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St. Francis Winery — Dog-Friendly Wineries in Sonoma County

Dog-Friendly Wineries in Sonoma County

Cellar dogs, lawn tastings, water stations at every host stand — Sonoma's dog culture runs deeper than a posted policy.

The Wineries46 estates
St. Francis Winery

St. Francis Winery

Joe Martin planted his first vines here in 1971, and St. Francis now farms over 400 certified sustainable acres.

Dog OKKid Friendly
$$$Walk-in OK
Halleck Vineyard Estate Winery & Wine Tasting Room

Halleck Vineyard Estate Winery & Wine Tasting Room

At 900 feet, Halleck is one of Sonoma County's highest vineyards.

ReservationDog OK
$$Seated
Emeritus Vineyards

Emeritus Vineyards

Founded in 1999 by Brice Cutrer Jones, Emeritus grows Pinot Noir exclusively on Goldridge soil.

ReservationDog OKKid Friendly
$$$Seated
Kunde Family Winery

Kunde Family Winery

Five generations of Kundes farm 1,850 acres of estate vineyard in Kenwood.

Dog OKKid Friendly*
$$Walk-in OK
Bricoleur Vineyards

Bricoleur Vineyards

Bricoleur pairs each wine with dishes from its onsite culinary team, not just a tasting flight.

ReservationDog OKKid Friendly
$$$Seated
MacRostie Winery Estate House

MacRostie Winery Estate House

Floor-to-ceiling windows frame Russian River Valley from a ridgetop Estate House.

ReservationDog OKKid Friendly
$$$Seated
Viansa Winery

Viansa Winery

Viansa pours Italian varietals from its own Carneros vineyards above a 97-acre wetland preserve.

Dog OKKid Friendly
$$Walk-in OK
Dry Creek Vineyard

Dry Creek Vineyard

Founded in 1972 by David S. Stare, this family winery is among Sonoma's few remaining truly private operations.

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$$Walk-in OK
Zialena Winery

Zialena Winery

Mark Mazzoni built Zialena around ten open-top concrete fermenters in 2016.

Dog OKKid Friendly
$$$Walk-in OK
Three Fat Guys Winery

Three Fat Guys Winery

Tony Moll, former NFL player, co-founded this Sonoma winery in 2006 with two friends.

ReservationDog OKPicnic
$Seated
Buena Vista Winery

Buena Vista Winery

California's oldest premium winery, founded in 1857 by Count Agoston Haraszthy.

Dog OKKid FriendlyPicnic
$$Walk-in OK
Amista Vineyards

Amista Vineyards

Amista produces Sonoma County's first 100% organic sparkling wines alongside Rhône varietals.

Dog OKKid FriendlyPicnic
$$Walk-in OK
La Crema

La Crema

Saralee Kunde planted this land to Burgundian varieties in 1989, and the estate still overlooks her vineyard.

ReservationDog OKKid Friendly
$$Seated
Benziger Family Winery

Benziger Family Winery

Benziger produced Sonoma County's first Demeter-certified Biodynamic wine in 1995.

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$$Walk-in OK
Gundlach Bundschu

Gundlach Bundschu

California's sixth-oldest winery, making wine continuously since 1858 on Rhinefarm.

Dog OKKid Friendly
$$Walk-in OK
Kendall-Jackson Wine Estate & Gardens

Kendall-Jackson Wine Estate & Gardens

Vintner's Reserve Chardonnay has been poured here since 1982, and the culinary gardens feed the kitchens year-round.

ReservationDog OKKid FriendlyPicnic
$$Seated
Jacuzzi Family Vineyards

Jacuzzi Family Vineyards

Fred Cline built this 2007 winery as a tribute to his grandfather Valeriano Jacuzzi.

Dog OKKid Friendly
$$Walk-in OK
Gloria Ferrer Caves & Vineyards

Gloria Ferrer Caves & Vineyards

José and Gloria Ferrer opened Carneros' first sparkling winery in 1982.

Dog OKKid Friendly
$$Walk-in OK
Roche Winery & Vineyards

Roche Winery & Vineyards

Doctors Joseph and Genevieve Roche planted Tipperary Vineyards in 1982.

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$$Walk-in OK
Bartholomew Estate Winery

Bartholomew Estate Winery

Bartholomew Park's 1922 mission-style building opened as a winery in April 2019 on Agoston Haraszthy's 1857 estate.

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$$$Walk-in OK
Harvest Moon Estate & Winery

Harvest Moon Estate & Winery

The Pitts family has farmed this Russian River Valley estate since 2002.

Dog OKKid Friendly
$$Walk-in OK
Russian River Vineyards

Russian River Vineyards

Giovanni Balistreri, a fourth-generation farmer, runs this 1890s property.

Dog OK
$$Walk-in OK
Anaba Wines

Anaba Wines

Winemaker Katy Wilson, VinePair's 2025 NextWave Winemaker of the Year, crafts Rhône varietals and Pinot Noir.

ReservationDog OK
$$$Seated
Korbel Champagne Cellars

Korbel Champagne Cellars

Korbel has produced California sparkling wine by méthode champenoise since 1882.

Dog OKKid Friendly*
$Walk-in OK
Papapietro Perry Winery

Papapietro Perry Winery

Garage-born winery focusing on single-vineyard Pinot Noir and Zinfandel from Sonoma County.

