Small-Group Napa and Sonoma Wine Country Tour with Lunch

I took this tour for my 21st birthday which was on March 15th. I was supposed to have a week in San Francisco and then 4 days in Las Vegas celebrating this milestone but unfortunately it was cut short by the increasing concerns surrounding Coronavirus. Everything I had booked in San Francisco had been cancelled except for this and so when Buddy showed up that morning I was so excited. It was just me, him and one other passenger as everyone else had pulled out. We had the best day. Buddy was knowledgable, friendly, accommodating and funny and made the day so special. All of the vineyards were the same and gave us star treatment either because of the circumstances or because they checked my ID and saw it was my birthday. It was a day of beautiful scenery, amazing wine, new friends and memories I will treasure forever. I didn’t get to celebrate my 21st in the way I had planned, but thanks to Buddy and this tour I will always remember that I did get one immeasurably special, unforgettable day. Thank you Buddy.

Perfect day out. Peter who was our guide was excellent - charming, knowledgeable and humorous. We went to three wineries Jacuzzi and Cline, smallish and super friendly and Robert Mondavi, a big concern where you saw the wine process from grapes on the vine to bottle. Lots of tastings at all venues. Absolutely worth the money and a fab day out. Cheers 🍷 👍

SO MUCH FUN!!! 7 girls went to Viansa (my Fav), Homewood (ok) and Robert Mondovi (nice) in Napa and Somona Winery's Lunch was yummy. BUDDY our Driver / Tour Guide was AMAZING. Thank you so much for a fantastic day.

Malcolm gave us a great tour from start to finish. Special tastings were arranged at each of the wineries with great experts on hand to help us.

The wine tour was a fantastic experience and our tour guide, Misha, made a big difference. Ask for him.

Misha was a great tour guide, kept us on schedule all day, gave us great insights into San Francisco, Sonoma, and Napa—and gave us a few laughs too. The wineries were amazing! Highly recommend.

the guide/driver was excellent! the car was quite bumpy and noisy. the food was ok expecting much better food when I saw menu when booking. Skipped Domaine Chandon which we all expected to go

Our driver and guide, Anya, picked us up from our Fisherman’s Wharf hotel on time and with a smile. There was only one other couple on the tour, so we got plenty of personalised service and were able to get really close to the action. Anya provided entertaining and informed commentary and took us to some interesting spots. We stopped at Vista Point to take some photos of the Golden Gate Bridge, then continued past Sausalito, Muir Woods and on to the first winery in the Sonoma Valley - Jacuzzi. Our host at Jacuzzi told us about the history of the winery and the Jacuzzi family (yes, the ones of hot tub fame), then introduced us to the wines, which were lovely. We had some time to tour their gift shop and try their olive oil and balsamic vinegar - their White Champagne vinegar is appearing regularly on my salads back home in Australia! Next, across the road to the Cline Cellars where we tried more wines (starting get a bit squiffy by this stage) and were given time to walk around and also feed the voracious carp in their fish pond. Lunch was pre-ordered and delivered quickly when we arrived in Sonoma. The Plaza Bistro is a sweet little Italian which served up Caesar Salad and Pork Scallopini, which was delicious. Afterwards we had time to explore and found ourselves at Sweet Scoops Icecream, which did a pretty good pumpkin latte flavour. We took the time to take photos in front of the Napa Valley sign before joining our tour at Domaine Chandon where we learnt how to make sparkling wine and sampled quite a bit of it, too. Then, back to San Francisco in time for dinner. Would thoroughly recommend this tour and our guide, Anya. We went in December when the visitor numbers were at their lowest; you might have to wait a bit longer if you’re going in the Summer, but with a maximum of 14 people on a tour, you won’t have to wait too long.

We enjoyed ourselves on this tour. We was picked up within the time frame that was giving to me. We started off visiting two wine vineyards. The wine was amazing and wasn’t pricey at all. We then had lunch, and the food was amazing. Afterwards, we went to a champagne tour. I’m not a champagne person, but I tasted some pretty good champagne on this tour. Our driver was very well informed with the vineyards we visited and the history of the areas we drove through. I wish we had the opportunity to stop at the Golden Gate Bridge to take pictures and experience the amazing view. I know it wasn’t an option on the tour, but I think that would’ve made my experience perfect.

This was money well spent. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and I loved the fact that I was with a small group. The tour and visits of the wineries was well put together.