The Sonoma Tasting Trail

24 places

A trail map for a wine association: 24 tasting rooms, picnic stops and inns with fees, reservations, dogs and varietals. Sample data. Winery names are invented.

• Matheson Street Cellars

  112 Matheson St, Healdsburg, CA 95448, USA

  $30

  Walk-in tasting bar one block off the Plaza. Seven pours of Zinfandel and Chardonnay, with a patio that takes dogs.

• Copperline Cellars

  308 Center St, Healdsburg, CA 95448, USA

  $45 · Reservation required

  Appointment-only Pinot Noir and Chardonnay flight, 75 minutes, poured at a table with cheese and almonds.

• Quail Hollow Vintners

  3770 Lambert Bridge Rd, Healdsburg, CA 95448, USA

  $35 · Reservation required

  Family Zinfandel from vines planted in the 1960s, tasted on a shaded deck above Dry Creek. Reservations hold for 90 minutes.

• Millstone Block Winery

  4791 Dry Creek Rd, Healdsburg, CA 95448, USA

  $40 · Reservation required

  Barrel-room tasting of single-block Zinfandel and a Cabernet blend. Groups of 8 or more call ahead.

• Heron Bend Cellars

  9000 Dry Creek Rd, Geyserville, CA 95441, USA

  $25

  Open daily 11 to 5 at the top of the valley. The $25 fee comes off any purchase of two bottles.

• Sage Line Vineyards

  21000 Geyserville Ave, Geyserville, CA 95441, USA

  $0

  Free tasting on Geyserville Avenue with a bottle-shop corner, open Thursday to Monday. Good first stop heading north.

• Red Gate Wine Co.

  8400 CA-128, Healdsburg, CA 95448, USA

  $50 · Reservation required

  Alexander Valley Cabernet from hillside fruit, poured on a terrace facing the valley floor. Seated tastings at 11, 1 and 3.

• Two Oaks Estate

  10300 Chalk Hill Rd, Healdsburg, CA 95448, USA

  $55 · Reservation required

  Chalk Hill estate with a Chardonnay and sparkling program. Tastings run outdoors beneath two valley oaks.

• Stone Bridge Cellars

  5225 Westside Rd, Healdsburg, CA 95448, USA

  $35

  Russian River Valley Pinot Noir with picnic tables by the vines. No appointment needed on weekdays.

• Fog Line Wines

  7400 River Rd, Forestville, CA 95436, USA

  $30 · Reservation required

  Cool-climate Pinot Noir and a small-batch sparkling, poured in a converted apple shed. Parties up to 6.

• Apple Barn Vintners

  6761 Sebastopol Ave, Sebastopol, CA 95472, USA

  $20

  Sebastopol tasting room next to the old cannery. Four pours for $20, and the courtyard welcomes dogs.

• Olivet Lane Cellars

  2800 Olivet Rd, Santa Rosa, CA 95401, USA

  $40 · Reservation required

  Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from the Russian River Valley, tasted in a quiet garden. Reserve at least a day ahead.

• Railroad Square Wine Room

  115 4th St, Santa Rosa, CA 95401, USA

  $18

  Downtown flight bar in Railroad Square, open late on Fridays. The easiest tasting to add to a Santa Rosa evening.

• Petaluma Gap Cellars

  1000 Western Ave, Petaluma, CA 94952, USA

  $32 · Reservation required

  Wind-cooled Pinot Noir from the Petaluma Gap, poured in a brick warehouse near the river.

• Plaza Tasting House

  122 W Napa St, Sonoma, CA 95476, USA

  $28

  Walk-in tasting just off Sonoma Plaza with wines from three member producers, so one fee covers several styles.

• Hillside Gate Winery

  13875 Sonoma Hwy, Glen Ellen, CA 95442, USA

  $45 · Reservation required

  Glen Ellen hillside tasting of Cabernet Sauvignon and old-vine Zinfandel, with a view of Sonoma Mountain.

• Kenwood Ridge Cellars

  9255 Sonoma Hwy, Kenwood, CA 95452, USA

  $38

  Roadside tasting room in Kenwood, open 10 to 5 daily. Patio seating for dogs and a picnic lawn out back.

• Bennett Valley Vintners

  4000 Bennett Valley Rd, Santa Rosa, CA 95404, USA

  $42 · Reservation required

  Small Bennett Valley producer pouring Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir by appointment, with a ten-person limit.

• Healdsburg Plaza

  Healdsburg Ave & Matheson St, Healdsburg, CA 95448, USA

  Town square with lawns, shade and benches. Buy bread and cheese on the surrounding blocks and picnic between tastings.

• Sonoma Plaza

  453 1st St E, Sonoma, CA 95476, USA

  Eight-acre plaza with a duck pond, picnic lawns and restaurants on every side. A natural lunch break on the Sonoma Valley route.

• Jack London State Historic Park

  2400 London Ranch Rd, Glen Ellen, CA 95442, USA

  State park with oak woodland trails and picnic tables, five minutes from Glen Ellen tasting rooms. Entry fee applies.

• Sugarloaf Ridge State Park

  2605 Adobe Canyon Rd, Kenwood, CA 95452, USA

  Hiking trails and picnic areas above Kenwood. Dogs are welcome on leash in the campground and day-use area.

• Fig Lane Inn

  110 Fitch St, Healdsburg, CA 95448, USA

  Twelve-room inn two blocks from the Plaza with a breakfast of local eggs and fruit. Partner rates for trail visitors.

• Westside Guest Cottages

  3700 Westside Rd, Healdsburg, CA 95448, USA

  Four cottages among the vines on Westside Road with outdoor soaking tubs. Two-night minimum on weekends.