100% Free Wine Tasting in Sonoma County, add some of these to stretch your wine budget! Just remember that wineries offering free wine are hoping you like it enough to purchase bottles so bring some home if you like what you taste - and tip your server.

ALEXANDER VALLEY VINEYARDS: Located in Healdsburg, this is a family run winery offering complementary tastings of four of their wines for groups up to 6. Add a free cave tour for the win! (Map Location)

BURTECH FAMILY VINEYARDS: Located in a wine “collective” in the Grand Cru Custom Crush building you can get a “secret” free tasting for you and a guest if you book via this page. Very cool location, huge and spread out. (Map Location)

DELOACH WINERY: DeLoach Winery in Santa Rosa offers free tastings Thursdays and Sundays in the bar from 11-3. Pretty winery setting in a park-like setting. (Map Location)

EKTIMO VINEYARDS: Use the promo code sippinektimo and discover this family run winery in Sebastopol with complimentary tastings on Thurs and Fri’s. Reservations required - go to their site to reserve. (Map Location)

FRICK WINERY: A small family run winery in Geyserville with wines made from grapes harvested on their property, this is way old school! Free tastings for groups up to 4. Drop in’s welcome but they do appreciate a call ahead. (Map Location)

KORBEL WINERY: A free splash of sparkling after a hour walking tour at this Guerneville winnery is barely worth it but perhaps good for those who are more interested in visiting wineries versus tasting at them. The $15 tasting fee upgrade might be the better way to go. (Map Location)

LOCALS TASTING ROOM: Another Geyserville tasting room, Locals is part wine shop, part tasting room featuring 6 small wine producers where you might end up tasting with the winemakers themselves. Free tastings with no pressure to buy - though I bet you will after visiting this friendly tasting experience. (Map Location)

MEADOWCROFT WINES: Located in Sonoma Cornerstone, the once bustling marketplace that went bust and is set for a revival, Meadowcroft has a tasting room there and is hoping their FREE tastings for up to groups of 6 will lure people back. These were once $25 per person so a pretty good deal. (Map Location)

PRO-TIP: Make sure you map these out before adding them to your agenda as many of the free tastings are in remote areas and always buy wine and tip when the wine is free.

Jacuzzi Family Vineyards

Get Two Taste of Italy Tastings for $35 with Wine Pass

Yes, the same people who made the hot tub famous also make wine and if you squint a bit you might think you’ve stumbled upon their home in Tuscany. Wines are Italian varietals and affordable. Combine this stop with their sister winery, Cline Vineyards, across the street. Olive oil tastings as well, though not discounted.

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Cline Family Cellars

Mini-Donks and 2 for 1 Tastings with Wine Pass - Save $35

Lovely setting with beautifully landscaped grounds, a farmhouse setting, a pond, and get this, miniature donkeys to top it off. They even allow outside food as long as you purchase wine to go with your picnic, but of course you want wine. They also have charcuterie and picnic baskets filled with goodies available.

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Tin Barn Vineyards

Cheap wine alert! Two for $20 with Wine Pass

Hidden gem tasting room tucked away in an industrial setting. No grand facade, no big screen TVs asking you to join the club, they don’t even have mini-donkeys, just a winemaker pouring wine. Open Fridays and Saturdays only, walk-in’s welcome.

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Kivelstadt Vineyards & Bloom Carneros

Taste outdoors under the trees (save $30) and stay for lunch!

Super casual wine tasting under 100 year sycamore trees on Thurs, Fri and Sun, walk-in’s welcome and family friendly. Stay for the perfect wine country lunch at their restaurant, Bloom Carneros, a hidden gem of a restaurant that rivals the best in both Sonoma and Napa.

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Highway 12 Winery

Stroll the Sonoma Plaza and get a two for one tasting for just $25

Sonoma’s downtown plaza is filled with shops and restaurants and tucked away down an alley filled with shops and tasting rooms you’ll find Highway 12 Winery. You can buy a bottle, get some snacks nearby (Sonoma Cheese Factory), and picnic right in the public park where wine consumption is legal.

