Sonoma and Napa Wine Tour 3 Tastings Included Small-Group Tour

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San Francisco, USA

9 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Group discounts
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

Overview

Visit the best of the San Francisco Bay Area's storied wine country and let someone else do the driving on this day-long small-group tour. Get picked up from your San Francisco hotel and get whisked out to wine country in a comfortable car. Stop at three acclaimed wineries, sample the wine (one tasting included at each winery), learn about the characteristics of each varietal and hear about the history of the area. Take in the lush scenery and enjoy the day of sipping wine and being transported across the Golden Gate Bridge.

San Francisco day trip to three wineries in Napa and Sonoma
Stop at three acclaimed wineries and sample the wine
Learn about the history of wine making in the area
Get picked up and dropped off at your hotel in San Francisco
Small-group tour ensures plenty of attention from the guide

What's Included

All 3 winery tasting fees
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Professional tour guide
Air-conditioned vehicle

Gratuities
Lunch

Meeting and Pickup

You can head directly to your preferred meeting point, or request pickup.

Pickup points

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Pickup details

We will pick you from any hotel or other place of residence in San Francisco.

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End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Operating hours
.8:30 am

Itinerary

Get picked up from your hotel in San Francisco and then drink in the views on your way to wine country on this small-group excursion. Marvel at the famed Golden Gate Bridge as you cross from San Francisco to Marin County. Enjoy the views of the rolling grape-vine-clad hills and learn about the history of Napa and Sonoma from the knowledgeable guide.

Stop at three different acclaimed wineries, each one different from the next and each one pouring high-quality vino. Sample the wine (one tasting fee is included at each winery). Ask questions about each one. And learn about each wine. Take some free time to enjoy lunch and do some shopping or more wine tastings at your own expense. And then get dropped back off at your hotel in San Francisco, having completed a fun wine-fueled excursion out of the city.

Golden Gate Bridge

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Sausalito Boardwalk (Pass By)

Jacuzzi Family Vineyards

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Homewood Winery

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

V. Sattui Winery

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
Minimum drinking age is 21 years
A maximum of 14 people per booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed

Near public transportation
Infants must sit on laps
Most travelers can participate
A minimum of 4 people is required
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 14 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Featured review

Jordan_R

Amazing tour! Beautiful wineries with the perfect balance of information and individual time to relax with the group. Kirill was very knowledgeable about SF and Napa, but also very entertaining with his sharp witted commentary. We really enjoyed ourselves and would highly recommend to anyone!

Reviews

4.5

based on 51 reviews

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Awesome wine tour!

Renda_P, Oct 2022

Ulrich was wonderful! I learned so much about the area and wines from him. Would definitely do this tour again

Response from Host, Oct 2022

Dear Renda_P, thanks a lot for your feedback. We are glad you enjoyed your time doing the tour with us because we always try to do our best for the customers. Moreover, thank you so much for the high rank of Ulrich's job. We are looking forward to seeing you again on our other tours because Ulrich also does other ones!

Viator should give advance notice when a tour is canceled.

Maureen_C, May 2022

I booked this tour months ago and received an email a day and a half before the tour saying it was canceled with no explanation.

Response from Host, May 2022

Dear Maureen, we had to cancel this tour because we did not have enough passengers to run it. AND I SENT YOU AND EXPLANATION: Dear Maureen, we are very sorry but we will not run this tour on Friday. We can fully refund you or we can offer you a Half-Day Wine tour to Sonoma on that day, it starts at 1130, costs $99 per person, 2 tastings, one is included and the second is about $25 per person. Then we will go to Sonoma Square for lunch. Please let us know. The next time we will run Vintage wine tour will be on Monday, May 9th. Thank you very much and very very sorry again, Kirill Sobolev, owner of atasteofsf.com AS YOU CAN SEE, WE OFFERED YOU MANY OPTIONS. APPARENTLY, YOU DID NOT EVEN WANT TO READ THEM. WE CAN NOT RUN TOURS FOR 2 PEOPLE AND IT IS CLEARLY EXPLAINED ON OUR PAGE.

