SANTA BARBARA · WINE TOURS
The ones worth booking.
The 13 santa barbara wine tours worth setting a day aside for. A short list of the cellar doors and tastings travellers keep recommending, with prices, run times and who pours them.
Santa Barbara e-bike tour in Santa Ynez Valley with wine, olive-oil tastings, lavender farm, Solvang, and winery picnic.
Most Popular“Amazing day!! Great bike ride through the valley and the e-bike was easy to learn to use. Loved all the stops, had a great lunch, and all wine/food was delicious! Would do again next time in Santa Barbara :)”
Santa Ynez 3-winery tour with included tasting fees, picnic lunch, and hotel pickup near Solvang, Los Olivos, Buellton, and Santa Ynez.
“It was an amazing experience. Our driver Cary w/Grapeline was AWESOME. His knowledge of the area along with his infectious enthusiam made this wine by far one if the best that I been on. A big thanks to Grapeline for this amazing experience. One more thing, those sandwiches we had for lunch 😋 10 out…”
Santa Ynez Valley wine tour from Santa Barbara with hotel pickup, three tastings, and a deli picnic lunch in a deluxe van.
“Great trip! Kris was an excellent guide and made the trip so much fun! This is a must do while visiting the area.”
A private Santa Barbara wine country day with door-to-door pickup, flexible stops in Solvang, Santa Rita Hills, and Los Olivos.
“Julie and Ken were fantastic! Friendly, flexible and made sure we had the perfect experience! We had some ideas of what we liked and they helped us home in on exactly where to go and we loved it!”
Private Santa Barbara winery tour in a Tesla SUV with 3 sit-down tastings, snacks, and organic lunch in the Santa Ynez Valley, from $422.
“This was truly one of the best experiences we’ve had in Santa Barbara and hands down the best wine tasting tour we’ve ever done—and we’ve been wine tasting in Tuscany, Switzerland, Napa, and Washington! We chose this tour for a special Read more”
Private sidecar winery tour in Santa Barbara with rides through wine country, plus tastings at Carr Winery and Jamie Slone Wines.
“This was a very fun tour and our driver/guide was amazing and so friendly. The Carr wine was amazing and so friendly, even showing us the grapes fermenting. Amazing!”
Hotel pickup from Santa Barbara for a 3-winery Santa Ynez day: tasting flights, artisan picnic lunch, and bottled water, all for $179.
“Absolutely fantastic day trip. Our driver/guide Carrington was brilliant. Our group of 8 were awesome. We had a brilliant day. Our first stop at Blackjack Winery was superb and the wine tastings were fantastic. Was not a fan of Andrew Murray Winery, wines were not that great neither was the hosting. Third and final stop…”
A chauffeured Santa Barbara afternoon in Los Olivos with two boutique wine tastings, an olive oil stop, snacks, and easy timing.
“Rick our tour guide was friendly and very knowledgeable. We visited 2 vineyards in the Los Olivos area, both were situated in lovely surroundings. The tour also included olive oil tasting. A great afternoon was had by all.”
Santa Barbara hotel pickup for a 3-winery Santa Ynez Valley tour with tastings and a Whiskey N Rye picnic lunch.
“It was good and the food was delicious”
Private all-inclusive 3-winery tour from Santa Ynez with hotel pickup, tastings, boxed picnic, plus Solvang and Los Olivos.
“The tour guide Cary is the best…, I will recommend to my guests. I am working at a small inn (Agave Inn) located upper State Street”
Private 3-winery tour from Santa Barbara with pickup: three Santa Ynez Valley tastings, artisan picnic lunch, and a host.
“Driver was great. Anthony. Super nice and knowledgeable. The rest was ok. The first winery Beckman was the best and the only one you wouldn’t be able to go on your own. The second was mediocre and empty and the third - Firestone - you don’t need a tour to go on. Everyone knows that…”
Santa Barbara to Santa Ynez Valley for a small-group wine day with pickup, reserved tastings, and a picnic lunch included.
“This was an awesome experience for both my mom and I. We are not wine enthusiast, but our driver Caryngton was very knowledgeable and helpful. It was just my mom and I on the tour which made our trip more personable. He was very attentive and made sure we were ok and having a good…”
A small-group Santa Ynez Valley wine tour with hotel pickup, three winery visits, and a picnic lunch with seven menu choices.
“The bus woman driver named Chris was very kind and passionate about the wine tour.”
Cellar doors, tastings and harvest-season day trips, in every wine country we cover.
