Dry Creek Valley · Sonoma County
Visit Mascarin Family Wines with a Private Chauffeur
A father-and-daughter winery down a dirt road, with tastings under olive trees beside Dry Creek and wines by a former Araujo winemaker, and a suggested six-hour day of tasting around it.
Book a Six-Hour Wine Tour
About the Winery
Ed Mascarin's grandfather, Angelo, came from northern Italy in 1904 to plant and farm vineyards for the Italian Swiss Colony, and his father was a cellar master at the Roma Wine Company in the 1930s and 1940s. Ed grew up in the grape and raisin business, and after a long career elsewhere he came back to wine in 2009 as proprietor of Mascarin Family Wines. His daughter, Mia Mascarin Oven, joined in 2010 after 20 years in the energy industry, and the two run the winery together.
The winery makes two labels, 32 Winds and Mascarin, from its own 8-acre estate and from select vineyards, many of them on the cool Sonoma Coast. Winemaker Matt Taylor, a third-generation Sonoma County native who worked at Domaine Dujac and was winegrower and winemaker at Araujo Estate, farms with organic and biodynamic methods and makes the wines with little intervention. The San Francisco Chronicle has named Mascarin one of Sonoma County's top wineries.
Finding it is half the fun: you turn off Dry Creek Road onto a dirt road, pass the vineyard and arrive at a garden, a house and a deck above Dry Creek. Almost all tastings are outdoors under tall olive trees or on the deck, and the hosts make you feel like family. Charcuterie boards, boxed lunches and styled picnics can be added with notice.
Tasting Fees
$45 per person for the seated 32 Winds tasting of five wines, about 60 minutes, for 1 to 6 guests. Picnics, charcuterie and boxed lunches are priced separately.
Tasting fees as of September 2026. Wineries set and collect their own fees, and they change from time to time.
At a Glance
Location
1010 Dry Creek Road, Healdsburg
AVA
Dry Creek Valley
Visiting
By reservation only. For a visit within 48 hours, the winery asks you to call or email. Hours are not published, so we confirm times when booking.
Known For
32 Winds and Mascarin wines, including Sonoma Coast Chardonnay and Pinot Noir
Founded
2009
Good to Know
Tastings take 1 to 6 guests; larger groups book by phone. Family-friendly, with children supervised near the creek. Ask before bringing a dog. No outside food; charcuterie, boxed lunches and picnics need 48 hours' notice.
A Suggested Six-Hour Day
Pickup at 10:20 a.m. from a Healdsburg hotel such as Hotel Healdsburg or Hotel Trio.
10:20 · Pickup at Hotel Healdsburg or Hotel Trio
Hotel Healdsburg, on the town plaza, is about 10 minutes from Mascarin and Hotel Trio, on Dry Creek Road on the north side of town, about 5, so we collect you at 10:20 for a 10:30 tasting. The day below fits a six-hour tour, and extra time can be added by the hour.
10:30 · Mascarin Family Wines
The seated 32 Winds tasting of five wines under the olive trees, about 60 minutes ($45).
11:45 · Talty Winery
About 15 minutes away. Michael Talty's one-wine winery: Zinfandel only, from the six-acre William Talty Estate vineyard he bought in 1997 and named for his father, with dry-farmed, head-trained vines nearly 60 years old. The Just Zin tasting of current single-vineyard Zinfandels and barrel samples, poured by the owner/winemaker or assistant winemaker, is $25 and usually about an hour. By appointment, Thursday to Monday.
12:55 · Lunch at Diavola
About 10 minutes away. Chef Dino Bugica's restaurant in a historic building on Geyserville Avenue, with Neapolitan-style pizza from a wood-burning oven, handmade pasta and house-cured salumi; the menu changes every day. Lunch is served daily from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Prefer a picnic? We can arrange a catered picnic at a winery that allows one; the cost is quoted when you book.
2:10 · CAST Wines
About 10 minutes away. A hillside winery opened in 2012, with tastings on a perch above its certified organic estate vineyard and the valley beyond; a sabering lesson ($75, with the bottle to share) can be added to most tastings. CAST Exploration of five current releases is from $40, and the 90-minute Tour & Tasting from bottle and barrel is from $75. Open daily 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., last reservation at 3:30; 21 and over.
3:25 · Back to your hotel
Back in Healdsburg by 3:50 p.m., within six hours of pickup.
Three wineries is the right pace for a day of serious tasting. This day works Thursday to Monday, when Talty receives guests, and we confirm Mascarin's time when we book.
About $110 to $145 per person in tasting fees for the three wineries, paid directly to each 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
Do I need a reservation at Mascarin Family Wines?
Yes. Mascarin is appointment only, and for visits within 48 hours the winery asks you to call or email. When you book a tour with us, your chauffeur makes the reservation for you.
How much is a tasting at Mascarin Family Wines?
$45 per person for the seated 32 Winds tasting of five wines, as of September 2026.
What is the difference between 32 Winds and Mascarin?
They are the two labels of the same family winery, both made by winemaker Matt Taylor and poured in the same creekside tasting room.
Is Mascarin family-friendly?
Yes. Children are welcome if they are supervised, since the winery is on a working vineyard near a creek. Ask before bringing a dog.
How do you find Mascarin Family Wines?
It is at 1010 Dry Creek Road, about a mile from the Dry Creek exit off Highway 101: turn in at the West Wines sign and follow the dirt road to the creek. The winery warns that map apps send drivers to the wrong place; your chauffeur knows the way.
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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