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Grapeline Wine Tour: Top-Rated Santa Ynez Experience

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75 Ratings

Santa Ynez Valley

Experience the best of Santa Ynez Valley with Grapeline Wine Tour. Enjoy curated itineraries, expert guidance, and top-notch service, all while savoring the region's diverse wine offerings.

Duration: 5 hours

Cancellation: 1 day learn more

Highlights

Santa Ynez Valley - Santa Ynez Valley in the county of Santa Barbara wine country, nestled in California’s Central Coast region, offers a unique wine tour experience due to its diverse microclimates, which allow for the cultivation of various grape varietals.

The Santa Ynez Valley encompasses multiple AVAs, each with its own unique climate and soil composition. Exploring these AVAs, such as Ballard Canyon or Sta. Rita Hills, allows visitors to taste wines that showcase the terroir of specific regions within the valley.

Wineries in Santa Ynez Valley are committed to sustainable practices and meticulous vineyard management results in elegant and expressive wines that reflect the terroir. Many focus on small-lot production and hands-on winemaking techniques highlight the bold and nuanced flavors of each varietal.

The combination of superb wines, picturesque landscapes, and a relaxed atmosphere makes exploring this region a truly distinctive and enjoyable experience.

What's Included

Gourmet-inspired Lunch
In-vehicle air conditioning
Local hotel pick-up/drop-off
Wine Tasting Fees included
Knowledgeable Driver/Guide

What's Not Included

Gratuities

Additional Information

Grapeline stands as the premier wine tour in America, boasting over 5,000 5-star reviews throughout five California wine regions and recognized as the ‘Best Wine Tour Company’ by USA Today. Grapeline tailors its tours to offer patrons an optimal experience, taking into account visitor preferences, winery activities, climatic conditions, among numerous other variables. Grapeline has been singularly dedicated since 2002, to be the most outstanding wine touring company in the U.S.

Explore multiple standout wineries in California’s Santa Ynez Valley, while your guide handles all logistics and navigation. You’ll stop by three distinct wineries during the day, buying on-site wine bottles and tasting while learning about the region’s landmarks and history from your guide.

An exclusive Grapeline-planned itinerary featuring THREE wineries (Yes! Fees for wine tasting are covered!) A lunch box inspired by gourmet cuisine
Complete coordination by Grapeline experts Luxury-class transportation with a Grapeline driver/host

21 and over only

Location

Santa Ynez Valley

Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings

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Pacificafoods

Jun 21, 2024

Santa Ynez Sideways Wine Tour - Our tour of the Santa Ynez Valley wineries was absolutely amazing! Thank you to our driver Cary who treated us with such great care from the beginning. His shuttle picked my wife and I up at our hotel lobby on time, and to our delight greeted us by name. Cary’s knowledge of the region is without a doubt the most enjoyable part of the tour. He shared many interesting facts, such as funny Sideways movie trivia and other historical facts along our route. He carefully placed our purchased items safely in the shuttle after each stop, then was sure we had what we needed along the way. Thank you to Grapeline Tours Santa Barbara for making our trip memorable!

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Amaliesundal

May 25, 2024

Fun experience with a great tourguide - We had a great time on the Grapeline wine tasting daytour. We went to three really nice places, which were relaxed and with a cosy atmosphere. We were also happy with the little trip to the olive oil tasting - which was a fun surprise The trip was especially entertaining because of our very friendly and fun tourguide Carrigan ( hope I remembered your name correctly :) )! Thank you for all your knowledge, fun remarks and for a musical experience :D

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Pamfromcam

May 2, 2024

Funs spot to stop in Santa Ynez - The lavender farm is in a beautiful location - with very old olive trees, tons or iris and of course lavender. The owner is very friendly and tells you all about the old days in Santa Ynez. Great place for a picnic.

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Amy_m

May 1, 2024

Sunshine sipping - We had such a fun time. Cary our guide was extremely flexible with our schedule. He slipped in a stop to taste olive oil when we were ahead, then called to push our time back at another winery when we lingered over lunch. He was knowledgeable about the destinations and the area- making sure to point out local landmarks. Super fun day! We even got to see llamas and baby goats!

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Victoria

Apr 8, 2024

Great choice! - What a wonderful day. Anthony was an awesome driver, very courteous and respectful. We luckily had a great group of people. The wineries we visited were lovely and accommodating and we had plenty of time to enjoy each one.

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Craigf46

Mar 26, 2024

Amazing wines, spectacular views, great guide! - Cary was an amazing tour guide and driver. Knowledgeable and friendly, he took us to the wineries and sights along the way, and gave us some time to explore Los Olivos. My wife and I would highly recommend this tour!

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Reneerf8325ut

Mar 10, 2024

Fast Friends - My Bestie and I were in wine country to celebrate her 60th. I had booked us on the Grapeline tour hoping to have a nice day of wine tasting. We had hoped we meet some nice people but we had no idea we’d have such a fun group that really clicked and needless to say we were the life of the party at every stop. What a wonderful day and our driver Kris was an outstanding host.

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21jamik

Feb 23, 2024

Wine Tasting Tour in Santa Ynez! - Anthony was a terrific tour guide! I really enjoyed the day. The scenery and wines were amazing! We went to 3 vineyards - all unique and beautiful. Wine was great and Anthony was super knowledgeable.

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Chika

Feb 17, 2024

A very lovely experience. - Carrey was our driver and guide. He was extremely professional knowledgeable and made the experience 10/10. A very lovely experience.

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Robert_v

Apr 21, 2024

Grapevine SUV Tour - We were picked up by a SUV where my wife and I had to crawl in and out of the back at every stop. All their other Grapevine tour buses were broken down. If I would have known of this type of transportation I would have driven myself. The driver was a nice guy and the wineries were nice but the ride ruined the day. The other couple also were very disappointed.

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