The Winery: Buena Vista was originally established in 1857 by Count Agoston Haraszthy, making it the oldest premium winery in California.  Although the vineyards and winery production have moved to the Caneros region, the old winery near the City of Sonoma continues to operate as the estate tasting room. Along with wine tasting the facility offers an extensive gift shop that carries wine related gifts and gourmet food items. Read More

Winery:  The tasting room for Castle Vineyard  Winery is located just off the Plaza in downtown Sonoma in an older, cottage style home with a sizeable porch and surrounded by gardens. When the weather cooperates tastings are done on the patio in a French Bistro style.  The wines are produced at a winery facility located between Sonoma and Los Carneros. Read More

Winery: The estate in Carneros covers 350 acres and offers a whole wine adventure at the large farm house styled tasting room, beautifully landscaped grounds and event facilities.  There are six spring-fed ponds, over 5000 rose bushes and even a California Missions Museum for your enjoyment.  This is truly a spot that you can go with your children and they will have lots of things to keep them busy. Read More

The Winery: The winery is an expression of one man’s wine passion, David Homewood. The winery and tasting room are located on the valley floor in the center of Los Carneros.  Adjacent to the tasting room is a nice little patio area with tables and a great covered redwood deck with tables a view past the vineyards to the mountains in the distance. 
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The Winery: This is an incredibly beautiful stone winery and tasting room inspired by the Jacuzzi family home in Italy. The interior is as beautiful as the exterior, with multi story vaulted ceilings in the entry and hall, a olive oil tasting room and gift shop and separate room to taste the estate wines. The tasting room is large and beautifully decorated with a bar that appears to be made from large barrels laid on their sides and cut in half. The winery is owned by the Cline family which also owns and operates Cline Cellars directly across the highway. Read More

The Winery: The Larson Family Winery is built on the 101 acres of land that has been in the family since 1899 and is truly a part of California history. The farm, located on Sonoma Creek, is the farthest north navigable point and was once the spot where the steamboats from San Francisco would dock. The Larsons have managed to preserve that wild west feel to the spot, offering tasting in a redwood barn that is decorated with period memorabilia that celebrates the spots colorful history. Read More

The Winery: MacRostie winery is located in a industrial building not far from the town of Sonoma in their cellar.  It is very modern, almost cavernous facility with large steel tanks and oak barrels around the outside and tasting in the center.  The winery started in 1987 with the production of a Carneros Chardonnay and then adding Pinot Noir and Merlot from the same region in the early 1990s.  Read More

The Winery: The winery building is a beautiful five-level gravity flow facility that looks like the old Spanish style ranch homes California is known for, but on an impressive scale, created in a color and style that blends in with the surrounding hills. The estate began life as a cattle ranch in 1800s, and was purchased by the Nicholson family in 1962. In 1996 the first vineyards were planted and the winery was begun in 2000. The full winery and tasting facility was completed in 2003, and the first wines released were Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Read More