One-Day Wine Tasting Itinerary in Sonoma

• Start your day at Gloria Ferrer with a glass of bubbly! Gloria Ferrer prides themselves on their selection of sparkling wines and has an amazing terrace that overlooks their vineyards. You can schedule a tasting, or you can just grab a bottle to share with the group! (Opens at 10.)

• Right down the road is Jacuzzi Family Vineyards. Along with your wine tasting, they also provide bread with an olive oil tasting. Your wine tasting will take place in a beautiful courtyard and their beautiful landscaping and buildings will make you feel like you’re in an Italian piazza!

• The winery next door is Viansa and is the perfect place to plan for lunch. You can make a reservation for a wine tasting and then add your lunch items there. Choose from an array of salads, pasta salads and sandwiches. (Pro tip: get their brie, ham and jam sandwich. I still dream about this sandwich.) The grounds are beautiful — oftentimes hosting weddings — and are situated high up with sweeping panoramic views of the Sonoma Valley.

• Now it’s time to head back up the road and across the street from Jacuzzi to Cline Family Cellars to end your day. They have tons of room with picnic-style tables for you to bring your glass — or bottle — and wind down in a beautiful setting. They have a cute gift shop in the taproom and also offer little meat and cheese plates to purchase. Keep an eye out for their winery donkeys!

Breakfast

• Sunflower Caffè - A cute, quick-service cafe known for their breakfast and fresh ingredients you can enjoy on their heated patio.

• Baker & Cook - Cozy cafe with a great patio. Tons of baked goods, bagel sandwiches and delicious coffee.

• Layla - Mediterranean flair brunch options with great breakfast cocktails and an amazing Bloody Mary.

Lunch/Dinner

• The Girl & The Fig - French bistro with cozy indoor decor and lovely patio. Salads and sandwiches to full entrees available for lunch. (If going in the summer, don’t skip their sorbet cocktails!)

• Tasca Tasca - Delicious Portuguese tapas, making it easy to share with a group. Build your own tasting plate by choosing three to seven items from their extensive list!

• Lou’s Luncheonette - Unassuming diner with Southern-style food — yes, fried chicken! — with a fun patio including games. (Ping pong anyone?) Even if you eat inside, head out to the patio and take a picture with their epic Sonoma mural!

• HopMonk Tavern - Gastropub menu with great craft beers on tap, along with an extensive wine and cocktail menu. Live music most nights on the patio makes this place the place to be!