A neat article on wine tasting with kids. We did this with Sasha in Sonoma, and go with her to Ste. Michelle often. It’s usually a lot of fun, and down in Napa they had the Jelly Belly factory as well. That made for a fun stop.
List from the article:
Kid-friendly Wine Country
Napa Valley Vintners has a list of family-friendly wineries on its Web site (napavintners.com) and Sonoma County Vintners (sonomawine.com) plans to add a similar listing.
NAPA
Copia, 500 First St., Napa; (707) 259-1600, copia.org
Children’s garden, demonstration vineyards, child-appropriate food programs
Clos Pegase, 1060 Dunaweal Lane, Calistoga; (707) 942-4981, clospegase.com
Wine caves, garden and picnic areas
Sterling Vineyards, 1111 Dunaweal Lane, Calistoga; (800) 726-6136, sterlingvineyards.com
Aerial tram ride, and crayons and juice for kids
Tres Sabores, 1620 S. Whitehall Lane, St. Helena; (707) 967-8027, tressabores.com
Wine caves, gardens and picnic areas, farm animals, call ahead – by appointment only
SONOMA
Benziger Family Winery, 1883 London Ranch Road, Glen Ellen; (888) 490-2739, benziger.com
Vineyard tram tour, including cave, playground and peacocks, picnic terrace
Cline Cellars, 24737 Hwy. 121, Sonoma; (707) 940-4000, clinecellars.com
Aviary, train car, fish and turtle-stocked ponds, museum
Francis Ford Coppola Presents Rosso & Bianco, 300 Via Archimedes, Geyersville; (707) 857-1400, rossobianco.com
Coloring and juice, movie memorabilia, cafe open for lunch, plans for a pool and bocce courts in the future
Larson Family Winery, 23355 Millerick Road, Sonoma; (707) 938-3031, larsonfamilywinery.com
Coloring table, juice boxes and snacks, sidewalk chalk, hula hoops, bocce set, farm animals and swing
Quivira Vineyards, 4900 West Dry Creek Road, Healdsburg; (707) 431-8354, quivirawine.com
Coloring books, crayons, scavenger hunt, Popsicles, juice drinks
Viansa, 25200 Arnold Drive Sonoma; (800) 995-4740, viansa.com
Outdoor picnic area, Italian food market and deli
Cognitive Dissonance 
Back in the day, most of the wineries would serve kids in the the tasting rooms if their parents said it was ok. I tasted with my dad a few times when I was between 8 and 12. They were less likely to serve teens, go figure. Gotta love those Italians. Don\’t suppose you could get away with that anymore, tho Cali has much less silly liquor laws than WA.
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