V. Sattui Winery

e, saying it felt like a movie or a fairytale. We are still trying to let it sink it as it literally was the best day of our lives. Thank you V. Sattui staff for everything. There are no words to describe how grateful we are! XOXO

ped for and more. Our day was gorgeous and guests continued to compliment us on the venue and the food! Catering does not begin to describe the chef at V. Sattui. Stefano and Raffa Masanti, not only make amazing food, but completely took care of my fiancé and I making sure that we were able to eat, enjoy appetizers and had whatever we would like to drink. V. Sattui was the romantic and intimate setting we had hoped for and the service and staff were nothing short of amazing!

not say enough about Raffa and Chef Stefano. The food and service were fantastic! Thank you all for the perfect day!

Sattui's incredible events coordinator, and after our around hour long visit, we were hooked. Let me explain... V. Sattui is one of the only (if not the only) vineyard in Napa that allows guests until 11 pm. Your guests arrive in the early evening, so you have the ENTIRE winery to yourself (including back terrace, courtyard, lawn, barrel room, cellar club etc). It is absolutely beautiful, and gives your guests a chance to explore a great winery that I am sure they will visit after the wedding. The venue has gorgeous florals and greenery all over, so the need for florals is minimal (at least it was for our end of March wedding, and will be through fall I would imagine). The barrel room where dinner is held is magical - lit up with candles, it is straight out of a fairy tale. There is a huge selection of wine for any palette, and the wine is absolutely delicious (and we had a very fun 2.5 hour long tasting before the wedding). Also, we were in the off-season, but in the on-season, I have heard their on-site Michelin-starred chef is amazing. Now, about the service. Alison is amazing. She knows so much about weddings (not just weddings at Sattui), and is responsive, friendly and warm. She is honest in her opinions, never trying to sell you anything or convince you one way or another. We really enjoyed getting to know her over the last year and a half, and we look forward to seeing her when we visit Sattui (wedding perk - a 1 year membership after your wedding!!). The day of staff at Sattui were also impeccable. They were attentive, friendly, and my guests loved them. One guest told me she couldn't find the coordinator to put down a card, so she asked a server. He couldn't find the coordinator either, but 30 minutes later, when he finally tracked her down, he went to find my guest and introduced her to the coordinator. That level of attention and detail meant that our wedding was flawless, and went off without a hitch. I cannot recommend Sattui as a venue enough. It made our wedding such a special day, and is a great place to revisit again and again.

y questions!! If you expect customers to drop 40k on a wedding the least you can do is not complain! The worst experience ever.

fe Raffa were incredible caters, all of our guests could not stop raving about the food. The entire day was perfect! I can't imagine having our wedding anywhere else!

a dream wedding, complete with castle, flowers, lights- everything to make you feel like you are getting married in a fairytale. They are also one of the only wineries in Napa that are able to host wedding ceremonies and receptions in one location. Unfortunately, this means they have a bit of a monopoly on the situation, and I have to say it shows in the way they conduct the whole affair. From the beginning, we had so many different contact people at the venue for each thing that we had no idea who to contact about what. What made it worse was that they kept changing! We did not hire a wedding planner (but were going to hire a day of planner) when they offered to provide this service for us for free, which sounded fantastic and really kind, until we worked with one person only to find out two weeks later that they were changing us to a different planner and had to start the process from scratch (they did not even pass the information that was already discussed). The new one I have to say was disorganized, frustrating to work with, and downright rude to members of the wedding party and my mother on the day of the wedding! I could not recommend working with someone like this as it made the situation more stressful rather than easier. Our second frustration was that during wedding season V. Sattui requires you to use their in-house caterers. At first, we had no real issue with this, our menu tasting was great, and both the manager and the chef are lovely people. Unfortunately, the day of the wedding the food was not what we thought it would be- the appetizers looked burnt, the quantity of appetizers was not nearly enough (even though we ordered more than their recommended amount), and the entrees, while good, were TINY (the salmon entrée was literally a 2 inch piece of salmon with nothing else on the plate). All in all, we spent almost $150 for catering per person, and our guests left HUNGRY! This was incredibly disappointing, and added to our whole frustration with the venue who did not seem to care much about us or our wedding. For the price we paid we would have expected them to go above and beyond, but they did the bare minimum. The bridal party was not greeted, winery visitors were sitting in our ceremony chairs and interfering with pre-wedding photos (this area could have been roped off), the bridal party was not given champagne or even water until we asked several times, bathrooms were not cleaned before the wedding.. All in all, yes it is beautiful, in spite of everything we had a wonderful wedding, but those thinking to get married here should know the tradeoff.

