Top 10 Fun & Unique Winery Experiences in Sonoma: Beyond Just Wine Tasting
Red Car Wine, vineyards on the edge of the Pacific… with a focus on cool climate grapes and single vineyard wines that truly show a sense of place in the glass. The Red Car tasting room vibe is a hip and fun one! They create fans here, of the brand, the place and not to mention their lovely wines. This is West Sonoma County and it shows.
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It is a vision of cooler vineyard sites and the complex, aromatic wines they can express. So of course, Red Car is a fantastic choice for a Vineyard Walking Tour and Tasting, Right?!? How better to learn about sense of place, than to visit the very place itself.
These one of a kind walking tours take place in Freestone’s Zephyr Farms Vineyard, a seven-acre property surrounded by breathtaking views, redwoods and coastal fog. Red Car is the only winery to source fruit from this exclusive location and the bottled juice from this site is a favorite for new visitors and wine club members alike.
Guests arrive at the hip West County tasting room and are chauffeured by Red Car Winery staff up to the site, only minutes away. Of course they get to enjoy a glass of rosé upon arrival before heading out. This wine is a real treat and uber popular locally. Attention to detail and visitor experience is important here.
Check out the ‘Red Car’ vehicle in the photos. Talk about awesome service and ease, kick back and relax. A private drive through west county small neighborhoods gives visitors a feel for how secluded and special these vineyard locations are.
The tour part of the day concludes with an equally cool experience in their Sebastopol tasting lounge with three additional limited production and cool-climate Sonoma Coast wines being poured. They pair that with artisan cheese and nuts as well.
Perfect after all that walking. Haha. This is a moderate hike along the wine trail and enjoyable for all.
Enjoy an education on west county terroir and the brand itself while walking. This informative tasting will guide you through a delicious array of cool-climate wines.
It is an in-depth education of the vineyard property, their hands-on approach to winemaking, and the unique terroir that defines west county.
Walking the vineyards and enjoying the views from the top also help one to get a feel for the sense of place where the wine comes from and of course, the Chardonnay is on site so visitors can also taste the wines made right here in the ‘place’ where they are standing. Fabulous.
Do you like Pinot Noir and Chardonnay? Then you have come to the right place. The tasting lounge and the outdoor terrace is a fun place to hang out. You will not regret spending time here, most people stay awhile.
Comfortable and inviting, spin some vinyl from their awesome record collection, enjoy a game of chess with friends or kick back in front of the chiminea and relax while enjoying the outdoor landscape.
Maybe you decide to kick back on the large velvet couch while enjoying a glass or a game of bean bag toss, yes these are all options here. They want you to stay and enjoy yourself here and it shows in the details and the friendly (and uber fun) staff on site. Don’t forget to enjoy all the wines too. For the prices – they wines will really blow you away.
Top quality juice and unpretentiousness is the name of the game. No inflated pricing here, just great juice and passionate winemaking.
At Red Car, they believe that the winemaker must stand aside and allow a location to transmit its story without manipulation. Wine that connects you to the nature that is first came from. These wines are in limited-production and the intimate team here is inspired by the topography and environment where they grow their cool-climate wines.
A true sense of place attitude. And a perfect place to visit and enjoy a vineyard tour and tasting to learn more about what place means to a wine. Yes, please.
Red Car Wine
WEB: https://redcarwine.com/
ADDRESS: 8400 Graton Rd, Sebastopol, CA 95472
PHONE: (707) 829-8500
FROM THE WEBSITE:
VINEYARD TOUR & WINE TASTING
Join us for a walking vineyard tour of Freestone’s Zephyr Farms Vineyard, a seven-acre property surrounded by breathtaking views, redwoods and coastal fog. Enjoy Red Car Zephyr Farms Pinot Noir and Chardonnay – wines cultivated from the same seven-acre vineyard site – paired with artisan cheese and nuts. We will conclude the experience in our Sebastopol tasting lounge with three additional limited production and cool-climate Sonoma Coast wines.
AVAILABILITY:
Offered Monday through Friday at 11:00AM or 2:00PM with 48-hour advanced reservation. Transportation to the vineyard is included. Limited to six guests.
2 hours, $55 per person.
Wine Club Members receive preferred pricing $30 per person (4 guests per visit).
Thanks for the great feature, Amy! Loved hosting you for the Vineyard Tour & Tasting.