Drinks East Sonoma
Buena Vista Winery
A place for a drink in East Sonoma, pricey ($$$) and worth about 1.5 hours.

Why go
California's oldest commercial winery (1857), with historic stone cellars.
It is one of 8 curated places we feature in Sonoma, alongside 3 places to eat, 2 sights and 1 place for a drink. The closest of our other picks is Gundlach Bundschu Winery, 1.3 mi away as the crow flies.
- Type
- Drinks · Wine
- Neighborhood
- East Sonoma
- Price
- $$$
- Time needed
- 1.5 hr
Nearby
Our closest curated picks, including 1 beyond Sonoma. Distances are straight-line, not walking or driving.
- 1Gundlach Bundschu Winery
Family winery since 1858, with hillside vineyards and a relaxed tasting room.
Drinks · 1.3 mi straight-line - 2Mission San Francisco Solano
The last of California's 21 missions, part of Sonoma State Historic Park.
Sight · 1.9 mi straight-line - 3Basque Boulangerie Café
Plaza bakery for pastries, coffee and sandwiches to take on the road.
Food · 1.9 mi straight-line - 4Sonoma Plaza
California's largest town square, ringed by tasting rooms and shops.
Sight · 2.0 mi straight-line - 5The Girl & the Fig
Wine-country French cooking just off the plaza, open since 1997.
Food · 2.0 mi straight-line - 6Domaine Carneros
Chateau-style sparkling wine house with a terrace over the vineyards.
Drinks · Napa · 4.9 mi straight-line
On these curated routes
Buena Vista Winery is a stop on our California Wine Country route. Open it to see the full day-by-day plan.
More to do in Sonoma
Buena Vista Winery is our only drinks pick in Sonoma; here is what else we recommend there. See the full Sonoma guide.
When to go
Average daily highs in Sonoma run from 57°F in December to 92°F in July; December is usually the wettest month.
Modelled monthly averages for Sonoma from NASA POWER, not a forecast. Full Sonoma weather by month.
Getting there
Map links open a live search for Buena Vista Winery, so hours and directions come straight from the map app.
- Address
- 18000 Old Winery Rd, Sonoma, CA 95476, USA
- Coordinates
- 38.29951, -122.42197
- Destination
- Sonoma, California
- Website
- buenavistawinery.com
Buena Vista Winery: quick answers
How much time do you need at Buena Vista Winery?
Plan on about 1.5 hours at Buena Vista Winery. That is our curated estimate for a typical visit; groups that linger will want more.
Where is Buena Vista Winery?
Buena Vista Winery is at 18000 Old Winery Rd, Sonoma, CA 95476, USA, in East Sonoma. The Google Maps and Apple Maps links on this page open it for directions.
Which TripsCircle routes include Buena Vista Winery?
Buena Vista Winery appears on California Wine Country, a curated route you can open on TripsCircle and plan with your group.
Add Buena Vista Winery to your crew's plan
Save it to a shared TripsCircle itinerary, settle the timing with a quick poll, and split the costs with everyone going to Sonoma.
Plan Sonoma
- Sonoma travel guide 8 places
- Best time to visit Sonoma weather by month
- Sonoma to Napa 18 mi straight-line
Lists & regions
Also in Sonoma
- Glen Ellen Star Food
- Jack London State Historic Park Outdoors
Curated recommendation, not live listing data. Confirm hours, prices, bookings and access before you go.



