About St. Francis Winery & Vineyards
St. Francis Winery & Vineyards is the most decorated and nationally celebrated food-and-wine destination in Sonoma Valley. Founded in 1971 and observing its 50th anniversary in recent years, the mission-style estate on Highway 12 at the foot of the Mayacamas Mountains has been honored as Best Winery and Best Tasting Room by SFGATE Best of the Bay Area Awards in both 2024 and 2025, and Best Tasting Room by the Press Democrat Best of Sonoma County in 2025, an accumulation of awards that reflects genuine and consistent excellence rather than a single strong year.
The food program is the estate's most distinctive achievement. Executive Chef Peter Janiak, recognized across food circles as one of Sonoma County's finest culinary talents, has built a nationally acclaimed food and wine pairing experience that the ZAP wine enthusiast network calls 'a memorable multi-course meal' that 'does full justice to its breathtaking setting.' The seasonal pairing menus use estate-grown produce and herbs from the winery's gardens, connecting the agricultural story directly to what arrives at the table.
As a 100% sustainably farmed winery for over 50 years, St. Francis produces elegant, fruit-driven wines from sustainably farmed Sonoma County vineyards. The Tuscan-inspired tasting room and sweeping vineyard views toward the Mayacamas Mountains provide a setting that consistently earns its reputation as one of the finest wine country experiences on Highway 12.
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Francis Winery &Francis Winery & Vineyards is the most decorated and nationally celebrated food-and-wine destination in Sonoma Valley.
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Founded in 1971Founded in 1971 and observing its 50th anniversary in recent years, the mission-style estate on Highway 12 at the foot of the Mayacamas Mountains has been honored as Best Winery and Best Tasting Room by SFGATE Best of the Bay Area Awards in both 2024 and 2025, and Best Tasting Room by the Press Democrat Best of Sonoma County in 2025, an accumulation of awards that reflects genuine and consistent excellence rather than a single strong year.
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The food programThe food program is the estate's most distinctive achievement.
"Best Winery and Best Tasting Room in the Bay Area two years running, Executive Chef Peter Janiak's."
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Featured Wines
Cabernet Sauvignon
Sonoma County Cabernet Sauvignon
Sonoma County Estate
St. Francis's flagship red, 50+ years of sustainable Sonoma County Cabernet Sauvignon producing elegant, fruit-driven structure that has earned the estate its consistent Best Winery recognition.
Zinfandel
Old Vines Zinfandel
Sonoma County
St. Francis's most celebrated single varietal, old-vine Sonoma County Zinfandel showing the warm, spiced, generous character that sustainable estate farming and 50+ years of accumulated knowledge produces.
Chardonnay
Chardonnay
Sonoma County Estate
Estate Sonoma County Chardonnay in the St. Francis elegant, fruit-driven style, balanced, food-friendly, and ideal for pairing with Chef Peter Janiak's seasonal culinary program.
Merlot
Merlot
Sonoma County Estate
St. Francis's approachable Merlot, plush, fruit-forward, and showing the warm Sonoma Valley character in the estate's signature style of elegance and food compatibility.
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Artisan Wine Flight
Daily guided tasting of St. Francis's limited-production and winery-exclusive wines in the Tuscan-inspired tasting room with sweeping Mayacamas Mountain vineyard views, Best Tasting Room in Sonoma County two years running.
$35
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Culinary Wine Pairing
The nationally acclaimed multi-course food and wine pairing by Executive Chef Peter Janiak, estate-grown seasonal produce paired with St. Francis wines in the experience that built the estate's reputation as Sonoma Valley's finest culinary wine destination.
From $85
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