The difference between a good tasting day and a long one is usually lunch. Sonoma is quietly better at this than its neighbor, because so many of its wineries are set up to feed you where you taste, no leaving, no reservation juggling, no gas station sandwich at four o'clock. The wineries below all serve real food on the property, grouped by town, with a note on what kind of eating you are signing up for.
Los Carneros
West Sonoma Coast
Kenwood
Kenwood is the easiest stretch to eat through. VJB Vineyards and Cellars runs an Italian piazza with a deli counter, so the food is not an afterthought, it is half the reason to come. Ledson Winery pairs five generations of winemaking with a marketplace where a castle tasting turns into a picnic. Kunde Family Estate serves food across an 1,850-acre estate with tables that earn their view.
Glen Ellen
B.R. Cohn Winery opens its tasting room onto outdoor seating with food available alongside the flights. Benziger Family Winery, better known for its biodynamic tram tour, also feeds visitors well enough to make it a full stop rather than a pass-through.
The town of Sonoma
Buena Vista Winery, California's first premium winery, pairs its 1857 cellars with food service and picnic tables. Gundlach Bundschu Winery adds food to a property where three growing regions meet, which settles the where-to-stop-for-lunch debate on that side of the county. Chaname Wines keeps it small and relationship-driven, with a picnic area for the slow version of the afternoon.
Santa Rosa
St. Francis Winery & Vineyards has spent over 55 years on certified sustainable vineyards, and its kitchen team pairs the wines like it is the point of the visit, because there it is.
Russian River Valley
Dry Creek Valley
Green Valley
Alexander Valley
Chalk Hill
Elsewhere in Sonoma County
Plan the day around one seated food stop and one picnic. Sonoma portions are generous and tasting flights add up faster than anyone budgets for, which is exactly why the wineries that feed you are the ones worth routing through.
At a glance
| Winery | AVA | Tasting fee | Reservations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acta Wines | Alexander Valley | $50 to $60 per person | Required |
| Adobe Road Winery | Petaluma Gap | $40 to $60 per person | Not listed |
| Aldina Vineyards | Dry Creek Valley | $25 to $40 per person | Required |
| Alma Fria | West Sonoma Coast | $50 per person | Required |
| Ana Vineyards | Los Carneros | $45 to $65 per person | Required |
| Annadel | Sonoma Valley | Not listed | Required |
| Artesa Vineyards & Winery | Los Carneros | $80 per person | Required |
| B.R. Cohn Winery | Sonoma Valley | $40 to $60 per person | Required |
| Bacchus Landing | Not listed | $15 per person | Not listed |
| Banshee Wines | Alexander Valley | $40 per person | Walk-ins welcome |
| Battaglini Winery | Russian River Valley | $25 to $75 per person | Required |
| Bella Vineyards & Wine Caves | Dry Creek Valley | $35 per person | Required |
| Belted Vines | Los Carneros | Not listed | Not listed |
| Benziger Family Winery | Sonoma Mountain | $25 per person | Walk-ins welcome |
| Bills Tasting Room | Dry Creek Valley | $75 per person | Required |
| Birdhorse Wines | Green Valley of Russian River Valley | Not listed | Not listed |
| Birichino | Not listed | Not listed | Walk-ins welcome |
| Black Kite Cellars | West Sonoma Coast | $40 to $190 per person | Required |
| Blue Rock Vineyard | Alexander Valley | $65 to $85 per person | Required |
| Bonneau Wines | Los Carneros | $25 to $125 per person | Required |
| Bouchaine Vineyards | Los Carneros | $45 to $250 per person | Required |
| Brick & Mortar | Dry Creek Valley | $40 per person | Required |
| Bricoleur Vineyards | Russian River Valley | $40 to $150 per person | Required |
| Brooks Note Winery | Petaluma Gap | $35 to $50 per person | Walk-ins welcome |
| Buena Vista Winery | Moon Mountain District Sonoma County | Not listed | Required |
| Buena Vista Winery & Chateau Buena Vista | Not listed | $31 per person | Required |
| Buhman Family Vineyards | Los Carneros | Not listed | Not listed |
| Capo Creek Winery | Dry Creek Valley | Not listed | Required |
| Carpenter Wine | San Francisco Bay | $20 per person | Required |
| Cast Wines | Dry Creek Valley | $32 to $125 per person | Walk-ins welcome |
| Ceja Vineyards | Los Carneros | $40 per person | Required |
| Chalk Hill Estate Winery | Chalk Hill | $85 to $105 per person | Required |
| Chaname Wines | Sonoma Valley | $25 to $60 per person | Required |
| Chateau St. Jean | Sonoma Valley | $50 per person | Required |
| Chris Hamilton Cellars | Sonoma Valley | $9 to $35 per person | Walk-ins welcome |
| Christopher Creek Winery | Russian River Valley | Not listed | Required |
