Landmark Vineyards at Hop Kiln Estate

A wonderful visit! We did the historic tour and tasting experience. It was not only really cool to see all the different parts of the hop kiln but you tour some of the grounds as well. Lovely Chardonnay and Pinots. Great experience in a historic setting with really friendly guides!

Beautiful grounds and tasting room. Their Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs are all delicious, not a single “bad one” in the whole tasting flight. The staff are so knowledgeable and friendly (special shout-out to Olivia for being a total sweetheart answering my many questions!). Definitely coming back again.

Tasting charge is exorbitant, pours are stingy and per bottle prices are way above market.

Landmark has always taken care of us. Carol and Kent are a joy. We had a very wonderful time with our host, Katelin! She was great and gave us a ver nice afternoon and some fun wine tips as well!

You can do better in the area - we had a tasting/tour set up by the manager of a neighboring vineyard with whom we hit it off. We aren't big players in the industry but we have a small vineyard & are building a wine importation business and she phoned a friend at Landmark and set us up something as a courtesy as not much was going to be open the following day. The building is quite unique and impressive - however the "Tour" is mostly just walking around the parking lot area, looking at an old house that was transported to the property and staring through the gate of one of their vineyards. You could probably get the same view of the inside of the hop kiln simply stopping in for the normal tasting rather than the rather steep $85 tour and tasting. The tour guide was an odd mixed bag of friendly at times, surly and off-putting at others. We never said that we were "industry" but the person who called in the appointment must of mentioned it as he at one point started belittling us as "thinking we're in the industry" being from Maryland. Once is good natured ribbing, 3 times is - well - kinda insulting - especially in front of others. They comped one of the tastings at the end without us asking which was nice, though being hands down the most expensive tasting in the area it only brought it down to "normal" rates. The wines are decent pinot noir for the most part, the whites are unremarkable - particularly the pinot gris which the other couple dumped and we choked down. Head nextdoor to Rochioli, across the way to MacRostie or down the road to Twomey for a tasting. Stop in here for a glass and to see the building.

Hop Kiln estate is in a beautiful area! We visited a few days ago and loved it. The wine on the tasting menu was exceptional, the server that took care us (I didn’t catch his name) was very informative, provided wonderful conversation, and was very warm and welcoming. We loved it so much we signed up for the wine club! Would definitely return here or to their other property next time we are in the area.

What a beautiful vineyard and what great wine with great service!! Was so fun discussing wine and travel with Kent who was such a great host! The most delicious Chardonnay and appreciate the cheese/food pairing ideas! GREAT recommendations!

Hop Kiln is one of my favorite wineries to stop at when I bring out of town friends to Sonoma County. They don't have too vast a selection, which means they really put time into each wine (many of which are medal winners). They have a great price range, and it's very easy to walk out with half a case. I'm partial to their rose and sparkling rose, but the three pinots are nice to side-by-side. The tasting room isn't too big, but the exterior is beautiful, and there's a nice view. As estate wines, all the grapes are grown on site, and having a map of where the blocks are is very, very nice to see where what you're drinking came from.