Yummy wines and good prices. Try to find one of their events to join into. It's fun. It was rather kickback low-key outside, not dolled up just good honest, hard drinking folk read more

Homewood was our first winery stop on a guided Sonoma tour that took us to three wineries. It was by far our favorite experience, but I must acknowledge that it was likely not the normal tasting experience they offer. Our group did not go the direction that the signs on the property suggest is toward the tasting room. Instead, we went into, a room that is clearly set up for tastings, and perfectly sat our group of 13 around a wooden U-shaped table. Our wine expert from Homewood (Cheryl) was able to stand in the middle of the U where she taught us about wine tasting, poured our glass glasses, and engaged us in a sensory experience around wine tasting. Honestly, she made this a five star experience. read more

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This is a hidden gem in Sonoma County. I've lived in Sonoma County for most of my life and had never heard of this winery previously. It's nestled adjacent to Hanson's Distillery. If you didn't know it was there, you'd see the massive Hanson's and move right along. We stopped here during our Sidecar Tours, tour. We were greeted with a warm welcome and that vibe lasted throughout our stay. This is truly a small, boutique winery. They only bottle 3000 cases a year. Our group sat in an enclosed side room. Our host was fabulous. She did a great job explaining the winery and wines tasted. In fact, she was the most thorough host we've ever experienced. Like I said, we live in Sonoma County and have visited several local wineries. She was the absolute best. That's not just me, but everyone in our group felt the same way. The intimate setting lead to pretty much an open forum, where questions were asked and answered. We learned so much during our brief visit. Wine is subjective, each person has their own personal taste and likes/dislikes. For me, everything we tasted was wonderful, except the Port. I'm not a Port fan, but everyone else in the room seemed to enjoy it. For this quality wine, the bottles themselves were quite inexpensive. All bottles were priced at $22/individual. $20 or less if you bought a case or more. Simple and easy. read more

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My brother and I took my mom to Homewood Winery as a Mothers Day Gift to see an old friend and enjoy some great wine. We had a wonderful experience and learned so much. Thank you for your hospitality! read more

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We had a great wine tasting here! The wine is fantastic and the tasting room manager was friendly and knowledgeable! Learned a lot about wine tasting, pairing, and the homewood wine itself. Prices are very reasonable especially compared to everything else around! The tasting room is lovely. Highly recommend tasting and taking home a few bottles! read more

The wine was really good. We visited 3 wineries and almost everyone on our tour purchase several bottles of wind here. Cheryl was awesome! Very knowledgeable and entertaining. Small intimate winery but it was one of my favorites. Everyone from our tour purchased wine from them. I wish I would have purchase more. I'll be back! read more

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Small producer, good and affordable wine. Couldn't pour tastings for us the day we tried to visit but sold us a bottle (upon request) and we had a lovely time decompressing after a long drive. read more

It's a nice space with friendly and knowledgeable staff who delivered a lot of information about wine and wine tasting. The wines they served were not my favorites but who knows, they could be yours. That's just the way wine is. read more

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Truly felt like home. The tour was great with an experience to match. Each wine characteristic was emboldened by the distinct flavor of the wine. The tour was fabulous and our host was phenomenal! read more

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No real glitz, no real glamour, but a very nice wine selection with a nice price. A must do for wine enthusiasts or those looking for high value, hand crafted wines at a small winery with a good selection. A bottle of red, a bottle of white, naw, let's make it 2 cases. read more

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Homewood Winery was a great experience. We came here for a tasting and the gentleman was very thorough and charismatic. He talked us through how to taste and smell the wine correctly. He gave us a great sample of each wine and gave us red and whites. He gave us a history of the winery as well. All the wines were really good. I was happy I got to take some home! I recommend coming here because these wines can't be bought anywhere, but here! read more

