Ashley had taken care of us at the restaurant and she dud such an amazing job. It was my birthday…read moreand she made it such an amazing experience. i lived every second. thank you so much ashley!!

Amanda was awesome. Wine was great. Joined the wine club. Loved the gorgeous view from the patio…read moreand tasting room.

We recently did a tour with friends with Becca as our guide. We had an absolute blast and really…read moreenjoyed hearing the history around old town Temecula. Becca did a great job retelling the old stories and keeping us entertained. We even got special tools that helped us detect any ghostly prescence and ways to try and communicate with them. Highly recommend and request Becca!

Great tour. Our host was Rebecca, and we really enjoyed her style. She was funny, balanced, and…read moreknowledgable. Of course, the charming locale lends itself perfectly as another character on the tour, haunting us with history.

Purrfect end to a beautiful day. We were picked up at our hotel after our Hot air balloon ride…read more Itacia (host)and Rolando (driver) were awesome! Both were very pleasant and professional. With that being said we also had a fun! They adapted to our riders on the tour. It was a mix of what we thought were quiet reserved personalities, friends, couples and families. They kept our purchases and personal items safe so we didn't have to carry them around all day. Gathered the forgetful and happy tourist back to bus to keep us on time. The music on trolley had variety of range for everyone. During the trolley tour all had bonded and became very comfortable with each other. On the way back to hotel everyone feeling happy and relaxed enjoyed themselves bobbing our heads and dancing to the mix of music provided. Although I may never see our group. I enjoyed bonding, sharing and learning about their lives if just for that day. We visited three wineries all a different vibe. One small family owned gave a traditional tour (saw where they processed wine appreciated that because the others didn't) loved the drunk bunny story!!! Second modern & trendy (they served beer and had a very nice outdoors area). The third, larger more commercial and served food. Large selection of wine.

This was a phenomenal tour! My boyfriend turned 30 on the day of our tour and they showed up…read morechanting his name. It was super special. Alanah, our host, was an icon!!!! My only wish was that we had longer at the wineries! Would definite recommend this to anyone visiting Temecula!

The Alpaca Hacienda is sadly closing sometime in May and now it is only by appointment. Just go to…read moretheir website to make an appointment. This place is super cute and the staff is just wonderful. They are passionate about their alpacas and love them. They are well cared for and cute as can be. The grounds are in a lovely area and the place is kept clean. They has a little store and they have the most wonderful Alpacas. They are just so cute and they are super gentle. Your kids will love seeing them. The Alpacas have lots of space and they all seem to get along. It is sad to see this place go. We will miss it.

Booked this as an activity while we were in Temecula, not knowing much about Alpaca's. Well, let's…read morejust say I left full of knowledge! Our tour guide, Julie was great at going over the do's and don't of being around them. Also, she shared beautiful stories of how this all started and information about Alpacas. They were all so cute and well behaved (didn't get spit on) haha. I apologize that I can not recall the name of the great woman who showed us how their coats are handled. I think I was so intrigued with what she was sharing that I didn't catch her name. With that said, it actually was my favorite part! If in the area, I would recommend booking this! Great for all ages :)

Overall a fun time and we felt safe. I was disappointed that people checked in late and we had to…read morewait to confirm no shows. Also that we had to listen to a spiel about the $250 video package. All this took time and I hate waiting around. Once we got on the shuttle things progressed in a timely fashion, except we had to return to the starting point for our champagne toast. Would have been fun to do in the field. There was more time on the ground than in the balloon. Also noticed that other companies started earlier and were going much higher and lower than we were. The drone following us taking video was extremely annoying. Not the adventure I had hoped for, but enjoyable do do one time.

My boyfriend and I came to do a hot air balloon ride for the first time for my birthday!…read more The employees really had everything down to a science and I felt confident that they were experienced and knew what they were doing. It was SO early, and it really was good I had a jacket before we got into the balloon because it was chilly, but it is warm up in the air and in the balloon! Watching the set up and tear down ended up feeling like a part of the experience. The ride itself was amazing. It was unreal and so pretty!!! Our pilot had so much fun knowledge of the area and kept everyone engaged and entertained. At the end, they provided a champagne toast and certificates which was such a nice touch. I am definitely glad we went with this company and highly recommend them to anyone else interested in checking out a hot air balloon ride!

Amazing customer service from our host, Mindy Gaylord. Without a doubt, she helped make our…read moreexperience truly memorable and took care of everything while we were there. My boyfriend and I were able to focus on enjoying ourselves thanks to Mindy handling our purchases throughout the tour. She was courteous, respectful, and lively. Although there was a schedule to follow, her guidance ensured we arrived on time to each location. Overall, it was an amazing wine tour experience, and I look forward to going again in the near future!

