Weekend At A Winery: Multi Tasting Rooms, 1 Locale In Healdsburg

HEALDSBURG, CA — If touring the Sonoma County wine region, put Bacchus Landing on your radar. It's the newest, one-stop, wine-tasting hotspot, hosting six wineries, with diverse varietals, in an Italian-villa atmosphere in Healdsburg.

Opened in July by the sibling owners of Aldina Vineyards, Monica and Francisco Lopez, along with their parents, Al and Dina, the Bacchus Landing collective features five, unique tasting rooms, a spacious piazza and bocce ball courts, plus charcuterie options from the on-site market. In short: a perfect vino-lover's experience.

Featured wineries include:

13th & Third: A boutique, Healdsburg-based winery crafting small lots of Rhône varietal wines from organically farmed vineyards. To book tastings, click here. Flagship Wine: 2018 NMR (SRP: $65).

AldenAlli: Collaborative effort in Russian River Valley from Pinot Noir vintner Dan Kosta and restauranteurs Alden and Emeril Lagasse, with the wine melding their expertise in superior food, wine and hospitality. To learn more, visit here. Flagship Wine: 2018 Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir .

Aldina Vineyards: What began as a hobby vineyard by Al Lopez, is now a family operation that cultivates elegant Cabernet Sauvignon. Info here. Flagship Wine: 2016 Aldina Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon (SRP: $74).

Dot Wine: Experience Russian River Valley Pinot Noir and Sauvignon Blanc with these vineyard-driven wines from a husband-and-wife team. Follow this link for details. Flagship Wine: 2018 Lolita Vineyard Pinot Noir (SRP: $60).

Montagne Russe: Humbly launched in a small Napa garage in 2006, the winery now specializes in cool-climate Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Syrah from farmer-owned vineyards. To book tastings, go here. Flagship Wine: 2018 Alder Springs Syrah (SRP: $55).

Smith Story Wine Cellars: A boutique winery, started in 2014 by husband-and-wife team Alison and Eric Story, it specializes in small lot wines from family-farmed vineyards in the Anderson Valley, Mendocino and Sonoma counties and Germany's Rhieingau region. Visit here for more info.

Since opening, and despite the pandemic, Bacchus Landing has hosted over recent months a slew of events, including a pop-up art gallery, Food Truck Fridays, live music on the piazza, a fall harvest party, outdoor movie night and a holiday bazaar. (Keep up with future goings-on at Bacchus Landing here on Facebook.)

Bacchus Landing also offers event space, including a fully equipped, commercial kitchen, with more than 25,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor settings for meetings, receptions, sit-down dinners and parties.

The site is off Westside Road and Redwood Highway, at 14210 Bacchus Landing Way in Healdsburg. Follow this link for more information.

For nearby dining options, consider: Yorkville Market, a laid-back, community spot with a varying local and organic menu; Stock Farm, in nearby Hopland, where one reviewer said the wood-burning pizza alone is worth the drive; Mosswood Market Cafe & Bakery in Boonville, where empanadas and pastries are customer favorites; and The Boonville Hotel & Restaurant, with courtyard prix-fixe dinners and 17 unique rooms for those seeking an overnight stay.

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