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EnglishRoche Winery Tasting Rooms: Downtown Sonoma vs. the Winery
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Roche Winery & Vineyards, family owned and operated since 1982, pours at two Sonoma locations: a downtown tasting room at 122 West Spain Street and a flagship winery tasting room at 22097A Bonness Road. Choose downtown if you want a walkable tasting near shops, hotels, and restaurants; choose the Bonness Road winery if you want to sit inside the Tipperary Vineyards estate and can book ahead for a private vineyard and winery tour with barrel tasting. Both offer indoor and outdoor tasting areas and both have dog-friendly outdoor spaces.
Side-by-side comparison
| Downtown Sonoma Tasting Room | Sonoma Winery & Tasting Room | |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 122 West Spain Street, Sonoma, CA 95476 | 22097A Bonness Road, Sonoma, CA 95476 |
| Setting | Steps from wine country shops, hotels, and restaurants; porch overlooking the square and a shaded garden patio | Nestled within Tipperary Vineyards in Southern Sonoma Valley |
| Seating and bars | Indoor or outdoor wine bars, porch seating, shaded garden patio | Indoor and outdoor "Tasting Plaza" |
| Signature option | Pre-lunch or pre-dinner tasting on Sonoma Square | Bookable private vineyard and winery tour with barrel tasting |
| Dog-friendly outdoor area | Yes | Yes |
| Best for | A tasting folded into a day of shopping or dining | A dedicated winery stop during a Sonoma wine tour |
What the downtown room is like
The West Spain Street room is built for convenience. You can taste at the indoor or outdoor wine bars, sit on the porch overlooking the square, or settle into the shaded garden patio and watch downtown Sonoma go by. Because it sits steps from shops, hotels, and restaurants, it works well as a tasting before lunch or dinner. The outdoor tasting area is dog-friendly.
What the winery location is like
The Bonness Road property is the flagship winery, set inside the family's Tipperary Vineyards in Southern Sonoma Valley. Tastings and by-the-glass pours happen at the indoor and outdoor Tasting Plaza. This is also where you book a private vineyard and winery tour that includes a barrel tasting — the option to plan for if you want to see the production side rather than just the tasting bar. The outdoor tasting area here is dog-friendly too.
What both locations share
- Wines across the portfolio: Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Merlot, Zinfandel, vineyard-designate wines, varietals, and blends
- Indoor and outdoor tasting areas with tasting bars
- Light food available
- Shaded outdoor seating with fireplaces
- No reservations needed for regular tasting, per the winery's description
- Dog-friendly outdoor areas
How to decide
- Short on time or staying downtown: the West Spain Street room. You can walk to it from hotels and restaurants and pair it with a meal.
- Making wine the main event: Bonness Road. Plan around the private vineyard and winery tour with barrel tasting, and book that experience in advance rather than assuming walk-in availability for tours.
- Traveling with a dog: either works, as long as you stay in the outdoor areas.
- Wanting a full day out: the winery sits in Southern Sonoma Valley, so treat it as a stop on a wine tour rather than a quick errand.
For group tastings, private events, and dates for wine club events, Futures parties, and the summer brunch and dinner series, check the winery's events page before you go.