Selby Winery
Healdsburg, CA
215 Center St, 95448
11:00 AM–5:00 PM
Pinot Noir, Zinfandel
Walk-ins Welcome
Healdsburg is worth the trip, but it's a long day to drive yourself with a dog in the back. Parking the plaza, finding rooms that take dogs, and someone skipping the pours to drive home.
We handle all of it. We book rooms around the plaza and out in Dry Creek that we've vetted for dogs, and we drive the miles both ways. You taste; your dog comes along.
A dog's day in Healdsburg
Healdsburg is one of the most dog-friendly town centers in California. The Plaza is a proper grass-in-the-middle square, ringed on all four sides by restaurants, boutiques, and tasting rooms that treat a leashed dog as completely normal. Sidewalk tables are wide, water bowls appear at the door without being asked, and it's not unusual to see two or three dogs napping under a single restaurant's patio at lunch. Beyond the Plaza the pace slows further — Dry Creek and the Russian River Valley open into rolling vineyards with rural estates where your dog can trade sidewalk for grass. Because Healdsburg is a longer drive from Napa, we structure the day around a real lunch anchor on the Plaza so your dog gets a proper mid-day rest before the afternoon tastings and the drive home.
Sample Healdsburg itinerary — a full day with your dog
Below is a realistic full-day flow for two adults and one medium dog, starting from a Napa hotel. The drive is longer than our other tours, so we start earlier and make good use of the middle of the day.
9:30 am
Pickup in Napa
Vehicle already cool, water bowls out, clean blanket down. We take the scenic Alexander Valley route north — about an hour and fifteen minutes, but a beautiful drive through hills and vineyards that most dogs sleep straight through.
10:45 am
First stop — Alexander Valley or Dry Creek estate
We break the drive with a first tasting at a rural estate outside town, where lawns are wide and the crowds are thin. Seated outdoor pour, one flight, and a proper stretch for your dog after the drive up.
12:15 pm
Lunch on the Healdsburg Plaza
Twenty-minute drive back into town. Lunch at a dog-welcoming patio right on the Plaza — this is the long, unhurried anchor of the day. You eat, drink water, and your dog naps under the table while you plan the afternoon.
1:45 pm
Walking loop — two plaza tasting rooms
Park once and walk. The Healdsburg Plaza is ringed with small-batch tasting rooms within a two-block loop; we string together two of them so your dog gets the pleasant experience of walking between stops rather than driving. Shaded sidewalks, water bowls at the door.
3:30 pm
Optional Russian River finish, then drive home
If everyone still has energy we add a low-key final pour at a Russian River Valley estate on the way south. Otherwise we start the scenic drive back — most dogs (and most humans) sleep at least part of the way home after a Healdsburg day.
A few Healdsburg favorites
Francis Ford Coppola Winery
Just north of Healdsburg in Geyserville, the Coppola estate sits on huge grounds with pools, gardens, and a movie-museum atmosphere that lends itself well to a long, unhurried outdoor tasting with a dog. Dogs are typically welcome on the outdoor terraces. We confirm the current pet policy with them before every visit.
Winery guide →Truett Hurst Winery
A working biodynamic ranch on Dry Creek with a shaded lawn running down to the creek itself — one of the more genuinely bucolic tasting settings in northern Sonoma. Dogs on leashes fit right in and generally love the water access. We confirm the current pet policy with them before every visit.
Winery guide →A Plaza-side tasting room
Healdsburg's Plaza is ringed with small-batch tasting rooms, several of which have sidewalk tables where a leashed dog is a normal sight. Perfect for a mid-afternoon walking stop between lunch and a final estate visit. We pick the specific room based on what's pouring and what suits your dog. We confirm the current pet policy with them before every visit.
Winery guide →Dog-friendly wineries we visit in Healdsburg
How a Healdsburg tour works
Nigel drives. You taste.
We pick you and your dog up, so nobody has to be the designated driver. Healdsburg is roughly a scenic drive north from our Napa base.
We book every tasting
We confirm each reservation ahead, time the day to your pace, and only book wineries that welcome dogs.
Dogs come first
Water, treats, shade breaks and patios where dogs can settle. The water and treats are on board.
Pickup and drop-off anywhere in Napa and Sonoma is included. Pickups outside the Napa and Sonoma area are quoted by hand. One group a day.
From $450 for 4.5 hours · 2 wineries, or from $600 for 6 hours · 3 wineries. Final price depends on your group size. Every tour is quoted personally. How pricing works →
Healdsburg tour FAQs
Are dogs allowed at wineries in Healdsburg?
Yes — Healdsburg and the surrounding Russian River area are known for easygoing, dog-friendly tasting rooms, many just off the town plaza. We confirm dog policies before we book so your pup is welcome, and the walkable plaza rooms in particular are used to seeing dogs at their sidewalk tables.
How long is the drive from Napa to Healdsburg?
Healdsburg sits in northern Sonoma County, making it a longer day trip from our Napa base — about an hour and fifteen minutes each way. We drive the whole route so you can relax; the drive itself is scenic, running through Alexander Valley on the way in.
Can you build a custom Healdsburg itinerary around my dog?
Absolutely. We can center the day on the walkable plaza or venture into the Russian River Valley, always pacing walks, shade, and water stops around your dog. If your pup is comfortable in busier settings, the plaza is a delight; if they'd rather have space, the rural Dry Creek and Russian River estates are a better fit.
What makes Healdsburg different from Napa or Sonoma Valley for a dog?
Healdsburg is more compact and more dog-populated than either. Its plaza is a genuine town square lined with dog-welcoming restaurants and boutiques, which means you can build a day around walking short distances between tasting rooms rather than driving between big estates. It's arguably the most dog-livable town in wine country.
How does pickup and drop-off work for a Healdsburg tour?
Pickup and drop-off in Napa and Sonoma are included; pickups further out are quoted by hand. We recommend allowing about a full day for the drive and tastings.
Bring your pup to Healdsburg
We book the wineries, Nigel drives, and we bring the water bowl. Tell us your date and your ideal day in Healdsburg.