Meyer Family Cellars sits in Yorkville, a quiet pocket of Mendocino County wine country where the tasting room welcomes dogs alongside their people. The winery specializes in red wines that pull flavor from the specific conditions of each vintage—you’ll taste green notes in some years, bold spice in others, depending on what the growing season brought. The Meyer family has been focused on that kind of detail for years, and it shows in the glass.

What makes this place genuinely dog-friendly is that they’ve actually built space for it. You can sit outside with your dog at your feet while you work through a flight of reds, and the dog gets to be part of the afternoon rather than tied to a post or left in a car. The outdoor seating catches good light, and the vineyard views around Yorkville give you something to look at between sips. Bring a collapsible water bowl—your dog will need it on a warm day, and most tasting rooms appreciate when you’re proactive about that. A blanket or portable mat helps too if your dog prefers not sitting directly on pavement or dirt.

The grounds have enough space that your dog can shift position or stretch a bit without feeling cramped, though you’ll want to keep them leashed. They’ll want to sniff around the property, and keeping control makes sense for everyone else visiting and for the vines themselves. The tasting room staff seem genuinely accustomed to having dogs there, which means less awkwardness and more focus on what you’re actually tasting.

Yorkville itself is small, so there’s not a ton of additional infrastructure nearby, but that’s part of what keeps it from feeling overrun. The drive from San Francisco or the Bay Area takes a few hours, so this works better as a planned afternoon than a spontaneous stop. Call ahead about what they’re pouring that day and whether anything special is happening, since smaller wineries sometimes adjust their schedule around harvest or private events.