alexraisedonrice
Oct 2022
Overall we were a bit disappointed in our trip. The ballooning took place in Winters, CA, which is in Yolo county and not in either Sonoma or Napa counties. We were pretty disappointed in this since Sonoma Ballooning's website clearly states that all launch sites are "in wine country." Perhaps Winters is technically wine country, I'm not sure, but it certainly didn't feel like wine country. We didn't see a single vine on our flight; instead, we flew over walnut trees and a nursery.
The flight itself was pretty, but given a 1 hour drive time each direction and not being in either Sonoma or Napa counties, we certainly would not do it again
Réponse de l'hôte
Nov 2022
Hi Alex,
Sorry to hear that we didn't hit the mark with your flight. I am glad to hear that you enjoyed the actual flight.
We had to relocate with all the other companies from Napa as the weather was to foggy to fly safely. When that call can be made the day before we have hospitality contact each guest and offer the next available date, to join us in Yolo or cancelation. Yolo is never mandatory but guests often choose to join us there. We are extremely lucky as we don't have to leave Sonoma nearly as much as Napa balloons as the Napa river is a fog machine! This year we flew over nearly 300 tines and only went to yolo 13 times.