Russian River Valley · Sonoma County
Visit Reichwage Winery with a Private Chauffeur
Estate Pinot Noir, Gamay and Carignane from a revived Sebastopol apple ranch, tasted in a new farmhouse looking over West Sonoma County, and a suggested six-hour day of tasting around it.
Book a Six-Hour Wine Tour
About the Winery
Max Reichwage grew up in Michigan, where his parents ran a small fermentation supply store for the home-brewing movement of the 1980s that grew into a wholesale supplier to breweries nationwide. He studied chemistry at the University of Michigan and viticulture and enology in graduate school at UC Davis, worked harvests in Napa, Emilia-Romagna, Sonoma, Tasmania and Burgundy, and published research on red wine fermentation in the American Journal of Enology and Viticulture. In 2014 his family bought the Twin Hills property in Sebastopol, an apple ranch the Hurst family had farmed and packed from 1942 until 2010; the orchards had been abandoned and the old packing house was close to collapse.
Max now farms 24 acres of vines at Twin Hills and Mancini Ranch, and sells about half his grapes to wineries such as Carlisle, Littorai, Peay, Radio-Coteau, Ridge and Syntropy. The estate wines, about 2,000 cases a year, run from Pinot Noir and Zinfandel to rarer Gamay Noir and Carignane. Twin Hills is farmed organically and with as little irrigation as possible, fermentations are open-top and native, with some foot treading, and the reds are bottled unfined and unfiltered. The winery, finished in 2019, recycles water and makes its own nitrogen, and a dry-farmed organic orchard of heirloom apples planted in the late 1960s supplies a small amount of hard cider.
Guests sit down for a tasting of five wines in the new farmhouse tasting room, with views over West Sonoma County, and can add a cheese and charcuterie board. It is a chance to taste with a grower who makes wine from his own vines, on a working farm in the Sebastopol hills.
Tasting Fees
$40 per person for a seated tasting of five wines, waived with a purchase of four bottles.
Tasting fees as of September 2026. Wineries set and collect their own fees, and they change from time to time.
At a Glance
Location
1689 Pleasant Hill Road, Sebastopol
AVA
Russian River Valley
Visiting
Open Friday to Sunday, noon to 5 p.m.; appointments start at noon, and the last is at 4 p.m. Appointments recommended; walk-ins when space permits.
Known For
Estate Pinot Noir, Zinfandel, Gamay Noir and Carignane from Twin Hills and Mancini Ranch
Founded
2014
Good to Know
Dogs are welcome on a leash, and children must stay with an adult on the winery grounds. Cheese and charcuterie boards are $30. Sonoma County winery employees taste free.
A Suggested Six-Hour Day
Pickup at 11:45 a.m. from The Sebastopol Inn, or 11:30 from Farmhouse Inn in Forestville.
11:30 · Pickup at The Sebastopol Inn or Farmhouse Inn
The Sebastopol Inn, in downtown Sebastopol, is about 15 minutes from Reichwage Winery, and Farmhouse Inn, a 25-room country inn among the vineyards and redwoods of Forestville, about 30. The first tasting appointment is at noon, so we pick up at 11:45 in Sebastopol and 11:30 in Forestville. The day below fits a six-hour tour, and extra time can be added by the hour.
12:00 · Reichwage Winery
The seated tasting of five estate wines in the farmhouse tasting room ($40), about an hour.
1:10 · Lunch at Handline
About 10 minutes away. A casual Sebastopol spot, open since 2016, with seasonal food from local farmers and fishermen, served mostly outdoors. Open daily from 11 a.m. Prefer a picnic? We can arrange a catered picnic at a winery that allows one; the cost is quoted when you book.
2:40 · Littorai
About 20 minutes away. Ted and Heidi Lemon's farm winery on Gold Ridge Road; Ted was the first American hired as winemaker at a Burgundy estate, Domaine Guy Roulot in Meursault. The private Single Vineyard Tasting of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, in the cellar or on covered patios, is $70. By appointment only, Monday to Saturday, for 6 guests or fewer.
4:00 · DRNK Wines
About 20 minutes away. Ryan Kunde, of the fifth generation of the Kunde winegrowing family, ages his wines in a hidden 300-foot cave atop Laguna Ridge, one of only four in the Russian River Valley; the Cave Tour & Patio Tasting walks you through it before a tasting outside ($35), and the Private Cave Tasting is $75. Open Friday to Sunday, by appointment only; we confirm the late-afternoon slot when we book.
5:00 · Back to your hotel
Back in Sebastopol or Forestville by 5:15 p.m., about five and a half hours after pickup.
Three wineries is the right pace for a day of serious tasting. Reichwage's first appointment is at noon, so this day starts later and ends around 5:15. It works Friday and Saturday, when Reichwage, Littorai and DRNK all host.
About $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 Reichwage Winery?
Appointments are recommended, Friday to Sunday from noon, with the last at 4 p.m.; walk-ins are possible when space permits. When you book a tour with us, your chauffeur makes the reservation for you.
How much is a tasting at Reichwage Winery?
$40 per person for five wines, waived with a purchase of four bottles, as of September 2026.
Who makes the wine at Reichwage?
Max Reichwage, the proprietor and winemaker, who trained at the University of Michigan and UC Davis and founded the winery in 2014.
What wines does Reichwage make?
Estate wines from Twin Hills and Mancini Ranch, including Pinot Noir and Zinfandel and rarer Gamay Noir and Carignane, plus a little hard cider from the estate's heirloom apple orchard.
Can I bring my dog to Reichwage?
Yes, on a leash. Children are welcome too, with an adult.
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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