San Diego

Guided Temecula Wine Tour from San Diego

San Diego, USA

Full Day Small Group Wine Tour of Temecula from San Diego

9 hours
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Enjoy a day in wine country outside San Diego in Temecula. Your small group is chauffeured to Old Town from San Diego to start the day exploring the quaint town and its shops and galleries. From there, enjoy lunch and a tasting at a winery. After your picnic, tour more wineries, enjoying tastings, and learn about the wines as you go.

Learn the culture and techniques of wine tasting from the experts
Enjoy tastings of multiple wines plus an upscale picnic lunch
Your guide shares stories of the places and history of the area
Pick up and drop off from select San Diego hotels

What's Included

Wine tasting at three wineries
Driver/guide
Bottled water
Hotel pickup and drop-off (selected hotels only)
Live commentary on board
Lunch

Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

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Start time

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Opening hours

1/13/2023 - 5/19/2025
Monday - Sunday : 09:30 AM - 06:30 PM

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

San Diego Convention Center (Pass By)

Old Town Temecula

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Frangipani Estate Winery

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Wilson Creek Winery

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Temecula

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

San Diego Convention Center (Pass By)

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
Not wheelchair accessible
Service animals allowed
Most travelers can participate
Minimum drinking age is 21 years

Dress code is casual, wear comfortable shoes.
Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
A minimum of 3 passengers are required (does not need to be from the same group) for the tour to operate. There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there are not enough passengers to meet requirements. In the event of this occurring, you will be offered an alternative date or full refund
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers

Cancellation Policy

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

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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Featured review

Barry_P

I thought the tour was excellent. The people on the tour with me were very friendly and lots of fun and Stephen was an exceptional tour guide. I thought the mix of wineries was very well chosen as well. I would definitely take this tour again and recommend this tours to any friends or family traveling out to San Diego.

Reviews

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Great winery tour with wonderful tour guide!!!

Robert_G, Feb 2024

Our experience was just fantastic. The ride was clean and safe & Dave was very knowledgeable about the areas, wineries and the wine. Wow, this was so much fun. We definitely recommend this to all!

Response from Host, Feb 2024

Hi Robert -we are grateful you have taken the time to share your perceptions about the day. Your wonderful comments are those we strive to hear from our guests when all is complete. Cheers

Great time!

Michele_H, Sep 2023

Great time! Our tour guide was awesome. So friendly and accommodating. Lunch was really the best. Huge sandwiches that were freshly made. Lots of wine to taste and even time for shopping. We had a great time.

Great day

kiaranlew, Aug 2023

Wineries were great and our tour host was wonderful!! A fun way to spend the day but I could have done without the stop in old town Temecula.

Wonderful Experience

lslarmond, Aug 2023

Firstly, Miss Vicki was a gracious guide and host, who immediately bonded with us. It was me, my mom and sister on the wine tasting journey. She made us feel special and safe. Considering it was a wine tasting tour, she regularly checked on us and made sure we were staying hydrated, especially it since it was an unusually hot day in San Diego County. We had a wonderful time and especially enjoyed the time at Wilson Creek Winery. At the end of the tour, our guide dropped us off directly at our hotel, although it was not the pick up location.

Response from Host, Aug 2023

We truly are gratified to have orchestrated a positively memorable day for your family. That is what we strive for with every Destination Temecula guest. And thank you so much for taking the time to acknowledge Vicki. Cheers!

Must-do

mrizzo, Feb 2020

Loved that we were picked up at our hotel and dropped off directly. This left us able to enjoy the 3 wineries chosen to the fullest-- and fullest it was enjoyed. The pours were great as were the wine selection. The lunch simple but just what was needed. I especially enjoyed the hour given to enjoy Old town Temecula. Would return! Wilson creek winery was a personal favorite-the reds were amazing!

Overall Very Fun with 2 Great Wineries

carissamnash, Feb 2020

Went with a group of four and had a really fun time! Two of the three wineries were great and beautiful. The sparkling wine stop was so crowded and the wine was so sweet we couldn’t wait to get back on the bus. I’m glad we got to see old town Temecula, but I wouldn’t go back. The group on the bus was fun and pretty young, which was great, but the driver talked the entire hour drive out which was too much. On the way back he let us control the music and we had more fun. Lunch was a sandwich box, so I’m glad we brought some of our own snacks.