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Imagery Estate Winery

A woman winemaker, huge grassy area, two tastings for $25

So much to love here, starting with their adventurous wines that by design are not like everyone else. Come for the two for one tasting but stay for some bocce ball and picnic area. Outside food is welcome, or purchase charcuterie plates onsite. Walk-in’s welcome, kid and pet friendly too. Super nice!

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Benzinger Family Winery

Impressive winery, two bar tastings for $25

The sister winery to Imagery Estate Winery and even more beautiful if that’s possible, Benzinger offers a 2 for 1 bar tasting and a picnic area that allows outside food is open to visitors with a minimum wine purchase. Kid and pet friendly, walk-in’s welcome. Do both Imagery and Benzinger back to back!

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Mayo Family Winery

Fun casual winery, get a 2 for 1 (save $25) when you buy one bottle of wine

Walk-in friendly, bring your own picnic lunch and buy a bottle of wine to receive a 2 for 1 tasting flight. Group friendly family run winery and open until 6:30pm - keep that in mind when you want just “one more” at the end of the day. Don’t confuse their two locations - this offer is at their Glen Ellen tasting room (see map).

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Loxton Cellars

Personal attention from the winemaker himself, two for $20

A winery so small that the person pouring the wine is typically Chris Loxton himself, the owner and winemaker. He’ll share his passion for wine with you and you’ll get an experience that you won’t find at a big, fancy wineries. And though he’s small his wines are incredible. Bring a picnic!

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Wellington Cellars

Making small lot, estate grown wines, get two for $30

Handcrafted wines with only 3,500 cases produced annually, experience Wellington’s exceptional wines with a two for one at their seated bar or lounge area. Walk-in’s welcome and bottle service afterwards if you wanted to just stay and enjoy the vineyard views.

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Deerfield Ranch and Caves

Taste in their luxurious wine cave, two for $35

Escape to the wine caves at Deerfield Ranch where groups up to 10 are welcome with the 2 for 1 pass (one pass for every two people required). Don’t worry, this isn’t a bat filled cave but rather a comfortable and even luxurious experience with couches and a friendly staff. Tasting in caves can be very expensive - but not with the wine pass.

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Muscardini Cellars

Italian style wines and hospitality, two tastings for $35

What was once an old schoolhouse was reborn as the tasting room for authentic Italian wines. Huge patio in front and grassy area in back, bring a picnic or purchase charcuterie plates to enhance your visit. Reservations recommended but worth checking if they have space if you are in the area.

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VJB Cellars

Of course there’s great wine but the food is even better!

Though VJB Cellars makes some seriously good Italian wines that you can try at a bar tasting, two for $30, for me the big attraction is the food served on the umbrella shaded patio. Wood fired pizzas, panini sandwiches and flatbreads, salads, ribs, fries, come on! Don’t overthink it, this is your lunch spot!

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B. Wise Tasting Lounge

If you like reds then you must stop here where two tastings are just $30

B. Wise Tasting Lounge is classy casual, accepts walk-in’s and is the perfect introduction to their spectacular red wines. Use your wine pass and get two tastings for $30. If you like what you taste you’ll want to upgrade next time to visit their estate where you’ll taste in possibly the most luxurious cave you can imagine.

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Ty Caton Vineyards

Get a two for one and save $25 at this popular tasting room

With a fun and relaxing vibe, Ty Caton Vineyards’ tasting room in Kenwood is the type of place where Ty himself might be pouring the wines. Small and laid back with an ultra friendly staff, you’ll love the experience nearly as much as the wines. Unpretentious and inviting.

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St. Francis Winery

Impressive winery with 2 for 1 Artisan Flight, save $45

Mission style winery with sweeping views of the vineyards and mountain vistas. St. Francis has been making award wining wines for the past 50 years and is responsible for introducing Merlot to Sonoma. Group friendly and 2 for 1 honored for groups up to 8 with one wine pass for every two people. Reservations required but day-of visitors can call ahead to check if there’s availability.

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Burtech Family Winery

So much to do and see (and taste), get two for $50

You’ll want to save some time - a lot of time - when visiting Burtech Family Winery. Bocce ball courts, behind-the-scenes production tours, and an inviting large lounge where you’ll be encouraged to stay all afternoon. Snacks available, walk-in’s welcome but reservations recommended for the best spots.

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