5 hour private wine tasting tour of the wineries in North County San Diego. This is a very unique tour as most people head to Temecula. North County wineries are very good and produce some lovely wines. The tour itself will be approximately 3 hours the other 2 hours will be the drive time from downtown to Escondido and back to downtown and also the drive time between wineries. You will see some very picturesque scenery of the Mountains in North County and all the beautiful wineries along the way. It’s a very enjoyable tour.
Enjoy looking around the stores and sampling the wines of one of the oldest wineries in San Diego County. It’s very rustic and a really lovely setting.
Orfila Vineyards & Winery is a 70-acre, award-winning boutique winery in Escondido, California, specializing in Rhône-style wines. Founded in 1994, it offers tastings, tours, and a scenic venue for events in the San Pasqual Valley. Under new ownership, the winery focuses on a welcoming atmosphere, featuring a tasting room, and picnic areas.
We grow 15 varietals in our estate vineyard, which also offers amazing views of San Pasqual Valley. Thanks to the availability of this many varietal options, our Winemaker, Mike Embly, is able to create complex blends and varietal wines that express our unique terrior and will surely enhance your palate experience.
I can pick you up from your hotel, Airbnb, or cruise ship terminal. After the tour ends I can drop you back off at your hotel, Airbnb, cruise ship terminal or the San Diego international airport. Please let me know where exactly you would like me to pick you up to start the tour. We can pick you up more than 5 miles from downtown San Diego for an additional fee
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
San Diego County Wine Tour (Private) lasts about 5 hours. The itinerary has 3 stops.
Prices start at $224 per person for this San Diego experience, booked through Viator with the price shown before checkout. There is 1 booking option, so the final price depends on the option you choose.
Yes. Cancel at least 1 day before the start for a full refund. Later cancellations are non-refundable.
Yes, pickup is offered. I can pick you up from your hotel, Airbnb, or cruise ship terminal. After the tour ends I can drop you back off at your hotel, Airbnb, cruise ship terminal or the San Diego international airport. Please let me know where exactly you would like me to pick you up to start the tour. We can pick you up more than 5 miles from downtown San Diego for an additional fee
The experience is available in EN, ES.
It is a private experience: only your party takes part. Up to 4 travellers can book together.
Yes, bookings are confirmed instantly.
Travellers rate it 5.0 out of 5 across 8 verified reviews; it is run by Alba Tours.
We had such a great time on this tour! Darren was friendly and knowledgeable and made us feel very comfortable. The wineries were all so beautiful and had great wine and food! Highly recommend!
Thanks so much for your review Van, it was a pleasure meeting everyone. Very happy to hear that you enjoyed the wine tour.
The tour was perfect from the beginning to the end. Darren was an amazing tour guide—-knowledgable and friendly. It was very evident that he truly cares and wants to make sure you have an outstanding experience. After a wonderful day, after returning to our hotel, I realized that I had left my purse at one of the wineries we visited. Darren went above and beyond to help me get my purse back so I could travel home early the next morning. He contacted the winery owner after the winery closed, located my purse, retrieved it and brought it to me at my hotel! Unbelievable!! I can’t say enough good things about Darren and will certainly take another of his tours when I return to San Diego! He is a great tour guide and a great person!!
Thanks for your kind review Suzette, it was a pleasure meeting you and Jimmy. So happy and relieved that i got your purse back to you.
The private tour was fabulous. Mara was a great driver and guide. Very personal. Just a very pleasant day all around. Would use this company again when we are back in San Diego.
Thanks very much for the the review Norman, happy to hear you enjoyed the wine tour and Mara was a great guide.
Mara was wonderful! She catered to our wishes and it was a lovely experience! We really enjoyed all of the wineries and how they were all special.
Thank you so much for your review, happy to hear you had a good time on the wine tour with Mara.
Darren was a perfect blend of knowing when to be attentive and provide space during our tours. His knowledge of best opportunity for an enjoyable wine tasting, atmosphere and ability to adjust for our presence was deeply appreciated. All of our stops were very enjoyable for different reasons and we would definitely pair with him again for our next trip to this region. Not knowing a lot about the winerries in this area made me a little nervous about seeking an outsider's help, but Darren was very polite and professional and great driver and company between stops. Highly recommend.
Thanks so much Scott, glad you had a good time.
The Private San Diego County Wine Tour with host Darren Manson was fabulous. The tour was absolutely one of the best tours that can be had. Darren is a very pleasant, warm, friendly driver with tons of knowledge about San Diego and the world (no exaggeration). His tour is educational, entertaining and extremely interesting. He made us feel so comfortable -- as though we knew him forever. If we return to San Diego, we know we will book one of his Alba Tours. He's the best!
Thank you for the review, glad you had a good time.
What a wonderful time my son and I had on a recent visit to San Diego. Darren is wonderful and very knowledgeable. We had an amazing time visiting the wineries. I would recommend Darren and will do his other tours when I go back to San Diego 😃
Amazing tour, great wineries with generous tasting pours and without going into Mexico! Darren was knowledgeable about the wineries and a safe driver; I was solo for this trip and I didn’t have to worry about a thing which was great since I’m normally the one wrangling everyone else on a trip. It was a great, stress-free experience.
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