Sonoma · Restaurant · $$$$
Enclos
Worth the trip?
Yes.
Potentially, especially when you are building the night around dinner.
Our Take
Enclos gives Sonoma one of its most ambitious destination dinners, pairing an intimate setting with a highly composed tasting-menu experience that easily justifies the drive from Napa.
It fills a specific lane in the guide and gives people another strong option beyond the obvious Wine Country names.
The 30-Second Decision
GO
Potentially, especially when you are building the night around dinner.
SKIP
If budget or flexibility matters more than making this one of the main stops of the day.
BOOK
Build the evening around it
OUR RANK
#4 in Worth the Drive.
The Move
What we'd actually do.
Build the evening around it. Keep the afternoon light, head to Sonoma early and give the tasting menu the entire night rather than trying to fit another major stop around dinner.
Why We Rank It
It fills a specific lane in the guide and gives people another strong option beyond the obvious Wine Country names.
What Makes It Different
Why Enclos?
THE HOOK
The reason it stands out
Enclos gives Sonoma one of its most ambitious destination dinners, pairing an intimate setting with a highly composed tasting-menu experience that easily justifies the drive from Napa.
THE EXPERIENCE
Why we'd choose it
It fills a specific lane in the guide and gives people another strong option beyond the obvious Wine Country names.
FOR LOCALS
Why it still matters
It broadens the guide with places that can still be useful even when they have not been the subject of a dedicated feature.
We'd Send You Here If...
You're going with friends
The experience works well when the point is spending time together rather than treating every stop like a formal tasting.
Maybe Skip It If...
You're watching the budget.
Enclos makes more sense when you're comfortable making it one of the bigger spends of the day.
You want to wing it.
Enclos is better when you plan for it rather than trying to squeeze it into an already packed itinerary.
It doesn't fit the day you're building.
A great Napa recommendation is still the wrong recommendation when its pace, location or experience doesn't match what you actually want.
Know Before You Go
Planning
Reservations helpful
Experience
Splurge
Price
$$$$
Make Your Next Move
Keep building the day.
Compare another winery, figure out dinner or decide where the night goes next.
KEEP TASTING
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EAT NEXT
Plan Your Dinner
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KEEP GOING
Going Out
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Where We Rank It
The Basics
The practical stuff.
Area
Sonoma · Napa Valley
Type
Restaurant
Price
$$$$
Planning
Reservations helpful