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This place has been making wine Since 1983 -Old world classical French European style wine -Tour guide: Dave was informative and pretty funny -The vines have been growing since the 1960s (so the wine may be made in 2013 but it comes from a very old plant) -there is a miltary discount he wasn't sure exactly how much but estimates around 30% - wine tastings start at 10 dollars and another option at 20 dollars - Smaller than most estates but good for smaller groups read more

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Out of the 3 wineries we visited in Sonoma, I think this was my favorite. Compared to Cline and Jacuzzi, it's like a Mom and Pop operation vs. a corporation. They only produce a few hundred cases of wine each year, compared to the thousands produced by the bigger wineries. But they believe in quality! The gentleman providing our wine tasting was jovial and loved making jokes, making the experience fun and less stuffy like you would get at most other wineries. It might have been that I was already tipsy, but I definitely enjoyed our short time at this winery! read more

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Stopped by only to be told they were busy! Too Many wineries for that kind of welcome. Hours Posted 10-4, we arrived at 3 read more

Homewood embodies stereotypical Sonoma. It's small, quaint, and friendly. While it was so quaint I felt like I was drinking wine in someones backyard, I enjoyed how much less commercial the feel of this winery is. The standout here was the port. First, I typically don't like port but this one was amazing. Sweet, but not too sweet. Not too tannic and not too high in alcohol. The best part is that for about $30, you get a full sized bottle (note: most ports are half bottles sold for $30 or more). All the other wines were affordable too, and they had discounts if you buy several bottles. Lastly, I really loved that the tastings were free. In fact, there are about 10 wines you can sample, and they encourage you to have a second tasting if you want. Don't forget to try the truffles, they are amazing and go great with the port because the contain some of their signature Wizzbanger wine. read more

ATMOSPHERE: Tiny - like maybe fit 6 people at the bar tiny - but oh so on my must-visit list. OK, maybe the solid wines and friendly people have something to do with it, but I highly suspect it's because Ollie, their yellow lab, is so darn wonderful. By the way, being tiny isn't a bad thing in this case. Homewood is warm, casual, and family-oriented. WINES: I fell in love with their Merlot Port. I've never had anything like it. It filled my ENTIRE mouth with the delicious taste of blueberry pie. And not just ANY blueberry pie - but the REAL, old-fashioned kind made from those tiny, little Maine blueberries. OM NOM NOM! Eat a piece of chocolate truffle and sip this wine and drool. POURER: Friendly, knowledgeable, and totally laid-back. So nice. GOODIES: Ollie. read more

Came here on a Wednesday afternoon; our first winery stop and it was a great one to start with. Homewood is a small winery (in terms of landmass at this location) and has a very intimate feel. The tasting room is very small, basically just a countertop fit for about four people. The staff greeted us when we walked in and told us the tasting is $5 for 6 pours and if we buy a bottle, the $5 goes towards that. There was one other couple there and two staff members, so we each had a personalized, one-on-one experience. The gentleman pouring our wine was very knowledgeable and friendly. The wines were very good; a few of the reds were blends. We ended up buying 6 bottles, which gave us 10% off; if you buy a case, they give 25% off. Their wines are very reasonably priced, around $22/bottle on average. There is not much to the grounds since the company gets most of their grapes from other vineyards. They do have a small plot of land growing pinot noir grapes, so at least customers get the general idea. They have a small picnic area too. read more

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This play is very homey and smelly. Their truffles are soooo good with dessert wine. We had a few tastings. This location was a freebie too. On our way to SF we stopped here and had a nice chat with the worker there. **if you're a white wine lover, then they'll just tease you with one ! read more

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What an interesting little place this is. Their case production is only 3,000 and the proprietor keeps the alcohol level at 12.5% or below on all his wines. The tasting room is super small and the restroom is literally next to the bar. But, the tastings are complimentary! I was met by a very friendly and informative retired gentleman who works their two days a week who was very enthusiastic about the wines. He poured me a whole slew of stuff and provided lots of information. Nothing here really wowed me other than the ports which were great. But, you gotta respect a man who sets out to do something and stays true to himself. read more

