Napa Valley Small Group Winery Tour
Recommended by 97% of travelers
Napa & Sonoma, USA
- 7 hours (approx.)
- Pickup offered
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Discover the Napa Valley at a relaxed pace on a full-day, small-group tour. Comfortable transportation collects you from your local Napa Valley hotel and carries your group to three distinct wineries, where you can enjoy tastings at your own expense. Listen to live commentary and ask questions at any time. Your experience also includes a complimentary picnic lunch at a charming winery.
- Relax aboard shuttle transportation from your Napa Valley hotel
- Enjoy a picnic lunch at a Napa Valley winery
- Visit three backroads wineries and enjoy tastings (own expense)
- Get the personalized experience of a small group
What's Included
- 3 winery stops
- Driver Tour Guide
- Transport by small shuttle
- Picnic lunch
- Bottled water
- Hotel pickup and drop-off within towns in tour region (Not San Francisco)
- (Optional) Wine tasting fees ($20-$25 at each winery) per person to participate in wine tasting
- Optional gratuity for the guide (Suggested 18-20%) per person.
Meeting and Pickup
You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup
Arranged start time
Confirm time with the local provider in advance of your experience.
- 01/01/2026 - 12/31/2026
Monday - Sunday : 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Itinerary
Begin your day of wine tasting in Napa Valley with pickup directly at your hotel (or a local meeting point) before stopping at your first winery of the day for a tour and tasting.
Sample a variety of wines and enjoy a picnic lunch while your guide shares insights about the area’s winemaking history and production.
After lunch, continue on with your driver and small group to two additional boutique Napa Valley wineries for additional tours and tastings plus time to make purchases (optional; extra cost).
You can imbibe worry-free with all-day transport between the wineries. Your wine-tasting excursion ends with drop-off back at your hotel or the meeting point.
Sample a variety of wines and enjoy a picnic lunch while your guide shares insights about the area’s winemaking history and production.
After lunch, continue on with your driver and small group to two additional boutique Napa Valley wineries for additional tours and tastings plus time to make purchases (optional; extra cost).
You can imbibe worry-free with all-day transport between the wineries. Your wine-tasting excursion ends with drop-off back at your hotel or the meeting point.
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Napa Valley
6 hours • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Most travelers can participate
- Minimum age is 21 years
- Please call local operator after booking to provide a mobile phone number and an email address
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- A maximum of 4 people per booking
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers
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Frequently Asked Questions (18)
Q:Where is the departure location for the Small-Group Wine-Tasting Tour through Napa Valley?
A:This tour includes hotel pickup from most hotels in the Napa area. After your reservation is confirmed, call the phone number on your ticket to provide your contact information, so the office can contact you to coordinate pickup.
Aug 2021
The answers provided are based on answers previously given by the tour provider to customers’ questions.
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Featured review
Andie_L
Luis is the best, highly recommended him as your guide!
The entire trip was perfect! To be honest even through there are a ton of great reviews I was a bit skeptical.
Luis gave us a ton of history and stories and the ride in the bus was gorgeous!
All three wineries were fantastic! We started at Girard, then Varozza, and ended at Aurburn James. They all had very different vibes and the wine was incredible!
I would 100% do it again!! Thank you again Luis!
Reviews
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Bonnie_H, Jul 2026
It was nice a group we traveled with on platypus tours. Our driver Steve we actually had on our last visit and he was very nice and knowledgeable. Our friends had a nice time . The lunch was nice and we enjoyed the wineries.
rose_a, Jul 2026
Great tour guide and good pick of wineries 🍷 Laura Michael n Varozza n Tedeschi were all good enjoyed every single one
Karrie_G, Jul 2026
This tour was fun, mainly because of the driver and the company on the bus. The wineries we visited were fantastic with great wines!
Response from Host, Jul 2026
Hi Karrie, The best wine country days are about more than the wine. They're about the people you share them with. I'm so glad your day delivered on both. Thank you for taking the time to share. Warm Wine Country Regards, Shawnda
Sarah_H, Jun 2026
Our tour guide was awesome. He was very knowledgable about the area and the wines. He chose amazing wineries and took great care of us. The company was awesome with all of thier communication throughout the process. Highly recommend this experience!!!