Take the time to read it- super bummed

Shanna_A, Nov 2021

I booked this trip for my sister trip to celebrate my birthday. It was originally scheduled for Saturday 20th, and they called saying it would need to be moved to Friday unless I wanted to cancel- due to scheduling conflicts. I rearranged our plans to accommodate so we could attend Friday. Our driver was late but did call to let us know- super awesome. We began our journey after we picked everyone up and they were all speaking German the whole time which made us feel left out. When we arrived to the 1st winery - V. sattui- awesome place- we didn’t get to enjoy-we didn’t get to be in the facility tho there was ample space. We didn’t even get to enjoy their amazing our door area, but we were led to the back area with EZ ups in the dirt to be directed through the wine tasting with our driver. We did get the wine from the facility- but it was raining, cold, outside, and in plastic cups and was so uncomfortable and hurried that we left in a rush onto our next spot. Next we went to a private facility Peter something- the guy didn’t talk to us, about his wine, didn’t offer any commentary other than he runs the whole show. Again - outside, but it was a covered patio and had heaters, thankfully. I bet it’s pretty on a clear day. His 4 dogs were beautiful and friendly and jumping on all the guests (which upset some people getting all dirty) with no avail for help. We left quickly. I would not recommend that place. The 3rd winery was Homeland (the only one on the list of where we were told we were going) which was pleasant- fun and engaging operators and I would recommend them. The issue I had more than anything- other than being outside all day in the rain, not having proper hosts for the amount of money that we paid, was the driver was very clear that he was not the original driver and he was filling in and was especially verbal about how important it was that we tipped him -each of us- individually, 20%. He mentioned it at least six times and actually gave us a dollar amount of what was appropriate. At they end of the day, I gave him money, he looked at it, and told me “this was not nearly enough. This was barely enough to cover one person”. It was a $30 tip. He was so aggressive about it, that my sister felt so guilty and pulled out more money to give him. We gave him a $30 tip, that to me was above and beyond for the day that we had just had. then he had the audacity to tell me that it wasn’t enough and that he deserved and needed more. I would not recommend this tour. We had so much fun on the other tour that we did- I would recommend tower tours over this small vintage tour any day. It could have just been a fluke day, but I did not feel taken care of and I felt shuffled around and overall it was terrible birthday experience. I would also like to add that I am in the service industry, and I am very well-versed in wine country, wineries and typical protocol. This was the least kind experience I’ve ever had. Bummer.

An Amazing Experience

Brooke_S, Oct 2021

This wine tour was absolutely amazing. Jerry made this experience one of a kind. He is so knowledgeable about the area and wine so it made the drive up to Napa and Sonoma all the better. I would highly recommend this tour when you are visiting.

Great wine country day.

Sally_M, Oct 2021

Ulrich was a great driver & a wonderful wine host. He has a wealth of information. I had a wonderful day with new Canadian friends.

Awesome wine tour!

Jordan_R, Sep 2021

The BEST!!!!

David_A, Sep 2021

Ulrich was the absolute BEST! This tour was educational, informative and FUN!! If you like wine this is for you!!!

Great tour. Tour guide...

Aneesa_K, Aug 2021

Great tour. Tour guide Jared was very helpful and knowledgeable. Wish we did more wineries with more variety of wines. But overall fantastic

A taste of wine country

Sandra_D, Jun 2021

Jerry was an amazing host. We booked last minute yet the communication was awesome between the company and us. We visited three wineries between Sonoma and Napa. Jerry gave a descriptive tour along the way and at all three wineries. We traveled with our son and met three other couples from around the country and Australia. The wine choices at all were amazing. We had an option to purchase food at the first and third wineries. When booking our trip to the west coast we couldn’t decide whether to visit Napa or Sonoma and this was an excellent way to experience both. We look forward to coming back for a longer visit. The three wineries we visited were Vinansa, Homewood (both in Sonoma) and V. Sattui winery (in Napa). All three were so very different.

Tried to cancel day before, not wineries listed

Allison_H, May 2021

Owner of company was very rude and tried to cancel the day before. When I complained, he sent a tour guide however the wineries we went to were not the ones listed on this page, they were not “vintage”, they were very cheap. Our tour guide was great, however the company and wineries were very disappointing. I would book somewhere else where you are getting the wineries you paid for.