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You will taste some of the best reds - ever - at Homewood. This place is not upscale in terms of decor or landscape - their tasting room consists of a little kitchen and a bathroom to the right of the bar. There is a cool outdoor tasting room but it seems like it's reserved for groups. The service is nice - the winemaker is super down to earth and even came into the tasting room - after doing some work outside with a forklift - to meet some of his customers. Homewood seriously has some of the best reds. Their Flying Wizzbanger is yummy. I usually don't like Ports - but their Ports here are yummy and great - especially with chocolate covered blueberries or truffles. Tastings are free and there are so many wines to taste. They give you a judging card so you can make notes on their wines and let me tell you, I felt so official. Unfortunately, we went on a very hot hot hot day. We bought a half case of wine and then went out to dinner in Sonoma. The wine was stored in our car during dinner - which was stupid of us - because when we got home, the wines all turned to vinegar. Nonetheless, we will be back. I love Homewood. read more

Impromptu wine tasting trips are the best. You end up having no idea where you're going and when you run into something random you just go for it. This was the case with Homewood. We intended to go somewhere else, missed it and then ran into Homewood, which ended up being our favorite stop of the day. The tasting room is quite small, although they do have a lounge outside, that I never really saw the interior but i'm sure it's fine. We happen to come in on them having lunch so we felt a little bad for having to interrupt her lunch. Anyway, Jasmine was the pourer extraordinaire of the day. She was friendly and a tad bit sarcastic for a touch of humor that made our tasting entertaining and fantastic. I had to show her the clip from Toddlers and Tiaras with Alana and her mother the coupon queen so she would understand what I meant when i called her Honey Boo Boo Child. The wine was pretty awesome. I don't think i had anything that I didn't like. We had a mixture of reds and whites and even ended up buying a case of their 2008 Chardonnay for $80. Yeah... that's less than $7/bottle. woot!! I think some of the other girls bought a few bottles of red as well. Did i mention that the tasting was free? If you decide to do a Sonoma wine trip, I would totally recommend coming here. If you have a party of 6 or more, you definitely need to make a reservation. It's really small so this is not only beneficial for you but for them as well. I can't wait to come back next time, Honey Boo Boo. read more

When you first pull up (to a barn), you'll think to yourself "Why would this place get 5 stars and such good ratings on Yelp?" It doesn't look like the type of winery where you'd ask your limo to pull up to. But taste their wines and experience their tastings to understand why people like this place so much. Our tasting host, Jasmine, accommodated our group of 15+ people in the outdoor lounge/patio because the tasting room itself is tiny! Jasmine was great! She is so friendly, knowledgeable, accommodating, and down-to-earth. I like that she let us try more wines than the tasting usually entails. But that worked out for us, because I realized I liked a lot of them and ended up just buying a whole sampler case for myself :X (very inexpensively priced btw...comes out to less than $15/bottle) My favorites were the House Blend (Flying Wizzbanger?) because it has a spicy kick to it, and the Port which was VERY sweet and syrupy. The view and venue itself isn't the most glamorous...but the people and wine at Homewood are top notch. p.s. Thanks for allowing dogs, and also selling such delicious dog treats in the tasting room! Our corgi Mia thanks you! :) read more

Based on the wines, I'd give this place a 1 or 2. I hate saying that, because everything else about this place is a 4 or 5. I came here on a tour with a group of 12, and they had plenty of outdoor seating. The weather was in our favor and we enjoyed the sun and the table service. Things I liked: 1) Sitting outside 2) Paper & pencil to jot down notes. The paper had all the wines we would be tasting. More places should do this. 3) AWESOME SERVICE. I remember being told who was serving us wine -- but I forget her name. Forgive me! She was awesome! She put up with my friends and their antics. She didn't even bat a lash when Dee compared her wine to menstrual blood. 4) The owner came by and said hi. They had the sort of attitude of, "hi! try our wine! I hope you like it! but if you don't, we don't care!" 5) Their port. Not spectacular since I drink a ton of port and it wasn't particularly memorable, but it was good. Things I didn't like: 1) Their reds 2) Their whites Sorry Homewood, not for me. My friends on the otherhand did like their wines and ended up buying some reds (The Flying Wizzbang was popular) read more

