Sojourn Cellars

Boutique winery’s tastings highlight the role “terroir” plays in wine production.

A boutique winery with a bungalow tasting room steps east of Sonoma Plaza, Sojourn Cellars receives high praise for its Pinot Noir lineup. The winery also makes winning Chardonnays and Cabernet Sauvignons. Comparative tastings highlight the role terroir – a vineyard’s combination of soil types, microclimates, elevation, and wind and sun exposure – plays in wine production. The clones, or variants, of a grape varietal such as Pinot Noir are another essential factor.

High-Caliber Vineyards

Sojourn sources grapes from vineyards whose caliber is so high that the growers only sell to wineries deemed capable of living up to the land’s reputation: Durell for Chardonnay; Sangiacomo and Gap’s Crown for Chardonnay and Pinot Noir; and Rodgers Creek, Reuling, Walala, UV Silver Eagle, and several others for Pinot Noir. With Pinot sources ranging from the Petaluma Gap in southern Sonoma County to the Pacific-view hills in the county’s northwestern section, winemaker Erich Bradley coaxes a diversity of flavors out of these grapes.

Sonoma and Napa Cabs

All the Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs come from Sonoma County properties, as does the Monte Rosso Cabernet Sauvignon. The fruit for other Cabernets comes from the Napa Valley’s Beckstoffer Georges III, Oakville, and Stagecoach vineyards. The first wines Sojourn released were Cabernets, and they remain a strong suit.

Why go:  Pinot Noir lineup; high-quality grapes; comparative tastings. 

Itinerary

Sojourn Cellars appears in Sonoma Pinot Noir Day Trip.

Info

141 E. Napa St., Sonoma 95476

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This story originally appeared online in 2017; it was most recently updated in 2026. Lead photo of Sangiacomo Vineyards is courtesy of Sojourn Cellars.