San Francisco · FOOD & DRINK TOURS IN NAPA & SONOMA
Good food & drink tours in Napa & Sonoma fill up weeks ahead and the great ones go first. Below: the 14 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
Explore Sonoma Plaza through local cheese, olive oil, Mexican food, wine, history, chocolate, and a friendly small-group walking tour.
“Great tour! Excellent tour guide. Little of everything covered in this tour. We really enjoyed it. Carolina was amazing. Highly recommend this to anyone visiting Sonoma.”
Explore Yountville through Michelin-starred food, Napa wine, handmade chocolate, and a guided three-hour walking tour for eight.
“My friend and I had the BEST time. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable. The food and wine was excellent. Worth every penny. I highly recommend.”
Ride Napa’s open-air wine trolley to three wineries, enjoy a scenic lunch, and get practical tips on tasting fees, comfort, and timing.
“Overall great experience and lovely driver ! Very expensive , wine testing from $20 to $50 per person per tasting so it becomes very expensive by the end of it .”
Ride Sonoma by e-bike, visit wineries and Vella Cheese, enjoy a picnic lunch, and explore wine country with a local guide.
“Lots of fun! Emily was a great leader. All 3 wineries were excellent choices - especially Buena Vista”
Taste Sonoma wines, bubbles, Indian food, gnocchi, and local history on a small-group walking tour around the Plaza.
“Excellent walking tour over a small area with good selection of wines in a number of wine tasting establishments, plus food in a number of locations as well. Small group of 6 with Renee who really knew her stuff. Well worth doing as all members of the party can have a drink with no worry about driving we were staying within walking distance of Sonoma Plaza. Good value compared to many escorted tours who use minibus etc.”
Taste downtown Napa through small plates, wine pairings, and expert stories at Compline, Chispa, Morimoto, and other local stops.
“Dee was very energetic and knowledgeable. We got to experience several types of wine and food while learning more about Napa and the Napa Valley region. Loved the food at Compline. The stop at Archer Hotel to view and discuss the Napa Map. Dee was also great to give us parking and meetup directions before the tour.”
Learn Napa wine tasting etiquette, production, biodynamic farming, and food pairing while visiting two tasting rooms with a local sommelière.
“Elizabeth was very knowledgeable. She was nice and kind and funny! She answered all of our questions and was curious about us and our experience. I would highly recommend her.”
Ride an open-air trolley through Sonoma Valley, visit three wineries, enjoy lunch, and learn about local wine, history, and scenery.
“Great time and had lots of fun meeting new people.”
Taste Sonoma through cheese, olive oil, wine, chocolate, and lunch while your private guide adds local history on an easy downtown walk.
“What a memorable day in Sonoma. Abby was a great tour guide. She shared a lot of knowledge, history and fun facts about Sonoma. There was so much to enjoy, cheese, a special margarita and delicious Mexican avocado, chicken entrée, the amazing flavors of locally made ice cream, olive oil and balsamic vinegar tasting, wine, tasting, and delicious chocolate to top off the day. Sonoma’s charm will be a beautiful memory forever because of this tour. I highly recommend this for a new adventure.”
Explore Downtown Napa through creative zero-proof cocktails, nonalcoholic beer, light bites, local stories, and a small-group walking tour.
“Devin did a great job with giving us some history along the tour and brought us to great spots with delicious drinks and food.”
Private Napa and Sonoma wine tour with Chris, three wineries, local insight, pickup, snacks, and a homemade picnic lunch for two.
“Where to start? Chris was an incredible host for our wine tour day in Sonoma County! He helps plan your trip to exactly what your group will enjoy and can find wineries that most would never know of. Chris is very responsive and easy to work with. His wife is a chef and you can choose to have a picnic lunch hand made by her, which we did, and it was absolutely delicious! He picked smaller wineries that had such personal touches to them. To top it off, a phone was forgotten on the bus and Chris dropped it off the next day at a winery we were visiting. It…”
Review the private Napa and Sonoma wine tour in a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, with flexible winery stops, pickup, tastings, and practical booking tips.
“we loved the ability to look around, and the flexibility to leave a destination early if we needed to. Our driver Luther was always around. However, the description of snacks was not accurate; we had a cup of hard candies”
Spend eight hours tasting Napa and Sonoma wines with private pickup, a professional driver, four winery stops, and flexible planning.
“Really nice to be able to sit back and have the entire family relax and wine taste. Our driver Vadilm got us to all our 4 wine tastings on time and the booking was great as they helped us choose and plan our wine stops.”
Compare Napa’s private six-hour wine tour, with chauffeur Marco, custom winery stops, bottled water, and clear costs before booking.
“Loved the organisational skills and friendliness of Alex who planned the tour with me and made recommendations and bookings for us! Marco our driver was very polite and professional, took us up to the door of each tasting and kept us informed of timing Over all a wonderful tour!”
Pick a shoreline, a hill or a tasting room.
