Napa Valley Wine Trolley Castle Tour

We booked this particular tour as it was on a trolley to 3 vineyards. The night before we were due to leave we received a message saying the trolley wasn’t working so we’d be on a bus instead. This was so disappointing, as we were already booked on a bus tour the following day. We paid $120 each for this trolley tour and they only offered a $20 refund to compensate for the fact the trolley wasn’t working. Also once we arrived at each winery we had to pay additional to get in a taste the wines. This wasn’t made clear when booking. So basically we spent an extra $300 on top of the original booking for the trolley. We could have done this using uber or taxis at a lesser cost. The frustrating part was that the driver told us the trolley was running the next day and yet we wasn’t offered the opportunity to ride on that one. Also note that they state the pick up was at 6525 Washington street and yet the driver of the bus was waiting one block further down so it took 30 minutes to find the driver. So, whilst we had a good day we left feeling very disappointed in this actual trip, as the tour is offered as a trolley tour not a bus tour.

Hosts were nice and helpful. The castle was the highlight id the 3 stops!! You can opt out of the tastings if you wish. The lunch spit was delish! The second two wineries were less impressive. Would be nice to add a stop that includes a tour of the vineyard!

We really enjoyed our time on the Trolley Castle Tour. The weather was perfect for a day spent riding around the Napa area to various wineries and lunch. The wine tasting at Castello di Amorosa was very enjoyable, so much so that we never made it to roam around the Castle at all, but can say the grounds and surrounding area is beautiful. Our wine tasting host had a great personality and we enjoyed visiting with him, and ultimately got some delicious wine to take home. We stopped for a pizza lunch at Tra Vigne that was prompt and delicious and headed on to another couple of tastings. We really enjoyed the presentation given by the host at Bougetz Cellars. Our trolley guide was full of interesting information along the way, making the trip even more enjoyable.

The wine Train had great personal services all the way from the check-in service , to train boarding and staff on board the train.

Great experience and enjoyed the trolley and experience.

It was a fun tour. We met some great people. All the wineries were awesome. Our tour guide was the best!

Guide was excellent!! Wonderful tour! Castle was great experience!

Unfortunately the trolley was not available but the bus was very comfortable and Richard, our tour guide driver was entertaining. The castle wine tasting was first class but overall did not give enough time to self tour. The Raymond winery was unlike any other. Theatrical, creative and fun place to become your own winemaker! Great venue to book for any type of party. The wine was very good and the tour guide excellent. Overall a great experience with the castle wine tasting exceptional tasting room and terrific selection. Yes, we bought a case. One mishap was on the ride back our driver blasted classic rock which would have been fine if he had lowered the volume. It was like sitting next to concert speakers and even with fingers over ears for the 25 minute ride back, the sound piercing. Not sure why he chose to do that. Oh well. Wish there was another hour at the castle for photos and less time at the third, small winery. 28 people in the final small tasting room was too much.

Best tour to see a lot. The Castle was beautiful and fun to walk around in. Wine tasting room was beautiful. Omar was a great guide.

The tour is not bad for getting acquainted with Napa area and the tour guide was informative of the area. However, the fees charged by the wineries were on the higher end side with pretentiousness in terms of quality. The wineries overall felt a bit overrated and overpriced.