| Cline Family Cellars | Los Carneros | $25 to $35 per person | Walk-ins welcome |
| Comstock Wines | Dry Creek Valley | $15 to $30 per person | Required |
| Crossbarn | Russian River Valley | $20 per person | Required |
| Cuvaison Winery | Los Carneros | $60 to $130 per person | Required |
| D'Argenzio Winery | Russian River Valley | Not listed | Walk-ins welcome |
| Deerfield Ranch Winery | Sonoma Valley | $75 to $90 per person | Required |
| DeLoach Vineyards | Russian River Valley | $15 to $53 per person | Required |
| deLorimier Winery | Alexander Valley | $25 per person | Not listed |
| Domaine Carneros | Los Carneros | $45 per person | Required |
| Dry Creek Vineyard | Dry Creek Valley | $30 to $50 per person | Required |
| Durney Vineyards | Los Carneros | Not listed | Required |
| Dutcher Crossing Winery | Dry Creek Valley | Not listed | Required |
| Equality Vines | Russian River Valley | $25 per person | Walk-ins welcome |
| Eric Ross Winery | Sonoma Valley | $20 to $30 per person | Required |
| Etude | Los Carneros | $55 to $350 per person | Required |
| Fathia Wines | Sonoma Valley | $30 to $40 per person | Required |
| Faustini Wines | Los Carneros | $45 to $65 per person | Required |
| Ferrari-Carano Vineyards & Winery | Dry Creek Valley | $30 to $150 per person | Required |
| Ferraro Family Vineyards | Dry Creek Valley | $40 per person | Walk-ins welcome |
| Fisher Vineyards | Not listed | $95 per person | Required |
| Flowers Vineyards & Winery | Russian River Valley | $75 to $130 per person | Required |
| Foggy Bridge Winery | Russian River Valley | Not listed | Required |
| Fort Ross Vineyard & Winery | Fort Ross-Seaview | $40 to $85 per person | Not listed |
| Francis Ford Coppola Winery | Alexander Valley | $35 per person | Required |
| Frostwatch Vineyard & Winery | Bennett Valley | Not listed | Required |
| Gary Farrell Winery | Russian River Valley | $35 to $55 per person | Required |
| Gloria Ferrer Caves & Vineyards | Los Carneros | $62 to $130 per person | Not listed |
| Gundlach Bundschu Winery | Sonoma Valley | $30 to $85 per person | Required |
| Gust Wines | Los Carneros | $35 to $95 per person | Required |
| Halcon Estate | Dry Creek Valley | Not listed | Not listed |
| Halleck Vineyard | Russian River Valley | $65 to $70 per person | Required |
| Hamel Family Wines | Sonoma Valley | $125 to $200 per person | Required |
| Hartford Family Winery | Green Valley of Russian River Valley | $30 to $250 per person | Required |
| Harvest Moon Estate & Winery | Russian River Valley | $25 to $40 per person | Not listed |
| Heir Apparent Winery | Russian River Valley | Not listed | Required |
| Horse & Plow | Green Valley of Russian River Valley | Not listed | Not listed |
| Hudson Napa Valley | Los Carneros | $100 per person | Required |
| Idlewild Wines | Dry Creek Valley | $30 per person | Required |
| Innumero Wines | Russian River Valley | $80 to $150 per person | Required |
| Iron Horse Vineyards | Not listed | $35 per person | Required |
| J. Cage Cellars | Russian River Valley | Not listed | Walk-ins welcome |
| Jeff Cohn Cellars | Russian River Valley | $45 to $125 per person | Required |
| Jordan Vineyard & Winery | Alexander Valley | $10 to $170 per person | Required |
| Journeyman | Russian River Valley | Not listed | Required |
| JuneRay Wines | Chalk Hill | $35 to $50 per person | Required |
| Kamen Estate Wines | Sonoma Valley | $30 to $50 per person | Not listed |
| Kendall-Jackson Vineyards | Russian River Valley | $20 to $125 per person | Required |
| Kivelstadt Cellars | Los Carneros | $15 to $75 per person | Required |
| Kivelstadt Cellars & WineGarden | Not listed | $15 to $75 per person | Required |
| Knights Bridge Winery | Knights Valley | $150 per person | Required |
| Kobler Estate Winery | Green Valley of Russian River Valley | Not listed | Required |
| Kosta Browne Winery | Russian River Valley | $125 per person | Walk-ins welcome |
| Kunde Family Estate | Sonoma Valley | $25 to $100 per person | Required |
| La Crema Winery | Russian River Valley | $35 to $95 per person | Required |
| Lambert Bridge Winery | Dry Creek Valley | $25 to $125 per person | Required |
| Larson Family Winery | Los Carneros | $45 per person | Required |
| Laurel Glen Vineyard | Sonoma Valley | $20 to $60 per person | Required |
| Ledson Winery | Sonoma Valley | $65 to $95 per person | Required |
| Limerick Lane Cellars | Russian River Valley | $40 to $80 per person | Required |
| Lioco | Russian River Valley | $40 to $60 per person | Required |
| Longboard Vineyards | Russian River Valley | $20 per person | Walk-ins welcome |
| Lynmar Estate | Not listed | Not listed | Required |
| MacRostie Winery & Vineyards | Russian River Valley | $50 to $125 per person | Required |
