
The Donum Estate
Donum combines single-vineyard Carneros Pinot Noir and Chardonnay with more than 50 monumental sculptures.
For a truly special wine country experience, these luxury tastings in Sonoma County — priced at $100 and above — offer the best of everything: rare library wines, private vineyard tours, seated tastings with food pairings, and one-on-one time with winemakers.
These premium experiences are worth every penny for wine enthusiasts seeking something beyond the standard tasting bar.
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Donum combines single-vineyard Carneros Pinot Noir and Chardonnay with more than 50 monumental sculptures.

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

Perched at 1,500 feet on Bennett Mountain, this estate grows Bordeaux and Rhône varietals in volcanic soil.

The 1,200-acre estate produces only Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon since the 1970s.

Hamel dry-farms volcanic hillside vineyards using certified Biodynamic practices.

Williams Selyem's list-member-only appointments pour from Rochioli, Allen, and Hirsch vineyards.

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

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

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

Five acres of terraced gardens surround Villa Fiore, where 100-year-old olive trees shade pergola tastings.

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

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

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

Six generations farm 470 acres, including Jackass Hill—Sonoma County's steepest non-terraced vineyard.

Flowers farms Camp Meeting Ridge and Sea View Ridge on the far Sonoma Coast for Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.

Family farming since 1969, now pouring their own Chardonnay and Pinot Noir from estate fruit.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mary Roy combines chef training with organic winemaking on this Dry Creek Valley ranch.

Winemaker Nicole Hitchcock presses grapes with rare Coquard equipment and hand-harvests at night.
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