Response from Host, Feb 2020

Really appreciate your feedback Carissa! For clarity, this is not a shuttle. You participated in our narrated, guided tour which provides fun, accurate information throughout the experience. Most guests who book this particular option are doing so specifically for the commentary which we provide during a portion of the drive to Temecula from San Diego, and then from Old Town Temecula through the wine country for the remainder of the day. Our inclusive, private excursion in a vehicle dedicated exclusively to your group would have been a better fit. Offering departures from any southern California location, there is no commentary (and no Old Town Temecula visit unless it is requested as part of your itinerary). We would love to have you try that option in the future. Cheers!

Wine in Temecula

Pamela_S, Jan 2020

Dave was entertaining and made the trip enjoyable.. he was flexible as the plans had to change during the day...

Two thumbs up!!

todd_s, Jan 2020

We had a great day. As it turned out, the owner of the company was our tour guide. Bus was very clean and we had plenty of room. Our guide was very informative and you could tell he had a passion for what he does. The wines were outstanding and the people helping us at the wineries bent over backwards to make sure we had a great time. We will be back.

Wonderful Experience!

Garnett_F, Jan 2020

Dave was an excellent guide, informative and entertaining. The wineries were beautiful and the lunch was delicious.

Long Day

Allen_P, Sep 2019

In general the tour was quite good. Our main downside was that we were picked up at out hotel in San Diego at 10:15 AM and dropped back at our hotel at 8:45 PM, about 9 and a half hours duration. Also it was 4 hours from pickup to the first winery stop. The guest pick-up points were very widely spaced. From that point on it was a very leisurely pace, especially at the first stop, which included lunch, again adding to the overall duration. Driver/guide was very accommodating.

Temecula Wine Tour from San Diego Review

Barry_P, Jul 2019

Temecula Wine tasting

Rebecca_C, Jul 2019

Our guide, Sonia was amazing. Very knowledgeable, kind and we would highly recommend this tour to everyone.

11/10 Would book again

Sarah S, May 2019

Our group had an excellent experience on the Guided Temecula Wine Tour from San Diego. The company was very responsive/accommodating to arranging hotel pick up and drop off, as well as dietary needs for the included lunch about 48 hours before the trip. The Van was very comfortable, and Dave (Tour Host) was very knowledgeable of the region and had some great jokes/games to get all tour participants to get to know one another. We stopped in Old town Temecula for the first hour of the tour for shopping and sight seeing, then proceeded onto the three wineries, with six samples at each. It was an excellent activity for our bachelorette group, but the couples and solo-travelers also had a wonderful time. On the way back, we discussed absolutely booking this tour again if we vacation in the region again. Thank you for a wonderful time!

Temecula winery

Kenneth_J, Mar 2019

Although the weather did not cooperate we had a great time. Wilson Creek and Callaway were our favorite. We tasted some great wines and bought a case from Wilson Creek. Dave our host and driver was wonderful and kept us smiling. On the way back he had us guess songs names and artist. The Mercedes van was comfortable and the ride was pleasant. Especially appreciated that they pick and drop off at your hotel. Thanks Dave for a great excursion.

Fun tour!

Alex_T, Dec 2018

Great experience and tour! Steve could not have been nicer! I would recommend to anyone who wants to do a day trip to Temecula.

The best trip ever

Christine_B, Oct 2018

The wine trip to Temecula was wonderful. Stephen, our tour guide was knowledgeable, friendly and really concerned about us having a great time,

Temecula

gretchen_b, Oct 2018

Tour was ok lunch was served late but other than that is was ok I thought Wilson creek was the best winery we visited

Great Wine Tour

bwilchinski, Aug 2018

This tour was great. Sonia our guide was a lot of fun and was very knowledgeable about the process of making wine, The wine tasting was also enjoyable, plenty of wine to taste. The wine country was beautiful and we also stopped in Old Town for a little shopping. I would highly recommend this tour to anyone visiting the San Diego area.

What an amaaaaazzzzingggg tour

Clivia_W, Aug 2018

Loved every minute of it had an awesome and informative tour guide really cool and down to earth people on my tour recommended highly take this tour you won’t be disappointed

Wonderful tour. Ended up getting a...

Courtney I, Feb 2018

Wonderful tour. Ended up getting a private tour with my friend as Dave took us around Temecula and told us the great spots to visit. He was very informative about the area. The wineries we went to were top notch and beautiful. Thanks for a wonderful day! I would do this tour again and again.