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Review by:   Lars S,    October 2017 4 star review of Semi Private Small Group Wine Country Tour from San Francisco - recommended.
It was very nice and we had a pleasant day around wine country. We tested a lot of wine. If I compare this with wine tour that we went on in Tuscany Italy there is a big difference. In Italy I think they are more professional and we learned more about wine making and it also included a restaurant visit at one of the wine makers. So if you have been on a tour in Italy this will not get better but it will be money well spent. We had a very engaged guide Don that worked hard to make the day pleasant. One thing I learned from several wine tours is that it is better to go on a small tour. I recommend all to take this trip if you are in San Francisco.
 

Review by:   Russell H,    October 2017 5 star review of Semi Private Small Group Wine Country Tour from San Francisco - ultimate experience - highly recommended.
Great tour!
 

Review by:   thomas r,    September 2017 5 star review of Semi Private Small Group Wine Country Tour from San Francisco - ultimate experience - highly recommended.
The tour was on time, very informative, fun and definitely a great value with opportunity to see small winery operations as well as estate wineries. Frank the tour guide was excellent, well informed and funny. We toured the Providence, Dutch Henry, David Fulton and Behringer wineries. All different and enjoyable. The only part I would be critical off is the vehicle itself..the luxury van was older, poor riding shocks with lots of noise and vibrations. Would highly recommend Extranomical Tours upgrade the transportation. I still give the tour a rating of a 5 as a 4.5 rounded up.
 

Review by:   Zubin B,    September 2017 4 star review of Semi Private Small Group Wine Country Tour from San Francisco - recommended.
I had a great time with a great group of travelers and a very dedicated and knowledgeable guide. Extranomical were very professional. They informed me about my pick up point via text and email. Their vehicles were in mint condition. The wineries that we visited were expecting us and were great hosts. Overall, it was an informative and enjoyable visit to the wine country.
 

Review by:   Victoria W,    August 2017 5 star review of Semi Private Small Group Wine Country Tour from San Francisco - ultimate experience - highly recommended.
Excellent day in the wine valleys!
 

Review by:   Kevin D,    August 2017 4 star review of Semi Private Small Group Wine Country Tour from San Francisco - recommended.
We had a great time on this tour. Got picked up at hotel right on . Stopped at 2 wineries before lunch and 1 hrs top in Sonoma City . Lunch was included and consisted of a good deli tray and fresh fruit . 1st 2 tastings were also included . All in all a good day would recommend to 1st timers .
 

Review by:   Kelly M,    August 2017 5 star review of Semi Private Small Group Wine Country Tour from San Francisco - ultimate experience - highly recommended.
The tour was wonderful! It was organized and enjoyable. My tour guide Travis was fantastic too!!
 

Review by:   Neil Y,    July 2017 5 star review of Semi Private Small Group Wine Country Tour from San Francisco - ultimate experience - highly recommended.
This was our second time on this tour. Great trip and the guide is very knowledgeable about the area. I'm giving 5 stars as the tour company and guide were amazing However, when I booked this online you can request some wineries and the tour company will see if they can accommodate. The first time I did this trip, the tour company received my request and we were able to go to the winery I chose. On this trip, the tour company did not receive the wineries from Viator that I listed when I booked. I would call the tour company directly after booking to see if they received the requested wineries.
 

Review by:   Darren M,    April 2017 4 star review of Semi Private Small Group Wine Country Tour from San Francisco - recommended.
Don our driver was awesome he made the trip.
 

Review by:   Adam T,    April 2017 5 star review of Semi Private Small Group Wine Country Tour from San Francisco - ultimate experience - highly recommended.
This tour went above and beyond to make the Napa experience personal. This is my 2nd tour of the wine country and will recommend this to all my friends who come out this way...
 

Review by:   Joan P,    October 2016 4 star review of Semi Private Small Group Wine Country Tour from San Francisco - recommended.
Frank, our guide, and the tour, were both excellent. After all parties were promptly picked up, he began with a spot near the Golden Gate for a photo op which ended up being our favorite bridge photo after a week vacation which included biking the bridge. He shared his great knowledge of San Francisco and Napa Valley during the ride, asked for everyone's input on destinations, and managed expectations well ex - we won't be able to return to wineries throughout the trip, so if you would like to purchase a bottle there you should do so during the tasting. Ultimately, we stuck with the itinerary he had planned and were very pleased. He even knew the best menu items at our lunch spot mid-day!
 

