Sonoma Valley Wine Trolley Including Lunch

Overview

Experience the Sonoma wine region in a unique way – on the Sonoma Valley Wine Trolley. Hop aboard this historical replica of a San Francisco cable car and grab a seat on a special wine tasting adventure you will never forget. This open-air trolley will let you experience the picturesque vineyards like no other tour. On this tour, your friendly and knowledgeable guide will take you to three wineries for tastings. You will visit Sonoma's top historic landmarks and enjoy lunch during one of the scenic stops. The tour starts at 10:00 and and ends around 4:30.

Must be 21 years or older to take this tour.

City: Napa & Sonoma

Wed 13 Nov

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Starting at $125.00

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Wed 13 Nov

Starting at $125.00

Make a reservation

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What's Included

Charter Fee and taxes (Gratuity not included)

Lunch

Additional Info

Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately. Jackets and rain protection are recommended in the winter months.
Minimum age is 21 years
MUST advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
No consumption of alcoholic beverage is allowed on the trolley
Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
Guides required to regularly wash hands

What To Expect

Sonoma Valley

Your day in California wine country starts as you hop aboard the Sonoma Wine Trolley, modeled after the famous historical cable cars of San Francisco. Enjoy the breeze as your knowledgeable tour guide whisks you off to four outstanding Sonoma-area wineries, known for both their wines and their hospitality. Each wine tasting takes place at the winery and a representatives at each winery will explain the different varietals you’ll sample and the background of the wineries (wine tasting fees are not included and you can expect fees of $30 to $40). There will be wonderful photo opportunities on this tour and your friendly guide will be happy to take a photo or two of your group so you can document your memorable day in wine country.

Cancellation Policy

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

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Reviews (614)

Jon Denise D

Sep 2012

Cable Car Christopher was our tour guide. He was OUTSTANDING!!!!!! Trolley was clean and neat. Trolley arrived on time to pick us up at our hotel. (Also dropped us off at hotel at end of tour.). We toured 4 wineries. One big and three small. All were great!!! Each winery had a host for our group and treated us well. We even had a tour of the vineyards at Berzinger. Quite fun. Explored wine (man made) caves and the tasting room was in the last wine cave. Our group of 11 was diverse and became friends by the end of the tour. Had a delicious lunch in a private picnic area supplied by the tour company. Food was excellent but unfortunately we were invaded by sweat bees. At one time 5 bees were walking on my fine sandwich. Didn't like that. EVERYTHING was excellent but the bees. Suggest having lunch in a wine cave or indoors at a winery. Besides that I give the tour and in particular "Cable Car Christopher" a 10!!!! Would do the tour again if we come back!!!

Response from Host

Sep 2012

Thank you for taking the time to review your recent Sonoma Valley Wine Trolley tour! We are please that you enjoyed your tour, lunch and tour-guide! Our management team is working with the Benziger Family Winery with regards to the bee issue. Several of our winery partners have also indicated that this year, the bees have been a bit more prolific than usual. Additionally, the pests in question are more active in the Summer and Autumn. (Which we are currently in.) Then, if you take into consideration the fact that our winery partners are in harvest, there are even more! In saying this, we are working on a fix for this situation and we hope to find a quick solution. Thank you for your feed back and we hope you will come back and visit with us again soon.

Simone H

Aug 2012

My friend and I were looking at ways to discover Somona for a day while our stay in Napa. Sonoma Valley Wine Trolley was the perfect choice. Chris, the driver met us at Sonoma Square, which is a wonderful place to shop and eat before or after the tour. Chris was really fun & super knowledgable about Somona & made us laugh the whole time : ). The wineries were wonderful and the provided lunch was delicious. Chris set everthing up at one of the wineries and we got to sit down and eat our lunch while enjoying a glass of wine of our choice after one of the tastings. Perfect day for a couple or girlfriends day out!

HorseyGirlie

Aug 2012

JWe found this trip to be a major let-down. The disappointment began on arrival at the square in Sonoma where we were greeted by the driver of a "limo-bus" because the trolley had "broken down last night." Once on board it was explained to the group that this was a new route so there was none of the advertised commentary about the sights we would be seeeing on our tour, which was a shame for us as we know little about the area. The 4 wineries we visited were all different but we both got the impression that this was seen as a second-rate tour at each of the establishments and that they wanted us to try the wines as quickly as possible and then spend money buying bottles in the gift shops. The lunch was pleasant, but once again felt a little like we were in the cheap seats with the setting away from the main area of the winery buildings. The tour is advertised as having "friendly and knowledgable tour guides" which we did not experience. Overall, our experience was not worth the money paid.

Response from Host

Aug 2012

In response to your recent Sonoma Valley Wine Trolley trip August 7th, 2012: We are terribly sorry that you did not enjoy your experience on the Sonoma Valley Wine Trolley Tour. Due to an unforeseen situation, we had to substitute the Sonoma Valley Wine Trolley with a Limousine Style Tour bus, which came with Champagne, water and sodas. As indicated on our web site, confirmation emails, and your tickets, if we have to substitute any tour with a bus, we do credit you back $10.00 off each ticket. You are correct that the tour that you experienced is one of our new tours, and there are always a few details to work out in a new tour. And yes, that was also explained prior to the tour departing. There usually is a commentator discussing the route that we travel; however, with the changing of the vehicle, the electronic description was not able to be played. However, I do know that the driver was explaining the area that the vehicle was driving through. To address the feeling of being rushed, all tour companies have set times with their winery partners and with the tasting experiences. For a group of 10 or more guests, (Your tour had 18) the average tasting experience is between 30 and 45 minutes. The only way to prolong a winery tasting experience is if you took a private tour. The area that the gourmet catered lunch is served at is a private picnic ground over looking a pond set away from the hustle and bustle of other non-trolley guests. The Benziger Family specifically had the picnic spot built for our tour to make our guests feel special. It was by no means a “Lesser Location.” Again, we are sorry that you felt like your tour was not a special experience. As you can see from our other guest reviews, we take our tours very seriously and try to offer a fun experience. We will take your comments into consideration to strengthen our new tour route. In the event that you return to the Sonoma Valley, we would hope that you would come back and experience our tour again.