Napa Wine Country Attractions
Castello di Amorosa
4045 N. St. Helena Highway
Calistoga, CA 94515
Tel. (707) 942-8200, (707) 963-7774 [V. Sattui winery]
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A castle is rising south of this small resort town that promises to be Napa Valley's most lavish tourist draw. Or a vintner's fortune-busting folly.
In April, 2007, Daryl Sattui, whose winery and deli a few miles away in St. Helena are a popular picnic stop, plans to open to the public a sprawling, medieval-style castle and second winery that he has been building for 12 years. At 121,000 square feet, Castello di Amorosa, tucked away on a hilltop off California Hi...
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Price Range: $10 per person for wine tasting and $10 more for the castle tour
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Wow!
Posted by bi_sf_grl from San Francisco, CA on June 4, 2009
I was fortunate enough to visit the castle on its big halloween party. wow, what a sight under full moon. this castle even has the torture chamber, just amazing replica of the real thing.
Stop whining
Posted by noname from san francisco, CA on July 8, 2008
To the previous ignorant reviewer. why don't you do some research and learn that all medeval castles were made from stone that's why most of the rocks this castle is made from were imported from italy and taken off of older castles in italy. maybe you were a bunch of drunk loud idiots thats why you were treated rudely.
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