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In Sonoma, you can go wine-tasting… or cheese-tasting… or olive oil-tasting… or just let the chefs of the area’s renowned restaurants put everything together for you. Then burn off some of that good food and wine by hiking or biking through redwood forests.
Restaurants in Sonoma
1. Sonoma Valley
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 761 reviews
One of the prime wine producing regions in California. A visit to Sonoma Valley yields an outstanding array of food, lodging and scenery.
Reviewed By mini - Fremont, United States
We went to Sonoma Valley. This is a wonderful area to explore. There are lots of cute communities such as Petaluma, Santa Rosa, Windsor, Sonoma, Healdsburg. There are lots of great parks including Armstrong Redwoods State Park, We went again in July and enjoyed a Fourth of July lunch, wine tasting, exploring the country side, and then later visited with friends.
2. SIMRACEWAY PERFORMANCE DRIVING CENTER
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 380 reviews
The Simraceway Performance Driving Center offers top-tier, behind-the-wheel driving experiences year-round at Sonoma Raceway. Located just 30 minutes north of the Golden Gate Bridge at the gateway to Wine Country, Sonoma Raceway is California's premier road racing circuit. Drive our race cars, go karts or bring your own car. Either way, this is the ultimate way to test your limits on the track.
3. Sonoma Coast State Beach
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 186 reviews
A state park and beach recommended for fishing, walking and picnicking.
Reviewed By pfefmeister - San Francisco, United States
The stretch from Bodega Bay to Jenner is spectacular, as the road hugs the coastline, highlighted by sea stacks, coves, and endless vistas. Plenty of pull outs for beach stops, with many outfitted with picnic tables to relax and watch the ocean. Take your pick of the beaches, and spend the day in one of the most beautiful places on earth. And, if you are lucky, you could catch a whale or two in season. Just a great place.
4. Buena Vista Winery
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 430 reviews
A recommended wine-tasting venue in Sonoma Valley.
Reviewed By Lori123456789 - Bothell, United States
What a beautiful venue! We stopped by here too late in the afternoon to enjoy all of the grounds, but it was still a lovely stop. We were interested in just white wines, and they were all fantastic. I enjoyed the Chardonnay that we tried, but was most impressed with the Albariño. Yum.
5. Sonoma Plaza
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4.5 based on 910 reviews
Bordered by several gourmet shops, this pretty town square is a perfect place for a picnic.
Reviewed By G5471VNsueh - Gilbert, United States
This was the birth of California, full of history and social activities. Whether you want to have a picnic in the park, tour the historic mission, do some wine tasting, have a delicious lunch or dinner at one of the unique restaurants or do some interesting shopping, it's all in The Square.
6. Gundlach Bundschu Winery
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4.5 based on 399 reviews
We are open by reservation Mon-Sun 11-5:30pm. As the oldest family-owned winery in California, we specialize in making distinctive estate-grown wines and sharing them and our property in a warm, fun, unpretentious manner.
Reviewed By Jpetrag2
This was our first stop on our self guided wine tours. Beautiful grounds. The staff was awesome. Explained the wines and made recommendations. We took our wine and walked all over the property. Very nice day here!
7. Cline Cellars
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4.5 based on 604 reviews
Reviewed By kalamakid - Kailua, United States
Lovely grounds and wine are the hallmark of Cline. With a vast vineyard and site of the last Mission to be founded along the Mission trail, this winery, with ponds, palms, picnic areas and the Mission Museum with scale models of all the missions in one place curated by the late Mrs Cline, is worth a stop. We enjoy every visit here,their wines are wonderful, and we are really enjoying the older varietals like Barbera and Viognier that are making a come back but make no mistake, their old vines turn out some serious Zin.
8. Jacuzzi Family Vineyards
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 720 reviews
Reviewed By dasenkaharykova - San Jose, United States
My gf is new to wine tasting and Angie was so kind, patient and explained the basics...made a big difference we had a great time and my gf is now more confident and enjoys tasting and learning about new wines more. Thank you Angie!
9. Larson Family Winery
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 183 reviews
Reviewed By DfinLVR - Brentwood, United States
Wonderful ambiance. You can do tastings inside or outside. Picnic tables, bocce court, corn hole. Open field area to picnic on or play soccer etc. VIP seating area for members. A family friendly, dog friendly winery.
10. Viansa Sonoma
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 295 reviews
Just 35 minutes north of San Francisco, Viansa Sonoma is known for award-winning wines, iconic 270 degree views of the Sonoma Valley, and warm hospitality. Enjoy a flight of wines in the tasting room, a seated tasting on the terrace, or a Private Outlook Tasting perched among the vineyards. Take in the stunning views and enjoy a glass of wine with some lunch from our marketplace or a fresh pizza from the wood-fired oven.
Reviewed By WandererandExplorer
This weekend was our first time at the Viansa and we loved our experience here. We found this place looking for pet friendly wineries in the Sonoma area since we took our dog with us on our weekend getaway. The property is very spacious and the views from the tables overlooking the vineyeard are amazing! The tastings were very reasonable in my opinion. We got a classic tasting ($15) and a reserve tasting ($20). Each of the tastings had five different wines that you could taste. We really enjoyed the wines. This is a perfect place to sit and hang out for a while and take in the views of the vineyard. I also really liked that they have a market place there where you can get a sandwich and/or snacks while you enjoy your wine. They even had water bowls for dogs and dogs are allowed everywhere except the tasting room. We will definitely be back here the next time we are in the area.
