Over the course of two days driving our party of 13 through wine country, Brian became a great friend to all of us. So much of the success of our trip is owed to him!
We started off entering the Mercedes Sprinter to sit in the black leather interior, party lights going and a bottle of bubbly waiting to be popped. Brian helped us get connected to the blue tooth speaker system so we could get the party started and asked each of our names.We stayed way out in Middletown, so our drive was down long winding mountain roads. Even though a few of us tend to get carsick, not a single person felt nauseous thanks to his driving skills. He took the curves super slow, pulled over to let other cars pass so no one was annoyed with us and kept the person that sat up front to avoid carsickness entertained the whole time.
We arrived at our first winery and he helped all the ladies step out of the van, took pictures of the group and walked us right up to the members only area, greeting the staff with friendly smiles as we passed everyone else that had to check in.
Many of our tastings in both Napa and Sonoma went this way as he did everything in his power to make our time in wine country special. I didn't plan our trip, but the friend that did said Brian was was always quick to respond to questions and very helpful in planning our days and routes. By the end of the first day, we felt like he was part of the group and he even came in to play pool with us at the end end of what had been a very long day of work for him. He treated all of us like dear friends while being completely professional.
There were so many ways he went above and beyond what we'd imagine even the best private driver would do - learning 13 names, stopping so we could buy lottery tickets, gifting his hat to someone that asked about it and playing some Mac Dre for me to dance to when he found out I was from the area and the list goes on. I'd recommend A Limo excursion to absolutely anyone planning a day of wine tasting. I'm sure you'll love him just as much as we did!
Response from Host
Oct 2018
Thank you soooooo much Rachelle! Humble hearts here :-). What a fun group this was to work with! Where do I begin? Let’s just say that by the end of the 2 day tour, I had 13 new friends . I would tour this group all over again any day and any time of year. Please keep me in mind for your next event. Sincerely yours, Brian Sayles!