The 4 Santa Barbara Wine Tours Worldwide We Would Book

1.Small-Group Wine Tour to Private Locations in Santa Barbara

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 281 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $235Our pick

Spend about seven hours visiting small-production wineries and vineyard estates outside the public tasting-room circuit. Scott, Karina, Carlos, Corina, or another guide picks you up in a Mercedes, provides an organic lunch and water, and takes you to seated tastings that may include conversations with owners and winemakers. Expect three stops, scenic drives, and a relaxed but full day.

“Karina was a remarkable, informed, pleasant tour guide who taught us a lot about farming grapes and bringing them to completion at the winery. We received a wealth of information on the weather, geography and climate. Just fascinating! She was a helpful, gracious, kind host.”

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2.Santa Ynez Wine Tour (All-Inclusive)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 208 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $239

Travel from Santa Barbara or the Santa Ynez Valley to three wineries with a small group of up to 12 people. Your guide, possibly Johannes, Sunny, Daniel, Linda, or Caco, handles the driving, wine tastings, local stories, and a locally sourced lunch among the vines. Expect about an hour at each winery, with stops varying by day.

“So amazing! We met 7 other lovely people and made new friends and visited 3 amazing wineries. Thanks Linda for driving and we all had an incredible time!”

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3.Santa Barbara Small-Group Wine Tour to Private Estates & Wineries

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 145 reviews · from $235

Travel from Santa Barbara in a luxury Mercedes to three small-production wineries along the Santa Ynez Wine Trail. Scott, Karina, Steven, Frances, or another Sustainable Wine Tours host handles the driving, private tastings, wine-country stories, cheese, and an organic lunch. Expect about six hours and a maximum of seven people.

“The group I was with were very nice, and small enough that we had lots of laugh, and Steve was very detailed when explaining all the different places we were going to, and definitely learned about wine on this tour. I’d recommend it.”

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4.Solvang Santa Ynez Valley Small Group All-Inclusive Wine Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 138 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $195Best value

Tom’s Artisan Excursion Wine Tours takes you from your Santa Ynez Valley hotel to three small wineries, with wine tastings, lunch, bottled water, and possible olive oil or chocolate pairings. The five-hour tour runs in a private climate-controlled vehicle for up to eight people and can be adjusted to suit your group’s wine interests.

“It was a great experience it’s my second time doing wine tours and this time the boutique tour was exquisite, everyone way to say we wanted to buy (we did get eventually two bottles in each location:)) very knowledgeable people and every location, very passionate why making people. Highly highly recommend”

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