This Dry Creek Valley winery is beloved for its incredible five acres of gardens, with more than 10,000 tulips and daffodils blooming in the spring, and 360-degree photo-worthy views. It has launched the Sycamore Grove Wine & Brunch experience ($85, available on Sundays, April to October). Start your wine tasting day with a flight of Ferrari Carrano’s reserve wines and an Italian-style breakfast consisting of plates like prosciutto Benedict or a porchetta sandwich, as well as something sweet before you head off.

This Alexander Valley chateau uses its one-acre chef’s garden and local purveyors to offer wine and food experiences, like the Estate Tour & Tasting ($135, available Thursday to Monday at 9:45 a.m., June to October), a three-hour adventure via sprinter van that traverses all over Jordan’s massive Healdsburg estate, stopping to sip, munch, and learn at vineyards, vistas, lakes, an olive oil grove, and a mini farm. One of Jordan’s newer offerings, Paris on the Terrace ($110, available Thursday to Sunday at 12 p.m.) transports guests to France with bistro tables, music, chateau views, and an alfresco wine lunch that yes, does include real Champagne. 

The Reserve Room tasting ($70, available Thursday to Monday) from Mayo Family Winery pairs vineyard views and a whopping seven food courses with a wide variety of reserve wine selections, including lesser-found varietals like petit sirah, old-vine zinfandel, and a late-harvest gewurztraminer. Chef John Locher, formerly of Sonoma’s the General’s Daughter and winery kitchens Beringer and Viansa, matches each glass with a seasonal, tapa-sized bite, like a miso deviled egg with roe and an ahi tuna tartare.

The first winery to establish an educational wine and culinary program in Sonoma County, J Vineyards continues to raise the bar for wine country hospitality. The luxurious Bubble Room experience ($125, available Thursday to Sunday at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.), includes a five-course meal with wine pairings in a restaurant-like setting. Executive chef Carl Shelton creates unlikely combinations of ingredients — think black cod and rock shrimp with popcorn — to go with both bubbly and still wines. 

Not your average picnic, Flowers Winery’s Bottles & Provisions experience ($75 per person, available Friday to Sunday) takes place in a private garden cabana, where you can relax, sip, and snack at your own pace. A basket of provisions is packed with a half bottle of wine per guest and a beautiful spread of food pairings to share from the in-house culinary team. Alternatively, the Flowers Flight ($55, available Thursday to Monday) takes a more traditional wine-and-food format, consisting of a flight of Flowers’ Sonoma Coast pinot noir and Chardonnay and a seasonal bite, like Moroccan spiced carrot soup or balsamic poached strawberries in a puff pastry, for each.

Showcasing their diverse portfolio of small production wines, the Wine & Food Pairing ($70, by appointment) at Kendall-Jackson includes four wines of different varietals with four food pairings prepared by longtime estate chef Justin Wangler. Featuring dishes like coffee-crusted Snake River Farms coulotte steak with Beluga lentils and roasted sunchokes, the culinary team draws inspiration and literal ingredients from the estate’s massive, four-acre gardens. Don’t leave without a leisurely stroll through them.

Lynmar’s multi-course Lynmar on Your Own lunch pairing ($110, available Thursday to Sunday at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.) is a totally safe and contactless version of their iconic group lunch experience. Chef David Frakes, who cut his teeth at the Ritz-Carlton San Francisco and spent 10 years as executive chef at Beringer Vineyards, prepares a light and fresh picnic-style meal paired with half a bottle each of Lynmar Chardonnay and pinot noir. From the crushable popcorn to the Cookies & Cream panna cotta, there’s unlikely to be any leftovers. Enjoy with a view of Lynmar’s gardens and vineyards. 

The five-course Wine & Food Pairing ($95, available Thursday to Monday) pairs an array of different varietals, from Chardonnay to pinot noir to port, with dishes crafted by talented executive chef Peter Janiak, who sources ingredients on site from the winery’s two-acre sustainable garden. Hearty mains like lamb shank and fennel ragout and hanger steak with spring onion chimichurri grace the current seasonal menu.

Leaders in organic and biodynamic farming, Hamel Family Wines has one of the most architecturally stunning tasting rooms around. The Reserve Experience ($150, available daily at 10 a.m., 1 and 3 p.m.), starts with a tour — a glass of wine in hand, of course — of Hamel’s state-of-the-art winery and cave, includes a barrel sample and then concludes with a sit-down, four-course food-and-wine pairing in a private indoor/outdoor room. Hamel is one of the few Sonoma wineries making seriously killer cabernet, which is bound to be a magical match with dishes like short rib ravioli and stuffed morel mushrooms with warm spice duck sausage. 

This quiet and lovely Glen Ellen outpost from sixth-generation Gundlach Bundschu vintner Katie Bundchu pours unique blends made with hard-to-find grape varieties like Sightlight made with chenin blanc and verdejo. Book a tasting in the olive grove and add on the Grazing Board, outfitted with local cheeses, meats, housemade dried fruit, pickled veggies, nuts, and more. Or reserve the shuffleboard court and get a jam-packed picnic basket to boot. Soon, Abbot’s Passage will bring back their Field Table experience, featuring heartier food complements. The best part? AP is known to pour a complimentary digestif before you go. 

You won’t even need your car to explore 1,000 miles of West Coast pinot noir with WALT Wines’ Root 101 experience ($80, available Thursday to Sunday). This comparative, side-by-side tasting for pinot obsessives showcases five single-vineyard samplings of the varietal from appellations up and down the coast. The wines are also paired with tasty bites prepared by local Sonoma chef Bryan Jones.

This new wine tasting room, market, and restaurant (complete with a hidden cocktail bar) on the Sonoma Plaza serves 33 local and international wines by the glass and plans to launch flights soon. You can then order from the food menu — quinoa bread, burrata, pork schnitzel, and more — to find the perfect complement to a glass of Austrian gruner veltliner or a nebbiolo from Barolo. You can also order by the bottle from a very extensive list. 

Patz & Hall also recently launched a new sparkling and caviar experience ($110 per person, available Friday to Sunday at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.) at their cozy Sonoma House. A trio of sparkling wines — all sourced from some of the best growers around — are paired with Passmore’s Circle 41 caviar from NorCal and all of the usual fixin’s.

Known as the gateway to Sonoma wine country, Ram’s Gate is the first winery when traveling to Sonoma from San Francisco and it’s definitely worth the stop. New food-and-wine offerings include the Arbor Experience ($300, available Thursday, Friday, and Monday), a private, six-course tasting featuring serious dishes like fried red wine–marinated quail and yogurt-marinated lamb loin. It includes a tour and can accommodate a large group under the arbor with a view of the vineyard. For just a little less food and money, there’s a five-course option ($160, available Thursday to Monday), which is essentially the same menu minus one wine and a cheese course.