Kendall-Jackson Wine Estate & Gardens - Santa Rosa, California

Simon

We had the 5 course tasting menu and wine pairing. Absolutely superb.

We were hosted by Jackie who’s very attentive and knowledgeable.

The food was excellent! I mean truly excellent. It complemented the wine perfectly (or is it the other way around? 😁) and was cooked by a talented team.

We bought some wine that cannot come home on the plane so we’ll just have to drink it!

Sarah H.

My favorite experience in Sonoma. Staff is friendly and wine is excellent 😍 the estate is gorgeous… couldn’t have asked for a better wine tasting and food pairing experience. We will be back! Thank you for hosting us!

Olga L.

Kendall-Jackson Wine Estate & Gardens - A Must-Try Experience!

The food and wine pairing at Kendall-Jackson Wine Estate & Gardens is an absolute must-try. Every dollar spent here is worth it. The exquisite food and perfectly paired wines create a memorable culinary experience.

An online reservation is needed, and don’t forget to let them know if you have any dietary restrictions—they’ll go above and beyond to accommodate you.

Make sure to reserve at least 2 hours to fully enjoy everything they offer. The setting is beautiful, and the staff is knowledgeable and welcoming. If you’re a wine lover or simply looking for a great way to spend an afternoon, Kendall-Jackson is the place to be!

Aqua C.

Not only is this a great place to tasting wine, but their patio setting is also very relaxing. There are various varieties of grapes in the vineyard, and they will tell you which grapes are used to make wine. This is a great place to improve your knowledge and sensibility about wine.

Tony D.

Needs to be more accommodating.
Walked in excited, super nice, and laughing. The place is borderline empty and they said they were full up and could not accommodate pouring 2 glasses of wine and was "outside the scope of their business model"... Hey Kendall you will make more money and more people happy pouring glasses to people who walk in.

Don't get me wrong the place is nice, but we don't need more stress in our lives or people telling me I can't participate because I'm not part of your 1% club. You could have made 2 people happy and had super nice people talking to folks on site but instead you said thanks but no thanks.

Time to change your mindset.

Update after winery reply:
You tried to fact check me without looking at your own website. You do not say on the home page or the visit us page "we do not serve by the glass". We went to several places that day and weekend that served by the glass with zero issue. Sometimes you don't want to buy a bottle 1 person likes red the other white... Anyway. Not changing my opinion.

But make sure you review the website "in full" before considering this place.

Cadie M.

We had a fantastic experience at KJ winery. We did a wine experience with small plate pairing. The wine was amazing and the food top notch. They did not skimp on the wine pour. Mitch was knowledgeable and answered all of our questions about the grapes. He made the experience fun. The garden and grounds were spectacular. Beautiful way to spend the afternoon. Highly recommend!

Sharon B.

We went here for my friend who is a white wine drinker and she has put up with her red wine drinking friends all weekend. We have always associated KJ with white wines and were pleasantly surprised by their selection of red wines.

We did the wine tasting ($40). It took a little longer than we anticipated as we were there for almost 2 hours that's our fault. Our hostess Erica was great! She was very knowledgeable and told us a lot about each wine.

A couple in our group signed up to be wine club members and we ordered some wines to be shipped home.

We will definitely have to do one of their wines pairing lunch/dinner next time we are in town. Sounds delicious!

Marie W.

We went yesterday for wine and food pairing. We were very nicely taken care of and the food was excellent. The garden was super nice and it was great to see that most of the fruits and vegetables are home grown. Very friendly staff and super exciting to learn about the winery. We had had a lovely lunch. Greetings from the Germans