Response from Host, Jul 2026
Hi Sarah! Reviews like yours remind us that every part of the experience matters. Thank you for recognizing both the care that goes into planning your day and the guide who brings it all to life. We truly appreciate the recommendation and your taking time to share. Warm Wine Country Regards, Shawnda
Rose_C, Jun 2026
Fantastic tour! Linda picked us up at our AirBnB and we joined 10-12 other people visiting Napa Valley from all over the world. Linda was witty and engaging and our tour bus was clean and comfortable.
We stopped at 3 family owned smaller vineyards and loved the personal feel we experienced at each one. Wine tastings were plentiful and delicious. Vineyard hosts were passionate and friendly and encouraged us to ask as many questions as possible. 2nd winery they provided us a delicious picnic lunch which was great after the several tastings at our first stop.
We made buddies with all the other people on our tour which was super fun.
We highly recommend this tour for anyone visiting the area!
Response from Host, Jul 2026
Hi Rose, I love hearing that you made buddies along the way. Wine has a wonderful way of bringing people together, and Linda has a knack for creating the kind of day where that happens naturally. I'll be sure she sees your kind words. Cheers, Shawnda
Matt_M, Jun 2026
The van/small bus we were in was very comfortable. We traveled to 3 different wineries. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and we learned a lot about the Napa Valley. The wineries were a great experience and we had a really nice group of people we were with on the tour.
Response from Host, Jul 2026
Hi Matt! One of the things I love most about our small group tours is watching a group of strangers become part of each other's wine country story. I'm so glad you had a great group to share the day with. Thank you for taking the time to leave this wonderful review. Cheers, Shawnda
Denise_P, Jun 2026
Highly recommend. It was very relaxing. The tour guide was very knowledgeable about wine in this area. Our tour guide also took care of any bottles of wine that we bought. We learned a lot about the different wineries.
Response from Host, Jul 2026
Hi Denise, Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. The best wine country days are the ones where everything feels easy, relaxed, and taken care of. I'm so glad Luis could provide that for you. Cheers, Shawnda
AnaMariaTargia, Jun 2026
We had a nice time on our Napa tour! Our guide, Tony, was excellent—incredibly knowledgeable about both the local history and wines.
We visited 3 different vineyards, and at each stop, the staff gave us a deeper dive into the history of the property and their specific wines. Lunch was provided at the second vineyard, which was perfectly timed. Plus, the bus was well-stocked with plenty of water to keep everyone hydrated throughout the day.
Response from Host, Jul 2026
Hi Ana, Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. I'm delighted to hear Tony helped make your Napa Valley day both enjoyable and informative. I'll be sure he sees your kind words. We hope to welcome you back on another wine country adventure. Warm Wine Country Regards, Shawnda
Alexander_N, May 2026
Had a great tour! The guide was super friendly, knowledgeable about wine and the area, and great at breaking the ice among all of the travelers. Wineries were friendly and beautiful, and the wine was good.
Response from Host, Jun 2026
Hi there! Thank you for the great review. We're fortunate to have guides who genuinely enjoy bringing people together, and it's always rewarding to hear that those connections help make the day even more memorable. We appreciate you joining us and hope to see you back again soon. Warm Wine Country Regards, Shawnda
Gerald_B, May 2026
No stress, convenient pick up and drop off. James was a knowledgeable and fun driver/guide. Visited three wineries - all great selections and each winery had beautiful locations and facilities with fantastic guides.
Response from Host, Jun 2026
Hey Gerald!
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We're glad the day felt easy and stress-free from start to finish. James is good at combining local knowledge with his fun, welcoming personality.
We appreciate your kind words and hope we'll have the opportunity to host you again the next time you're in Napa Valley.
Warm Wine Country Regards, Shawnda
Josanne_S, May 2026
This was a great experience. Linda was our tour guide, very friendly and provided us with a great playlist. There was a whole bus singalong on the way back. Fun group. The wineries were perfect, they provided an interesting, informative tour with generous pours of wine. Loved that we got to go to our favorite Bread and Butter. Highly recommend.
Response from Host, Jun 2026
Hi Josanne,
Thank you for the wonderful review! It sounds like one of those days where everything comes together just right. Linda will be delighted to hear she helped set the tone for such a fun experience.
We're especially grateful for your recommendation and are thrilled that one of your favorite wineries was part of the day. We hope we'll have the opportunity to welcome you back again soon.
Warm Wine Country Regards, Shawnda
chanell_h, May 2026
I had a great experience on this wine tasting tour. I was traveling solo for my birthday, and I felt welcome amongst friends. The three wineries we toured were amazing and I would definitely do this tour again when in Napa.
Response from Host, Jun 2026
Hi Chanell!
