For Members
Estate Events
Small dinners, harvest nights, the occasional trip. Where members spend the year.
At the Estate
A Year of Romance with O’Brien Estate
Feb
14
2026
6:00 pm
Valentine’s Dinner and Dancing in the Cellar
Celebrate love with an intimate Valentine’s Dinner in our candlelit cellar, where romance is paired with fine wine and a chef-curated menu.
Mar
17
2026
1:00 pm
St. Patrick’s Day Party
Celebrate with wine, Guinness, corned beef and cabbage with your fellow members. Irish joke contest followed by karaoke.
Apr
24
2026
5:00 pm
Wine at Sunset
Enjoy spectacular views over hundreds of acres and watch the sun set over the western Mayacamas mountains with a glass of wine in your hand.
May
30
2026
7:00 pm
Movie in the Vineyard
We can’t resist watching Sideways once more with a glass of delicious Merlot in hand. You can order Merlot without fear.
Jul
18
2026
7:00 pm
Wine at Sunset
Join and mingle with your fellow members and enjoy watching the sun drop behind the mountains and create a magical glow over the western hills.
Aug
15
2026
7:00 pm
Movie in the Vineyard
Our friends Marc and Brenda Lhormer were the producers of Bottle Shock, a great semi-documentary about the Tasting of Paris in 1976 the moment that put Napa Valley on the global wine stage.
aug
15
2026
7:00 pm
Movie Night – Bottleshock
This is the event that put Napa Valley on the world stage. Great movie – come meet the producers Marc and Brenda Lhormer.
Sep
19
2026
6:30 pm
Night of Unrestrained Reserve
Our annual celebration of the new release of our finest wine, Unrestrained Reserve. A four-course dinner under the stars and dancing to live music afterward.
Nov
14
2026
7:00 pm
Wine and Karaoke
After all that practice in the shower, it’s time to discover your inner diva and wow the crowd. The disco gets set up once the singing ends so the dancing can begin.
With Bart and Barb
Upcoming Trips
2028 Down Under Wine Odyssey
January 5–19, 2028 · 14 days · Auckland to Melbourne · Aboard Silver Moon
Two weeks across the Tasman with Bart and Barb, aboard Silversea’s all-suite Silver Moon. South through New Zealand’s wine country — Tauranga, Gisborne, Hawke’s Bay, Wellington, Christchurch, the harbor towns of the south, and the fjords of Doubtful and Milford Sound. Across to Tasmania’s pinot valleys for a day in Hobart, then on to Melbourne.
Eight on-board O’Brien Estate evenings: a welcome reception, two cocktail and wine hours, a winemaker’s dinner, a wine seminar and tasting, a sundowner gin tasting, and a farewell. Optional Yarra Valley land program after, optional Sydney extension before.
Early-booking bonus through July 30, 2026: $200 per suite shipboard credit. To reserve or ask questions, call Food & Wine Trails at 800-367-5348 or email info@foodandwinetrails.com.
Nile River Member Cruise
March 27 – April 2, 2027
A week along the Nile with Bart and Barb — the temples, the tombs, and dinners under the stars, the way they’re best done. Reserved for members; thirty-seven cabins, all booked.
Optional extension: Six days in Jordan, visiting Petra. Limited to 10 couples.
Past Gatherings
Moments from the Estate
Valentine’s Dinner at the Estate
February 14, 2026
Thirty-two members gathered in our candlelit cellar for a four-course dinner paired with Fascination, Romance, Seduction, and Passion. After dinner, the tasting room transformed with music and dancing that lasted late into the night.
Night of Unrestrained Reserve
September 6, 2025
Eighty-eight of our closest friends gathered beneath a canopy of stars for our annual harvest celebration — four courses, wines chosen for the moment, candlelight, live music, and dancing that lasted well past when anyone intended to leave.
Past Trips
The First Travels Together
When the Nile cruise wraps in spring 2027, it’ll land here — the first member trip we’ve taken together. Photographs, a few stories, and the names of the wines we opened along the way.
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