I booked a tour with Winewagen for a small bachelorette party. Zach was fantastic--punctual,…read moreprofessional, great communication, and very laid back. The van was comfortable, clean, and roomy, and we had a blast during our jumps between wineries playing DJ and singing along to the glory of the early 200s. Our group had a couple hiccups when the day got started that Zach went above and beyond handling--like our Airbnb door not closing (bizarre, I know!), and Zach was kind enough to help us fix it so we could get on our way. All around wonderful experience; I would not hesitate to book again if (hopefully, when!) I am back in the area. Thank you again, Zach! (Also posted on Google reviews by me).

This review is a bit overdue, but we are still talking about it a year later for a girls trip with…read moremy 3 best friends. We knew it was going to be a great trip when we got in and Zak simply asked where do you want to go? We said you are from here take us where you would go. He asked white or red? We said red.. We asked him to pick some cool music and he started with Bob Seger Roll Me Away and we were hooked. And so it began, he took us to smaller wineries with excellent products, good pricing, customer oriented and less crowded. Not a single tourist trap. Zak even put up with me pestering him about the bus, the motor, the restoration - I'm a bike and car nut. He even showed me his friend's beautiful european sports car at one winery.. nice! :) This classic VW Westfalia bus has complete charm, a few rattles, old school seat belts, a few bumps on the stone road and cool tunes; she showed us girls old school cool. This ride was exactly what we hoped for, we loved that we could visit, not sit there listening to some over the top driver bugging us with a bunch of chit chat stories, bragging tales of the area or taking over our day; he just let us have fun and relax. In some of the other reviews they wanted more chit chatty tour guide, not us, we want laid back and not trying to struggle talking to each other over a tour guide. We preferred that the wineries give us the tour we wanted and information at each stop. Zak was so polite, very responsive to answered to winery, sites and local questions we had. We enjoyed that he opened the door for us and took us into the wineries and introduced us to the folks there. The folks at the wineries treated us wonderfully and they seemed to be friends with Zak we felt they went out of the way to take care of us. Overall, I have told everyone I meet that this is the way to tour if you are into laid back, peaceful rides with great places to visit. All 4 of us ladies agree, this was the highlight of our trip; Zak and the the Winewagen exceeded ALL expectations. Thanks again! Kris Atwater Oak Harbor, OH

Great wine tour company. The bus is not luxurious, but is clean and was comfortable. That is…read moreprobably why their rates are so good. You can also listen to your own music through bluetooth which is a bonus when you are drinking. The driver was very knowledgeable and friendly. An extra treat between drinking was these delicious Korean spring rolls that the owner served us.

I originally heard about these guys from my cousin who had her bachelorette/bridal shower with…read morethem. She had a blast so I decided to take my wife there for a weekend getaway. First off, let me say that it is an absolute must to go with a tour company. There's literally over 100 different wineries in the region so you definitely need someone to help bring you to the best ones. I mean... who wants to drive and follow waze when you can chill out in the back, laugh, and blast your music while someone else does the driving? I think it's a bonus that they allow you to play ur iPhone over the bus speakers so that you can jam out to your own stuff. We got Dave as our driver and he was patient, super duper friendly, and never made us feel "rushed". He was on our schedule as opposed to other tours that I been on where you're being herded like cattle. I think he kinda chuckled when my playlist when from some hardcore rap to the spice girls. What can I say? I'm well rounded. I highly recommend having a decent breakfast before setting out on a full day of wine tasting. It definitely helps get you going for the day. We went during peak travel season so it was pretty busy. But the weather was amazing and the views breathtaking. Worth every penny (and they are inexpensive!) We met this lovely couple on the tour who told us to try the winter off-season when it's less crowded so that we can have meet and chat with the winemakers themselves during our tasting. I've never done wine tours in the winter so we'll definitely be back next time and make a nice ski trip out of it as well.

We had a wonderful experience with Nicole! I highly recommend this service. We opted to use our…read moreown vehicle and Nicole expertly drove us around to all the places we had planned. Nicole was full of information and was able to stir us in the direction that best suited our tastes. Our trip was a fantastic success. Thank you Nicole and Grapevine Country Tours!

I loved this tour ! We had booked a package from Glass Magnolia B&B and we got a 2 person tour of…read morethe wineries near Seneca and Cayuga. Bonnie was great! We explained what type of wine we liked and she made fantastic recommendations. It was a joy hearing her passion and knowledge for the region. I learned a lot. She also went at a great pace and was very fun. We got the space to enjoy our wine and we never felt rushed. It was a nice experience. I really enjoyed her recommendations. I'd definitely recommend and would try this tour again!

Seating for 13 on the van, you can join other friendly travelers or reserve the whole thing. The…read moretour is a great mingling of education and adventure in a wonderful clean, comfortable and intimate setting.

Saturday afternoon fun! Buy your ticket and hop aboard for Flights N' Bites (or whichever Portage…read moretour you're considering). Drinks, food, adventure, and new friends - everything is included. Important to understand- you don't NEED to gather a group or plan ahead to enjoy Rochester's food/drink scene. I loved how you just reserve a seat and take "flight". We were celebrating our anniversary, another couple was celebrating a birthday, others were simply exploring... We started with private tour/tasting @ a distillery, sipped yummy hard cider flights, and enjoyed craft beer tasting at a microbrewery - with snacks along the way. in addition to being very gracious hosts, Jeff & Susan (owners and guides), showed us historic places, beautiful wall art, and shared some unique Rochester history. The bus was comfy & spacious, with places to keep our purchases. With a built-in adventure and safe driver, a Portage Tour would be a perfect girls night, afternoon with out-of-town guests, or birthday celebration (and you don't need to pedal. lol.). Highly recommend for Rochesterians & out-of-town guests alike.