What a wonderful way to celebrate a birthday! We're especially happy to hear you felt welcomed and comfortable traveling on your own. One of our favorite things about small-group tours is how quickly strangers can become friends.
Thank you for choosing to spend part of your birthday with us. We hope we'll have the chance to celebrate with you again on a future visit to Napa!
Warm Wine Country Regards, Shawnda
alfredo_s, May 2026
Good experience with group except for off duty employee. Never put your guest on the spot about being quiet. Never know what they might be experiencing…just let them enjoy their time the way they want to. John and Lori both were rude to guest that were quiet.
Response from Host, Jun 2026
Hi Alfredo,
Thank you for taking the time to review your recent tour with us. We are pleased to hear that you enjoyed visiting the three family wineries and had a good experience with your guide, Chris.
We sincerely apologize for the discomfort caused by an employee in training during your visit. We coach our trainees to act as guests and allow the lead guide to manage the tour; clearly, that did not happen in this instance.
We hope you will give us another opportunity to provide a perfect experience if you return to the area. For a more tailored visit, we also offer private tours.
Please reach out if you would like to discuss this further.
Warm Regards, The Platypus Team
Marianne_S, May 2026
Louis was a wonderful guide& driver. He shared great information about wine making. Liked going to smaller boutique wineries. The workers were very friendly & shared great information.
Response from Host, Jun 2026
Hi Marianne! Thank you for the kind review. We're glad you enjoyed your day with Luis and visiting some of Napa's smaller wineries. Please come back again and we'll show you three new ones! Warm Wine Country Regards, Shawnda
Anya_G, May 2026
Fantastic tour with knowledgeable guide and yummy wines. Army was super punctual, a good story teller - a joy all around!
Response from Host, Jun 2026
Hi Anya! That sounds like a great day. Thank you for taking time to share. I'll pass your kind words on to Army, too. It will make his day. Please come back again anytime. Warm Wine Country Regards, Shawnda
Laura_T, Apr 2026
Great tour of wineries and the area. Featured small family owned wineries. Great host to give background and history of area
Response from Host, May 2026
Hi Laura! Thank you this 5-star review and your kind words. We'd love to host you again when you make it back to Napa Valley (or Sonoma Wine Country). Warm Regards, - Shawnda
Sandrine_A, Apr 2026
This was such a fun experience. We had a great group of people and conversation easily flowed. Steve was our tour guide and he was excellent. A lot of knowledge about the history Napa, the wineries and the wine making process. You could see/tell he had great relationships with the wineries as well which added to our experience. I love that they switch up the wineries each time and especially if you are a repeat client. Definitely give this a 10/10 rating!!!
Response from Host, May 2026
Wow, "10/10"! We sure do appreciate this high praise and thoughtful review. Thank you so much for taking time to share your experience. Yes! Please do come back and we'll show you three new wineries to explore. Warm wine country regards, - Shawnda
Guadalupe_C, Apr 2026
Great opportunity to see 3 different wineries .our driver was great the lunch was a nice surprise great atmosphere
Response from Host, May 2026
Hello! I read a lot of reviews and this one made me giggle. Glad it was a great atmosphere for you. Truly appreciate you taking time to share. Warmly, - Shawnda
Al_B, Apr 2026
Luis was a great tour guide with in-depth knowledge and funny jokes! The bus was very comfortable and the U shaped seating lead to easy conversation with all!
Response from Host, May 2026
Hello AI_B! Luis will be thrilled to hear that you enjoyed his tour. Thank you for sharing this great review, it means so much to us. Please come back and we'll show you three new wineries. Cheers! - Shawnda
JohannaT_G, Mar 2026
We enjoyed our tour of 3 boutique Napa vineyards. We were extremely fortunate to have shared our tour with a great group of fellow wine-ohs. There were 8 of us, which is a very manageable number of people for a tour. Our guide was Casey, he was a lot of fun and very informative, I genuinely believe he loves his job. The first vineyard was superb! Varozza Vineyard was precisely the experience we were hoping for! The vineyard was beautiful, charming and had a family style table for wine tasting. Diana owns the vineyard with her husband Jack, she was absolutely lovely! We never felt rushed and the wines were delicious, outstanding rose made from Cabernet grapes and I’m not big on rose! Stop two was Bennet Lane with Travis. The wines were really good and I really liked Travis. Bennet Lane had a completely different vibe, more of a professional feel on the inside, but the entrance had a gorgeous wisteria tree in full bloom and the garden area was lovely. Casey brought us a nice lunch to enjoy in the garden. Third stop was the only reason I gave 4 stars instead of 5. I won’t publicly name the vineyard because times are tough. The gentleman who took us on the tour was a nice man with an incredible memory for names, but perhaps less of a continuous rapid fire quiz would have been better. There was another tour group there at the same time, so we spent most of the tour standing outside in the heat. Sadly, we didn’t like a single wine we had there. It was the only vineyard where we didn’t purchase wine. To each his own. I would absolutely recommend this tour, really good experience and extremely reasonable! The wineries change according to the guides, but I really hope you get to go to Varozza!!! ❤️
Ryan_L, Mar 2026
Probably was the best experience of our whole Napa trip! My partner has done this tour two times before and it’s consistently been her favorite experience in all of Napa. Very much recommend!
