O’Brien Estate is a family-owned winery in Napa Valley that hosts private proposal experiences by reservation. Every tasting here is completely private — your own table overlooking the vineyards, your own host, no crowds and no strangers — which makes it one of the few places in Napa Valley where you can propose without an audience. The Proposal Experience is $850 per couple and includes two private tastings, photography of the moment by our trained staff, a dozen roses, and a bottle of our Passion wine custom labeled with your names and the date. We will personally help you plan the moment. Call or text us at (707) 252-8463.
Where Your Love Story Takes Its Next Step
Some moments deserve their own setting. At O’Brien Estate, a family owned winery tucked into the Oak Knoll District of Napa Valley, we’ve built ours around exactly one thing: giving you and the person you love a place to ask, uninterrupted by anyone else. No shared tasting bar, no tour group filing past, no strangers catching the moment out of the corner of their eye. Just your table, your host, and thirty three acres of vineyard rolling out toward the Mayacamas Mountains.
The Proposal Experience is $850 per couple. It includes two private tastings, photography of the moment by our own trained staff, a dozen roses, and a bottle of our Passion wine, custom labeled with your two names and the date you made it official. We’ll help you plan every detail beforehand, so the only thing on your mind that afternoon is the question you came here to ask. Inquire below.
A Setting Built for This Question
Our wines carry the arc of a love story in their names, Fascination, Romance, Seduction, Passion, drawn from our winemaker’s own romance poetry. It’s not a coincidence. Couples tell us, again and again, that their afternoon here became the most cherished stop of their entire Napa trip. If you’re picturing something even more storybook, we also have arches on site that make a beautiful backdrop for the photo you’ll frame for the rest of your life.
Together we’ll settle on the where (the vineyard walk, your private table, beneath one of our arches) and the when (we love a sunset moment, and suggest booking between 4 and 6pm to catch one). We’ll keep the secret until you’re ready, and we can have your roses waiting at the table before you arrive, or brought out the moment she says yes, whichever feels more like the two of you.
Because we’re a working vineyard, we ask that decor stay simple and that outside catering stay home, the vines really do carry the whole afternoon on their own. And because we know plans shift, we only ask for seven days notice if yours do.
Afterward, there’s no rush. Stay a while, raise a glass, and let the view do what it does best.
Make It Entirely Yours
The Proposal Experience ($850 per couple) already includes two Private Tastings, coordination of your proposal, photography of the moment by our traiThe $850 Proposal Experience already includes two Private Tastings, full coordination of your moment, photography by our trained staff, a dozen roses, and your custom labeled bottle of Passion. From there, a few ways to make it even more your own:
- Upgrade both tastings to our Reserve Tasting, five rare wines made in lots of just 100 cases, over 120 unhurried minutes. Ask us for pricing.
- Fill the table with two dozen roses instead of one, for $85
- Add a two minute proposal video, quietly filmed and yours to keep, for $150
- Send parents or soon to be in laws a bottle of their own, custom labeled to match yours, for $150 each
- Invite up to four more people into the moment (six total, including the two of you), at $85 per guest, our standard tasting rate
- Ask our florist to build something beyond the roses, tell us what you’re picturing and we’ll quote it
If you’d love the whole estate to yourselves, for the proposal or for a surprise gathering right after, ask us about a private buyout. Our site fee is an hourly rate, and it’s fully creditable toward a wine purchase. See tasting details and reserve.
Tell us a bit about your moment — we’ll follow up to confirm details and availability.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can we have the winery entirely to ourselves?
Yes. Every Proposal Experience is already private. For a full estate buyout, we charge an hourly site fee that can be applied toward a wine purchase.
How much does a proposal at O’Brien Estate cost?
$850 per couple: two tastings, full coordination, photography by our trained staff, a dozen roses, and a bottle of Passion custom labeled with your names and the date.
Can we bring people along?
Of course. Up to four additional guests are welcome (six total, including the two of you), at $85 per guest, our standard tasting rate.
Will you help us keep it a surprise?
Always. Reach out before your visit and we’ll handle the timing quietly. Your host will know the plan. Your partner won’t suspect a thing.
Can we bring our own photographer?
Photography by our trained staff is already part of the experience, captured naturally rather than posed. You’re also welcome to bring your own, and happy to recommend photographers we trust.
What’s the best time of day to propose here?
Late afternoon, when the light turns gold over the vines and the sun starts to slip behind the Mayacamas Mountains. We suggest booking between 4 and 6pm.
Is there a cancellation policy?
We ask for at least seven days notice if your plans change, so we can offer that time to another couple.
What should we know about decor and catering?
We’re a working vineyard, so decor stays simple and outside catering stays home. Honestly, the vines and the view are decoration enough.
O’Brien Estate Winery · 1200 Orchard Ave, Napa, CA 94558 · (707) 252-8463 · By reservation only. Reserve your private tasting.