Dry Creek Valley · Sonoma County
Visit Homefire with a Private Chauffeur
Handmade Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel from an organically farmed estate, tasted privately at the vineyard, and a suggested six-hour day of tasting around it.
Book a Six-Hour Wine Tour
About the Winery
Homefire is a small Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel producer that has been making wine for about 20 years, by hand, in Healdsburg. In its own words, Zinfandel is 'a misunderstood story looking for its place among its noble cousins,' and Homefire sets out to deliver its great promise and expressive voice.
The wines move from vineyard to winery to bottle with minimal intervention, from naturally farmed grapes. The estate Homefire Vineyard is farmed organically and planted to a St. Peter's Church clone of Zinfandel, first grown outside a church in Cloverdale in the early 1900s, and Mia's Secret is a mountain site 1,200 feet above the valley, reached across a couple of streams and a washed-out road. Bottlings have included Old Vine, Firework and Daydream Zinfandels and a Grenache rosé.
There is no tasting room. Homefire hosts private tastings at its Healdsburg vineyard, arranged by email, and for the 2027 harvest it plans a Crush Experience for ten people, who will pick and crush grapes and later help bottle the wine. We arrange the tasting for you and confirm the time when booking.
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
3232 Dry Creek Road, Healdsburg
AVA
Dry Creek Valley
Visiting
Private tastings at the Healdsburg vineyard, arranged by email. Hours and fees are not published, so we confirm them when booking.
Known For
Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel
Founded
About 20 years of winemaking
Good to Know
Tastings are private. The 2027 Crush Experience is limited to ten people, with sign-up on the winery's website. Age, children and pet policies are not published; we confirm them when booking.
A Suggested Six-Hour Day
Pickup at 10:00 a.m. from a Healdsburg hotel such as Hotel Healdsburg or Harmon Guest House.
10:00 · Pickup at Hotel Healdsburg or Harmon Guest House
Hotel Healdsburg, on the town plaza, and Harmon Guest House, a boutique hotel just off the plaza, are each about 15 minutes from Homefire's vineyard on Dry Creek Road. The day below fits a six-hour tour, and extra time can be added by the hour.
10:15 · Homefire
The first stop. A private Zinfandel tasting at the vineyard; we confirm the time and fee when booking.
11:30 · West Wines
About 10 minutes away. Swedish couple Katarina Bonde and Bengt Akerlind's family winery, founded in 1998, with a tasting room under a huge oak beside the vineyard; their Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve was served at the Nobel banquet in 2010. Flights of four or five wines are $30 or $45, and guests can take a free self-guided walk through the vines with a map from the tasting room. Open Friday to Monday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.; reservations recommended.
12:50 · Lunch at Bravas Bar de Tapas
About 10 minutes away. James Beard finalists Mark and Terri Stark's tapas bar on Center Street, steps from the Healdsburg plaza, with paella, Spanish wines and tables indoors or outside. 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.
2:15 · van Z Vineyards
About 10 minutes away. Ben and Kelly vanZutphen's farm where Dry Creek meets the Russian River Valley, making fewer than 500 cases a year. The private Estate Experience starts with rosé in the greenhouse, moves to the barn for Chardonnay and Cabernet with local charcuterie and cheese, and, weather permitting, ends in Adirondack chairs on the bank of Dry Creek: 1.5 hours, $90, for groups of 4 to 12. Reservations required, by email.
3:45 · Back to your hotel
Back in Healdsburg by 4:00 p.m.
Three wineries is the right pace for a day of serious tasting. West Wines is open Friday to Monday and van Z hosts groups of 4 to 12, so this day works Friday to Monday for at least 4 guests.
About $120 to $135 per person at West Wines and van Z, paid directly to each winery; Homefire's tasting fee is 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
Can you visit Homefire?
Yes. Homefire hosts private tastings at its Healdsburg vineyard, arranged by email. When you book a tour with us, your chauffeur makes the reservation for you.
How much is a tasting at Homefire?
Homefire does not publish a tasting fee, so tasting fees are to be verified upon reservation.
What does Homefire make?
Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel, from its organically farmed estate vineyard and the Mia's Secret mountain site, plus a Grenache rosé.
What is the Homefire Crush Experience?
A harvest day planned for 2027, limited to ten people: guests pick and crush grapes, follow the wine through the cellar and are invited back to bottle it.
Where is Homefire?
At its vineyard in Healdsburg's Dry Creek Valley, about 15 minutes from the Healdsburg plaza.
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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