Planning a Visit

We invite you to visit our beautiful mission style Visitor Center surrounded by majestic mountains and breathtaking vineyard views. St. Francis' outstanding wines and knowledgeable, gracious staff further enhance the ambiance of this lovely setting. Whether it’s your first time wine tasting or you’re an avid collector, you’ll find an experience to suit your taste!

CLASSIC WINE TASTING
Daily 10:00 am - 5:00 pm ~ 20-30 minutes ~ $10
Choose four wines from a selection of our popular nationally known brands.

ARTISAN TASTING
Daily 10:00 am - 5:00 pm ~ 30-40 minutes ~ $15
Taste four of our small production wines that are available only here at the winery.

ZIN FANATIC TASTING - NEW!
Daily 10:00 am - 5:00 pm ~ 30-40 minutes ~ $15
Select four wines from our extensive collection of Sonoma County Zinfandels, including several that are only available in our tasting room.


WINE & FOOD TASTING
Daily 11:00 am - 4:00 pm ~ 40-50 minutes
Our Executive Chef, David Bush, offers guests two delicious and distinctively different seasonal wine and food tasting experiences. In the cooler months, guests are served in our lovely dining room with white table cloths and a warming fire. In the balmy Sonoma summer, we serve our rustic Charcuterie outdoors surrounded by sweeping vineyard views. No matter which season you visit St. Francis, the wine, food, and gracious Wine Country hospitality will be memorable.

WINE & FOOD PAIRING (November thru May) - $30
Our Chef creates four appetizer items to pair with four wines that may
include current releases, limited production, or library wines. Fine dining presentation and table service combine to make for a luxurious indulgence.


WINE & CHARCUTERIE (June thru October) - $30
This Charcuterie and wine tasting experience combines our house
made pâtés, rillettes with the best Artisan cheeses, salumis and olives
that Chef can source. He chooses both lighter, fruiter summer style wines
along with a couple of heartier reds to round out this summer menu.

St. Francis Winery Visitors Center welcomes children to our main tasting area.  We are unable to accommodate children in either our reserve or dining room tasting areas.
  

WINEMAKER SATURDAYS - FEBRUARY THRU AUGUST
This opportunity for guests to “Meet the Winemakers” in our Tasting Room every Saturday beginning in February and continuing thru August from Noon – 4:00 PM is already very popular.   Visitors will have the rare opportunity to meet, taste and talk wine with the passionate winemakers who craft it.  

During these casual yet informative winemaker meetings, guests can taste and discuss current releases, gain insight into all aspects of the complexities of the winemaking process.

 

GROUP TASTINGS - 888-675-WINE (9463) x 255
Group tasting are available for groups of 10 or more with advance reservations.

WINERY TOUR & TASTING
A tour of our wine making facility, which includes education on the winemaking process, viewing of the press pad, rotary tanks, tank room and cellar followed by a tasting of four Sonoma County wines. $25
Guest minimum: 10 | 1.5 hours

AROMA WORKSHOP
Our sense of smell controls our taste. We’ll “sniff” wines infused with aromas commonly found in wine. After this workshop you will easily identify these components. $25
Guest minimum: 10 | 1.5 hours

BLENDING SEMINAR
This workshop explores the five major Bordeaux red varietals and four classic “blends” found in Bordeaux. Participants will make their own blend, bottle it with their own custom label. $65
Guest minimum: 10 max: 24 | 1.5 hours

St. Francis Visitors Center is open daily from 10:00 AM until 5:00 PM except for New Year's Eve, New Year’s Day, Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas. New Year's Eve and June 14, 2008 the Tasting Room will close at 2:00. Tours are available for groups of 10 or more with advance reservations.       

Upcoming Events

Monica Smith
Tasting Room Manager