The Places · United States
Santa Rosa
Made By profiles 10 places in Santa Rosa, spanning winery, distillery — each tied to the people and producers behind it.
01.Winery
DeLoach Vineyards
Santa Rosa, United States
DeLoach Vineyards sits along Olivet Road in the Russian River Valley, earning a Pearl 3 Star Prestige rating in 2025 among Santa Rosa's established winery circuit. The estate occupies a quieter register than the region's larger hospitality operations, with a tasting experience that positions it alongside peers like Balletto and Matanzas Creek in the mid-to-upper tier of Sonoma County's producer landscape.
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02.Winery
Chalk Hill Estate Vineyards & Winery
Santa Rosa, United States
Chalk Hill Estate Vineyards & Winery sits along Chalk Hill Road in Healdsburg, within one of Sonoma County's most distinct sub-appellations. The estate holds a Pearl 2 Star Prestige rating from EP Club (2025), placing it in the upper tier of Santa Rosa-area producers. Visitors looking for a serious estate experience in the Russian River Valley corridor will find a property with genuine appellation identity.
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03.Winery
Hook & Ladder Winery
Santa Rosa, United States
Hook & Ladder Winery sits on Olivet Road in Santa Rosa's Russian River Valley corridor, a stretch that has become one of California's more closely watched addresses for cool-climate production. Recognized with a Pearl 2 Star Prestige award in 2025, the winery operates in a tier defined by serious cellar work and fruit sourced from some of Sonoma's most considered growing sites.
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04.Winery
St. Francis Winery & Vineyards
Santa Rosa, United States
St. Francis Winery & Vineyards in Santa Rosa holds a Pearl 2 Star Prestige rating from EP Club (2025), placing it among Sonoma County's most recognised estate producers. The winery operates at 100 Pythian Road in the Bennett Valley area, where its culinary programme and food-and-wine pairing format have earned consistent attention from serious wine travellers visiting California wine country.
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05.Winery
Matanzas Creek Winery
Santa Rosa, United States
Matanzas Creek Winery sits along Bennett Valley Road in Santa Rosa, holding a Pearl 2 Star Prestige rating from EP Club (2025). The property occupies a distinct position among Sonoma County's estate producers, with a sense of place shaped by open terrain and pastoral quiet that separates it from the more trafficked Healdsburg and Alexander Valley corridors. It belongs to a smaller cohort of Bennett Valley addresses where the land itself makes the strongest argument.
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06.Winery
Balletto Vineyards
Santa Rosa, United States
Balletto Vineyards sits along Occidental Road in Santa Rosa's Russian River Valley corridor, earning a Pearl 2 Star Prestige rating in 2025. The estate works Sonoma County's fog-cooled western benchlands, where the Pacific-influenced climate defines the character of its wines. For visitors to the Santa Rosa wine country, it represents a grounded alternative to the more trafficked tasting rooms further east.
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07.Winery
Paradise Ridge Winery
Santa Rosa, United States
Paradise Ridge Winery sits on the hills above Santa Rosa, where Sonoma County's land-first viticulture tradition shapes both vine management and visitor experience. The property holds a Pearl 2 Star Prestige rating from EP Club (2025), placing it among the upper tier of Santa Rosa's winery scene. Its elevation and setting situate it alongside peers like Matanzas Creek and Chalk Hill in the broader Sonoma Hills conversation.
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08.Distillery
Elk Fence Distillery
Santa Rosa, United States
Elk Fence Distillery operates in Santa Rosa's industrial south end, holding a Pearl 2 Star Prestige award from EP Club's 2025 ratings, a credential that places it among a small cohort of recognized craft spirits producers in Sonoma County. While the county's reputation runs on wine, distilleries like Elk Fence represent a quieter but growing tier of artisan spirits production working from the same agricultural foundation.
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Siduri Wines
Santa Rosa, United States
Siduri Wines belongs to the Pinot Noir-first side of Sonoma County, with Chardonnay as the supporting act and a portfolio built around vineyard-specific bottlings from California and Oregon. The Santa Rosa experience is industrial and wine-led rather than scenic, with a quiet warehouse feel, private-tasting format, and a record dating to 1994.
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Silver Palm Wines
Santa Rosa, United States
Silver Palm Wines gives Santa Rosa a polished, Cabernet-forward address for North Coast California wine rather than a broad hospitality spectacle. The emphasis is small-lot production, sustainable sourcing, Chardonnay alongside Cabernet Sauvignon, and a quiet, classic tasting environment suited to drinkers who care more about regional expression than performance.
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