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Castello di Amorosa, Napa Valley, California

Castello di Amorosa, California is an authentically styled 13th century Tuscan castle winery in the Napa Valley. Tours, wine tasting, and food and wine pairing experiences are offered daily.

CASTLE FEATURES

Authentically-styled, 13th century medieval Tuscan-style castle
15 years under construction
Medieval designs and construction methods were employed to create the Castello
136,000 sq. ft. castle / winery
5 defensive towers with battlements
1,000 pound hand-hewn doors from Italy
107 Rooms (95 devoted to winemaking)
8 levels (4 levels underground and 4 above)
Great Hall with a coffered ceiling (22 ft. high), featuring hand-painted frescoes inspired by Ambrogio Lorenzetti’s “Buon Governo” (Good Government) in Siena, Italy and 500 year-old fireplace
12,000 sq. ft. Grand Barrel Room featuring 40 Roman cross-vaulted brick ceilings
Italian handmade state-of-the-art triple-jacketed fermentation tanks
All ironwork hand-forged by Italian artisans over open flame
Over 170 containers of handmade antique bricks and tiles brought over from Europe
Additional authentic features include a Church, Drawbridge, Courtyard, Watch Tower, Torture Chamber, Loggia, Deep-Well, Secret Passage Ways, and Outdoor Oven