Russian River Valley · Sonoma County
Visit Cattleya Wines with a Private Chauffeur
Bibiana González Rave's small, secluded winery, where a tour of the lab, cellar and barrel rooms leads to a seated tasting for only two groups a day, and a suggested six-hour day of tasting around it.
Book a Six-Hour Wine Tour
About the Winery
Bibiana González Rave grew up in Medellín, Colombia, a country with almost no vineyards, and was inspired to make wine by tastes from her father's glass. She earned a degree in viticulture and enology in Cognac and an enology degree with honors from the University of Bordeaux, worked at Domaine Stéphane Ogier and Domaine Clusel-Roch in Côte-Rôtie, did thesis research at Château Haut-Brion and La Mission Haut-Brion, and worked harvests in Burgundy, Alsace, Cognac and South Africa before settling in California as a viticulturist and winemaking consultant. By the end of 2011 she had started her own label, Cattleya.
The wines come from her favorite sites in Sonoma County, the Russian River Valley and the Santa Lucia Highlands, made as Appellation Blends and single-vineyard bottlings. The label carries an embossed Cattleya orchid, a flower that grows throughout Colombia. The San Francisco Chronicle named Bibiana its Winemaker of the Year in 2015, and Wine Enthusiast earlier picked her for its 40 Under 40 America's Tastemakers.
Cattleya calls its winery small and secluded, and visits are private and by appointment only, limited to two groups a day. The Hero's Journey starts with a private tour of the lab, cellar and barrel rooms, a behind-the-scenes look at how the wines are made, then moves to a seated tasting of five wines, both Appellation Blends and single-vineyard selections.
Tasting Fees
$75 per person for the Hero's Journey tour and seated tasting of five wines, applied to any wine purchased during the tasting.
Tasting fees as of September 2026. Wineries set and collect their own fees, and they change from time to time.
At a Glance
Location
607 Martin Avenue, Suite 200, Rohnert Park
AVA
Russian River Valley
Visiting
Private tastings by appointment only, limited to two groups a day. If no listed time works, the winery will try to arrange another.
Known For
Appellation Blends and single-vineyard wines by Bibiana González Rave
Founded
2011
Good to Know
Visits normally last 60 to 90 minutes. The tasting room is up one flight of stairs; the winery can arrange a ground-floor tasting if you ask ahead. The fee is charged when booking and applied to any wine purchased during the tasting.
A Suggested Six-Hour Day
Pickup at 9:55 a.m. from Hotel Centro in Rohnert Park, or 9:45 from Hotel La Rose in Santa Rosa.
9:45 · Pickup at Hotel Centro or Hotel La Rose
Hotel Centro, in Rohnert Park, is about 5 minutes from Cattleya, and Hotel La Rose, a 1907 hotel in Santa Rosa's historic Railroad Square, about 15, so from Santa Rosa we leave at 9:45. The day below fits a six-hour tour, and extra time can be added by the hour.
10:00 · Cattleya Wines
The Hero's Journey tour and seated tasting ($75), 60 to 90 minutes.
12:05 · Belden Barns
About 35 minutes away. Nate and Lauren Belden's farm on Sonoma Mountain Road, bought in 2005, with 1870s-era farm buildings and the old Steiner Vineyard, first planted in the early 1970s and now farmed at about 1,000 feet. While its public tasting room is under construction, tastings are by appointment only and we arrange them on your behalf; the fee is confirmed when we book.
1:40 · Lunch at Bird & The Bottle
About 35 minutes away. Chef Mark Stark's modern tavern on Fourth Street in Santa Rosa, with plates to share from the American South, Asia and Jewish comfort food, and two patios; we reserve the table for you. Open daily from 11:30 a.m. Prefer a picnic? We can arrange a catered picnic at a winery that allows one; the cost is quoted when you book.
3:00 · Davis Family Vineyards
About 10 minutes away. Guy and Judy Davis founded Davis Family Vineyards in 1997 around their Soul Patch estate vineyard, and Guy now makes the wines with his youngest son, Cooper, from organically and sustainably farmed sites. Tastings of current releases, with a look at wines in progress, are daily at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.; the fee is confirmed when we book. By appointment.
4:00 · Back to your hotel
Back in Santa Rosa by 4:05 p.m., or Rohnert Park by 4:15, within six and a half hours of pickup.
Three wineries is the right pace for a day of serious tasting. Belden Barns is a working farm on Sonoma Mountain that hosts by arrangement, and we book the 3 p.m. tasting at Davis Family.
About $75 per person in tasting fees for Cattleya, paid directly to the winery; the Belden Barns and Davis Family tasting fees 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 Cattleya Wines?
Yes. Tastings are private and by appointment only, with just two groups a day, so booking ahead is strongly encouraged. When you book a tour with us, your chauffeur makes the reservation for you.
How much is a tasting at Cattleya Wines?
$75 per person for the Hero's Journey, charged when booking and applied to any wine purchased during the tasting, as of September 2026.
Who makes Cattleya wines?
Bibiana González Rave, a Colombian-born winemaker trained in Cognac and Bordeaux, who started Cattleya in 2011 and was the San Francisco Chronicle's Winemaker of the Year in 2015.
Is the Cattleya tasting room accessible?
The tasting room is up one flight of stairs. Let the winery know ahead and it can arrange a tasting on the ground floor.
Where is Cattleya Wines?
On Martin Avenue in Rohnert Park, in the Russian River Valley appellation, about 15 minutes south of downtown Santa Rosa.
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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