Dry Creek Valley · Sonoma County
Visit BACA with a Private Chauffeur
A Zinfandel-only house from the family behind HALL and WALT, with a tasting room of vineyard views and art just outside Healdsburg, and a suggested six-hour day of tasting around it.
Book a Six-Hour Wine Tour
About the Winery
BACA is one of the wineries of Kathryn Walt Hall and Craig Hall, who also own HALL in Napa Valley and WALT. The name is Latin for berry, and the idea, in the winery's words, was luxury, craft Zinfandels that are "nuanced, honest, and current," made for people with a taste for adventure. Jennifer Brown is the vintner.
BACA goes looking for Zinfandel across California, from old vines and historic areas in Calistoga, the Russian River Valley, Rockpile, Howell Mountain and Paso Robles, and bottles eight Zinfandels, with names like Marbles, Somersault and Cat's Cradle, plus a few other wines.
The tasting room is just off the corner of Westside Road and West Dry Creek Road, a few minutes from the plaza, with panoramic vineyard views and artwork on display. It is relaxed rather than formal: walk-ins are welcome, and the tastings come with playful pairings, from chips and dips to charcuterie, cheese and caviar. Members can picnic beside the vineyard.
Tasting Fees
Tasting fees to be verified upon reservation. Food pairings, from chips and dips to charcuterie, cheese and caviar, can be added.
Tasting fees as of September 2026. Wineries set and collect their own fees, and they change from time to time.
At a Glance
Location
779 Westside Road, Healdsburg
AVA
Dry Creek Valley
Visiting
Open Wednesday to Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Walk-ins welcome; reservations always recommended. For same-day reservations, call the tasting room.
Known For
Zinfandel from old vines around California
Founded
Owned by Kathryn Walt Hall and Craig Hall
Good to Know
Members are invited to picnic vineyard-side with a minimum bottle purchase. Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day, and early on Christmas Eve.
A Suggested Six-Hour Day
Pickup at 10:50 a.m. from a Healdsburg hotel such as The Madrona or Hotel Healdsburg.
10:50 · Pickup at The Madrona or Hotel Healdsburg
The Madrona, a 24-room hotel on a historic estate on Westside Road, and Hotel Healdsburg, on the town plaza, are each about 5 minutes from BACA. The day below fits a six-hour tour, and extra time can be added by the hour.
11:00 · BACA Healdsburg
A Zinfandel tasting with a view over the vineyards, about an hour.
12:25 · Lunch at Williamson Wines
About 25 minutes away. Lunch and a tasting in one: at Bill and Dawn Williamson's Yoakim Bridge Estate, Icon Wines with a chef-prepared lunch is $75, seated over the century-old vineyard; allow about 90 minutes. The wines are sold only by the winery, never in stores or restaurants. Appointments recommended.
2:00 · Raymond Burr Vineyards
About 5 minutes away. The estate Raymond Burr, television's Perry Mason, farmed with his partner Robert Benevides, where grapes have grown since 1986; the 2024 Vermentino won the Sweepstakes Award at the 2025 Sonoma County Harvest Fair. The Classic Tasting of five wines is $25, seated on the patio over the vines or indoors, about an hour. Open Friday to Monday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.; reservations recommended.
3:10 · Dutcher Crossing Winery
About 10 minutes away. Debra Mathy's family-run winery at the confluence of Dry Creek and Dutcher Creek, in a 1900s-style farmhouse winery whose breezeway frames the whole northern end of the valley; guests love the view from the patio. The winery does not publish its tasting fee; we confirm it when we book. Reservations recommended; open daily 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
4:10 · Back to your hotel
Back in Healdsburg by 4:35 p.m., within six hours of pickup.
Three wineries and a winery lunch make a full day. BACA opens at 11, so pickup is a little later; the day works Friday to Sunday, when both BACA and Raymond Burr are open, and ends around 4:35.
About $100 per person at Williamson (lunch and tasting) and Raymond Burr, paid directly to each winery; tasting fees at BACA and Dutcher Crossing are to be verified upon reservation.
Every tour is custom. This day is a starting point: your chauffeur will shape it around what matters to you, and we plan multi-day tours for guests who want to see more of wine country.
Your Vehicle & Six-Hour Tour Rates
Up to 6 guests
Elite Luxury SUV
Lincoln Navigator or Cadillac Escalade
From $750
Six-hour wine tour, plus 20% gratuity. Additional hours $125 each.
Up to 9 guests
Jet Sprinter or Executive Luxury Van
Captain's chairs and room to spread out
From $1,350
Six-hour wine tour, plus 20% gratuity. Additional hours $225 each.
Larger groups travel in more than one vehicle, and we plan the winery appointments around your group, since many wineries limit groups to 6 to 8 guests. Tasting fees are separate and paid directly to each winery. Every tour starts with six hours; add time by the hour when you book.
Questions
Do I need a reservation at BACA?
Walk-ins are welcome, and reservations are always recommended. When you book a tour with us, your chauffeur makes the reservation for you.
How much is a tasting at BACA?
BACA does not publish its tasting fees online; they are to be verified upon reservation.
Who owns BACA?
Kathryn Walt Hall and Craig Hall, who also own HALL Wines and WALT. Jennifer Brown is the vintner.
What does BACA mean?
It is Latin for berry. The winery makes Zinfandel almost exclusively, from vineyards in Calistoga, the Russian River Valley, Rockpile, Howell Mountain and Paso Robles.
Where is the BACA tasting room?
At 779 Westside Road in Healdsburg, just off the intersection with West Dry Creek Road, a few minutes from the plaza. It is open Wednesday to Sunday.
How does booking a tour with Bien Chauffeured work?
Reserve a six-hour tour online, even if your plans are still taking shape. Your chauffeur will email you first to learn what matters to you, then build your itinerary and make the winery appointments. Extra hours can be added.
Reserve Your Tour Now, Plan the Details Later
Your plans don't need to be final to book. Reserve your six-hour tour online, and your chauffeur will email you first to learn what matters to you, then build your itinerary and make the winery appointments. Prefer to talk? Call our concierge at 888-291-2328.
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