I have been to Homewood several times, and have never been disappointed. Great place to stop in and sip the new releases, or as a first stop on a California wine tasting tour. If you let them know you have members in your group who have not been wine tasting before, they will walk you though how to taste, what to look for - and then, based on what your guests said they liked, recommend other wineries you might want to visit. Not unusual to have the owner/winemaker, Dave Homewood, in the tasting room to talk about the wine and winemaking. Love Homewood's Sauvignon Blanc, and their Flying Wizzbanger Red to name a few. I have used their wines as holiday gifts - since Homewood doesn't sell to grocery stories or big chains, you know you are giving a unique gift that is of good quality, and if your friends like wine, this is a gift that will be enjoyed. Homewood usually participates in the spring event - April in Carneros which is April 18-19 this year. read more

After reading about this winery being a local one man show, my husband and I had been dying for weeks to come support and check out this winery. We liked it - we just didn't feel more than that. Tasting was $5 pp (older websites claim the tastings free), which is an ok deal. We just didn't love any of the wines - we thought they were good, but nothing special. We liked the port, not too syrupy like most ports, and they add white chocolate with it, which is a great combination. Great service. Just nothing felt special to us about this winery. Sorry, I feel bad! read more

The service you receive will depend on if you are with a large group that comes in with a wine tour group. Unfortunately, my boyfriend and I were not apart of a group. Our host disappeared halfway through our tasting. The woman that followed him did not seem as enthused to help us. This affected our desire to purchase lots of wine from them. Nonetheless, the port is quite lovely here when combined with chocolate. read more

This winery has decent wines. They have by far the best port I've ever tried - definitely a must try, and buy! The staff was very friendly and informative. I actually learned a few new things at this winery...which is always a plus! The prices were within a good price range. Give this place a try!! I bought two bottles of wine, the 2008 Zinfandel Port, and the 2009 Flying Wizzbangers. The best part......the port comes in a 750ml bottle, which is unheard of!!! so worth it! read more

We came on a winter's day and found comfort in the small tasting room. The tasting room isn't much to look at with a tasting counter that fits four, and nothing much else. The hosts are friendly enough, especially the winery dog who sits in the tasting room on cold days. I love the Wizzbanger red table wine, and definitely snatch as much as I can when they have case sales. Tastings are free - whoo hoo. read more

I'm a huge fan of small one-man show wineries, and this is exactly what I was looking for. The property was very small and almost run down in appearance, which just added to the charm. The tasting room was petite with no frills - it really felt like I was tasting in someone's home kitchen. $10 per person wine tastings of six wines from an impressively large list, and waived with bottle purchase. We liked so many that we settled on a 6 bottle mixed case for about $25 per bottle. The tasting servers were extremely attentive, personable, and welcoming, and we even met the winemaker Mr. Homewood himself! We will definitely be coming back! read more

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This winery is so homey. I love the natural, rustic atmosphere. I felt like I was in Italy. It was very old world. It was all about the wine for them and I really like that. The wines were complex and low in alcohol which was a plus. The prices are super resonable. The only downside is that this wine is not available anywhere but at the winery. Its not far for me to go since I live in san francisco but visitors from other parts of the country will want to stock up. Oh also I'm not sure the winery is by appointment only or if you can stop by for a tasting on a whim. read more

