Balmy days are for pondside picnics and rainy ones for fireside tastings of old-vine zinfandel and Mourvèdre inside an 1850s farmhouse. Stroll out back to the California Mission Museum, housing 1930s miniature replicas of California's original 21 Spanish Colonial missions.


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1. Jacuzzi Family Vineyards

0.32 MILES

This gorgeous stone palace is a replica of the Jacuzzi family's estate in Friuli, Italy – yes, that's the Jacuzzis that gave us the hot-tub jet. Known for…

2. Cornerstone Sonoma

1.1 MILES

This roadside Wine Country marketplace showcases 25 walk-through (in some cases edible) gardens, along with a bunch of innovative and adorable shops, wine…

3. Viansa Sonoma

1.97 MILES

Fourth-generation winery from the Sebastiani family, this large hilltop winery and tasting room commands views to the valley down below. Look for Italian…

4. Robledo

2.9 MILES

Sonoma Valley’s feel-good winery, Robledo was founded by a former migrant worker from Mexico who worked his way up to vineyard manager, then land owner,…

5. Homewood

3.08 MILES

Barn cats dart about at this down-home winery with several different tasting areas and a $20 wine and chocolate pairing. The winemaker crafts standout…

6. Keller Estate

4.18 MILES

This 42-acre estate sits in the newly dubbed 'Petaluma Gap,' where pinot noir and chardonnay grapes are tormented by wind and fog, urging them to produce…

7. Scribe

4.83 MILES

With Scribe, a new generation has found its place in Wine Country. Bantering groups of bespectacled, high-waisted-jeans-wearing millennials frequent this…

8. Gundlach-Bundschu Winery

5 MILES

California's oldest family-run winery looks like a castle but has a down-to-earth vibe. Founded in 1858 by a Bavarian immigrant, its signatures are…