#1 Sonoma Walking Food, Wine Tasting & History Tour (Public Tour)
Description
Discover the best of Sonoma on this award-winning small-group food, wine, and history tour through the iconic Sonoma Plaza. Skip the crowded bus tours and experience Sonoma like a local as you explore the town’s vibrant culinary scene, historic landmarks, and charming architecture on a guided walking tour designed for food and wine lovers. The Sonoma Food Tour is a 3-hour immersive tasting experience that combines local cuisine, wine tasting, cocktails, and Sonoma history into one unforgettable afternoon. Stroll approximately 1 mile through the historic Sonoma Plaza while enjoying a progressive lunch featuring hand-selected tastings from locally owned restaurants, specialty food shops, and artisan producers. Enjoy California Mexican cuisine, artisan cheeses, olive oils, handcrafted chocolates, ice cream, one curated wine tasting, one seasonal cocktail. All food, beverages and guide services are included in the tour price — there are no hidden fees or additional tasting charges.
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Itinerary
Come to Sonoma in the Wine Country to enjoy a Walking Food, Wine & History Tour
Enjoy our progressive lunch around the beautiful, historic Sonoma Plaza. All food, wine, cocktail and local guide are included. You will have so much fun on the tour and also meeting other guests who love food, wine & history!
Welcome guests and learn about the Italian & European immigration to Sonoma and the early wine industry
Walk around the beautiful Sonoma Plaza while learning some history and architecture along the way
Taste amazing locally-made cheeses and learn about the process of making the cheese
Learn about the Spanish and Mexican heritage in Sonoma and the Missions in California
Historic Barracks
Learn where and how California became a state, the raising of the Bear Flag and some more history about the town of Sonoma
Taste some amazing locally-made olive oils and balsamic vinegars
Sonoma's Historic Theater founded by a local Italian
Learn more about Chuck William famous original, heritage Williams Sonoma store
Stop by their local Sonoma Plaza tasting room for some delicious locally-made chocolate.
On the tour, your guide will give you recommendations of other things to do in the Sonoma Valley
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What's included
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Minimum drinking age is 21 years
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- Gluten Free - We are not able to accommodate at all the stops
- Lactose Intolerant - We are not able to accommodate at all the stops
- Minimum of 4 guests needed to hold the tour. If there are less than 4 guests, the tour will have to be cancelled (sorry) and it will be cancelled "due to bad weather" since Viator does not provide an appropriate reason for the small tour operator to cancel the tour.
- Must be able to walk a mile with stops along the way
- Cork & Compass LLC dba Sonoma Food Tour
- You must sign a waiver before the tour begins. There will be a link in the booking confirmation & reminder email.
Reviews(471)
Mia was fabulous. So personable and engaging. Great stops and personable service. Our tour group were all friends by the end. Loved the whole tour and Mia made this possible. You found your mission. Highly recommend and will let all my friends know about this. Book this!!!!
Abby was so lovely, the weather was perfect, and it felt very intimate and personal. Learned so many new historic things and the personal touches at our stops were so lovely!
Thank you for such a thoughtful review. We are so happy you enjoyed your experience on our walking food, wine & history tour! Cheers, Mia
Great walking food tour. The cocktail & Mexican food were fabulous. Ice cream & chocolate were amazing.
Yay! We are so happy you had a great tour! Thank you for taking the time to post a review! Cheers, Mia
Visited Sonoma for long weekend with friends. First time in CA wine country, so glad we chose Sonoma over Napa (not as hot or crowded). Did this tour solo while friends went biking. Little difficult to find meeting spot since not visible from road or parking lot, but lots of friendly people around. 8 others on tour which guide said was on larger sider. Guide very friendly, knowledgeable local, said hi to several friends we ran into on tour. Food was well-paced & in great order (6+ cheese, then 4+ olive oils & 3+ balsamic veigars, then Mexican light lunch, then ice cream, then 3+ wines with 2+ chocolates). Great variety to taste at each stop. At most stops, actually went into shops, got spiels & samples & answers to any questions from proprietors, not just guide.Have done food tours in Barcelona, Paris, Honolulu, London, and Boston -- this was the most variety of samples at each stop and closest contact with food-makers. Highly recommend!
Thank you for posting a wonderful review! We are always happy to hear a guest, who has taken several food tours across the globe, enjoyed our tour in Sonoma! Thank you for recommending our walking food, wine & history tour! Cheers, Mia
Abby is well-informed, a good communicator, and was enjoyable to walk around with.
Thank you! We're glad you had an enjoyable time! Cheers, Mia
This is a must do tour!! Abby was a delight and was so knowledgeable, fun and cheerful-clearly loves her “job”!
She does love her job and we are lucky to have her! We are so happy you loved the tour! Cheers, Mia
Great introduction to Sonoma history and culture. Included a cheese tasting, a Mexican lunch with margaritas, ice cream, olive I’ll tasting, wine and chocolate tasting. It covered all the bases.
Thank you for the wonderful review! Glad you enjoyed the tour! Cheers, Mia
This was a really fun experience! We went on a very hot day so that made it hard because it was mostly outside.
We are so glad you had a fun experience! Unfortunately, we can't control the weather, but we do try to walk in the shade on hot day and provide water along the way.
Wear comfortable shoes! Loved the tour and our guide Abby, the whole experience was awesome. We dressed up a bit as it was a bachelorette trip and took photos along the way. Sandals for me was not the best choice but the cute pictures were worth it. Abby took photos along the way as well. Great history, food and of course the wine and chocolate pairing.
Thank you for taking the time to post a review! We are so happy your group had an awesome time! Your group did look so cute in the photos!! Glad you enjoyed the walking tour in Sonoma!
My husband booked this and I was skeptical. Wow, was I wrong! We both LOVED it! Our tour guide, Abby, was fantastic - friendly, enthusiastic, knowledgeable and FUN! It was really interesting learning the history of Sonoma while sampling some of its tastiest local treats. It really was an A+ tour and we highly recommend it.
Thank you both for letting us win you over! We couldn't be more thrilled to know that you LOVED the tour and thank you for taking the time to post such a wonderful review. Cheers, Mia