Response from Host, Jun 2021

Dear Allison, our website, our Viator page, and our website say that the minimum number of passengers required to run the tour is 3. I called you two days before the tour and told you that we will have to cancel the tour unless more people book and suggested waiting until the last minute. Two more people booked and the tour took place. it is the busiest weekend and people started coming, however most wineries are either closed or open with limited capacity to keep a social distance so it is impossible to book anything. Also, they significantly raised the prices. even Sattui is now $45. Even with 4 people, I barely make any profit, the satisfaction of my customers is more important than money. That is why I did my best to keep this tour running. I provided my personal car and our best tour guide. I am very sorry you still were so unhappy and feel that I was rude to you. Please accept my sincere apologies. Next time you are in San Francisco, please contact our company so we can do a personal tour for you.

Great experience & guide.

Susan_M, May 2021

Are guide was very knowledgeable. He stopped at the Golden gate Bridge so we could take pictures. We went to several wineries. Had lunch. The whole experience was great. Highly recommend.

Nice but not the best

Steven_B, May 2021

Sattui vineyards. Best location of all 3. Very quaint buildings make u feel like you’re drinking in 19th Century England. The other 2 vineyards were not pretty. I tried to book myself since we had a car but the good vineyards w beautiful views and grounds or In castles were booked 1-2 weeks out. When didn’t even go to the places the rep on the phone said we were going to. And we skipped Yountville park. I’d try to find a better group of vineyards

Response from Host, May 2021

Dear Steven, We are so sorry you are not happy with the tour. After Covid, wineries in Napa significantly increased their tasting fees. Please take another tour with us, we will give you a discoutn.

Fantastic

Austin_P, Mar 2021

We had an amazing time, Jerry was really great and had lots of interesting info! The wine that we had was also very good, and we were able to experience wine that we didn’t even know existed.

Response from Host, Apr 2021

Thank you very much. Come again!

Amazing Day

Julie_C, Mar 2020

Great tour guide, very informative. Nice selection of wineries. We met friends that we will have for life! It was truly a great experience!

Response from Host, Apr 2021

Thank you very much. Come again!

Fun filled day of wine

Kasey_G, Mar 2020

Steven was a fantastic tour guide! Knowledgeable and fun! On our small group tour we laughed and learned and drank a lot of wine.

Response from Host, Apr 2021

Thank you very much. Come again!

Jerry was fantastic!

Jeff_S, Mar 2020

Wow- we have been on Viator tours for the past 3 years both domestically and internationally, and been happy with all of them. This one beats them all, primarily because of Jerry. A San Francisco native, Jerry gave us an entertaining, educational, relaxing, fun-filled trip from start to finish. Three diverse and top-notch wineries that we couldn’t imagine not visiting! We would take any tour that Jerry leads!! Thank you Viator and Jerry.

Response from Host, Apr 2021

Thank you. Come again!!!

Wine Tour

Sherif_E, Oct 2018

Extremely knowledgeable tour guide. He was able to give us many details about the areas history. Went to Sonoma and Napa wineries and had a very nice lunch.

Great day - group wasn't too big and...

Monique A, Apr 2017

Great day - group wasn't too big and our guide was very informative

Absolutely loved this tour. Markham...

Amber O, Jan 2017

Absolutely loved this tour. Markham winery was wonderful, and Peter Cellars was amazing. Want to go again.

Had a great time. Tour guide was great...

Theresa H, May 2016

Had a great time. Tour guide was great. Plenty of time spent at each winery.

This tour was great! Our guide Dtbwm...

nelson.leesa, Mar 2016

This tour was great! Our guide Dtbwm was awesome!! It makes for a long but very fun day!

Collected from our hotel by Steven from...

Christopher G, Nov 2015

Collected from our hotel by Steven from Portsmouth! who was our friendly and informative driver and guide for the day. A lovely journey into Sonoma and Napa valleys with visits to 3 lovely small scale wineries. A small group so we didn't have long waits for anyone to get back on board and we had chance to chat while we tasted. Steven was a mine of information which he dispensed with humour so we didn't feel lectured to. The lunch break at Yountsville was great as we had time to have a decent lunch without feeling hurried. The lesson in wine tasting which we had at Homewood Winery was just fantastic, so laid back yet so on the mark! We now put that lesson into practical use at every opportunity. The stop off by the Golden Gate Bridge gave us the chance to take some wonderful photos back towards the city. It's a full 9 hour day trip but worth every minute and every dollar. We have memories which will be a long time fading. Visited September 2015