ly about 2 bites worth. It had nothing else served along side it. There was a small caprese salad served prior to the main meal. As a guest, I went home hungry and even considered stopping at In-n-out after the wedding. The few bites of food we had, however, were quite tasty and the wine was excellent.

itself is pricey and then there are lots of add-ons (costs of cleaning aisle if you use roses, lighting votive candles that appear to be permanently there, ordering wine ahead of time rather than just paying for what you use). They lay most of these costs out in the contract, but read it carefully... bc I did and still missed a couple things. The timing is also tight and made me really nervous in the run up to the wedding, since I went to the venue after 5 (which is when the bride arrives) and found out that despite what we were initially told, the tasting room closes at 6pm (when our guests arrived). It's a narrow window that you get the venue (6-11). The only thing guests complained about were the locations of bathrooms (all upstairs from the barrel room). I would strongly recommend V. Sattui consider expanding the list of "preferred" planners and vendors. While we liked many of our vendors, some which came recommended by the venue, we found difficult to work with. Overall it was beautiful and I read the contracts closely so I was aware of the extras.. but I still felt like they were taking me for a bit of a ride on price.

ed working with the Director of Weddings. She was so on top of things and so responsive to my questions that sometimes I went to her more than my own day-of coordinator. The wine there is amazing, the setting it breathtaking, and the service was better than I could have dreamt of. Seriously, if you're considering V. Sattui Winery, think no further. They are the best EVER!! I got so many compliments from my guests saying that it was the most beautiful and intimate wedding that they've ever been to and it wouldn't have been the same in any other place. Also, I received my deposit within a week of the wedding being over so they were incredibly quick!

ntic. The V. Sattui wedding staff is very friendly and responsive and they made everything go easily and smoothly on the big day. It is a very special venue and definitely stands out from the regular ballroom or tent. We would definitely recommend V. Sattui!

ion. It was a night to remember for my husband and I as well as for our guests!

and their list for Planners. The only affordable planner is not someone I would ever recommend!

ach heat lamp $50, etc....Most of this is pretty standard and should be included in the $7500 rental fee. The venue doesn't even provide tables or chairs, you'll need to rent them from your caterer. And you are also required to use a Wedding Coordinator from their Preferred List, they don't provide you with one. I have planned about 6 weddings for friends, family, colleagues, and most of this stuff should have been included. The site fee of $7500 (weekday) $9500 (weekend) only included literally the use of the facility. And because the winery is open to the public until 5pm, they bridal party cannot be there to take pictures until 4:30, which doesn't give alot of time when ceremonies usually start around 6. Plus, you have alot of winery guests watching you and taking pictures of you, which is kinda distracting. Overall, it's a beautiful location and worth the great photo opportunities, so make sure to get an amazing photographer to capture all of it.

:) Darlene and Jim Forbes, wedding coordinator and officiant were extremely helpful, fun, and professional! I can't wait to go back to do my vow renewals! :)

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red vendors was really helpful. I only have positive things to say about our experience at V. Sattui...it was fabulous!

al person we dealt with to make the contract was rude and snooty. The event planner there was hard to work with, and not timely in response to questions. They have a list of vendors that we were told we 'had to use". Some vendors not on the list they let us use, but others they would not budge. Luckily my other daughter will want to create her own magical moment and we won't have to deal with this vendor again. Their wine is good.

t pay attention to the details. It is $10,000 just have the wedding there which you only have for 5 hours. They do not allow you to start your ceremony before 6pm and you the music has to stop by 11pm. By the time we got to dancing, we had less than 2 hours. We had 150 guests and it was a tight squeeze in the barrel room. I would suggest this place for small, low key weddings.

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ps, you and your guests will then be whisked away to the barrel room for your banquet where the sky and your imagination are the limits. This winery fits a larger capacity than most (over 200) and whethery you are having 50 or 200, it somehow is a perfect size. The V.Sattui service and family are amazing hosts and by the wedding rolls around, you feel half Italian and definitely more than 1/2 a part of their friendly family. The rental rate is steep but their flexibility in catering and wine commitment helps make up for it.

s gorgeous with both indoor and outdoor options. They don't provide much in their fee but the beauty of the space is all we cared about! It ended up being cheaper to pay for this space and rent all the tables and chairs and pick our own caterer than to go with locations that included everything but had high food minimums using in house catering. Our wine tasting for the wedding was a fabulous experience in a private room where we tried over 15 wines! It was great. And the wines we selected for the event were delicious. Overall, it was a great space and the staff was very helpful.

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icturesque!;They don't tell you that there is a minimum wine order. No matter how many attendees you have, you have to order a minimum of 100 people even if you don't have a 100 people attend or children. This can break your pockets because you are left with at least 6 cases of wine after your wedding.