Guests are received by appointment only. To arrange a visit please phone 707.996.3860 or email:

We offer two levels of visits to introduce individual guests and small groups to the Hanzell Estate.

Heritage Winery and Estate Vineyards

Hosted by our Estate Educator, we lead you through the original Ambassador's 1953 Vineyard, the 1976 de Brye Vineyard and the recently planted 2001 Ramos Vineyard. A discussion of our Grand Cru farming practices and the contribution terroir makes to our wine quality is followed by a walk through the historic heritage winery building, new state-of-the-art winery and barrel-aging cave. A seated tasting of the current release of Hanzell Vineyard's Chardonnay and Pinot Noir conclude the visit.

$45 PER PERSON. PLEASE ALLOW NINETY MINUTES.

Hanzell Vineyards Wine Library

This unique experience includes all that is detailed above plus a seated tasting in which our Estate Educator opens rare vintages from our Wine Library. Four wines will be tasted: the current release Pinot Noir and Chardonnay and one bottle of each varietal from selected vintages of at least a decade earlier. This visit provides the best experience Hanzell offers: Ambassador's 1953 Vineyard, the Heritage Winery, our barrel-aging cave and the profound pleasure of tasting well-cellared Hanzell wines.

$150 PER PERSON, $600 MINIMUM. - PLEASE ALLOW TWO AND ONE- HALF HOURS.

Estate Educator Ben Sessions literally was raised at Hanzell and can speak with first-hand authority on winemaking techniques going back to the 70s, as he assisted his father, Winemaker Emeritus Bob Sessions, during numerous harvests.    

Estate Educator Laura Tackett is our estate chef and works side-by-side with Winemaker Emeritus Bob Sessions throughout harvest to ensure quality and to learn the winemaking traditions of Hanzell Vineyards.

Hanzell Vineyards 18596 Lomita Avenue, Sonoma, CA 95476 Ph: 707.996.3860