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

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

Overview

For those looking for a unique wine experience beyond the crowded commercial wineries and tasting rooms, this is your tour. Sustainable Wine Tours provides guests exclusive access to only Santa Barbara’s ultra small production private estates, vineyards and wineries not open to the general public.

SHARED/ GROUP WINE TOUR: Tour is small and personal with only a maximum of six to seven guests per tour in our luxury Mercedes Coach.

Taste premium wines and tour the vineyards and barrel rooms often with the owners and winemakers themselves.
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• NO BACHELORETTE/ BACHELOR PARTIES
• ULTRA SMALL GROUP TOURS (Max eight guests)
• APPOINTMENT-ONLY, PRIVATE LOCATIONS, PRIVATE SEATED TASTINGS
• PRIVATE VINEYARD WALKING TOUR, PRIVATE BARREL ROOM AND WINERY PRODUCTION TOUR INCLUDED
• NO TASTING ROOMS, NO STANDING AT A BAR IN A CROWDED COMMERCIAL WINERY

City: Santa Barbara

Wed 25 Dec

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Starting at $234.00

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Wed 25 Dec

Starting at $234.00

Make a reservation

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What's Included

Bottled water

Maximum tour of only eight guests

Most tours offered cheese platter

Organic Lunch of your choice (choose from sandwiches or salads)

Pick up and drop off from your location in luxury Mercedes

Premium Wine Tasting

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Minimum age is 21 years
Dress in layers and wear comfortable shoes

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (81)

Greenbean45

Apr 2021

This deliciously informative tour covered three aspects of Santa Barbara County’s Santa Ynez Valley wine industry: a winery, a vineyard, and a combination of the two. Our personable and extremely knowledgeable guide, Steven, and the winemakers themselves or their reps instructed on us on how Santa Barbara vintages stack up against those other California wine-growing areas. They also explained the taste, ecological, and health advantages of their sustainable organic wines over ordinary “supermarket” offerings, and the nuts and bolts of the Sideways-country wine business. During the tastings themselves, we savored the unique attributes of a wide selection of local whites, reds, and rosés, with emphasis on the differences between varietals and blends. One quibble might sound odd for a wine-tasting tour: too much wine. Six to eight samples per stop may just be too much of a great thing. I also would have appreciated a more physically active tour of the winemaking process — e.g., strolls through vineyards, visits to winery bottling lines and barrel rooms — instead of rather lengthy presentations by the winemakers in tasting rooms. Nonetheless, I highly recommend the tour to those who are already knowledgeable about wines and would like to spend a day roaming the hills of Santa Barbara Country becoming more so.

robynsS3924NJ

Mar 2021

The vehicle was top notch in comfort. The guide, Steven was incredibly knowledgeable, personable, going all out to make this a special experience for each one of us. The balance of wineries and vineyards was spot on- unique and excellent quality. Will repeat again and recommend highly!

Joyce C

Mar 2021

We had a fabulous day with Scott. First of all , he was very helpful when we were setting up the tour. He kept in contact with us and was right on time to pick us up. The drive to Santa Ynez was very scenic and beautiful Scott was great about answering our questions and giving us information about the area. We went a wine production/ wine maker which was so informative and interesting. the wines were amazing! Then we went to 2 other private wineries that were beautiful and also had great wines. t the 2nd winery we had a fabulous picnic lunch. The entire day was so much fun! All five in our group loved it and would highly recommend Sustainable Wine tours, and Scott Bull) to anyone looking for a great wine tour, especially a private one! Thank Scott...we loved it!