Where to Find Family-Friendly Wineries in California

Many moms and dads visit California wine country for much-needed “grown-up” time in one of the world’s most beautiful wine regions, but many don’t realize that dozens of the state’s wineries offer special activities and accommodations for kids. While adults sample the latest vintages, children can have their own fun tasting grape juice, romping in play areas, visiting with farm animals and playing outdoor games.

Before embarking on a fun family outing in California’s wine country, we recommend that parents call ahead or check the winery website to make sure minors are welcome.  Some don’t allow guests under age 21 due to liability concerns or preference. Once kids get the green light, they’ll be able to join you at the winery, and can often participate in vineyard and winery tours.  We make every effort to maintain the accuracy of this list. However, policies do change, so please contact wineries prior to visiting to confirm their policies. Dog-friendly wineries require that pups be leashed and well behaved.

ACORN Winery/Alegría Vineyards – Healdsburg, Sonoma County   

Legos, crayons and cornhole keep kids entertained while parents taste. Children may also explore the vineyards adjacent to the tasting room, join parents on a guided vineyard walk and taste grapes during harvest.  Appointment required for visits

Address: 12040 Old Redwood Highway, Healdsburg, CA 95448

Phone: 707-433-6440

Directions: U.S. 101 to Exit 502, and then head south on Old Redwood Highway, past Limerick Lane. Our street address is 12040 Old Redwood Highway. Our turn off of Old Redwood Highway will be on your left and is marked by a red and white ACORN Winery sign.  

Alexander Valley Vineyards – Healdsburg, Sonoma County 

Kids can join in winery and cave tours with their parents, visit the vineyards, enjoy the picnic area and meet the winery dogs. While the adults taste wine, children can do a winery seek-and-find puzzle.  No advance reservations and/or appointments are required for visitors and walk-ins are welcome.  There is a complimentary cave tour where you can learn about the barrel aging program.  The tour is offered two times per day: 12:00 and 2:30.

Address: 8644 Highway 128, Healdsburg, CA 95448

Phone: 707-433-7209

Alpha Omega – St. Helena, Napa County 

The winery presents kids with crayons and the coloring book Exploring the Napa Valley with Traveler Teddies, a kid-friendly guide to the Napa Valley. 

Address: 1155 Mee Lane at Hwy 29, St. Helena, CA 94574

Phone: 707-963-9999

Ancient Peaks Winery – Santa Margarita, San Luis Obispo County 

Zipline above the vines at the winery’s Santa Margarita Ranch (kids weighing 30-100 pounds can fly tandem with an adult). After zooming through the adventure course, families can have lunch (with wine for the adults) at the Ancient Peaks café.

Address: 22720 El Camino Real, Santa Margarita, CA 93453

Phone: 805-365-7045

Bella Vineyards & Wine Caves – Healdsburg, Sonoma County 

Book the Vineyard Tour and ride a vintage Pinzgauer truck to the top of Lily Hill, where parents sample wine and kids can watch hawks soar overhead. Families may also picnic on the lawn and tour the wine caves. 

Address: 9711 West Dry Creek Road, Healdsburg, CA 95448

Phone: 707-473-9171

Brassfield Estate Winery – Clearlake Oaks, Lake County 

The winery invites families to play bocce ball and cornhole, and relax in Brassfield’s picnic area.  

Address: 10915 High Valley Road, Clearlake Oaks, CA 95423

Phone: 707-998-1895

Buena Vista Winery – Sonoma, Sonoma County 

Tours led by period actors include wine caves and the Historic Wine Museum, which features an entertaining multimedia show. There’s also a picnic area and hedge maze.  

Address: 18000 Old Winery Rd., Sonoma, CA 95476

Phone: 800-926-1266

Captain Vineyards – Moraga, Contra Costa County 

Families can book a farm stay, have a picnic or tour the vineyard and winery. During harvest, kids are invited to help crush grapes. 

Address: 1969 Joseph Drive, Moraga, CA 94556

Castello di Amorosa – Calistoga, Napa County 

Tour a massive replica of an Italian castle, complete with a dungeon, then meet the estate peacocks and farm animals. Kids can sample grape juice and enjoy their own play area.

Address: 4045 St. Helena Hwy., Calistoga, CA 94515

Phone: 707-967-6272

Chasewater Winery & Olive Mill – Kelseyville, Lake County 

At this pup-friendly winery, families can spend the day playing bocce ball, enjoying the picnic tables and lawn and sampling the estate’s olive oil.

Address: 5625 Gaddy Ln., Kelseyville, CA 95451

Phone: 707-279-2995

Cline Cellars – Sonoma, Sonoma County 

The park-like, historic grounds feature expansive lawns, ponds stocked with carp and turtles, vintage train cars and the winery’s Sicilian donkeys, Fancy and Pudding.

Address: 24737 Arnold Drive, Highway 121, Sonoma, CA 95476

Phone: 707-940-4044

DeLoach Vineyards – Santa Rosa, Sonoma County 

The winery features educational, family-friendly tours highlighting DeLoach’s history, winemaking techniques and farming practices. Families can also picnic in the winery grove.  

Address: 1791 Olivet Rd., Santa Rosa, CA 95401

Phone: 707-755-3300

Domain Artefact – Escondido, San Diego County 

Pack a picnic and play cornhole and giant Jenga, or visit with the ranch dogs and farm animals. 

Address: 15404 Highland Valley Rd., Escondido, CA 92025

Phone: 760-432-8034 

Fenton Herriott Vineyards – Placerville, El Dorado County  

Enjoy the picnic area and play bocce ball on one of two full-sized courts.

