Taste of the Wine Country Small Group Tour
Sip, sample, and savor your way through California's world-famous Wine Country! California’s Wine Country is so much more than wine! Escape on a journey to the Napa and Sonoma Valleys as we visit a variety of culinary favorites. Your outing will begin with a scenic drive across the Golden Gate Bridge as we depart San Francisco and into Wine Country! Sit back and relax as we drive through the vine-covered hill-sides of the Sonoma Valley on our way to our first stop. Your experience will start with a walk through one of Sonoma Valley’s few spectacular working wine caves. Next, make yourself comfortable as your expert wine host guides you through a seated wine and cheese tasting. A lunch break will be in the historic Downtown Sonoma Square. Enjoy an eclectic variety of local dining and shopping options during your leisure lunch break and even explore the historic Mission San Francisco Solano and former military barracks for a little taste of “Old California.” The next stop on your culinary journey through Wine Country, we make our way to visit with one of Sonoma Valley’s famous first-families of the olive oil and balsamic vinegar industry. Tour an active olive oil mill, and listen in as you learn about the history and production of the olive oil and aged balsamic vinegars. Your visit will be completed with a private tasting with the oil maker. We finish off your voyage through Wine Country with a visit to a local favorite for chocolate! Listen in as your expert chocolate host walks you through a tasting of wine-infused truffles, beer and wine-flavored brittles, caramels, and other chocolate favorites as you experience traditional chocolate-making methods and its relationship with Wine Country. Experience all the best of California’s Wine Country with a little taste of some of the regions' favorite indulgences!