My fiancee and i were considering a last minute trip out to sonoma next weekend (nov 7-8) and realized that it is the annual food and wine affair. Has anyone attended the “wine road”? It’s a decent list of wineries. (not the best, but I can pick out a few I would be interested in one day).
Would love to hear opinions or info!!
These weekends get very busy. Contact the wineries you want to visit in advance and ask what the best times to come are. I would bank on Friday. The big drunkfest groups troll on the weekend.
I believe the event is only Sat and Sun, and I was thinking I would only go on Sunday. Frankly, I’m having trouble finding more than maybe 3 wineries on this list that I would be interested in visiting. For $50, for all tastings and food for the day, it seems like a good deal still. Also just something “fun” and out of the normal wine tasting experience.
Anyone have suggestions from this list? I’ve bolded my initial thoughts.
Website: Wine & Food Affair - Wine Road
Acorn Winery/Alegria Vineyards *
Alexander Valley Vineyards *
Amista Vineyards
Balletto Vineyards
Battaglini Estate Winery *
Blanchard Family Wines
Bluenose Wines *
C. Donatiello *
Carol Shelton Wines
Cast Wines *
Cellars of Sonoma
Chalk Hill Estate Vineyards & Winery
Chateau Diana
Christopher Creek Winery
Clos du Bois Winery *
Colagrossi Wines
Comstock Wines
D’Argenzio Winery *
Dashe Cellars *
DeLoach Vineyards
deLorimier Winery
Deux Amis Winery
Dutton Estate Winery
Ektimo Wines *
Fog Crest Vineyard
Foppiano Vineyards
Francis Ford Coppola Winery
Fritz Underground Winery *
Graton Ridge Cellars *
Gustafson Family Vineyard *
Hartford – Healdsburg Tasting Room *
**Hartford Family Winery ***
Harvest Moon Estate & Winery
HKG Estate – Hop Kiln Vineyards
Holdredge Winery
Hook and Ladder
Hudson Street Wineries *
Inspiration Vineyards and Winery
J. Rickards Winery
Jigar Wines *
Joseph Jewell *
Kachina Vineyards
Kelley & Young *
Kendall-Jackson Wine Estate & Gardens
Kokomo Winery
Korbel Champagne Cellars *
La Crema Tasting Room *
Lauterbach Cellars *
Locals Tasting Room
Longboard Vineyards *
Malm Cellars
Martin Ray Winery *
**Martinelli Winery ***
Martorana Family Winery
Matrix Winery *
Mazzocco Sonoma Winery *
Mercury Wine *
Merriam Vineyards
Mietz Cellars *
Mill Creek Vineyards
Mueller Winery *
Mutt Lynch Winery
Occidental Road Cellars *
Old World Winery
Papapietro Perry Winery
Partake By KJ *
Pech Merle Winery
Pedroncelli Winery *
Pezzi King Vineyards *
Portalupi Wine *
Premonition Cellars
Ramazzotti Wines *
Ridge Vineyards-Lytton Springs
Roadhouse Winery
Robert Young Estate Winery *
Rodney Strong Vineyards
Roth Estate Winery
Rued Vineyards & Winery *
Russian River Vineyards *
Sanglier Cellars *
Sapphire Hill Vineyards & Winery *
Sbragia Family Vineyards
Selby Winery
Simi Winery *
Soda Rock Winery *
Sonoma-Cutrer Vineyards *
Starlite Vineyards *
Stephen & Walker Winery *
Stonestreet – Downtown Healdsburg
Stonestreet Alexander Mountain Estate *
Stuhlmuller Vineyards
Sunce Winery
Taft Street Winery *
Thumbprint Cellars *
Toad Hollow Vineyards
Topel Winery Tasting Room *
Trattore Wines *
Trione Vineyards & Winery *
Truett Hurst Winery *
Vino Valpredo Wine Co.
Viszlay Vineyards *
VML Winery
West Wines *
White Oak Vineyards and Winery
Wilson Winery *
Windsor Vineyards *
Holdredge for sure
Mietz for the Sodini Zin
Papapietro Perry nice Pinots
Mueller is worth a visit - tasting room is in Healdsburg.
Appreciate the recs!! keep em coming! anyone else planning to attend this?
This event is not really a “drunkfest” IMHO… much smaller crowds than some other caravan style events, and there is a focus on the food offerings…
(I think we are doing a Corn Chowder & Pinot Pairing on the Square)
Dashe - Zinfandel
Papapietro Perry - Pinot Noir
Kokomo - variety
all are in the same complex off of Dry Creek Road IIRC, so you can park and walk.
would also recommend Longboard Vineyards.
Stonestreet Winery for Cab and Chardonnay. Fritz for Pinot and Chardonnay.
I’ve done it before and it’s a lot of fun. Some wineries will be crazy ass, but most aren’t a problem. I usually go for the smaller, less known guys.
I don’t care much for their wines but Mazzocco always has great food.
Michael, I going to be up in Sonoma that weekend, bur not for the food and wine affair. Going to some of the open houses- Arnot-Roberts, Radio Coteau, ect…