Dry Creek Valley · Sonoma County
Visit Pearce Family Wines with a Private Chauffeur
A home winery near Healdsburg with a guided walk through the barrel room and a stone patio over the vineyard, home of Carpe Vinum, and a suggested six-hour day of tasting around it.
Book a Six-Hour Wine Tour
About the Winery
John Pearce is a serial entrepreneur with decades in the restaurant business, where he wrote wine lists and sat in on hundreds of tastings. In 2019 he met winemaker Michael Scorsone, the two became friends over a shared love of wine, and their conversations turned into the winery John had long dreamed of.
Scorsone fell for wine at the Culinary Institute of America, started at Neyers Vineyards and has made highly rated wines from all over Sonoma and Napa, including Cabernet Sauvignon from the Beckstoffer vineyards. The first release was Carpe Vinum, and the range now includes Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc from high-elevation vineyards, aged in French oak.
A visit is unhurried: a full 90-minute tasting at the family's home winery, a guided tour through the barrel room, and a glass on the stone patio looking out over the vineyard. Guests are welcome to bring a picnic and eat while they taste, which is one of the nicer ways to spend the middle of a day here.
Tasting Fees
Tasting fees to be verified upon reservation. Each appointment is a 90-minute tasting with a guided barrel room tour.
Tasting fees as of September 2026. Wineries set and collect their own fees, and they change from time to time.
At a Glance
Location
1830 Jameson Road, Healdsburg
AVA
Dry Creek Valley
Visiting
Tastings daily by appointment, 90 minutes long, starting between 10 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.
Known For
Carpe Vinum, Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay
Founded
After John Pearce met winemaker Michael Scorsone in 2019
Good to Know
Groups of up to 8. The winery asks guests to come in as few cars as possible, which a chauffeured day takes care of. Picnics are welcome during the tasting. The address shown is the winery's licensed address, which we confirm when booking.
A Suggested Six-Hour Day
Pickup at 10:00 a.m. from a Healdsburg hotel such as The Madrona or Hotel Healdsburg.
10:00 · Pickup at The Madrona or Hotel Healdsburg
The Madrona, a 24-room hotel on a historic estate on Westside Road, is about 15 minutes from Pearce Family Wines and Hotel Healdsburg, on the town plaza, about 20. The day below fits a six-hour tour, and extra time can be added by the hour.
10:20 · Pearce Family Wines
The 90-minute tasting with a barrel room tour and time on the patio.
12:00 · Pasterick Wines
About 10 minutes away. The Pasterick family's hillside estate of Syrah and Viognier on West Dry Creek Road, where tastings are held in a wine cave dug into 125-million-year-old granite, often with the father-and-daughter winemakers. The tasting is $35. By appointment only.
1:15 · Lunch at Dry Creek General Store
About 15 minutes away. A country store since 1881 at the crossroads of Dry Creek Valley, with a deli for sandwiches, soups and salads, a front porch over the valley and a garden out back. Prefer a picnic? We can arrange a catered picnic at a winery that allows one; the cost is quoted when you book.
2:30 · Raymond Burr Vineyards
About 15 minutes away. The Dry Creek Valley estate of Perry Mason star Raymond Burr, with a relaxed tasting on the patio over the vines. The Classic Tasting of five wines is $25 and takes about an hour, waived with two bottles per guest. Open Friday to Monday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.; walk-ins welcome, reservations recommended; adults only.
3:55 · Back to your hotel
Back in Healdsburg by 3:55 p.m., within six hours of pickup.
Three wineries is the right pace for a day of serious tasting. Raymond Burr opens Friday to Monday, so this day works Friday to Monday; Pearce and Pasterick are by appointment, so we confirm times with both when we book.
About $60 per person for Pasterick and Raymond Burr, paid directly to each winery; Pearce'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
Do I need an appointment at Pearce Family Wines?
Yes. Tastings are daily by appointment, starting between 10 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. When you book a tour with us, your chauffeur makes the reservation for you.
How much is a tasting at Pearce Family Wines?
The winery does not publish its fee, so tasting fees are to be verified upon reservation.
How long is a visit to Pearce Family Wines?
About 90 minutes, including the tasting, a guided walk through the barrel room and time on the patio.
Who makes the wine at Pearce Family Wines?
Michael Scorsone, a Culinary Institute of America graduate who began his career at Neyers Vineyards.
Can I bring a picnic to Pearce Family Wines?
Yes. The winery welcomes guests to bring a picnic and enjoy lunch while they taste.
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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