[4K] Italian style castle in California - Castello di Amorosa

Castello di Amorosa is a castle and a winery located near Calistoga, California. First opening its doors to the public in April 2007, the castle is the pet project of 4th generation vintner, Dario Sattui, who also owns and operates the V. Sattui Winery named after his great-grandfather who originally established a winery in San Francisco in 1885 after emigrating from Italy to California.
The castle interiors, which include 107 rooms on 8 levels above and below ground, cover approximately 121,000 square feet (11,200 m2). Key details and building techniques are architecturally faithful to the 12th and 13th century time period. Among many other features it has: a moat; a drawbridge; defensive towers; an interior courtyard; a torture chamber; a chapel/church; a knights' chamber; and a 72 by 30 feet (9.1 m) great hall with a 22-foot (6.7 m)-high coffered ceiling.
The masonry, ironwork and woodwork was fashioned by hand using old world crafting techniques. Building materials included 8,000 tons of locally quarried stone, in addition to paving stones, terra cotta roofing tiles and some 850,000 bricks imported from Europe. Extending into the hillside adjacent to the castle lies a labyrinth of caves some 900 feet (270 m) in length. Beneath the castle are a 2-acre (8,100 m2) barrel cellar and tasting rooms where visitors can sample the wines-all sold only at the castle.
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[@mathystah6451]

Was just there yesterday. La Fantasia wine was amazing

[@sfsaechao916]

Love the videos. Keep them coming. How cool that there's a castle there

[@ginamordoki9062]

I been there maybe 4 times with my ex...... love it ... between october and november its the best...fall colors.... and the smell of the wine is unbelievable .... i have beautiful pictures...the wine is really good....Sattui is really good too... I miss to go there... someday

[@TravelingwithAndrew]

Great place to visit.

[@farazahsan1530]

Hello, can we just visit the outside of the castle for free without entering the main castle inside ?

[@pablol9115]

Beautiful place, amazing production thank you! How much time did you take to tour the inside of the castello? Looks like a very thorough under 30 minute walk through with all rooms covered (except the torture chamber and the tasting), lots of details and only noticed one cut in your footage.

[@TravelingwithAndrew]

Thank you! It took me about 30 min.

[@Mamacat19]

Do I have to pay to be able to walk around like you?

[@TravelingwithAndrew]

For this place you have to pay to get in and they give you 5 wine testing.

[@user-vo9iy5bm3q]

Bruh i feel soo soooooooory

[@TravelingwithAndrew]

so sad :(

[@joeyboedeker7205]

Tragic 😪😪😪

[@TravelingwithAndrew]

Such a beautiful castle got destroyed, so sad :(

[@headphones5925]

There's more underneath the castle. The tour is a must.