Johnathan_R, Mar 2026
Great experience. Amazing history. Great wineries. Knowledgeable and fun guide. Will do it again next time we are here
Paul_T, Mar 2026
Perfect trip in Napa. Professionally run, informative and interesting and overall just right. Lewis, our guide super knowledgeable and had fun along with us. Boxed lunch at the 2nd vineyard was perfect. The others on the tour were friendly and engaged. And of course lots of outstanding wine throughout our 5 hour adventure
Patti_L, Feb 2026
The trip was great. I loved the 3 boutique wineries we went to. We got a lot of great information. The driver was very helpful and knowledgeable. Would highly recommend.
Bianca_H, Feb 2026
This was our first time visiting California, and although it was a little colder than we expected, the wine tour was absolutely amazing! Our tour guide, James, was fantastic knowledgeable, engaging, and made the entire experience fun and seamless. The group we spent Valentine’s Day with was wonderful, and it made the wine tastings even more enjoyable.
The views were beautiful, the education about the wines was informative without being overwhelming, and overall it was such a fun and memorable experience.
Highly recommend!
Doug_W, Feb 2026
Highly recommend ! Rob was the best! All of the wineries provided a good value and had exceptional wine.
Aaron_M, Jan 2026
Really great and fun experience. One of my most memorable wine tasting experiences. Enjoyed learning about the wine making process and tasting wine directly from an oak barrel.
John_C, Dec 2025
Communication was good prior to the wine tour and Courtney picked us up at the hotel in a comfortable minibus. We were joined by 5 other families and visited 3 wineries for the day. Courtney was energetic and provided a good overview of the Napa Valley and her passion showed throughout the day. The wineries were lesser known smaller boutique which was good for us to support small businesses. Unfortunately for the wine growers, they are experiencing a drop in wine consumption as well as exports. Many of the grapes were left on the vines unharvested. This tour is perfect for my daughter's first wine visit and she enjoyed it very much.
JamesR_B, Nov 2025
We were disappointed with Viator. Our 1st booking - Trolley-bus tour of Napa -was cancelled at 48hrs notice & no explanation given. We were reimbursed but no compensation for the inconvenience caused. In regard to our 2nd booking - a Small Group tour in Napa - we were informed with less than 24 to go - that there was only the 2 of us on the Napa and it was suggested to us that we transfer to the Small Group tour of Sonoma - there were 8 other booking for this trip -which we did as were afraid that the Napa tour would be cancelled. We got the distinct impression that Viator was cancelling all trips where they did not have viable numbers.
In regard to the Sonoma trip which we ended up taking, the driver/guide was very good. The 1st tasting at Laxton Cellars was very good and the wines excellent. We also liked the Wellington visit and wines. We found both the visit and wines disappointing at Mayo Cellars.
I don't understand why the costs of the wine tastings are not included in the price of the tour.
Response from Host, Dec 2025
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us. We are pleased to hear you generally enjoyed the small-group tour of Sonoma, and we apologize that our communication regarding the tour details was not as clear as it should have been.
We want to assure you that we never cancel a tour, even if only one guest is booked. We offered the Sonoma option to you because many guests specifically seek out that more social, small-group atmosphere, and we sincerely apologize for any concern that we might cancel.
Regarding the wine tasting fees: they are not included in the tour price, but we do secure discounted rates for our guests. This policy is in place because wineries often waive the fee if a purchase is made, and sometimes guests choose not to participate in the tasting portion.
We truly value your feedback, as it helps us to continuously improve the experience for all our guests.
Monica_S, Nov 2025
Excellent experience. Andy was a very kind person, great guide with a lot of knowledge about wine making.
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