This winery was definitely unexpected. But I definitely enjoyed the experience. This small winery was perfect for my small group of friends. for $5 we got to taste 6 different types of wine. Gordon was very attentive to us and gave us the breakdown of the wines and taught us a thing or two. I loved that he didn't pressure us to finish any quicker, instead he was patient. He suggested a wine for us to enjoy at the end, which was the Port. You'll definitely get some delicious white chocolate to pair with it! Yum! The cool thing is that if you buy a bottle of wine, your fee will be waived. So out of the 3 wineries my friends and I went to, we decided to buy some wine at Homewood. I bought the Chardonnay and the Wizzbangers. I love that Homewood wine is only sold at their winery and no where else; this definitely makes the wine more special than the others. Great experience. I will most likely come back again when my taste buds are more acquired to wine. P.s Go Spartans! :) read more

Awesome winery. The sommelier, Steve, was wonderful. Informative and great personality. The wines are delicious and reasonably priced. Would highly recommend. read more

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Of the 4 wineries my boyfriend and I visited in Sonoma, this was our favorite! The vineyard is right in the middle of Sonoma valley, but its small size and incredibly friendly staff really set it apart. Patty led our tasting and let us sit outside on the patio, which was beautiful. With each wine she brought out to us, she had a plethora of interesting bits of information about how it was made, what foods it would pair best with, and just general cool facts about the vineyard. Despite the fact that there was a big party coming in after us, she made the effort to make sure we weren't rushed and that we got her undivided attention (even provided us with restaurant recommendations for dinner afterwards!). The wines themselves were great and we bought a bottle of their Dolcetto. I would absolutely recommend this winery to anyone coming to Sonoma. It was a hidden gem in the middle of bigger vineyards, but we loved every second. read more

The only thing that could complete this place would be a banjo-playin' wheat-eatin' dude in overalls sitting on the back porch as you walk up to this place...but not in a Deliverance sort of way. In an old ma' and pa' sort of way. Non-pretentious, but an all around fun place to be. Tiny little bar inside, but great for smaller groups. Chill place, nice wine selection, and all the tastings are *free* (yes!). I never knew I really liked Zin very much until I had theirs. I was pretty much blown away by it, and am now a proud owner of a bottle of it! Totally check them out if you are swinging by...its worth the stop for the great atmosphere and to try some of their fantabulous wines. read more

I have to say I was very disappointed. I appreciate the fact that it is a smaller and more intimate winery, but the service was horrible. We where with a group that was apparently "late" so we (the members of the group) got the schoddy service for it. I felt very rushed and as if they had better things to do than serve us. I can't say I will go back. read more

It took me a while to get over the fact that the restroom is practically attached to the tasting room, but once I did I was able to taste some really great Reds. The Wizzbanger, port and the petite syrah were the standouts and they were all very affordable. read more

This is a great place to start wine tasting for the day. Reasonable tasting price for quite a few wines. The bummer is I'm not a big fan of most of them. Every once in a while they have a wine I just love, but for the most part I wouldn't buy any of the bottles to take home. I also don't understand the 'wine preserver' sprays they use. There is no way any of the bottles would go bad in a day, and they might taste better if they let them breathe a little more. . . read more

Homewood is such a gem! Austin went above and beyond explaining the history of each of the 6 wines we tried which really enhanced our experience. The wine is also delicious I even bought a bottle. Highly recommend! read more

Nice small winery with good service but the wine wasn't good. Just not quality at a high price point. The woman doing the tasting also served way too fast. I felt like we were doing power hour. read more

I'd have to agree with Ralph C's review on this quiant little winery - unpretentious and fun! Once we first stepped foot onto this place, we were greated by the cutest white lab (like the dog from Marley & Me). We put him for a few minutes and where then greeted by the actual owner dressed a nice plaid shirt and jeans - totally country, just the way I like it. The tasting room is tiny, but has a very nice restroom and free olive oil and olive samples in addition to the wine. I love the Whizbanger filled chocolates they sell in the little gold box at the register and the port is very tasty. I'd definitely come back here for the peaceful atmosphere and cute patio area in the front. read more