My husband and I had a private tour with Josh, and it was an absolute blast! As we drove to our…read morefirst location, Josh pointed out the cooler he packed for us in the back of the limo which was filled with local beers, as well as a basket full of snacks in case we got hungry or needed to sober up. We then arrived at our first location: High Wire Distillery, where we had a tour of the distillery and sampled their vodka, gin, rye whiskey, and dessert liquor. We then went to Frothy Beard where we sampled our favorite beers of the day, and Josh helped set up an outdoor game of corn hole for us once he heard how competitive my husband and I were. Additionally, once Josh heard we were in need of pictures on this trip, he kindly offered to drive by the waterfront where he took great pictures of us. We ended the day at Monkle which was a beautiful Belgian brewery where we tried the Belgian double, triple, and quad. All in all, Josh really went above and beyond. His friendly personality made for a comfortable environment, he was a great driver, and he was very professional. We would highly recommend this trip to anyone who wants a luxurious experience visiting the Charleston beer/liquor scene. Thank you Josh for the pictures and the memories!

Josh O was a great host! Went out of his way to take care of our party, even taking care of bring…read moreout our food and drinks

I have gone to the Stomp the Grapes festival for several years now and enjoy it every time. The…read morewine tasting is great and they give you six tastings and I always leave with at least one bottle of the strawberry wine that they do annually. The staff is friendly and the atmosphere is fun! They have live music, food trucks, a grape stomping and Lucille Ball look-a-like contest, and vendors. The mead's are real good and they have other drink options available. It's a small festival but worth going!

I visited Deep Water Vineyard with a large group this past weekend when we were in the area for a…read morebirthday celebration, and there were things I loved it. The property is lovely. Huge live oaks (one with a skateboard swing); plenty of tables and seating; live music at certain times (there was someone singing and playing guitar for most of our visit on a Saturday afternoon); and animals galore - from pens with chickens, Highland cows, and pigs to dogs that work at the winery! The staff were incredibly friendly. Between the staff and the property, it's the kind of place you could spend hours on a pretty day. On the other hand, even in winter (we visited in January, on a mild day) we had a hard time with the gnats on the property. At least I think it was gnats that were flying around our faces and trying to commit suicide in our wine. Maybe they weren't gnats - I didn't think gnats bit humans, and these things wanted our blood. But whatever they were, they were really obnoxious. We moved from the grassy area to an area in the front of the winery that had a concrete slab, but they were either everywhere on the property or followed us - because they were there, too. We couldn't escape them. We bought ten bottles of their wine and did a make your own wine tasting from them (because we were a large group, this made more sense than doing their tasting). Unfortunately, most of the wines weren't to my taste, only about 3/10 were wines I would drink a glass of (we were doing 1 oz pours since we were trying so many). Being a Southern winery, they make several wines from muscadine grapes, which just isn't my cup of tea. They do offer a few other beverages (mead and Bloody Marys at the very least - they may have had more but I didn't venture to the bar to find out) if you want something other than wine. (They seem to offer frozen drinks - frose? - but they weren't offering that since we were there in January.) The property is fun to visit - animals, trees, live music, space for games and spreading out... Unfortunately, the wines weren't for me, and the bugs made me nuts (I'm itchy again just writing this review)! Still, a fun place to stop for a visit if you're doing other things in the area. It can accommodate big groups, too. And the staff were really great - I appreciate how welcoming they make the property!

I cannot begin to tell how much we enjoyed this experience! Chef Forrest is beyond passionate about…read morenot only his beloved low country cuisine, but sharing the story of how it developed into what it is today. His tour is a delightful experience that takes you back in time to really understand why this cuisine is so important to our country's heritage. The walking tour is very pleasant and truly interesting, and the lunch that follows is absolutely amazing. The menu changes with the season and is always made with nothing but local ingredients. This time we started with a delicious Butternut Squash soup followed by Shrimp and Grits. Now, this one of my favorite dishes and I've never tasted better. We finished with bread pudding made from Krispy Kreme doughnuts?? Shut the front door! My wife and I would do this again and again. This a must do, and we highly recommend you put it on your list!

Wow-wow-wow! Worth. Every. Penny. Great history mixed in…read morewith wine & food. Had so much fun with the small group experience. Walked for about an hour through historical places and ended up at the Azur restaurant. Chef says he changes the menu weekly, but we had gazpacho THAT WAS AMAZING, the best shrimp & grits of my life and ended with a local Huguenot torte. Tip: Pack a bottle of water for the walk - or you can purchase a drink near the beginning of the walking tour at a coffee shop. We take food tours everywhere we travel and this one was the best, hands down!

For $30, you are treated to several tours provided by people who have a passion for history and are…read moreamazing story tellers. You start at the visitor center. Here you will book your house tour time. They do a great job of timing the talks around a natural progression to see all parts of the plantation. The house tour is the first floor and a bit of the back patio. No bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchen. It is an open tour so you can roam around the room and see dishes, furniture, hanging art, etc all up close. Next we did the tractor tour of the grounds. Nice to sit and enjoy the farming, woods and many animals (we saw a bald eagle hanging out in a field). You finish the route up the avenue of oaks. From there we toured the slave homes and listened to a storyteller talk about the Gullah Geechee people. We even got to practice the language with her. Next was the stables. Ballerina even let us pet her. We didn't get to the gardens but we could see them in the first part of the tractor tour. The guides were so good. That really enhanced the experience. The grounds are beautiful. If you are a fan of North and South or The Notebook, you will recognize some of the plantation in those films.