Address: 120 Jacquier Ct., Placerville, CA 95667

Phone: 530-642-2021

Francis Ford Coppola Winery – Geyserville, Sonoma County 

Coppola welcomes families with two large swimming pools, a bocce ball court, a children’s library, a gallery filled with memorabilia from Coppola’s films, board games and more. 

(Note: This season, pool access is only available through cabine reservations, which are currently sold out through October 2021. However, cancelations do occur, so check the website for availability.) 

Address: 300 Via Archimedes, Geyserville, CA 95441

Phone: 707-857-1400

Frog’s Leap – Rutherford, Napa County 

Dogs and kids are welcome at Frog’s Leap, which includes a barn, farm animals, and fruit and vegetable gardens. The winery also occasionally hosts specific family-friendly tasting times.

Address: 8815 Conn Creek Rd., Rutherford, CA 94573

Phone: 707-963-4704

Fults Family Vineyards – Lower Lake, Lake County 

Families at this kid- and dog-friendly winery are invited to enjoy the golf range and picnic tables.

Address: 11441 Highway 29, Lower Lake, CA 95457

Phone: 707-690-0338 

Furthermore Wines – Sebastopol, Sonoma County 

Parents can bring their kids and dogs along for a day of bocce ball and picnicking.  

Address: 3541 Gravenstein HighwayNorth, Sebastopol, CA 95472 

Phone: 707-823-3040

Grey Wolf Vineyards & Cellars – Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo County 

While parents enjoy a glass or bottle outside overlooking the vineyards, children can play giant Connect Four, giant Jenga and cornhole. Barton’s Kitchen Window serves lunch with many family-friendly options. 

Address: 2174 Highway 46 West, Paso Robles, CA 93446

Phone: 805-237-0771

Heritage Oak Winery – Acampo, Lodi/San Joaquin County 

Outdoor family fun includes picnicking, hiking down to the river, kayaking and occasional guided bird walks.

Address: 10112 E. Woodbridge Road, Acampo, CA 95220

Phone: 209-986-2763

Holly’s Hill Vineyard – Pleasant Valley, El Dorado County 

The winery offers an outdoor toy box for kids and family-friendly camping through Harvest Hosts. 

Address: 3680 Leisure Lane, Placerville, CA 95667

Phone: 530-344-0227

Honig Vineyard & Winery – Rutherford, Napa County 

Also dog-friendly, the winery caters to kids with juice boxes, Goldfish crackers and coloring books for $10 per child.

Address: 850 Rutherford Rd., Rutherford, CA 94573

Phone: 707-963-4272

Iron Hub Winery and Vineyards – Plymouth, Amador County 

This kid- and dog-friendly winery offers children’s activities — including cornhole, giant Jenga, coloring books and giant dominoes — while parents enjoy a seated patio tasting.  

Address: 12500 Steiner Road, Plymouth, CA 95669

Phone: 209-245-6307

Kendall-Jackson Wine Estate – Fulton, Sonoma County 

Kids are welcome to play bocce ball, picnic and tour the extensive vegetable garden, which includes a chicken coop, bat boxes and a demonstration beehive.

Address: 5007 Fulton Rd., Fulton, CA 95439

Phone: 866-287-9818

Landmark Vineyards – Kenwood, Sonoma County 

The winery has an expansive lawn and picnic area, plus a bocce ball court. 

Address: 101 Adobe Canyon Rd., Kenwood, CA 95452

Phone: 707-833-0053

Napa Cellars – St. Helena, Napa County 

Families can play bocce ball, ladder ball and cornhole. The winery also has a picnic area and often features live music. 

Address: 7481 St. Helena Highway South, Oakville, CA 94562

Phone: 707-944-2565

Navarro Vineyards – Philo, Mendocino County 

Navarro offers grape juice tastings of Pinot Noir and Gewürztraminer for kids, plus family-friendly vineyard tours and a picnic area. 

Address: 5601 Hwy 128, Philo, CA 95466

Phone: 707-895-3686

Raymond Vineyards – St. Helena, Napa County 

The outdoor Theater of Nature showcases the ways in which all of nature’s “actors” — including chickens and goats — play a crucial part in crafting quality wine.   

Address: 1584 St. Helena Hwy, St. Helena, CA 94574

Phone: 707-963-3141

Retzlaff Vineyards – Livermore, Alameda County 

The winery has a picnic area and a lawn with big toy tractors for kids to play on.  Reservations are required for wine tasting and to enjoy the picnic space.  (Effective July 1, Retzlaff guests may bring their own food (with their own serve-wear) to enjoy when they visit the winery.)

Address: 1356 South Livermore Ave., Livermore, CA 94550

Phone: 925-447-8941

Shannon Ridge Winery – Lower Lake, Lake County 

This kid- and dog-friendly winery offers vineyard hikes, bocce ball and picnic tables. 

Address: 13888 Point Lakeview Road Lower Lake, California

Phone: 707-994-9656

Six Sigma Ranch and Winery – Lower Lake, Lake County 

Meet Topper, the winery’s pot belly pig, who loves to have his ears rubbed. On select Saturdays, kids can help feed the livestock. The estate also includes vast picnic grounds, cornhole, and trails for hiking and mountain biking.   

Address: 13372 Spruce Grove Road, Lower Lake, CA 95457

Phone: 707-994-4068

Sterling Vineyards – Calistoga, Napa County 

Ride the gondola up the mountain to the winery, where families are welcome to take a self-guided tour. Kids are given snacks, juice and a coloring book package on arrival.  

Address: 1111 Dunaweal Lane, Calistoga, CA 94515

Phone: 800-726-6136

Zaca Mesa Winery – Los Olivos, Santa Barbara County 
Families are invited to bring their dogs, and enjoy a picnic or play a game on the giant chess board. 

Address: 6905 Foxen Canyon Rd, Los Olivos, CA 93441

Phone: 805-688-9339