Winery · Bennett Valley, Sonoma County
Only by reservation — Matanzas Creek Winery offers picnicking as a booked experience or reserved table. You can bring your own food to your reserved table. A wine purchase is part of the deal. Fee: Picnic & Bottle Service table $50 ($25 on weekdays). Outside wine and alcohol aren't allowed.
Checked September 2026 from matanzascreek.comStated on the venue's own website
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Picnic / Bottle Service
$50 table fee, refunded with purchase of 4+ bottles; free for club members
A reserved picnic-table area for up to 2 hours with recyclable wine glasses and help opening bottles you buy on arrival; no hosted tasting. You bring the food (none is sold on site) and may stroll the lavender gardens.
Up to 2 hours · 1–12 guests · Weekend/standard rate (see weekday version)
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Weekday Picnic / Bottle Service
$25 table fee, refunded with purchase of 2+ bottles; free for club members
Same as the standard picnic/bottle service: a reserved table for up to 2 hours, glasses and bottle opening, your own food, access to the lavender gardens.
Up to 2 hours · 1–12 guests · Weekdays
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Reserved picnic tables on a hillside estate framed by ancient oaks and lavender fields in quiet Bennett Valley; picnickers may stroll the lavender gardens.
Good for: Groups · Families · Dogs · Romantic · Views
A Bennett Valley estate famous for its lavender gardens and Sauvignon Blanc and Merlot. It rents picnic tables for two-hour stays where you bring your own food, buy bottles and wander the lavender.
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Only by reservation — Matanzas Creek Winery offers picnicking as a booked experience or reserved table. You can bring your own food to your reserved table. A wine purchase is part of the deal. Fee: Picnic & Bottle Service table $50 ($25 on weekdays). Outside wine and alcohol aren't allowed.
Yes. Outside food is allowed at Matanzas Creek Winery, though you're expected to buy wine to use the picnic area.
No. Like most wineries, Matanzas Creek Winery doesn't allow outside wine or alcohol — buy a bottle there to enjoy with your picnic.
Yes. Book ahead on their website. Reservations for 1–12 guests; 2-hour limit.
Picnic & Bottle Service table $50 ($25 on weekdays); free for wine club members.
Dogs permitted with the picnic experience.
Children permitted with the picnic experience.
We last checked this listing in September 2026 (freshest source: Official tastings page current in 2026). Policies change — especially for groups and holidays — so confirm with Matanzas Creek Winery before you go. How we verify.
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