Review by:   Marguerite H,    August 2016 5 star review of Semi Private Small Group Wine Country Tour from San Francisco - ultimate experience - highly recommended.
This tour was fantastic. We were lucky enough to have a small vehicle and there were only 4 of us on the tour, so this gave us the flexibility to spend as much time as we liked at each wine estate and to come to an agreement with our tour guide and among ourselves, as to which wine farms we would like to visit and where we would like to have lunch etc._br/_ Our tour guide was fantastic! He was friendly, helpful and very knowledgeable about the area and about the best wine estates to visit. We visited some in the Nappa Valley and some in Sonoma Valley, and we stopped for lunch in the beautiful little town of Yountville, which has a few fanstastic restaurants, two or more of which are Michelin starred, like French Laundry. We managed to obtain a table at a beautiful Italian restaurant called Bottega, which had fantastic food and very friendly staff._br/_ We visited St Francis Wine Estate which was an amazing experience. We tasted many excellent wines and learnt a great deal about their estate and about Californian wine in general. We then visited Sunce tasting room, where we were able to taste a wide variety of excellent wines. We also visited Beaulieu estate and Carneros Sparkling Wine Estate which was magnificent and had superb views. We had a wonderful tasting of their sparkling wines - I really recommend this visit to Carneros! All in all a wonderful tour and an excellent way of seeing the Winelands. The countryside is really beautiful, apart from the wines. Cannot fault the tour or the guide at all ! Excellent value for money. Even if we had had the full complement of people, one really gets the benefit of a semi- private tour for little more than the cost of a normal tour. It is so much more enjoyable to move around without a huge group of people on a tour bus.
 

Review by:   Gary C,    May 2016 1 star review of Semi Private Small Group Wine Country Tour from San Francisco - not recommended.
I sent a detailed letter describing the problems with the trip. Please refer back to that. I would gladly talk with someone if necessary.
 

Review by:   Kimberly M,    April 2016 1 star review of Semi Private Small Group Wine Country Tour from San Francisco - not recommended.
We had done one wine tour before this with a different company and had a great experience. Unfortunately, this was different. Thank god we had a great time with the people in our group. Otherwise, I would have been furious. I made two recommendations as suggested in the tour listing. We did go to those wineries. However, nothing beyond that was planned!!! Our driver was saying things like Oh we could maybe go there, or maybe we will go here. He took us to his favorite one which was just a small store on the side of the road. Also, the listing said we would be going to Sonoma Plaza for lunch with time to go into tasting rooms and shop around. I was so looking forward to this because I got recommendations from a friend. Instead, our driver took us to the local IGA grocery store. He also was planning to take us back at 1:30. The tour description said 8-9 hr. day! A gentleman in our group was also furious and called the company and spoke with the driver. We had to ask to be taken over to Napa. Our driver seemed annoyed with us. After pushing to get what we paid for, we did go to a couple nice wineries and did enjoy the people in our group. This is definitely not what I paid for though and I would like to get my money back. The tour we did the day before was cheaper and a much better experience. Not sure I'll ever book with Viator again.
 

Review by:   Flor L,    February 2016 5 star review of Semi Private Small Group Wine Country Tour from San Francisco - ultimate experience - highly recommended.
Amazing tour! we managed to visit four vineyards. Don was great! very informative and detailed. We went for Valentines day and he managed to book great places for us to visit. Maximum 12 people car ride was super comfortable.
 

Review by:   Janice N,    October 2015 5 star review of Semi Private Small Group Wine Country Tour from San Francisco - ultimate experience - highly recommended.
Frank Sherlock was fabulous! He was very knowledgeable about San Francisco history and knew his way around Napa - a real pro! I will recommend him to any of my friends that plan a trip to wine country.
 

Review by:   Rosemary R,    October 2015 5 star review of Semi Private Small Group Wine Country Tour from San Francisco - ultimate experience - highly recommended.
wonderful to see the surrounding countryside
 

Review by:   Roy J B,    October 2015 4 star review of Semi Private Small Group Wine Country Tour from San Francisco - recommended.
A very hot day - over 100F - buy very interesting and enjoyable. Surprised that wineries charge so much - 20 plus for tastings but appreciated that one of them did take the charge off if you purchased a bottle of wine - seems sensible business to me., Also with a long day tasting plus some wine at lunch not included in the tour cost though! sharing a tasting flight with your partner is sensible but some wineries do not allow this - pity!!
 

Review by:   Joseph A,    September 2015 5 star review of Semi Private Small Group Wine Country Tour from San Francisco - ultimate experience - highly recommended.
Our trip was fantastic and our guide was great too.
 

Review by:   Rami R,    August 2015 3 star review of Semi Private Small Group Wine Country Tour from San Francisco - worth doing.
Frank was very helpful, fun, and accommodating. Although he does drive like a maniac. Most of the really good small wineries require reservations so we could only visit one from our list.
 

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