Santa Barbara Small-Group Wine Tour to Private Estates & Wineries

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Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Many wine tasting tours in the Santa Barbara region stop at large commercial wineries with crowded bars and cellar door tasting rooms. Avoid the crowds and savor a more intimate wine tasting experience on this tour around exclusive private estates and small-production wineries that aren’t open to the public. Sample premium wines in private tasting rooms and go behind the scenes with winemakers and owner-operators to discover the secrets behind their wines.

Enjoy a complimentary organic lunch and a cheese platter during your tour
No maps required: get taken around the Santa Ynez wine trail by your tour driver
No crowded vehicles: visit each winery as part of a small tour group
Transport includes a complimentary hotel pick-up and return

What's Included

Pick up and drop off from your location in luxury Mercedes
Premium Wine Tasting
Organic Lunch of your choice (choose from sandwiches or salads)
Maximum tour of only eight guests
Most tours offered cheese platter
Bottled water

Gratuity is not automatically charged upon booking
We love our pets but are unable to accommodate on our tours.

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Start time

10:00 AM

Pickup details

Pick up from any Santa Barbara area hotels or residences.

What To Expect

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
Not wheelchair accessible
Minimum age is 21 years
Dress in layers and wear comfortable shoes
Stroller accessible

Near public transportation
Not recommended for travelers with back problems
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 7 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

Robin_K

Steven was super friendly and knowledgeable- easy to ask questions. All the wines we sampled were excellent! The atmosphere and private tastings were special and picturesque! Meeting a few of the winemakers and hearing about their passion made the experience more special!

Reviews

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Great wines!

Gretchen_C, Dec 2023

Unique and comfortable tour where you learn about the "small guys" and how their wines are better than large wineries.

Tour was fabulous - our...

carolynreaser1, Oct 2023

Tour was fabulous - our tour guide Karina was amazing as were the winery experiences - would highly recommend!!

ottimo vino; grande momento!

Steve_D, Feb 2023

We loved this tour. Our host, Steve, picked us up at our AirBnB. The van was clean, spacious, and comfortable. Steve was delightful -- very knowledgable, courteous, fun, and attentive. The trip took us to three small wineries and we sampled several wines at each. The wines were very good and included whites, roses, light reds, heavier reds, and a very tasty port. Plus we also had lunch and a great snack. I highly recommend this tour -- we sampled great wines and learned a lot, including the sustainable methods used to produce this great wine. Cheers!!

Lovely day wine tasting in the Santa Barbara hills

Diane_S, Oct 2022

Had a lovely day on an anniversary trip to Santa Barbara. Small group tasting with a daughter and her parents and another gentleman who were all very nice. Countryside was beautiful and met with a couple of winemakers who were very interesting and drank some beautiful wines.

Response from Host, Nov 2022

Thank you for a lovely review Diane! We work with only small production wineries and are so pleased that you were able to taste directly with winemakers themselves. We hope you will come to join us again for another exploration into the magic of Santa Barbara County Wine Country!

It was an awesome day!!

Matthew_R, Jun 2022

It was a beautiful day driving up to the vineyards and Frances was great! We enjoyed all three vineyards we visited. We especially liked meeting with the winemaker. It was interesting and informative.

Loved!

Carly_C, Mar 2022

This wine tour was excellent! Karina was super knowledgeable and made the experience memorable. Each winery was absolutely charming in its own way. We would definitely come back again!

Fantastic wine experience

Janice_B, Mar 2022

Steven was a fantastic tour guide. Friendly and so knowledgeable. Can was comfortable and our group that we did the tour with was very nice. Great wineries/vineyard. Unique experience. Lunch was delicious. A tour everyone should experience. We would definitely book this tour again.

Loved it!

kristadouglass, Feb 2022

100% best wine tour we’ve ever been on I learned so much about the wine making process and really appreciated the small businesses that are taking the time to craft their wines and not mass producing

Day after Christmas getaway 😊

Monette_H, Dec 2021

The group I was with were very nice, and small enough that we had lots of laugh, and Steve was very detailed when explaining all the different places we were going to, and definitely learned about wine on this tour. I’d recommend it.

Best wine tour

Chris_H, Nov 2021

We had such a great time. Scott was a great tour guide. The wine and weather were fantastic! 10 of 10

The best of Santa Ynez

Tricia_S, Oct 2021

Great trip with Scott and sustainable tours. Great vineyard choices and incredible wines. Thank you!

Unbelievable experience

Belladonna_L, Jul 2021

Unbelievable experience!! Had the best birthday ❤️ It was my first wine tour and our group, tour driver Steven and the wineries were all AMAZING!!! Highly recommend! 5 stars across the board. Definitely worth every cent- we came as strangers and left as friends! 🥰💕

Highly recommend

Ashley_P, Jun 2021

This was an incredible experience! My first time doing a wine tour and it totally blew any expectations I had out of the water. Karina was a great host, every location we visited had its own unique feel, and the small group aspect of it all really made each experience feel intimate and so memorable. Will absolutely be recommending this tour to friends, and am already planning on coming back to do it again.

Memorable Day!

Robin_K, May 2021