Annadel Estate Winery

At a Glance

• PHONE: 707-537-8007
• ADDRESS: 125 Cristo Lane • Santa Rosa
• MAX HEADCOUNT: 200
• ALCOHOL: Full Bar/ Licensed Provider
• CATERING:  Preferred List

Fees, Features, & Furnishings

Annadel Estate Winery doesn’t rush the introduction; it lets the vines do the talking. As the rows open up, the tone is set without a word—this is a place that knows exactly what kind of wedding it wants to host. Set in Kenwood, California, at the gateway to Sonoma Valley, the estate feels refined, grounded, and effortlessly at home in its surroundings. Vineyards stretch wide, a classic winery building anchors the scene, and the grounds look like they’ve been quietly getting better with age.

The atmosphere settles into that sweet spot wine country does best—polished, but never precious. Nothing feels staged. Nothing feels hurried. The day moves naturally through a handful of well-defined spaces that guide guests without announcements or direction. The most popular ceremony location is the vineyard lawn, where rows of vines frame the aisle and the surrounding hills step in as the backdrop. It’s scenic, composed, and confident enough to skip the arch entirely.

Guest counts land most comfortably in the 80–200 range, depending on layout. With both outdoor and indoor spaces available, Annadel offers wine-country romance with a real contingency plan—no weather anxiety, no crossed fingers, no dramatic pivots.

From a planning perspective, the details stay refreshingly clear. For a high-season Saturday, the facility fee typically falls between $8,000–$12,000, depending on the spaces used. Rentals generally include 8–10 hours, which means there’s room to linger, toast, dance, and actually enjoy the evening without watching the clock.

Wedding Day Blueprint

Wedding Day Blueprint: Annadel Estate Winery

Welcome to Annadel Estate Winery, where rolling vineyards, historic stone buildings, and verdant acres improbably nestled just outside Santa Rosa set the tone for a wedding day that feels both elevated and deeply relaxed. IDV is your venue director today—clipboard in hand, calm energy intact—here to walk you through a pragmatic flow that keeps you anchored and inspired from first sip to final song.

Getting Ready

You arrive late morning and settle into the estate’s on-site getting-ready spaces, where natural light does most of the heavy lifting. This is the quiet-before-the-party moment: hair, makeup, champagne, and that first “oh wow, this is actually happening” realization. The property stands alone beautifully—no rushing, no shuttling, no chaos disguised as charm.

Pre-Ceremony

Before guests arrive, we ease into portraits across the grounds. Vineyard paths, stone walls, and gardens offer an enviable trove of backdrops. First looks live here comfortably, as do family photos, without feeling staged or frantic. Good design is a feeling, and this place knows how to hold it.

Ceremony

Ceremonies typically unfold outdoors, framed by vines and open sky. Seating is generous, sightlines are clean, and the atmosphere feels daringly original without veering into the ostentatious. Guests arrive, settle in, and focus—because the setting does the talking.

Appetizers & Cocktails

After the ceremony, guests flow naturally to cocktail hour—no maps, no awkward pauses. Drinks and passed bites appear as if on cue, and suddenly everyone is finding comfort in the convivial spirit of Wine Country. Meanwhile, behind the scenes, our team begins the quiet reset for dinner.

Dinner Reception

Dinner usually lands in one of the estate’s indoor or tented reception spaces, where expert craftsmanship and understated elegance take over. If the ceremony space needs flipping, guests remain blissfully unaware—occupied with cocktails while tables, chairs, and lighting shift seamlessly into place. Gone is the day of settling for the mundane; this is dinner with intention.

Dancing & Merriment

As plates clear, the lights soften, the music lifts, and the dance floor opens. One beautiful room flows into the next, keeping energy up and transitions minimal. Toasts land, laughter builds, and the evening takes on that effortless glide you hoped for.

Send-Off / End of the Night

The night winds down with a glowing send-off or a last dance under the stars—your choice. And remember: this is a blueprint, not a rulebook. You can flip the order, linger longer, or march to the beat of your own drum. Annadel’s layout flexes beautifully, ready to amplify and execute your vision.

Event Sites

• Stone Winery Ruin
• Large Manicured Lawn
• Vineyard
• Oak-wooded Grounds
• Gardens
• Rustic Barn
• On-site Cottage

Food & Beverage

From a food-and-beverage standpoint, Annadel Estate Winery gets one thing very right: great meals don’t happen by accident, but they also shouldn’t feel like a logistical obstacle course. This isn’t a venue pretending to be a restaurant—or abandoning you to figure it out solo. Annadel plays gracious host, setting the stage and providing the infrastructure, then letting experienced culinary pros do their thing.

The headline is simple: there’s no in-house catering, and that’s a feature, not a flaw. Annadel works from a preferred catering list filled with Sonoma-savvy professionals who know how to feed a crowd gracefully, manage outdoor service, and keep wine-country timing on track. Translation: no reinvention, no rookie mistakes.

Behind the scenes, the estate offers a commercial-grade catering kitchen built for real event execution, complete with refrigeration, hot water, and sufficient electrical capacity to support professional equipment.

Alcohol policies follow the expected wine-country rhythm: licensed bartenders only, approved vendors required, and service handled with structure—not chaos.

The takeaway? Annadel’s food and beverage program is expertly hands-off. The venue provides the bones, the boundaries, and the blessing—then lets seasoned professionals deliver a dining experience that feels intentional, polished, and entirely guest-list worthy.

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