Santa Barbara Wine Tour: California's Best Wines

Taste some of California’s best wines on this award-winning tour of Santa Barbara Wine Country. Enjoy breathtaking views on the way to Santa Ynez Valley on board a luxury passenger van. Our knowledgeable guide will share facts and history about our amazing wine region while you visit our partner wineries.

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Santa Ynez Valley - Explore the stunning vineyards and quaint towns of the Santa Ynez Valley while our guide shares some of the history and wine production secrets of the valley. We will visit three full production wineries and lunch will be enjoyed amidst the vineyards.
    We spend about an hour at each winery and allow approximately an hour for…
What's Included
  • Shuttle pick-up & drop-off from your hotel or accommodations in Santa Barbara or Santa Ynez Valley
  • A friendly and knowledgeable guide
  • Discussion on winemaking and historical insights
  • Lunch
  • Alcoholic beverages
What's Not Included
  • Gratuity
Location
Garden Street Visitor Center
Garden Street
Our guide will meet you in the lobby of your hotel. If meeting at the Visitor's Center, your guide will meet you just outside the Visitor's Center.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Michael_w
Apr 29, 2025
Fantastic Day! - This tour was fantastic. We went to three different wineries, all very unique. Johannes was excellent, very knowledgeable and organised. We had the best day, definitely do not miss this tour!
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Davidy90
Apr 27, 2025
Great Day Winetasting - We had a great day at three vineyards led by Johannesson. He was pleasant, informed and attentive to our needs not only during the tour but about our stay in Santa Barbara, as well. We enjoyed the wine, winemaker and presentation at Happy Canyon Vineyard so much that we joined their wine club.
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Brookem949
Apr 25, 2025
Amazing day, best tour guide! - We had a lovely day of wine tasting in the Santa Ynez Valley - Sunny, our guide, was amazing!!! Request her if you can, we had the best time!!! 10/10
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Adventureminigolfcs
Apr 12, 2025
Excellent - Johannes was an excellent guide and driver. We enjoyed all three wineries that we visited. Will recommend this to anyone visiting Santa Barbara!
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Karensandler_h
Apr 3, 2025
Exceptional Experience - The whole experience was awesome. Johannes picked us up on time and there was one other group- a mother from Florida and her son from LA trying to make it in the theatre- we had so much fun as a small wine-tasting team. We went to 3 wineries- all were very good ambiance and poured some fantastic wines. Johannes was very knowledgeable and entertaining and allowed us space to experience without a lot of commentaries -we made up our own..LOL. We had a side stop at a local olive oil producer which was excellent and a nice extra treat...Highly recommend this tour and Johannes as the best guide you could ask for!
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Kimwu8576hz
Feb 21, 2025
A must do when visiting Santa Barbara!!!!! - Birthday celebration for my husband. We have been on many wine tours. This by far has been the best! The guide was friendly and knowledgeable.
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Darbih2025
Feb 16, 2025
So much fun! - We did this tour during my bachelorette trip and it was the best! The wine, views, food, and vibes were top notch! We learned a lot of about the area on our ride.
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Robin_k
Jan 26, 2025
Our guide Sunny was fun... - Our guide Sunny was fun and knowledgable! Everyone had a great time. Would definitely do it again! Thank you!
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Carlagu3237sy
Jan 20, 2025
Great Winery tour experience for a First Timer! - What an amazing experience from beginning to end! First, my booking was last minute but they were completely accommodating. Sylar was kind and did my booking over the phone to make it easy for me. Linda was the driver for the day. Linda was great. She was full of knowledge about wine country , Santa Barbara, and Santa Ynez. You provide you lunch order in advance. I has an amazing chicken sandwich with sundries tomatoes. Perfect for wine tasting. Every winery we went to was warm and welcoming. They shared knowledge of wine but there was no pressure to buy anything. It was more about enjoying the wine and the beautiful wine and weather. There are bathrooms at every stop. The van is clean and comfortable. I can't wait to go back and try my next adventure with Santa Barbara Adventure Company! Thank you Linda!
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Mercedg2018
Apr 8, 2025
Mostly good, but a long drive roundtrip. - The wineries were nice, wines were mostly good, and the other people in our tour were lovely. There was a 1-hour drive to and from the area we toured which was exhausting. We didn't expect that long of a drive from Santa Barbara so it made the day too long; 7 hours. Our tour guide was knowledgeable, but needed a bit more finesse. She reminded us of her tip several times and mentioned that our wine purchases were very low.
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From $239
up to 12 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).