Real Napa

This place made me regret the $ 40 cab ride across the bridge. We went in on Saturday at about 4pm.
The woman at the bar was incredibly rude to my entire party of 8, which all ordered tasters so you think she would be a little nicer to paying customers– alas, no. I guess my first tip off that it was a low quality joint would be the obscure farmland knick knacks crammed in every inch of the entire place.
She told our group we were not allowed to look at her collection of knick knacks with wine, but when a group of middle aged white women came in, she happily obliged for them to gander at her stuffed roosters and barnyard supplies, wine in tow!
This woman also decided to force my friend to try their verdello twice in her tasting, unresponsive to all of our protests saying that that was her first pour as well, and she straight up refused to pour us any of their top rated, most advertised wine… Which already her pours were two baby sips large, which was significantly less than every single other persons there.
When it was time to leave this hot, cluttered mess of a tasting room, she decided to enlighten us that she would only accept cash for one persons tasting. News to us! Then she said, «oh well I can charge any amount to the card, just not 10 dollars.» Are you joking me? This is the only place in the world that doesn’t accept $ 10 debit transactions. I am almost positive that this woman was on some sort of pharmaceutical due to her erratic behavior, and nonsensical «rules».
If you want somewhere with excellent service, and exceptional wine, go to Madrigal about 4 blocks down.

After a bike ride across the bridge we were walking around Sausalito and found Real Napa. We did the wine tasting and loved the wine so much me and my friend both became wine members instantly. I love that you can’t get this wine anywhere else so when I give it to clients as a gift it really stands out. Everyone that works here is so much fun I always look forward to stopping by when I am in the area. I highly recommend being a wine member if you love wine!

Linda was friendly and helpful! We came in to check out some beautiful jewelry they had on display and left having signed up for the Fotsch wine club. The wines are unique and tasty, definitely recommend giving them a try.

Cute little wine bar & shop. Day trip to sausalito by biking the golden gate & decided to stop here for the $ 5 tastings… bought some desert wine that was tasty. The reason for the 3 stars is because the bartenders where not really inviting… kinda just handed us the wine menu… and the bar was small most of the place was a gift shop (overpriced trinkets that you don’t need) may need to reserve a spot if coming with a group more then 3… no recommended for big groups …

loved the ambiance of sausalito, and the women who worked there are very friendly. The location is small, but dog friendly and we tasted 4 wines for $ 10.
I would definitely come back to this place!

Great girls day outing stop with one of my BFF’s Kimberly. What more could girls ask for — yummy quality wine, jewelry (bought a super chic ring), hats, super friendly atmosphere & great wine client service. We both joined the wine club — as locals it’s a nice benefit. Very enjoyable experience. Sipping the Fume now as I post this review! Cheers, Kathleen

Although the tasting room is called Real Napa, the wines were from Fotsch winery which sources grapes from all over California — not just Napa.
The $ 10 tasting fee covered three pours from 14 offered wines. Wines are also available by the glass. The three whites we tried were all better than three the reds. We didn’t like any wine enough to buy as a bottle.

As a tourist, I was leisurely walking around and stopped inside to see what the wine tasting was about. The woman behind the counter, Nancy, was incredibly sweet and easy to talk to. Based on my wine preferences, she gave me the perfect tastings. A huge bonus is that the tastings are only 5 $, and are even free if you buy a bottle! I had to buy one anyway so this was completely worth it. The whole experience was wonderful!

The most adorable little wine tasting boutique. A must-​stop-​in when walking the streets of Sausalito.
The wine tasting was only $ 5 a person for 3 wines, plus we got 1 of the tastings free because we bought a bottle.
It’s right on the water so the views are unbeatable. Very nice staff as well.

We took a drive up the coast and back through the Muir Woods. We weren’t quite ready to head back into the city so we headed to downtown Sausalito and found this place. Its a cute little boutique with a small bar and looks out at the bay across the street. $ 5 for a tasting of three wines was great and they were tasty! There was nobody else in the boutique so we had our hostess’ full attention. I appreciated that she did not try to push us to buy bottles or join their wine club and was helpful in letting us know other places we should visit on our trip to the Bay Area and Napa Valley. My one tip is to not park at the valet parking next door! It was way overpriced compared to the public parking down the street and its a beautiful walk from that lot.

