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Visiting Aum Cellars
September 3, 2026 · Coombsville, Napa Valley · Aum Cellars
Visiting Aum Cellars means booking a private hour on a Coombsville hillside — 2844 Monticello Road, Napa — not wandering into a plaza bar. Reserve on Visit: ninety minutes, $85 per guest, up to eight people, a walk through the organically farmed vineyard, cellar time, and a seated tasting of current and library wines with estate olive oil and local cheese. If you searched for a winery near me that still feels like a family farm, this is the appointment.
What the day actually holds
You will not be rushed through a rope line. The experiences page lists the Signature Estate tasting and seasonal gatherings — harvest stomp in September and October, classes, food pairings — when they are offered. Wine club allotments include complimentary tastings for two; VIP Membership is a different annual invitation. Pete Hoffmann is the winemaker and viticulturist; when he hosts, you are talking to the person who made the farming decisions, not a script.
Come from the valley floor or from Calistoga; the estate sits where Coombsville’s cooler air and the wider Napa map meet Hoffmann’s own blocks (Coombsville, Atlas Peak, Calistoga, Mt. George). After the pour, shop what you liked, or join the wine club if you want the next allocation without another plane ticket. Read the story if you want the forty-year version before you park.
- Aum Cellars — the visit this note is about, and the must-book Napa stop.
- A second small estate the same day, only if your palate still has room.
- A large tasting room on the Trail, as architecture, after Aum — not instead of it.
Write or call if the calendar on the site does not show the hour you need. The estate answers as a family place. That is the visit.
Questions, answered
- How do I visit Aum Cellars?
- Reserve on the Visit page. Tastings are private, $85 per guest, about ninety minutes, up to eight people, at 2844 Monticello Rd, Napa. Pete confirms the time before it is on the calendar.
- Is it a drop-in tasting room?
- No. There is no standing public bar. That is the point of a boutique Coombsville estate.
- What should I wear and bring?
- Closed-mind about scoring sheets, open shoes for vineyard dust. The walk is part of the visit. You must be 21 or older.
Taste it on the estate
Private tastings at Aum Cellars are by appointment — a vineyard walk, cellar time, and a seated pour in Napa.