Frank Family Vineyards
Winston Hill Cabernet finishing on older library vintages, poured either in the original Craftsman house or in a Howard Backen barn. Ten to five, daily, by reservation.
Why go
The tasting room is the winery's original Craftsman house, and you can sit inside it, on the back porch or in the courtyard.1 Behind it stands the Miller House, a barn Howard Backen designed over four years, which the family named for Leslie Frank, born Leslie Miller.1 The wine to book is Winston Hill: single-vineyard Cabernet with meats and cheeses, closing on library and older vintages.1 There is also a Carneros flight of single-vineyard Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and methode champenoise sparkling.1 The winery calls its tasting room the 2025 Best Napa Tasting Room in the Best of Napa County Awards, which is its own account of the award.1
Order this / avoid
- Order: the Winston Hill library tasting, for the older Cabernets at the end.1
- Order: the Chardonnay and Pinot Noir tasting if you want the Carneros sparkling.1
- Avoid: bringing the dog or anyone under 21. Neither gets on the property.1
Good to know
- Hours: 10am to 5pm daily, reservations required.1
- Price: the visit page lists no tasting fees. The only figure published is $350 for the full-day Stem & Barrel experience across three estates.1
- Hygiene: not established. No inspection instrument for this county is on file here.
Verdict
could-visit — The choice here is between two rooms and it is a real choice: the original Craftsman house with a back porch, or the Miller House, a Howard Backen barn that took four years and is named for Leslie Frank. Winston Hill is the wine to book, single-vineyard Cabernet finishing on older vintages, and the Carneros flight is the only place on this list pouring methode champenoise sparkling next to Pinot. The winery publishes no fee for any of it and calls its own tasting room the best in Napa on the strength of a county award nobody else has been read to confirm. Open ten to five daily, no dogs, over 21 only.