Selby Winery
Healdsburg, CA
215 Center St, 95448
11:00 AM–5:00 PM
Pinot Noir, Zinfandel
Walk-ins Welcome
Healdsburg is northern Sonoma County at its most charming — a walkable plaza ringed by tasting rooms, with the Russian River Valley's vineyards just beyond. Our private Healdsburg dog friendly wine tours turn the longer trip north into an unhurried full-day escape with your dog along for every stop.
The plaza and its surrounding rooms are wonderfully dog-friendly, and the countryside opens onto some of Sonoma's prettiest vineyards. As a longer day trip, it's worth having us drive — we handle the reservations, the miles, and the water bowls so you can savor every pour.
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 — full day with your dog
Healdsburg is worth committing a full day to. Below is a realistic seven-hour 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 pack more into 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.
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.
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.
Winery guide →Dog-friendly wineries we visit in Healdsburg
How a Healdsburg tour works
We drive, you relax
A private vehicle picks you and your dog up and handles every mile, so nobody has to skip a pour. Healdsburg is roughly a scenic drive north from our Napa base.
We handle reservations
We confirm each tasting in advance, time the day around your pace, and only book rooms that genuinely welcome dogs.
Dogs come first
Water bowls, shade breaks, and pup-friendly patios are built into the plan from the start.
Healdsburg is in our extended service zone — a longer day trip that may carry a small travel add-on. Head to the reserve page for an exact quote and to hold your date.
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.
Is Healdsburg in your local or extended service zone?
Healdsburg is in our extended service zone as a longer day trip, so a travel add-on typically applies. Reserve your date online for an exact quote — and note that we treat Healdsburg as a full-day tour to make the drive worth it.
Bring your pup to Healdsburg
We handle the reservations, the driving, and the dog bowls. Hold your date and tell us your ideal day in Healdsburg.