Sojourn

Sojourn is a tasting salon rather than a winery visit, sitting on East Napa Street a short walk from the Sonoma plaza. That makes it one of the easiest stops to fold into a town morning without getting back in the car.

The wines are the reason to go. Sojourn works across California's better Pinot ground, with bottlings from the Sonoma Coast, Russian River Valley, Petaluma Gap and Napa Valley, alongside Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Rose and sparkling. Tasting through several Pinots side by side from different appellations in one sitting is a genuinely useful way to understand the region. Michael scores the wine an 8. Appointments required. Pairs well with a walking southern Sonoma morning.