Abbot's Passage is sixth-generation vintner Katie Bundschu's own project — the first woman winemaker in the Bundschu line — on a historic Glen Ellen property among 80- to 100-year-old vines. The wines are Rhône-inspired, co-fermented field blends; the rest is a day out: an olive grove, shuffleboard, seasonal grazing boards, and a mercantile of sustainably made, often female-owned goods. Reservations encouraged.

Dane Cellars may be the most singular stop on the walk: winemaker Bart Hansen pours his handcrafted, small-lot Sonoma Valley wines inside 'The Tank' — a 160-year-old redwood fermentation tank, once part of Glen Ellen's pre-Prohibition winery, across from Jack London Village. A cellar veteran of Kenwood and Benziger, Hansen opened the Tank Room in 2024. Taste inside the round tank, on the patio, or at the winemaker's table; book ahead.

Schermeister is a creekside studio in Jack London Village where the vintners themselves — winemaker Rob Schermeister and his designer wife Laura — host every tasting, wine dog Eli at the door. The limited-production wines are native-fermented, unfiltered, and sustainably farmed, running from Viognier to Pinot Noir, with Laura's hand in every label and the room's design. Allow 60 to 90 minutes.

Passaggio is winemaker Cindy Cosco's creekside room in Jack London Village — she launched the label in 2007 with a single unoaked Chardonnay and has since built out whites, rosés, reds, and sparkling. The setting is the draw: a big outdoor deck where Ashbury Creek meets Sonoma Creek, now pouring several other small producers alongside Cindy's wines, with food from the neighboring kitchens. 'Passaggio' is Italian for passageway — a nod to her grandfather's crossing from Italy.

Eric Ross is a boutique winery across from Jack London Village, founded in 1994 by two San Francisco newspaper photographers — Eric Luse and John Ross Storey — on a 'taste the vineyard' philosophy. The lineup roams by site: Russian River Pinot, Dry Creek old-vine Zinfandel and Port, Sonoma Cabernet, Mendocino Syrah. Relaxed and personal, with Eric himself often behind the bar.

Wine Snob* — the asterisk does the winking — is a small Sonoma Valley winery whose downtown Glen Ellen room is hosted by the winemaking owners themselves, Lindsey and Ryan. The wines run from Chardonnay and Pinot to happy oddballs like Chenin Blanc, Sémillon, and Tempranillo, all from sustainably farmed fruit, with local art and goods for sale. Your taste buds, your rules.

Laurel Glen pours one of California's iconic mountain Cabernets in an intimate room in the heart of Glen Ellen. The fruit comes from a certified-organic estate a thousand feet up Sonoma Mountain — planted to Cabernet in 1968 by Patrick Campbell, now owned by a group led by Bettina Sichel — and the seated flights run from chilled whites to library Cabernets going back decades. Walk-ins welcome; a text ahead helps.

Talisman is Pinot all the time — a Glen Ellen specialist making tiny lots of vineyard-designated Pinot Noir from sites across Sonoma County and beyond, each bottled on its own. The cozy village room pours a 90-minute terroir flight that walks through six vineyards side by side, so you can taste how place changes the wine. Appointments encouraged; walk-ins welcome.

Mayo Family Winery anchors the south end of the village at the Highway 12 corner, a barn-like room the family has run since 1993. Expect a wide, adventurous lineup — Zinfandel and Cabernet next to Gewürztraminer, Carignane, and Grenache — poured as a six-wine Premium flight or a nine-pour Adventure tasting. Bring a picnic for the dog- and family-friendly courtyard.