Visiting Sonoma Valley Wineries
Select which Sonoma Valley wineries to visit on your wine country excursion using this information on tasting room hours, locations, tours and other special features.
Also known as the Valley of the Moon, Sonoma Valley is located in Sonoma County between Highway 101 to the west and Napa Valley to the east. It is about an hour north east of San Francisco.
A good place to start your tour is in the town of Sonoma itself, which is built up around a town square. Tall trees, a duck pond and a playground are in the square, while historical buildings and shops surround it. You can pick up food at one of the stores (there's a wonderful cheese shop) for a picnic to enjoy later at one of the wineries that you come across.
Around the town itself and just to the east are a few wineries such as Sebastiani, Ravenswood, Gundlach-Bundschu, Buena Vista and Bartholomew Park.
Heading north on Highway 12 will take you through a few small towns in the hot springs area to the heart of the area where most of the Sonoma Valley wineries are located.
Detour left at Arnold Drive toward the Glen Ellen area to visit Benziger family Winery. This is definitely a worthwhile stop with its vineyard tram tour, art exhibit of past labels and demonstration vineyard exhibit.
Returning to the Sonoma Highway (Highway 12), you can continue north for more wineries, including the lovely and gracious Chateau St. Jean.
Depending on where you are staying, you can either return the way you came, or continue on up the 12 as it loops back down to Santa Rosa and Highway 101.
SONOMA VALLEY WINERIES
Please note: Wine tasting fees may have changed since the time of this writing.
Arrowood
14347 Sonoma Hwy, Glen Ellen
707-935-2600
Daily 10-4:30
Gourmet foods.
Winery and vineyard tours daily at 10:30 and 2:30 by appointment only, call 800-938-5170 to reserve.
$15-25 per person.
Benziger Family Winery
1883 London Ranch Road, Glen Ellen
707-935-4500
Daily 10-5
Winery tours by tractor pulled tram. Call 888-490-2739 for schedule.
$10 per person.
Blackstone Sonoma Valley Winery
8450 Sonoma Highway, Kenwood
707-833-1999
Gourmet shop.
B.R. Cohn
15000 Sonoma Highway, Glen Ellen
800-330-4064
Daily 10-5
Tours by appointment.
Tastings of wine, estate olive oils, and vinegars.
Chateau St. Jean Winery
8555 Sonoma Hwy., Kenwood
707-833-4134
Daily 10-4:30
Gift shop, tours by appointment.
Gundlach Bundschu Winery
2000 Denmark Street, Sonoma
707-939-3015
Daily 11-4:30
Tasting fee $5, reserve wines $10.
Imagery Estate Winery
14335 Hwy. 12, Glen Ellen
Daily 10-4:30, summer 10-5:30
Art gallery with almost 200 pieces original label art on permanent disply.
Bocce ball court, picnic area.
Kenwood Winery
9592 Sonoma Highway, Kenwood
707-833-5891
Daily 10-4:30
Kunde Estate Winery & Vineyards
10155 Sonoma Highway, Kenwood
707-833-5501
Daily 10:30-4:30
Tasting fee $5, reserve wines $10
Picnic area, fountains, gift shop.
Tours of aging caves Fri-Sun.
The winery is a reproduction of the original Kinneybrook Ranch cattle barn.
Landmark Vineyards
101 Adobe Canyon Road, Kenwood
707-833-0053
Daily 10-4:30
Picnic area, bocce ball court, vineyard tour by horse-drawn wagon. (only available on summer Saturdays).
Ledson Winery
7335 Highway 12, Santa Rosa
707-537-3810
Daily 10-5
Winery is French Normandy castle style.
Six tasting bars on 2 floors!
Gift shop, gourmet foods, garden picnic area.
Loxton Cellars
11466 Dunbar Road, Glen Ellen
707-935-7221
Daily 11-5 by appointment only.
Tours available.
Matanzas Creek Winery
6097 Bennett Valley Road, Santa Rosa
800-590-6464
Daily 10-4:30
Tours by appointment Mon-Fri at 10:30 and 2:30 and Sat at 10:30.
Lavender field bloom in June.
Six gardens.
Ravenswood Winery
18701 Gehricke Road, Sonoma
707-933-2332
Daily 10:30
Tours $10.
Sebastiani Vineyards & Winery Visitor's Center
389 Fourth Street East, Sonoma
707-933-3230
Daily 10-5
Tasting fee $5 refunded with wine purchase. Reserve wines $10.
Food and wine pairings $20 include 4 wines and 4 appetizers.
Winery tours, historical tours, trolley tours, art gallery.
St. Francis Visitors Center & Tasting Room
100 Pythian Road, Santa Rosa
800-543-7713
Daily 10-5
Valley of the Moon Winery and Vineyards
777 Madrone Road, Glen Ellen
707-996-6941
Nineteenth century stone building.
Picnic area, tours by appointment.
Wellington Vineyards
11600 Dunbar Road, Glen Ellen
707-939-0708
Gift shop, gourmet foods, artwork.
Tours by appointment, call 800-816-9463.
If you wish to find
lodging
in the area for your tour of the Sonoma Valley wineries, there are bed and breakfasts in and around Sonoma, or you can find a larger selection of hotels and motels in Santa Rosa.
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