We were in San Francisco for the weekend and decided to tour the town of Sausalito, which is not too far from the city.
Our first stop was at Real Napa and had a beautiful time wine tasting. The cost was $ 5 and included a selection of three different wine.
Our hostess was friendly and knowledgable of the different wine selection they offered, which was a plus.

Spent the day exploring Sausalito and wandered upon this adorable little shop. It’s hard to deny a $ 5 tasting for three wines. The shop owner was very sweet and accommodating and provided us with nice tips and info on the wines on the menu. We ended up purchasing a bottle of wine and the end of our tasting, so our tasting was free. I really enjoyed stopping here and thoroughly enjoyed drinking the bottle of wine we purchased out by the water after we left :)

A friend and I stopped in here for a tasting during a day out. It’s a quaint little shop right off the main road, with a shopkeeper who is very sweet. I feel bad that we came in and hung out pretty close to her closing time, but she accommodated us as my friend and I sat there and enjoyed some good wine.
Wine selection isn’t huge and not my fave, but that’s a totally subjective statement (my friend liked the wine very much). But you can’t beat the price for a tasting! Probably the cheapest I’ve seen since moving to the Central Coast! That in itself is worth stopping in for a few, as well as to chat with the shopkeep. :-)

Found this place on Unilocal and went to taste test. $ 5 for 3 tastings. Your tasting gets waived if you make any purchases. Came here with our dearest friends and ended up coming home with 6 champagne bottles. Haven’t tried them yet but the deal was but 2 get one free.

We stopped in on Real Napa on a bike ride from Fishermans wharf. As 7 visiting aircrew looking for something fun to do in Sausalito I can say we had a blast at Real Napa. The Cheryl very friendly and knowledgeable. We did the wine tasting which was fantastic! The wines are unique, with bold flavours and fantastic finish. We then left to find another place. We returned an hour later as there was nothing better. We sat and ordered some wine and chatted. Linda Fotsch came by and chatted too, so did one of her sons. All in all i can highly recommend Real Napa as a must when in Sausalito. You will not be disappointed

Love the concept… A tasting room with an array of unique and fabulous gifts. Small, family-​owned wineries produce some of the best wine around and this little Sausalito gem proves that! Very friendly and knowledgeable staff makes the experience even better. This spot is a taste of real Napa in our own backyard & is a must-​visit for both Marinites and tourists alike!

Wow this took me a long time to come back to!
I joined this wine club because I really liked the feel of the place, the employees, and enjoyed leaving the city to come visit. I had a couple more great visits… and then the staff changed. One in particular who was always there was not very friendly and didn’t seem to know much about wine. Basically made me not want to come in, which was the whole point of me joining the club in the first place!
After finding a different club that was closer and I once again enjoyed visiting, I decided to end my membership at Real Napa. I stopped getting shipment emails, so I assume she got my email, but didn’t bother to respond. It’s been about 2 years… but don’t worry, they are still using my email to send promotional material, so I guess they didn’t loose that.
Personal issues aside, Real napa is a good place to stop into and enjoy yummy wines. I just don’t think i’ll be doing it myself again.

$ 5.00 for tasting 3 different wines. This place wasn’t a winery, but just a store located in downtown. Finding parking and walking down the street to this place was pretty bad alone.
Nothing special really.

What a great concept… a wine tasting bar inside an adorable boutique with very unique gift such as wine cooler bags w/​gel sacks to keep wines cool and magnetic wine charms. For only $ 5.00 can taste 3 different wines with s spectacular view!

so glad my friend and I stopped by this shop yesterday and decided to do the wine tasting. You get your choice of 3 wines from their menu for $ 5. I mean who can beat that? The ones I had were great! I had the Sauvignon Blanc, Merlot, and Reisling. You also get these yummy chocolate covered blueberries with your sweet wine.
If you buy a bottle, your tasting fee goes towards that. What a deal :) The woman that helped us was great and was happy to answer all our questions.