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Solvang/ Santa Ynez Small Group All-Inclusive Wine Tour

Solvang/ Santa Ynez Small Group All-Inclusive Wine Tour

Overview

Red Carpet Service for 2 up to 8 People.
The tour around 5 hours
3 different wine Trails of the area, visiting 3 preset small wineries, special barrel room, private vineyard and boutique winery.
One-on-one private tasting experience
Learning Our History and Wine Making
Spend An Hour Each Place
Tasting fees and picnic lunch at the winery with bottled water and light snacks included.

Worry Free Day

10% Off Wine Purchase

This is not a party bus.

City: Santa Barbara

Tue 25 Feb

Other dates

You can choose the date already on the booking website

Starting at $175.00

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Tue 25 Feb

Starting at $175.00

Make a reservation

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What's Included

Tour guide

Light snacks

Picnic lunch

Bottled water

Wine tasting

Hotel and Rental Home pickup and drop-off

Additional Info

Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
A maximum of 8 people per booking
Minimum age is 21 years to taste wine
Pick up in the Buellton/ Solvang/ Santa Ynez Valley ONLY
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
Gear/equipment sanitised between use
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
Guides required to regularly wash hands

What To Expect

Artisan Excursion Wine Tours

Farm to Table, Private Vineyards, Small Wineries, Special Barrel Room Tasting .10% Off Wine Purchase. Price does not include Gratuity we ask for 20% (not $20) Cash or Zelle.

Cancellation Policy

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

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Reviews (74)

MilesFrmOrdnary

Mar 2020

Our wine tour was excellent. Every part of the experience was thoughtful and thoroughly enjoyable. We found Artisan Excursion here on Yelp and were encouraged by the reviews. Yelp for the win again! Start with the booking process. The online reservation system was very easy to use and my wife and I were booked within a few minutes. The price was reasonable, especially looking back and considering the service we got for the price. Within moments we had our tour dates locked and our lunch that day ordered. On the day of, Tom arrived at our hotel early in a very clean, very comfortable passenger van for us and one other couple. It didn't take long at all before we were on our way to our first destination. Tom struck me as very knowledgeable about the Santa Ynez Valley, and the unique properties of this wine region that make it a great place for growing certain grape varietals. Our first stop was a dandy. You wouldn't know it from the location, but Flores Family Vineyards and their Esfuerzo label is excellent. They're a small batch operation, but the wine they poured for us was fantastic. The tasting was in their barrel room, and the host, Fidencio Flores (yes, one of the owners), made us feel like family. We came away with several bottles of wine, a bottle of their olive oil (OMG), and a new appreciation for the effort (Spanish: Esfuerzo) it takes to put together a good bottle of wine. It was a great start to our excursion, and easily wound up being our favorite stop of the day. Our next stop was Andrew Murray Vineyards, a more traditional tasting room. Its hard to compare to our first stop, but the wine was very good and lunch was laid out and ready following our wine flight. Tom orders lunch via deli in downtown Los Olivos, coincidently also our favorite sandwich shop in that area. We sipped on a glass of our favorites from Andrew Murray while we ate, getting to know our tour-mates. Our final stop was Dierberg & Star Lane, another more traditional tasting room. Again, the wine was pretty good, and the relaxed atmosphere fostered some great conversation with the other couple, who we were fast becoming friends with. Sadly, after our time at Dierberg it was time for our tour to come to an end, but we had wine from three great wineries, a bottle of some very tasty olive oil, new friends, a nice little buzz, and a great experience. Thank you, Tom! We'll see you again soon!

748penelopec

Feb 2020

We used Artisan Excursion for a wine tour and found Tom to be so helpful, friendly and just a fun tour guide to spend our day with. He is super nice and we had such a lovely time. There were only my husband and me on the tour so we had Tom's undivided attention. He is very knowledgeable about the area and when we go back to Solvang we would definitely book him again. We visited three different wineries, bought wine at each and the lunch provided was delicious. We visited in February but we got lucky with the weather. It was in the mid 70 to 80 degree range and while tasting wines and eating lunch were able to sit outside and enjoy it. Tom picked us up directly from our hotel. We liked the three wineries we went to but by far Esfuerzo was our favorite. We give Tom a 10+++ . If you like to laugh and enjoy some really nice wines this is the tour for you.

sala791

Feb 2020

My first time wanting to partake on such event. Having no knowledge of what to expect, select a company or wine tasting location, made selection on what I believed would be the best choice. I WAS CORRECT! Spoke with Tom and came away believing I made good selection. Tom handled everything and made us feel comfortable, relaxed and all we needed was to enjoy and have fun. YES, would schedule with Tom next time.