Hilltop resort in a 33-acre olive grove above Rutherford, Napa Valley, California
Auberge du Soleil is a hilltop resort above Rutherford in Napa Valley, where weddings take over the whole estate with vows on the Ceremony Terrace and a Michelin Star kitchen.
Auberge du Soleil began in 1981 as Napa Valley's first fine-dining restaurant, opened by Claude Rouas and Bob Harmon on a terraced hillside above Rutherford. The inn followed in 1986, and today the resort holds 50 guestrooms and suites within 33 acres of heritage olive and oak trees, with views across the vineyards of the valley floor to the Mayacamas Mountains. It sits about 65 miles north of San Francisco.
Weddings here take the whole estate. Apart from a rehearsal dinner or farewell brunch, each wedding requires a full buyout, so every space belongs to the couple. Vows are exchanged on the Ceremony Terrace. Receptions run in the Bellevue Ballroom, which holds up to 120, while Maison d'Arbre, La Rotonde and Le Salon suit smaller dinners and Le Jardin offers a garden terrace beneath olive trees and a wisteria arbor. All food comes from the resort's Michelin Star kitchen, with no outside catering, and the resort's sommeliers pair wines from its cellar. The spa and an outdoor pool complete the weekend.
Auberge du Soleil
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French restaurateur Claude Rouas and partner Bob Harmon opened Napa Valley's first fine-dining restaurant here in 1981, aiming to bring something of Provence to wine country. The inn followed five years later and has grown into a 50-guestroom resort among heritage olive and oak trees.
The Ceremony Terrace looks across the valley floor to the Mayacamas Mountains. Receptions use the Bellevue Ballroom, with bronze-framed doors opening to the view, while Maison d'Arbre, La Rotonde and Le Salon suit smaller dinners.
Wedding menus come from the kitchen of The Restaurant at Auberge du Soleil, which holds eighteen consecutive years of Michelin Star recognition. The cooking is Mediterranean in spirit and seasonal, paired by the resort's own sommeliers.
Panoramic views over the vineyards of the valley floor and the Mayacamas Mountains beyond; the resort's signature ceremony setting.
The Ceremony TerraceBellevue I & II combine to form 1,870 sq ft of reception space, bronze-framed floor-to-ceiling doors onto the valley, for up to 120 guests.
The Ballroom
The Restaurant at Auberge du Soleil carries eighteen consecutive years of Michelin Star recognition. All wedding catering is in-house.
DiningNapa Valley Life Magazine named Auberge du Soleil the outright winner of Best Wedding Venue in its 2026 Best Of Napa Valley Awards.
The Story
The resort's signature accommodation, a private maison with a separate bedroom and living room, opening onto its own terrace with an outdoor soaking tub over the hillside grounds.
EnquireA separate bedroom and living room opening onto a private deck, with views across the hillside grounds toward the valley; one of the resort's 50 guestrooms and suites.
EnquireEvery wedding takes a full buyout of the resort, with only a rehearsal dinner or farewell brunch booked on its own.
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Auberge du Soleil stands at 180 Rutherford Hill Road, on a hillside above Rutherford in the heart of Napa Valley. The resort is roughly 65 miles north of San Francisco, also reachable via Oakland, Sacramento, Santa Rosa and Napa airports.
180 Rutherford Hill Road, Rutherford, California 94573, USA
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The resort sits on a hilltop within 33 acres of olive and oak trees, has a Ceremony Terrace facing the Mayacamas Mountains, and works with a kitchen that has held a Michelin Star for eighteen consecutive years.
Vows are exchanged on the Ceremony Terrace, which overlooks the vineyards of the valley floor with the Mayacamas Mountains beyond.
Bellevue I and II combine to form 1,870 square feet with bronze-framed floor-to-ceiling doors onto valley views, and hold up to 120 guests for a reception. Each half can also be hired separately.
Seven in all: the Ceremony Terrace, Bellevue I and II, Maison d'Arbre, La Rotonde, Le Jardin and Le Salon.
Yes. Apart from a rehearsal dinner or farewell brunch, every wedding requires a full buyout of the estate, its event spaces and all 50 guestrooms and suites.
No. All food comes from the resort's Michelin Star kitchen, and outside catering and beverages are not permitted. The sommeliers pair wines from the resort's cellar.
Across the 50 guestrooms and suites, from Private Champagne Maisons with their own terrace and outdoor soaking tub to Deluxe and Classic rooms and suites.
In 2026 Napa Valley Life Magazine named Auberge du Soleil the outright winner of Best Wedding Venue in its Best Of Napa Valley Awards.
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