Wine country · WINERY TOURS IN THE USA
This is the shortlist you would send a friend: 6 winery tours in the USA worth the money, each with its price, its traveller verdict and the one thing to know before you commit.
Spend about seven hours exploring three changing Napa or Sonoma boutique wineries with a guide such as Jason, Luis, Andy, or Courtney. Enjoy a winery picnic, live commentary, and shuttle transport. Tastings cost extra, and the small group usually includes 8 to 12 adults.
“Such an amazing experience! Luis was an amazing guide and chose some amazing vineyards, each with friendly staff and delicious wine!”
Spend about 75 minutes at Seven Birches Winery in Lincoln with winemaker Nathan or another member of the production team. See the working wine room, taste a young wine in progress, sample a full flight of New Hampshire wines, and ask questions in a relaxed group of no more than 20.
“Nathan, our tour guide, was very knowledgeable and friendly. He talked about the wines and winemaking process but also opened it to questions so it felt more like a conversation. I enjoyed it and will recommend it to people I know going to Lincoln.”
Spend about seven hours visiting three Sonoma wineries in a shuttle capped at 12 people. Your guide chooses the stops, serves a picnic lunch at one winery, and shares local wine and history. Tasting fees cost extra, and pickup is available from Sonoma-area hotels, not San Francisco.
“At each winery, not only was the wine good, but those leading the tastings obviously loved what they were doing! Their enthusiasm for wine sparked enthusiasm in the group. Lots of information about the valley and it's history as well as the wines. Also lots of laughs!!”
Spend about 4.5 hours visiting three Temecula wineries with tastings included, a barrel-room tour, and round-trip party-bus transport. Guides such as Michael, Calvin, Brent, and Ray keep the mood social, while Somerset adds a closer look at amphora wine-making. The group can reach 20 people.
“You would enjoy this tour. I received a text message prior to the tour with all the instructions to the pick up spot, where to park, if there was a special event I was celebrating, etc. etc. I would do this tour again.”
You ride in an open-air motorcycle sidecar with a private chauffeur through Temecula Valley, stopping at Doffo Winery and Bella Vista Winery at Cilurzo Vineyards. Guides such as Bryan, Hunter, Fred, and Jose are praised for local stories, safe driving, and personal service. The tour lasts about 2.5 hours.
“Jose was amazing! He took our pictures and explained so many things along the way! This was the coolest experience and would definitely do it again!”
Spend about five and a half hours touring four Temecula wineries in a private vehicle, with standard tastings, a boxed lunch, hotel pickup, and a driver-host. Grapeline staff such as Tony and Lori are noted for warm service and careful planning, while premium pours cost extra.
“We had such a great experience on our wine tour!! Highly recommend Grapeline wine tours. Everyone was very friendly and very tentative to our group”
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