Join us on a full-day, small-group wine tour of the Spectacular Sonoma Valley wine country! You’ll visit three charming, back roads wineries and be served a picnic lunch in an idyllic winery setting. Your tour guide will tell fascinating stories and share many interesting tidbits about local history, culture and wine making. Our specialty is intimate, light hearted and truly memorable experiences. Your guide will set up a tasty picnic lunch for you at a picturesque winery. Once the tour concludes, you will be dropped off from where you were picked up. The tour typically has 8-12 guests on board.
From the operator’s live schedule on Viator, checked Oct 12.
Your tour will begin with pickup from your Sonoma area hotel. Depending on where you are staying will define the tour region that you will be visiting. If your accommodations are outside of the winery region, you can arrange to meet us a general meeting spot. You’ll visit three charming, backroads wineries and be served a picnic lunch in an idyllic winery setting. Your tour guide will tell fascinating stories and share many interesting tidbits about local history, culture and wine making. This is not a smarmy or touristy activity. Our specialty is intimate, light-hearted and truly memorable. This tour is sure to entertain with a very approachable and easy-going style. Discover and savor new experiences tasting some of the world’s most celebrated wines. Our typical guest is not necessarily a wine expert but keen to learn a bit about wine and wine-making, and is open to sharing the experience with a few other like-minded wine adventurers.
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Sonoma Valley Small Group Winery Tour lasts about 7 hours. The itinerary has 1 stop.
Prices start at $151 per person for this Napa and Sonoma 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.
According to the operator’s current schedule, it runs every day.
Yes. Cancel at least 1 day before the start for a full refund. Later cancellations are non-refundable.
Yes, pickup is offered. Pickup points include The Lodge at Sonoma Resort, Autograph Collection.
The experience is available in EN.
It is a small-group experience with a maximum of 12 participants.
Yes, bookings are confirmed instantly.
Travellers rate it 4.8 out of 5 across 177 reviews on Viator and Tripadvisor; it is run by Platypus Tours Limited.
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It was brilliant, we went to three different vineyards and all were really lovely. We had really good fun with all the other guests who we met as strangers but left as friends
Hi William! Thank you for this! We really appreciate you taking the time to share and are so happy you had such a brilliant time in Sonoma and made new friends along the way! Warm Wine Country Regards, Shawnda
Army was awesome! I would recommend asking what wineries you are going to. We enjoyed the presentation at Ty Caton but the other two wineries were not as special. Paul had an outstanding presentation. Totally different with Peter Sellers winery. Not much time for picnic lunch. Larson....we had hard time hearing from presenter as there was a festival going on. We thought the other 2 wineries would be more like Ty Caton.
Thank you for your thoughtful feedback and your kind words about Army. Each winery offers a different experience, but we certainly want all three to feel worthy of being part of your day. We especially appreciate your comments about the timing of lunch and the difficulty hearing during the festival. Those are things we can evaluate and address. We’re glad Paul and Ty Caton were such a highlight and will share your praise. Warm wine country regards, Shawnda
I would recommend this tour to everybody! We had the most amazing time. Our tour guide/driver was James and he was outstanding! He chose 3 beautiful wineries for us to visit...each one had beautiful scenery and great wines. A delicious lunch was provided at one of the wineries with a picturesque view. The whole day was relaxing and fun. James shared so much information about the area and the wineries. For a first time visitor to Sonoma, this tour surpassed our expectations.
WOW, thank you! This is everything we aim to deliver, and I'm so happy we were able to do so for you. James is an outstanding tour guide, and he will absolutely love seeing this. Know that you always have a seat on a tour with us, and we hope to welcome you back to create a whole new unforgettable day at different wineries. Warm Wine Country Regards, Shawnda
We had a great time! Our guide was very attentive and made sure we all had a great time. He clearly has a great relationship with the wineries.
Hi! Thank you for taking the time to share this. The guides cultivate those relationships with time and care so they get the best experiences for their guests. I appreciate you noticing that connection. We’re so glad you had a great day in Sonoma. Please come back anytime! Warm Wine Country Regards, Shawnda
our tour guide was very knowledgeable and took us to three wineries . Had a delicious box lunch. Wolf was our tour guide, played great music. Made our tour very enjoyable 😎
Hi! We love an endorsement that starts with “Take this tour!” 😎 Thank you for spending the day with Wolf and for sending others our way. I’ll make sure he sees your review. Warm Wine Country Regards, Shawnda
My husband and I visited Sonoma for the first time and wanted to do wine tasting without driving ourselves. This was perfect. The three wineries we went to were great and the group on the tour bus was a lot of fun. Our driver, Tony, was fun and informative. Ty Caton Winery was our favorite. Paul at the winery made the Ty Caton Winery extra special.
Hi! We’re honored you chose Platypus for your first visit to Sonoma. Tony will be happy to know he helped make it a good one. And it sounds like Paul at Ty Caton deserves credit too! 😊 We hope Sonoma gives you a reason to come back. Warm Wine Country Regards, Shawnda
Tony was great....very knowledgeable and great driver and guide! And Ty Caton was amazing!
Hi! Thank you for spending the day with us! Tony will be thrilled to know he earned such high marks, and we’ll happily share the love with our friends at Ty Caton, too. We appreciate the wonderful review! Warm Wine Country Regards, Shawnda
Amazing experience, friendly knowledgeable staff. Highly recommend.
Hi! Thank you for the wonderful recommendation! We’re so pleased you chose to spend part of your Sonoma visit with us. Hope you left with some great memories and perhaps a few bottles to enjoy back in New York! Warm Wine Country Regards, Shawnda
Excellent tour guide! Small vineyards with delicious wine tastings. Knowledgeable staff and beautiful scenery.
Hi Susan, Thank you! Sounds like Sonoma treated you well. 😊 We're so glad you enjoyed your day and appreciate you taking the time to share. Warmly, Shawnda
We had a great time with the other guests and Rob the driver was very knowledgeable and entertaining.
Hi, Thank you for the great review! Rob knows his wine country, but he also knows how to have fun along the way. 😊 I'm so glad you enjoyed the people you shared the day with, too. I'll make sure Rob sees this! Cheers, Shawnda
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