Santa Barbara Wine Tour: Boutique Tastings & History

Discover Santa Barbara’s finest wines and chocolates on a 3-hour walking tour. Enjoy tastings, history, and sightseeing. Book your adventure today!

Duration: 3 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Santa Barbara County Courthouse - A tour of the Courthouse Mural Room and Clock Tower
  • Casa de la Guerra - Learn about this old adobe home in Santa Barbara
  • El Paseo Building - Walk through this romantic historic complex full of wine tasting rooms.
  • Lobero Theatre - A historic theatre in the heart of downtown.
What's Included
  • Two boutique wine tastings
  • Chocolate tasting
Additional Information

An excursion emphasizing the premier wines of Santa Barbara. This 3 Hour Wine Sampling & History Journey offers:

  • Two boutique wine tastings at top-notch local wine sampling rooms

  • A sampling session of handcrafted local chocolates

  • Exclusive insights into the local wine production and its remarkable wines

  • A comprehensive historical tour while strolling through the downtown area, taking in sights like the Santa Barbara County Courthouse, La Arcada, and State Street

Duration: Roughly 3 Hours
Reserve Your Spot Online Today!

Location
Santa Barbara
State Street
209 State Street, Santa Barbara. Meet at the main depot track side entrance.
Cancellation Policy

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

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Sameerkz5227hx
Jul 20, 2024
Wine and chocolate with heritage tour in Santa Barbara - Excellent trip. Michelle was a very good and knowledgeable guide. She know the city very well and apparently people know her this making the trip more comfortable.
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Hamilton_h
Jul 6, 2024
Fun and informative - Great experience, great food and wine, and good exercise! We have been to Santa Barbara many times, but we saw and learned many things we’ve never heard or seen before. Highly recommended. Melissa was very helpful and informative.
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Charissa_g
Jul 3, 2024
Wonderful wine, chocolate and historical tour of Santa Barbara - Melissa was an excellent tour guide and made sure we had a wonderful time. She went out of her way to make sure we knew the history of Santa Barbara, different types of wines, the chocolate and even the ice cream! She was awesome!
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Rossanng2022
Jun 9, 2024
Fantastic walking tour and guide in Santa Barbara - Melissa is an awesome tour guide!! Her depth of knowledge and love for the city of Santa Barbara enhanced every place we visited. Two great wineries, two artisan chocolate experiences, the murals in the Funk Zone, the architecture and history, and visiting the general's old adobe were all SO much better with her informative escort. She made our visit to SB a great experience.
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Oingoboingo1
Sep 23, 2023
A leisurely day in Santa Barbara - Melissa is a wonderful tour guide and very knowledgeable about Santa Barbara history. You can tell she loves living here and has an infectious enthusiasm for the city. Wear your walking shoes and prepare to taste some good local wine. We really enjoyed our day.
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Alexgl4324wu
Sep 8, 2023
SB Walking Wine Tour Review - My wife and I decided to get out of LA for Labor Day weekend, and we went and celebrated our anniversary in Santa Barbara. We paid in advance to join a group walking wine and chocolate tour. It turns out we were the only two people to have booked for the weekend, so we essentially ended up with a full private tour. Our tour guide was Melissa, and she was very knowledgeable and friendly. I was pleasantly surprised when the tour included a ton of historical retellings throughout downtown Santa Barbara, as well as a description of modern-day murals. One of the first major stops was at Santa Barabra Winery, where we had an amazing time tasting a great assortment of wines. We definitely made a few purchases on the way out. We were also fortunate enough to be hosted specifically by Dave. He was super informative and hospitable. I would like to share many things about this tour, but I don't want to spoil it for the next set of individuals who try out this walking tour. We had a great time and would highly recommend it. Thanks again, Melissa.
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Sarahpe2004qy
Jun 14, 2023
Wonderful! - This was such a wonderful experience! Melissa was an amazing guide and the wines were delish and the chocolate’s absolutely decadent! Really made our trip to Santa Barbara memorable!
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Julieae90vk
May 2, 2023
Unexpected fun with wine and chocolate - The wine and chocolate pairings and the history of Santa Barbara minced in!! Melissa was excellent! Knowledgeable, genuine, friendly and very helpful!! Recommend highly!!
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Sharon_f
Apr 6, 2023
Wine & Chocolate in Santa Barbara, who could ask for anything more? - We had a wonderful walking / tasting tour w Melissa. She was knowledgeable of the area, friendly w the locals and patient with us! We would highly recommend this tour. Thank you Melissa
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Conniesherwood
Feb 18, 2023
Wine and chocolate - It was a delightful afternoon! Melissa our guide was fun and very knowledgeable. She had entertaining stories about the history of the area and of the buildings we walked by. She showed us things that we were able to go back to and visit as we walked State Street. We enjoyed two fabulous wine stops and one ice cream stop. We had beautiful chocolate pairings at the last stop. We went back and purchased more chocolate as well as wine. Everyone in my group would agree that this was a tour to not miss!
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