This is a cool place. Very educational. Still a working farm. They have a main house you can tour…read more Slave quarters which you learn about. A tram tour of the grounds, stables, gin room, and a cafe. They also have a market on the other side of the farm. They grow strawberries, watermelon, blueberries, pecans, buckwheat, corn, tomatoes, and tons more. And you get a good understanding of all the work that goes into the plantation now and a century ago. The layout, trees, the water and everything else. It's very interesting to know what goes into all of it. Plenty of parking. Tour guides helpful. Easy to navigate. Time well spent. We did not go to the cafe. So can't comment on that.

I'm always down for a good wine. I typically prefer red or white. But I'm not opposed to trying…read morethem all. We stopped in while exploring the area. Would not have known it was there if I didn't decide to walk down the side street. To our surprise they was doing an actually wine tasting at the time. We got to try 3 different wines. The wines was okay but the one that stood out the best to me was the Applebum. Which I was shocked because it wasn't red and I actually liked it. If your in the area stop by and go check it out. There is no street parking. So be prepared to look and pay. Good luck if you find one you don't have to pay for or that's not far. The bottles are very affordable and won't break the bank. The bottle I had will with give you two - three serving depending on your wine glass size. I will be returning!

I love what they have done to this spot! It's lovely and very cozy. They have a limited wine list…read morecurrently, but I think it will expand. Great place to stop for a glass of wine while shopping at the market!

Extremely loud with the high ceilings, and wine tasting was pushed through very very fast Not a…read moretypical wine tasting with an expert person explaining things I could have learned more off the back of the bottle Typical tourist place Not impressed

This place absolutely rocked, Matt gave us a bunch of tastings of wine, was very knowledgeable and…read moremade sure we were having a great time. He was also very accommodating to my fiancé who doesn't drink to make sure she was well taken care of as well. Would definitely come back!

Thoroughly enjoyed this small format cooking class. The instructor was very knowledgeable about…read morelocal food & history. Well-organized do that we were all able to participate. I've made all of the recipes at home. If you enjoy cooking, I recommend.

Charleston Upper King Street Culinary Tour Guide: Georgia…read more 4 stops is pretty low for a food tour, especially since the last one was gelato. Our 3rd stop was a chicken quesadilla and tortilla chips with salsa and queso. I would never call that a "culinary experience". The mussels on the first stop was good but it was shared and some people are gross. A woman I was sharing with used the fork she ate off of to pick mussels out of our shared bowl AND double dipped her bread in the mussel juice. Individual small portions would've been better especially considering I traveled alone. I chose this company because it was local, when I typically use the same one, thinking it would've been the best. I was fooled. This was my least favorite food tour of all my travels. The others might be better. Stops & Food: 1. 39 Rue de Jean- mussels, bread, truffle fries, and brussel sprouts 2. Uncork Charleston - meatball (golf ball sized) 3. El Jefe Texican Cantina- chicken quesadilla, tortilla chips with queso and salsa 4. Tinto Café & Provisions- gelato

Fantastic tour! Captain Mike is amazing! He is informative, jovial and quite amazing! We tour with…read moreyou often and will continue to do so! Thank you Captain Mike for a great night! Cheers to many more water adventures! - Amanda and Scott

This was a great time! Amazing experience and amazing crew!! And when a guests hat flew off his…read morehead the captain whipped around to try and save it better than rose saving Jack from the Titanic. Will absolutely be taking this tour again! Book it you will not be disappointed

Our reservation was originally at 4pm but we were in the area early and asked if there was room on…read morean earlier ride. Yep, and no problem switching. Our guide was great. (He had red hair but I can't remember his name). He was entertaining with a few jokes here and there and very knowledgeable about the area. He answered questions along the way. It's interesting how the city manages the tours. We rode to a city station and they gave us a card which indicated which area we had to take. Each guide has some freedom in which route they take through the designated area. All of this means is that you could take the tour multiple times and see different things each time. You don't get a choice in where you sit but our group of two got the front seats. Great for unobstructed views but not so good when your nose fills with a whiff of what's in the horse diaper. Traffic and the carriage rides seem to get along well. The horses are well tended to and are rotated from the stables to pasture on a regular basis. We thank Cliff our horse for a fun smooth ride.

I'm happy to say I'm bumping my review up from three stars to four after giving Old South Carriage…read moreCompany another chance. During my first visit to Charleston a few years ago, I took one of their daytime carriage tours and left feeling... underwhelmed. I didn't learn all that much, the tour wasn't especially memorable, and I wrote that I'd rather have explored the city on foot. Fast forward to my most recent visit when one of my friends wanted to do the Haunted Carriage Tour. Since it was something different, I happily went along and I'm glad I did. Our horse, Ron, was a 2,000 pound French Percheron and wow.... talk about a workhorse! From what I observed, the horses seemed well cared for despite the small stable. It was fun learning a little about Ron before we set off. Our guide, Matt, was informative, engaging, and did a great job mixing Charleston history with the haunted stories. While I'm not really into ghost tours, I still learned quite a bit. In fact, my favorite takeaway wasn't haunted at all - it was learning the difference between a graveyard and a cemetery. This tour also had a digital component as we were prompted to scan the QR code to see photos of the individuals/"ghosts" he was talking about. The tour also gave us another opportunity to see Charleston from a different perspective and this time around I enjoyed riding through the historic streets by carriage. Overall, this experience was much more enjoyable than my first. The company clearly has these tours down to a science and if you're deciding between a daytime tour and the haunted evening tour, I'd surprisingly recommend the latter. I'm glad I gave Old South another chance.