BUZZ IS THE BEST!
My boyfriend and I were planning a trip to Napa to go wine tasting for three full days. I was looking around online for transportation options when I ran across a Yelp search results page listing several individuals willing to drive people around on their wine tours. I read through reviews for multiple drivers, and e-mailed quite a few as well. After researching for about three days, I decided to go with Buzz.
Buzz offered the best deal - he was significantly more reasonably priced than everyone else that I looked at, and even offered us a discount if we booked all three days with him. He only had five star reviews, and reading all of them left me with a great feeling about him. I figured we would be spending quite a bit of time with whoever we chose to use over the three day period that we were there, so I wanted to make sure we used someone who would be laid back and enjoyable to be around. Buzz is both of those, to say the least.
Buzz was always early to pick us up. He brought a cooler filled with water bottles every day. One of the days it rained and he brought us an umbrella, and even one of his rain jackets for my boyfriend to wear instead of his leather jacket. He knew where every place that we wanted to go was, and got us there on time, every time. Our days were jam-packed with wine tastings, and as the day wore on and we weren't quite as clear-headed, it was pretty easy to lose track of time. Buzz would send us text messages reminding us when we needed to get going to make it to our next winery.
Buzz has lived in Napa for over 50 years, so you have a local personally showing you around. Our car rides were filled with interesting anecdotes about places we passed on our way to the different wineries. He was full of suggestions on how to kill spare time between tastings....sightseeing, an extra winery or two at his recommendation (all off the beaten path and great picks), or an impromptu tour through Yountville or Calistoga. He brought menus with him for us to call ahead and order lunch, which he would go pick up while we were wine tasting. Then he picked a great spot with spectacular views for us to sit down and eat.
Riding around with Buzz all day feels like you're riding around with an old friend. I legitimately enjoyed spending as much time with him as we did. He did an indescribably great job, and I would highly recommend him to anyone looking to go on a Napa wine tour. read more