Sebastiani Vineyards & Winery

Frommer's Review

The name Sebastiani is practically synonymous with Sonoma. What started in 1904, when Samuele Sebastiani began producing his first wines, has in three generations grown into a small empire, producing some 200,000 cases annually. After a few years of seismic retrofitting, a face-lift, and a temporary tasting room, the original 1904 winery is now open to the public with more extensive educational tours ($5-$25 per person), an 80-foot, S-shaped tasting bar, and an extensive gift shop. In the contemporary tasting room's minimuseum area, you can see the company's original turn-of-the-20th-century crusher and press, as well as the world's largest collection of oak-barrel carvings, crafted by bygone local artist Earle Brown. The winery runs tastings (free to $18) and educational tasting seminar menus that let you sample 15 wines and cheese for $8, or the $25 soil-to-the-bottle course. Bottle prices range from $13 to $75. A picnic area adjoins the cellars, but Sebastiani's Cherryblock Vineyards, across the parking lot, are more scenic.

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