📍Sonoma Plaza (walkable / 5 min drive) • Buena Vista – Oldest winery in Sonoma • Auteur – Cozy and family-owned • Sangiacomo – New vineyard tasting room • Sigh – Champagne & cocktails • Three Sticks – Historic adobe ---------------------------------------- 📍Sonoma Area (short drive) • VJB – Food + wine piazza • Kunde – Scenic mountaintop views • Kenwood – Classic Cabs • Chateau St. Jean – Gardens & chateau • St. Francis – Wine & food pairings • Landmark – Chardonnay & Pinot • BR Cohn – Wine + live music • Hamel – Family-run • Benziger – Biodynamic + tram • Gundlach Bundschu – Rustic & historic • Scribe – Farm-style tastings ---------------------------------------- 📍South Sonoma / Carneros (15-20 min drive) • Rams Gate – Modern & scenic • Gloria Ferrer – Sparkling wine • Viansa – Scenic & spacious • Jacuzzi – Italian varietals • Cline – Zinfandel & Rhône • Anaba – Pinot & Chardonnay • Domaine Carneros – Sparkling + views • Saintsbury – Intimate tastings • Donum – Art-filled estate
Here are some spots we love for eating and imbibing! There are lots of great restaurants in Sonoma wine country. There is also high demand, so for any nicer restaurants be sure to make reservations. Casual: HopMonk Tavern (Sonoma) Russian River Brewery (Santa Rosa) Nicer: Girl and the Fig Glen Ellen Star Salt and Stone Witt and Wisdom El Dorado Kitchen Kayla Oso Miscellaneous: Les Pascals Patisserie et Boulangerie
Here are some spots we love for hiking and running galore! Check out golfing as well. If you are interested in road or mountain biking recommendations, text Will :) Sugarloaf Ridge State Park Jack London State Park North Sonoma Mountain Regional Park Annadel State Park Spring Lake