Ceja Vineyards Sonoma Wine Tasting Room — Attraction in Sonoma

I've been going to Homewood across the street off and on for years. I'll never do that again having been to Ceja with a friend last week. The Sonoma tasting room is only open on the weekends (including Friday), and we lucked out by getting there on a Friday. The gentleman who poured for us let us in early while making it clear that he still needed to do pre-open. He attended to us as necessary but mostly attended to his tasks — we were extremely grateful for both! The tasting fee was $20 for 5 pours, which is starting to get to Napa tasting prices, and the fee is only waived with the purchase of three bottles because of the small production size. That being said, we did go off menu based on what was open already and it was completely worth the time.

While I didn't buy anything this trip, I already am planning to take two other people to Ceja. I loved the sauvignon blanc and the dessert wines. The price per bottle is not cheap, but is very appropriately priced — completely worth the asking price. I really appreciated that the ABV in each wine is lower than many California wines, intentionally, and that our server had a cheese recommendation for every wine he poured. I can't...

Apparently family owned and operated winery and it showed in how we were treated here when we showed up to try their wines. The tasting staff was friendly and helpful, and even took the time to educate us on what to be aware of when tasting wine. Decent wines, but being a beer drinker the real treat was the brewery that was right next store. The location of Ceja made it feel more like a rest stop with a winery, than a winery. That said, the location on the Carneros highway as you head back to the Bay Area makes it a great place to visit for those who want to give one more vineyard a try on the...

It pains me to write this great customer service but just plain terrible wine imho. Keep in mind I'm not a fancy wine snob but the nose and the taste of the wine lacked refinement and taste of alcohol overpowered everything. On a brighter note the grounds shared with the brewery / vodka distillery in the back are nice and they have a nice picnic area surrounded by olive trees. Ceja better luck next year on your harvest! btw tastings are 20$ for some...