From start to finish, a very professional experience. My attorneys were traveling for a trial and…read moreone of them was in Syracuse. I arranged for her to be picked up in Syracuse and taken to Wilmington, DE. Everything went seamlessly. Driver was professional and drove safely. On the admin side, communication and updates throughout. Very professional, just the like NYC car services my firm uses. Would highly recommend them and will definitely use their services again.

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We used this company to drive my wife Katie and I around for our first time to the finger lakes…read morearea, and we couldn't be happier with our decision. We had Ernie himself drive us. Local guy, extremely knowledgeable on the area, and a true gentleman. Highly recommended!

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Deb was awesome!! 10/10 experience and would do again!!! Breweries were nice and deb would check in…read moreon us and make sure we were doing ok!

Used Crush for a bachelor party trip awhile back. We had the bus to ourselves, so was largely able…read moreto do what we wanted which was nice. Hit wineries, a distillery and a brewery which was nice. Driver (Darryl) was a very nice guy even if he forgot my name and started calling me 'Steve' halfway through. That was pretty funny for the guys even if it was at my expense. Bus had plenty of room too, and we stayed on schedule without it being overbearing or annoying. Price point was fair given this was a 1/2 day tour with food/alcohol included. Brewery and distillery options couldn't have been better. Wagner brewing makes one of the best examples of hefeweizens I've had anywhere. Really great tap room overlooking the lake as well. Got a cheese plate there which was packed like shit in to-go containers, which belied the really good array of cheese, meat and accoutrements it included. Finger Lakes distilling was shockingly good. Their repertoire of whiskeys, including aged options, different styles (ie: pot stilled, applejack) and experiment stuff (cannoli whiskey) was superb. Had whiskey infused cigars here too which were awesome. I bought a shit ton of stuff from their. Surprisingly, I wasn't as thrilled with the wineries. Zugibe was respectable but paled to others nearby like Thirsty Owl; what threw me off was that the reds were much better than the whites there. Food there was gyros, which was odd but oddly good at least. Belhurst was probably the worst single winery I've ever been to, with the worst wine I've tried. Wine had a soapy taste and was cloyingly sweet. Bartender was snotty, rattled off some canned crap she memorized that was largely irrelevant, and didn't really know anything about wine. Place was largely a freaking gift shop, so no clue why they thought this was a good addition. Would use these guys again as Darryl was a sweetheart, and maybe just direct them a bit more in terms of what we're looking for. I am 100% fine with the emphasis being on beer/liquor, however the groom-to-be was more of a wine person in this case. Very workable either way.

O. M. G. !!!! all I have are two words: Lori. Sponable. when I entered Lori's bus all I expected…read morewas to get from point A to point B. I did not expect to meet both a friend for life and a role model all in one ride. did you know Lori got a perfect score on her SAT but ultimately decided it was an arbitrary test. talk about humble. Lori, thanks for everything you do. you make me a better me and I hope one day to make you a better you. also a good driver.

We booked a limo and a shuttle for a Wedding in Geneva, NY…read moreThe Limo driver had no idea where he was supposed to be and at what time. The shuttle driver was very nice, but she was not given my correct phone #, so she couldn't get a hold of me for the first 2 hours of the evening. At the end of the evening she was told to NOT make the last shuttle trip because it was 11:36---6 minutes past our slotted time. Fitzgerald Bros told her to not bring home the Bride and Groom and 22 other guests unless they were paid another $120. Earlier in the week, I was told we would be given a 30 minute grace period. The Sales Mgr was RUDE and inflexible, and would not refund the $120 I paid in cash---AFTER I pleaded with the driver to bring them back to the hotel. Will NEVER use this company again

Let me start off by saying, I have been using this company for years now. Setting up holiday wine…read moretours and wine tours in general. Really down to earth people. They will try to work eith you thr best they can. This company here will even try to work on pricing for you as well. They are a fair company at a fair price. What more could you ask. I have called "big name" companies in Syracuse before and got ridiculous pricing. Called this business here and they took care of us. I am glad they have stuck around for as long as they had. I thank you!

We rented a bus to shuttle our wedding guests from the hotel to the venue. As per our contract…read morereturn shuttle was at 1:3 - at 10:29 the driver came into the venue and informed one of our guests he was leaving with or without the passengers as he had been sitting there for 15 minutes. Very unprofessional as it wasn't even pick up time and I was told they will stay 15 minutes past the contracted pick up time. We had to have the band announce that the bus would be leaving ASAP and all guests riding the bus would need to exit the reception and get to the bus. Not they way I wanted a perfect day to end. Not to mention they called the day before the wedding trying to collect the final payment that we had already sent to them 2 months prior. I would not recommend using them for a wedding - maybe a less formal event.

Dave and Jolene really came through for me to get me from Seneca Falls to Syracuse Airport when…read morethere were no other taxis available in the area and even accommodated my request to leave earlier despite a snowstorm. The taxi business is difficult in that area and their ethics and kindness truly shine.

Around New Year's, I took a trip up to Geneva and with the pandemic it was pretty obvious that a…read morelot of businesses were not open and some not at 100% capacity. We received a business card at the front desk of the Del Lago casino. We had a few drinks we didn't want to drive and called taxis and Uber's with no luck. With the casino closing we decided to call D&G. This guy was excellent he was able to take us to our hotel with no issues, we had been looking for some sort of transportation an hour prior to D&G saving us! He picked up the phone right away and gave us an estimated time, I am so grateful they were around and open it seemed like a New Year's not too many people were open including taxis and Uber's. We paid cash- not sure if they accept any other form of payment.