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Small-Group Wine Tasting Tour of Santa Barbara Wine Country

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Small-Group Wine Tasting Tour of Santa Barbara Wine Country

About this activity

SMALL GROUP/ SHARED WINE TOUR. Sustainable Wine Tours is the Top Rated Santa Barbara Wine Tour on Trip Advisor (and Yelp) - Choose our tour if you are looking for Exclusive access to ultra small production, PRIVATE locations not open to the general public and high end, limited release wine tastings. No Bachelorette.

Small Group Wine Tour (MAX OF SIX GUESTS).

Perfect for couples looking for a more unique experience beyond the commercial wineries.

Never any crowded commercial wineries, standing at a bar or in tasting rooms. Taste top-quality wines and tour the vineyards and barrel rooms often with owners and winemakers themselves.

Only one tour per day. Space is extremely limited. 

  • APPOINTMENT-ONLY, PRIVATE LOCATIONS
  • NO BACHELORETTE/ BACHELOR PARTIES
  • ALL PRIVATE SEATED TASTINGS
  • TASTE WITH WINEMAKERS AND OWNERS
  • NO COMMERCIAL WINERIES, NO TASTING ROOMS
  • SMALL GROUP TOURS (Max six guests)
  • LUXURY MERCEDES, customized interior, no crowded bench seating
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At a glance

Confirmation
Confirmed within 48 hours
Ticket
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group
Up to 6 people
People per booking
1–6
Guide
English
Operated by
SUSTAINABLE WINE TOURS

Ages: Adults (21–21 years)

What is included

Included

  • Included: Bottled water
  • Included: Maximum tour of only eight guests
  • Included: Alcoholic Beverages
  • Included: Most tours offered cheese platter
  • Included: Organic Lunch of your choice (choose from sandwiches or salads)
  • Included: Pick up and drop off from your location in luxury Mercedes
  • Included: Premium Wine Tasting

Not included

  • Not included: Gratuity is not automatically charged upon booking
  • Not included: We love our pets but are unable to accommodate on our tours.

Meeting point and pickup

The operator picks every participant up from their accommodation or the points below.

Pickup points

  • Hamlet Inn
  • Kronborg Inn
  • Inn by the Harbor
  • The Upham
  • Sanja Cota Motor Lodge
  • Hilton at the Beachfront
  • The Ritz-Carlton Bacara, Santa Barbara
  • Vagabond Inn - Carpinteria North
  • Viking Inn
  • The Steward, Santa Barbara, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel
  • Svendsgaard's Danish Lodge Americas Best Value Inn
  • Chumash Casino Resort

and 96 more pickup points

We pick up and bring you back to All Santa Barbara Area hotels or residences (AirBnB or VRBO). We pick up directly from your location for our Wine Tour which can include hotels or homes. If you are not staying at a hotel, we also pick up at residences (AirBnB, etc).

If you are driving up from Los Angeles (or other cities out of the area) just for the day, we can arrange to meet at a central location in downtown Santa Barbara (easy off the freeway). This location is typically Hotel Californian. Please put this in your pick up location when driving up for the day and we'll reply with exact pick up time once tour is confirmed.

The Santa Barbara area includes: Santa Ynez, Solvang, Naples, Isla Vista, Goleta, Ballard, Buelton, Los Olivos Las Cruces, Gaviota, Capitan, Solvang, Gaviota, Isla Visita, Goleta, Misson Canyon, Montecito, Summerland and more.

Using your ticket

  • Minimum numbers apply. There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if we have not met our three guest minimum to conduct the tour. In the event of this occurring, you will be notified well in advance of your tour date and offered an alternative or full refund.
  • Minimum age is 21 years
  • Comfortable walking shoes are recommended
  • Dress in layers. 

Please visit our website to submit your lunch and pick up location

-Sustainable Wine Tours- click on LUNCH MENU at the top of the page to submit

Cancellation

Free cancellation

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

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Good to know

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

  • Public transportation options are available nearby

  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

  • Minimum age is 21 years.

  • Dress in layers and wear comfortable shoes.

  • Eat a complete breakfast.

  • Avoid wearing cologne or perfume.

  • Bring a water bottle (if you have one) which can be refilled throughout the day to reduce waste.

  • Limited release wines that will be tasted can be purchased for carry away or shipped back home.

Traveller ratings

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Small-Group Wine Tasting Tour of Santa Barbara Wine Country

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