Dog OKKid Friendly
$$Walk-in OK
Cline Family Cellars

Cline Family Cellars

Fred and Nancy Cline founded this Rhône-focused estate in 1982 on 350 acres in Sonoma-Carneros.

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$Walk-in OK
Kivelstadt Cellars & WineGarden

Kivelstadt Cellars & WineGarden

Jordan Kivelstadt sources organic grapes from historic California vineyards for minimal-intervention wines.

ReservationDog OKKid Friendly
$$Seated
DaVero Farms & Winery

DaVero Farms & Winery

Ancient Tuscan olive trees and Sagrantino vines grow side-by-side on this working biodynamic farm.

ReservationDog OKKid Friendly
$$Seated
Ridge Vineyards (Lytton Springs)

Ridge Vineyards (Lytton Springs)

Ridge's Lytton Springs property farms 1885 vines on Dry Creek Valley benchland.

ReservationDog OK
$$$Seated
Mazzocco Sonoma

Mazzocco Sonoma

Mazzocco specializes in single-vineyard designate Zinfandels from Dry Creek Valley.

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$Seated
Ram's Gate Winery

Ram's Gate Winery

Ram's Gate sits where three AVAs converge, with winemaker Joe Nielsen crafting Pinot and Chardonnay.

ReservationDog OKKid Friendly
$$$Seated
Trattore Farms and Winery

Trattore Farms and Winery

A working olive mill alongside estate vineyards in Dry Creek Valley, with ATV tours through both.

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$$Walk-in OK
Larson Family Winery

Larson Family Winery

Five generations of Larsons farm 100 certified organic acres once used for rodeos.

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$$Walk-in OK
aesthete winery & farm

aesthete winery & farm

Jesse Katz makes estate wines from Dry Stack Vineyard on a working animal rescue farm.

Dog OK
$$Walk-in OK
Ledson Winery & Vineyards

Ledson Winery & Vineyards

A Norman-style castle stands between Kenwood and Glen Ellen on Highway 12.

ReservationDog OK
$$Seated
Sebastiani Vineyards & Winery

Sebastiani Vineyards & Winery

A 120-year-old Sonoma producer where antique redwood tanks still stand in the barrel room.

Dog OKKid Friendly
$$$Walk-in OK
Seghesio Family Vineyards

Seghesio Family Vineyards

Five generations since 1895, this family still farms the same Zinfandel vines their ancestor planted.

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$$Walk-in OK
Landmark Vineyards

Landmark Vineyards

Damaris Deere Ford, great-great-granddaughter of steel plow inventor John Deere, founded this estate in 1974.

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$$Walk-in OK
Trentadue Winery

Trentadue Winery

The Trentadue family planted these 208 acres in 1959 on land established in 1868.

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$Walk-in OK
Rodney Strong Vineyards

Rodney Strong Vineyards

Sonoma County's 13th bonded winery, founded in 1959 by dancer-turned-vintner Rod Strong.

ReservationDog OKKid Friendly
$$Seated
Quivira Vineyards

Quivira Vineyards

Quivira's certified organic vineyards border Wine Creek, which the winery actively restored to support native salmon runs.

Dog OKKid Friendly*Picnic
$$Walk-in OK
Hartford Family Winery

Hartford Family Winery

Don and Jennifer Hartford founded this winery in 1994 to produce single-vineyard Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and old vine Zinfandel.

ReservationDog OKKid Friendly
$$$Seated
Wilson Winery

Wilson Winery

Wilson Winery produces its award-winning Zinfandels inside a century-old tin barn from 1993.

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$Seated
DeLoach Vineyards

DeLoach Vineyards

DeLoach Vineyards pours Estate Chardonnay and Pinot Noir from organically and biodynamically farmed Russian River vines.

ReservationDog OKKid FriendlyPicnic
$$Seated
Chateau St. Jean Winery

Chateau St. Jean Winery

Cinq Cépages, their flagship blend, set the standard for Sonoma luxury bottlings since 1973.

Dog OKKid Friendly
$$Walk-in OK
Chateau Diana

Chateau Diana

Founded by Tom and Diane Manning in 1981, now run by their children Corey and Dawn.

ReservationDog OKKid Friendly
$$Seated
Make a Weekend

Where to stay.

Dog-friendly hotels, inns, and resorts within easy driving distance — the natural extension of an afternoon in tasting rooms.

Mine + Farm | The Inn at Guerneville, CAInn

Mine + Farm | The Inn at Guerneville, CA

Dog-friendly adults-only inn where herbs from the garden behind the Carriage House end up in breakfast frittatas.

Dog OKAdults OnlyWine LoversRomantic Getaways
★★★★
Appellation HealdsburgHotel

Appellation Healdsburg

Chef Charlie Palmer's kitchen garden supplies the omelet bar, and the terrace suites open onto vineyards.

Dog OKCouplesWine Enthusiasts
★★★★★
Harmon Guest HouseHotel

Harmon Guest House

The check-in desk at Harmon Guest House is carved from a single fallen eucalyptus tree.

Dog OKWine EnthusiastsCouples
★★★
Grape Leaf InnInn

Grape Leaf Inn

Three dormers crown this 1900 Queen Anne Victorian, four blocks from Healdsburg Plaza.

Dog OKKid FriendlyWine EnthusiastsRomantic Getaways
★★★★
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