| Martinelli Vineyards & Winery | Russian River Valley | $25 to $125 per person | Required |
| Mayo Family Winery | Not listed | $15 per person | Not listed |
| Mazzocco Sonoma | Dry Creek Valley | $15 to $50 per person | Required |
| McCarter Cellars | Russian River Valley | Not listed | Not listed |
| Merriam Vineyards | Russian River Valley | $35 to $85 per person | Not listed |
| Merry Edwards Winery | Russian River Valley | $45 per person | Required |
| Michel-Schlumberger Benchland Wine Estate | Dry Creek Valley | $25 to $75 per person | Required |
| Monroy Wines | Dry Creek Valley | Not listed | Not listed |
| Moondance Cellars | Russian River Valley | Not listed | Not listed |
| Notre Vue Estate Winery & Vineyard | Chalk Hill | $25 to $60 per person | Required |
| Optima Winery | Dry Creek Valley | $25 per person | Walk-ins welcome |
| Pangloss Cellars (Formerly Audelssa Estate Winery) | Sonoma Valley | $40 to $85 per person | Required |
| Papapietro Perry Winery | Dry Creek Valley | $35 to $60 per person | Required |
| Paradise Ridge Winery | Russian River Valley | $35 to $45 per person | Required |
| Paul Hobbs Winery | Russian River Valley | $95 to $250 per person | Required |
| Paul Mathew Vineyards | Green Valley of Russian River Valley | Not listed | Walk-ins welcome |
| Pax Wine Cellars | Russian River Valley | $10 per person | Not listed |
| Peay Vineyards | West Sonoma Coast | $50 to $100 per person | Required |
| Pezzi King Vineyards | Russian River Valley | $25 to $35 per person | Required |
| Pinot Reach Cellars | Green Valley of Russian River Valley | $40 to $95 per person | Required |
| Portalupi Wine Co. | Russian River Valley | Not listed | Not listed |
| Porter Creek Vineyards | Russian River Valley | $50 per person | Walk-ins welcome |
| Puppione Family Wines | Russian River Valley | Not listed | Not listed |
| Ram's Gate Winery | Los Carneros | $60 to $185 per person | Required |
| Ramey Wine Cellars | Dry Creek Valley | Not listed | Not listed |
| Red Electric | Green Valley of Russian River Valley | $35 to $150 per person | Walk-ins welcome |
| Red Mare Wines | Green Valley of Russian River Valley | $35 to $150 per person | Required |
| Robert Sinskey Vineyards | Los Carneros | Not listed | Not listed |
| Robert Young Estate Winery | Alexander Valley | $40 to $150 per person | Required |
| Roche Winery | Sonoma Valley | $57 per person | Required |
| Rued Winery | Dry Creek Valley | $30 per person | Required |
| Russian River Vineyards | Green Valley of Russian River Valley | $15 per person | Not listed |
| Sapphire Hill | Russian River Valley | $25 per person | Not listed |
| Schug Carneros Estate Winery | Los Carneros | $40 to $65 per person | Walk-ins welcome |
| Sebastopol Vineyards - Dutton Ranch | Russian River Valley | $40 to $95 per person | Walk-ins welcome |
| Siduri Wines | Dry Creek Valley | $20 to $60 per person | Required |
| Silver Oak Alexander Valley | Alexander Valley | $60 per person | Required |
| Singer Wine | Russian River Valley | $85 to $100 per person | Required |
| Sonoma Coast Vineyards | Not listed | $15 per person | Required |
| Sorensen Cellars | Sonoma Valley | Not listed | Required |
| St. Francis Winery & Vineyards | Sonoma Valley | $45 per person | Required |
| Stonestreet Estate | Alexander Valley | $85 to $210 per person | Required |
| Stuhlmuller Vineyards | Alexander Valley | $15 per person | Not listed |
| Sunfire Estate Winery | Russian River Valley | Not listed | Not listed |
| Texture Wines | Sonoma Valley | $85 per person | Required |
| Three Clicks | Sonoma Valley | $30 to $250 per person | Required |
| Three Sticks Winery | Sonoma Valley | $30 per person | Required |
| Thumbprint Cellars | Russian River Valley | Not listed | Not listed |
| Tongue Dancer Wines | Dry Creek Valley | $30 per person | Not listed |
| Tres Perlas | Los Carneros | Not listed | Not listed |
| Trestle Glen Vineyards | Sonoma Valley | Not listed | Required |
| Trombetta Family Wines | Green Valley of Russian River Valley | Not listed | Required |
| Ultramarine Wines | Russian River Valley | Not listed | Not listed |
| Unwritten Wines | Dry Creek Valley | $25 per person | Required |
| Viansa Winery | Los Carneros | $25 to $180 per person | Required |
| VJB Vineyards and Cellars | Sonoma Valley | $30 to $130 per person | Required |
| Walker Station Vineyards | Green Valley of Russian River Valley | Not listed | Not listed |
| WALT Wines | Los Carneros | Not listed | Required |
| Walt Wines - Sonoma Square | Sonoma Valley | Not listed | Required |
| White Oak Winery | Alexander Valley | $30 per person | Required |






























































































































































