Welcome to Rutherford California. Rutherford is small town located in the wine producing region of Napa Valley just north of San Francisco. Rutherford offers world-class wineries and restaurants. For your best vacation value near Rutherford please visit our Napa Valley Specials.

Restaurants

La Toque Restaurant - Welcome to La Toque, Chef Ken Frank's restaurant in the Napa Valley. We are located just east of Highway 29 in Rutherford, between Yountville and St Helena. The Restaurant is open for dinner Wednesday through Sunday. We serve a French inspired prix fixe menu with choices at each course. In addition to the extensive wine list, a wine pairing menu is offered nightly with wines chosen by Sommelier Scott Tracy and Ken to match each dish on the menu, showcasing his passion for food and wine. We invite you to explore the site using the buttons at the top of the page. You can peruse recent menus and their matching wines, view pictures of our favorite dishes, surf the wine list, get directions, read reviews and Chef's Tips and find out about upcoming events. 

Wineries

Rubicon Estate - founded as Inglenook in 1880, the historic Rubicon Estate has the honor of being one of the few remaining family-owned wine estates of this magnitude in existence. Francis and Eleanor Coppola purchased the property in 1975, and then spent twenty years restoring it to its original dimensions by acquiring the famed Inglenook Chateau and its adjacent vineyards. Today, Rubicon Estate offers a truly unique VIP guest experience and a level of elegance and personal attention rarely available at other wineries. Rubicon, the flagship wine of Rubicon Estate, reflects the unique terroir of this world-renowned property. Using only 100% organically-farmed grapes sourced directly from Estate vineyards, Rubicon has become a role model for Rutherford Cabernet Sauvignon. Rubicon is blended primarily from Cabernet Sauvignon, which was first planted on the Estate between 1882 and 1885 by Inglenook founder Captain Gustave Niebaum. Recently, laboratory analysis verified that the vineyard clone is indeed the same genetic material as the vines Niebaum brought back from France in the 1880s. Because the Niebaum clone - Clone #29 technically speaking - has been continuously planted here, it is one of California's most historic and important clones of Cabernet Sauvignon, and totally unique to Rubicon Estate.
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V. Sattui now produces more than seventy percent of the grapes needed for our wine production, a high ratio for any winery. But we also contract with private growers who tend their vineyards, however small, with the care and concern we require to make our wines distinctive. These are men and women who understand the importance of canopy management and pruning—that the essence of grape growing is to arrange all leaves so they intercept light. They know how to match a grape variety to the climate at the vineyard site; they have an innate sense of terroir. They are adept at protecting their vines from weather hazards and pests. And they understand vineyards as systems of interconnected parts, and vineyards as parts of larger systems.

Rutherford Grove - Nestled in the vineyards, Rutherford Grove welcomes you to enjoy our wines and wander our gardens. We can also host your special event, whether it’s a luncheon, dinner or special tour and tasting. We are conveniently located off Highway 29 in the heart of the Napa Valley. We offer a tasting menu of all our wines, plus limited production bottlings and library wines that can only be found at the winery.

Auberge du Soleil - Twenty years ago this spring, Auberge du Soleil, one of Northern California’s most revered dining establishments, opened the doors of its inn, a handful of maisons scattered across a 33-acre hillside olive grove in Napa Valley. This month, the acclaimed “Inn of the Sun” begins a new chapter in its history, as it unveils a sophisticated renovation, welcomes a new chef and offers new amenities created to elevate the art of relaxation for which the Auberge has become renowned.