection of exercise and wellness options. Enjoy outdoor activities ranging from hikes that unveil breathtaking views of rolling vineyards to rejuvenating bathhouses featuring geothermal pools and mud baths. Combine these with wine tastings and fresh local produce, and you’re set for a full sensory journey. Here’s how to savor both wine and wellness in Napa Valley over a three-day itinerary.

Day 1

For lunch, head to Truss Restaurant & Bar located in the newly opened Four Seasons Napa Valley. Relish a farm-to-table lunch in a spacious, open-concept environment, featuring dishes like a yellowfin tuna bowl with California avocado, all while taking in the stunning vineyard views. Other locally sourced menu highlights include wild mushroom bucatini with seasonal squash and sautéed maitake mushrooms. Complement your meal with one of 250 curated selections by sommelier Morgan Grey, such as a lively chardonnay from nearby Chateau Montelena.

Post-lunch, make your way to the newly reopened Newton Vineyard tasting room in Calistoga, which is a charming destination for a weekend getaway on its own. The vineyard’s unfiltered, certified organic wines are cultivated from steep, well-drained soils; don’t miss out on their single-vineyard cabernets and two distinctive single-vineyard chardonnays.

Next, check into a Studio at Solage, Auberge Resorts Collection. This 100-room retreat offers various wellness programs within its expansive 200,000-square-foot spa, featuring a bathhouse with geothermal pools and rejuvenating mud bath treatments.

For dinner, the hotel’s Solbar showcases the finest local produce, including a starter of compressed watermelon, garden-fresh cucumbers, hijiki (sea lettuce), and a zesty chile-lime-ginger vinaigrette, followed by an entrée of grilled wild king salmon served with roasted baby squash, tomato chutney, charred baba ghanoush, and yellow curry sauce.

Day 2

Kick off your day with a scenic walk along the historic Oat Hill Mine Trail. Just under a mile from Solage, this path offers stunning valley views and was once a route for quicksilver miners back in 1893. A short drive south to Napa River Ecological Reserve in Yountville will lead you to a picturesque 0.5-mile loop that meanders alongside the river, surrounded by tall oak trees and vibrant wildflowers in spring.

After getting your endorphins flowing, unwind at the poolside spa of Hotel Yountville. Here, you can indulge in hydrotherapy tubs and a calming scalp and stone massage that utilizes warm stones and botanical oils to alleviate tension. This 80-room hotel is conveniently located near some of Yountville’s finest dining options, including the French-inspired Bistro Jeanty.

At Clif Family Bruschetteria, the rotating menu celebrates seasonal ingredients, featuring dishes like fresh kale and Napa cabbage salads topped with pickled carrots and tamari-glazed mixed nuts. You can also visit the on-site tasting room for delightful food and wine pairings, including a plant-based and organic tasting menu.

For an afternoon of wine tasting, Tres Sabores is an organic, family-run winery that provides an intimate tasting experience. Guests can enjoy lunch with winemaker and owner Julie Johnson after touring the winery’s gardens and olive grove, followed by a wine-paired lunch featuring seasonal produce from the on-site garden.

To wrap up your day, settle onto the spacious and serene patio at Acacia House. Enjoy a menu crafted by “Top Chef Masters” winner Chris Cosentino, featuring seasonal dishes like heirloom tomatoes and stone fruit drizzled with lemon verbena and raspberry vinegar, along with a California striped bass served with nutty fregola pasta, clams, and chorizo.

Day 3

Today is all about relaxation, starting with a visit to Calistoga’s Moonacre Spa & Baths. This contemporary bathhouse features a variety of massages and a signature treatment known as the MoonAcre Mud Bake, Bath & Massage, which includes a salt soak in a charming claw-foot tub, access to an outdoor mud bar, and a peaceful sit in the spa’s gardens while the mud dries. The experience concludes with an outdoor rinse, followed by a soothing massage and steam.

After your spa experience, enjoy a meal at the newly launched Crisp Kitchen & Juice. Each dish is crafted from seasonal ingredients and made in-house, featuring options like a gluten-free noodle ramen with bok choy, braised greens, kabocha squash, tofu, shiitake and enoki mushrooms, as well as a nondairy macaroni and cheese with butternut squash, coconut milk, and nutritional yeast.

Conclude your Napa Valley adventure in Rutherford with a wine tasting at the Napa Green Certified St. Supery. Each wine is expertly paired with a delightful small bite featuring fresh, farm-to-table produce sourced from its culinary garden and Dollarhide Estate Ranch. Previous pairings have included themes like “Vino and Veggie” and “Great Sustainable Seafood.”