Dario Sattui is owner of Castello di Amorosa and V. Sattui Winery in Napa Valley California. As a child, Sattui was an entrepreneur and loved playing sports. He started various businesses in grammar school, high school and college and gained valuable experience in the basics of business.

His great grandfather Vittorio Sattui, an Italian immigrant, founded V. Sattui Winery in 1885 in San Francisco. As Vittorio lived to be 94 years old, Dario got to know him and was fascinated by his stories and photos of the old winery, above which the Vittorio Sattui family continued to live even after Prohibition closed the old V. Sattui Winery. As a child, Dario would play among the barrels and tanks in the underground cellars while dreaming of reviving V. Sattui Winery when he grew up.

He kept this dream alive as he furthered his education with degrees in Accounting & Finance from San Jose State University an M.B.A. from University of California, Berkeley. Following graduation, Sattui traveled around Europe for two years in an old VW van. It was during this period his fascination for medieval architecture began to take shape. Living out of his van, Sattui would visit medieval castles, monasteries, palaces farmhouses and wineries studying their designs, taking photographs and completing detailed sketches and renderings.

In 1972, Sattui returned to the U.S. with the intent of re-establishing his great grandfather’s original V. Sattui winery which had been dormant for more than 50 years. With $8,000 and a novel approach to the wine business he re-opened V. Sattui winery in St. Helena and turned a profit in the first year of operation.

Armed with his vault of medieval architectural renderings and another passionate dream, Sattui purchased a 171 acre vineyard property in Calistoga in 1993 and began construction of Castello di Amorosa Winery in 1994. Clearly, the success of V.Sattui winery built the 121,000 square foot, 12th century style, authentic Tuscan castle winery.

On behalf of Castello di Amorosa I wish to welcome you to our new Inn, Castello Victorian. I was fortunate to be able to purchase one of the nicest and most beautiful houses in Calistoga, CA. Built in the late 19th Century, it had been in the same family for many years and had been a Bed & Breakfast in the past. It possesses the detail, craftsmanship and charm only found in some of the beautiful, old buildings of two centuries ago.

My wife Irina has spent countless hours planning, purchasing furniture, decorating and adding to the regal charm of this structure. Honestly, I never realized that Irina had such talent and taste for interior decoration. I am very proud of the result.

It is only three blocks from downtown Calistoga and 5 minutes from the Castlello Di Amorosa and 15 min from V. Sattui Winery. Please enjoy your stay in our beautiful home. If you have any questions, please contact Irina and she would be more than happy to assist.