Priest Ranch Winery sits in downtown Yountville with a tasting room that actually welcomes dogs without any fuss. You can bring your dog right in to hang out while you’re sampling wines, which makes for a relaxed afternoon if you’re exploring the Napa Valley wine country with your travel companion.

The winery grows its own grapes in the eastern hills of Napa Valley, so everything you’re tasting comes from their estate vineyards. Their lineup includes Grenache Blanc, Red Blends, and other wines that rotate depending on the vintage and what’s available that day. The tasting room staff will walk you through what they’ve got open, and you get a real sense that they actually know their fruit since they’re the ones growing it.

What works well for a dog visit is that the space feels casual enough that having your dog there doesn’t create any tension with other guests or staff. There’s no pretension about it — you’re just two people and their dog trying some wine on a nice afternoon in Yountville. The downtown location means you can walk over from nearby restaurants or galleries if you want to make it part of a bigger day out.

The tasting room experience is straightforward. You’ll sit at the bar or grab a spot in the room, they’ll pour you some wine, and you can take your time deciding if something is worth buying a bottle of. Your dog can settle in at your feet without anyone making a big production about it. Since Yountville gets fairly busy with wine tourists, especially on weekends, it’s worth knowing that this is one spot where the dog-friendly aspect is genuinely integrated into how they operate rather than feeling like an afterthought.