Green Valley of Russian River Valley · Sonoma County
Visit Chenoweth Wines with a Private Chauffeur
Small-lot Pinot Noir from a grower family whose ranch has been theirs since the mid-1800s, visited by private request, and a suggested six-hour day of tasting around it.
Book a Six-Hour Wine Tour
About the Winery
The Chenoweth family's ranch in the hills of West Sonoma County has been in the family since the mid-1800s, and its youngest member is the seventh generation on the land. Charlie Chenoweth grew up farming it, and in 2000 he tore out the family's apple orchard to plant Pinot Noir. For more than three decades the family has farmed sought-after grapes for other wineries, and Charlie is the grower winemakers call for Pinot Noir.
His daughter Amy worked in the family's vineyard management business, trained at UC Davis, and in 2010 launched Chenoweth Wines with just fifty cases of Pinot Noir from the family's hillside vineyard in the Green Valley. It has grown to about 600 cases a year of small-lot Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from three family vineyards, Home Ranch, Bootlegger's Hill and Treehouse. Amy, her family and a team of women farm every grape and bottle every wine themselves.
Chenoweth does not publish a public tasting schedule. Its club members are invited to tastings, vineyard tours and meet-the-maker events at the ranch, and the family takes questions by phone and email. We ask on your behalf for a private visit to taste with the people who grow the grapes.
Tasting Fees
Tasting fees to be verified upon reservation.
Tasting fees as of September 2026. Wineries set and collect their own fees, and they change from time to time.
At a Glance
Location
5550 Harrison Grade Road, Sebastopol
AVA
Green Valley of Russian River Valley
Visiting
Chenoweth Wines does not publish public tasting hours. Visits are by private request; we contact the family and confirm a time when booking.
Known For
Small-lot Green Valley Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from the family's own vineyards
Founded
2010 (family ranch since the mid-1800s)
Good to Know
The Cork Biters Club ships twice a year (3, 6 or 12 bottles) and includes invitations to tastings, vineyard tours and meet-the-maker events.
A Suggested Six-Hour Day
Pickup at 10:05 a.m. from The Sebastopol Inn or Farmhouse Inn in Forestville.
10:05 · Pickup at The Sebastopol Inn or Farmhouse Inn
The Sebastopol Inn, in downtown Sebastopol, and Farmhouse Inn, a 25-room country inn among the vineyards and redwoods of Forestville, are each about 25 minutes from the Chenoweth ranch, out Harrison Grade Road. The day below fits a six-hour tour, and extra time can be added by the hour.
10:30 · Chenoweth Wines
A private visit by request with the family; we confirm the time and the fee when we book.
11:50 · Caleb Leisure Wines
About 20 minutes away. Caleb Leisure's one-person natural wine project, made with no additions of any kind, from fruit he partly farms himself under organic and permaculture principles, and known for fermenting in Georgian qvevri. Tastings are $60, waived with a six-bottle purchase. By appointment only, and often unavailable during harvest, late August to mid-October.
1:00 · Lunch at Willow Wood Market Cafe
About 10 minutes away. A café and general store at the center of Graton since 1995, a longtime local gathering spot. Lunch is served 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.
2:25 · Char Vale Winery
About 10 minutes away. A family-owned Green Valley estate whose tasting room is the original family farmhouse, with a deck looking straight over 10 acres of Pinot Noir and Riesling; its 2024 Pinot Gris took a Double Gold at the 2026 Sunset International Wine Competition. Open Thursday to Monday, 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; reservations preferred, walk-ins as space allows. The fee is confirmed when we book.
3:25 · Back to your hotel
Back in Sebastopol by 3:40 p.m., or Forestville by 3:45 p.m.
Three wineries is the right pace for a day of serious tasting. Chenoweth is by private request and Caleb by appointment, so we confirm both when we book; Char Vale opens Thursday to Monday. Caleb often can't host during harvest, late August to mid-October.
About $60 per person for Caleb Leisure (waived with a six-bottle purchase); Chenoweth's and Char Vale's fees are to be verified upon reservation. Each is paid directly to the winery.
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
Can you visit Chenoweth Wines?
Chenoweth does not publish public tasting hours, but club members are invited to tastings and vineyard tours, and we request a private visit on your behalf. When you book a tour with us, your chauffeur makes the reservation for you.
How much is a tasting at Chenoweth?
Chenoweth does not publish a tasting fee, so tasting fees are to be verified upon reservation.
Who makes Chenoweth wine?
Amy Chenoweth, who launched the winery in 2010. Her father, Charlie Chenoweth, farms the family's vineyards.
What are the Chenoweth vineyards?
Home Ranch, Bootlegger's Hill and Treehouse, on the family's ranch in the hills of West Sonoma County, planted to Pinot Noir from 2000.
How can I buy Chenoweth wine?
Through the online shop and the Cork Biters Club, which ships 3, 6 or 12 bottles twice a year.
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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