My experience with Grapevine wine tours was amazing. To start it was a very beautiful day to be…read moretouring. I am local to the area and had no idea these vineyards had restaurants and were open to the public. So this tour opened my mind to a different lifestyle and places to dine outside of the city. My guide Mindy Gaylor, was very professional and knowledgeable about the vineyard. Her hospitality made us feel very welcomed and she was very attentive. She was a great host, provided water, and got the door at the shuttle and at the vineyards while coming and going from the vineyards. She also brought my wine and souvenirs to the shuttle so I can be free of carrying items around and be more attentive to my date. Very good choice of up beat music during transportation and very well mannered. I have already recommended this tour to friends and family.

What a wonderful experience and overall fun way to experience Temecula, in a sidecar. Our driver…read morewas Bryan. He's extremely well-versed in the wine industry and also the city of Temecula. Bryan is also very attentive, reat conversationalist, and just an overall nice guy. If you're looking for a different way to experience Temecula, Sidecar Tours is the way to go. And make sure you ask for Bryan to be your driver. Just highly recommend! Cheers !

This is a must! It was fun, informative, and a unique experience. The wine tasting at 1 winery and…read morea bottle at another is all included, as well as professional looking photos from the driver which are shared to you before the tour even ends. The driver dropped us off at another winery once the tour concluded so they can be flexible. Will do it again!

I haven't been to Miramonte in years! I was happy to see that all of my favorite starters were…read morestill on the menu - the fromage and tomato and stuffed mushrooms. They're the best with rich, complimentary flavors in each dish! Our server was great! Very pleasant! I love the ambiance at this particular winery because the views are gorgeous! There are multiple seating areas - the main veranda, an extended seating area directly to the side of the main deck (veranda), and cabana seating (deposit required). The way the veranda is framed with greenery looking out at the hills is stunning. Miramonte is still one of my favorite places in Temecula Wine Country!

Not sure how to feel about this winery, but after the second winery we visited after Miramonte, I…read moreprobably would not visit Miramonte again. I decided to do a wine tasting for my birthday with 2 other guests and drove from LA to Temecula on a Sunday. Arriving to the estate was easy, there's plenty of free parking spots surrounding the winery. It's quite an uphill stroll and some stairs are involved, but you definitely get a workout in. They have a covered patio area of tables that are either reserved or you put your name down to get a table on the left side of the winery, the middle/terrace area is usually used for private parties/events such as a bridal shower or birthday party, where there are 2 outside bars and sometimes they offer live music, the back area of the estate has a grassy area with small vendors selling jewelry and such with picnic style tables (no shade or cover), a gazebo of seating facing in my opinion, the best part of the view, and a separate location for wine club members. The inside is where you do the actual wine tasting experience, and has high bar stool tables and chairs for seating as well. Stepping up to the hostess desk, a man who worked there greeted us and very quickly told us what they offer and then walked away (had nothing to do with the check in desk area, so it was a little confusing). The hostesses had the same spiel to give, and I had mentioned it was our first time and we had absolutely no idea how to even begin a wine tasting experience. The explanations were rushed and basically told us to figure it out. We walked away towards the inside/outside terrace of the winery and were stuck walking around for 5 minutes not knowing where to go. We stopped by one of the outside bars and asked for help, the bartender told us we could start our wine tasting experience inside. Now was that so hard to help us navigate where we're supposed to go and what we're supposed to do? Not everything should be explained on a script, most of the time hospitality and customer service goes a longer distance than formalities. We finally get inside and the women working the front for the tastings were really impersonal and standoffish. We finally start getting a tasting experience going, asked for recommendations and none were received or explained so we just picked random options and had them pour. Throughout the 6 tastings we had, each pour was a different amount, if the bottle they were using was running low, they would pour the last bits of it (barely 2 sips), and hand it over, vs a bottle that was more than full, would get a nice even tasting pour. We eventually wanted to order food, and before we even started the tasting, we asked for a table and the hostess told us it would be over an hour wait. We put our names down, they called us in the middle of our 2/6 tasting, which was less than 20 min. So we went to our table and kept having to go back inside one by one to taste our different wines, as we were at a table now and not just doing the tasting experience inside. Food was great, service at the table was also great. Afterwards we left our table and walked towards the gazebo area and sat down by the view. The most enjoyable part of our day just taking in the atmosphere. On our way out, we wanted to experience a different viewpoint which was the bar area with the stools next to the tables of the "reserved/name down" area. I very nicely asked the hostess if we could sit in the empty seats for just a second to finish our last tasting and take in the view, she told us no those are reserved areas and not just open for anyone to sit at as they please. "Sorryyyy those are reserved spaces" with a smile that was clearly not genuine. We understood, dropped our wine glasses off at the bar, and proceeded to our next destination. All in all, the service here was not great. The entire experience felt absolutely rushed, it was not focused on the wine tasting experience at all, they are more focused on selling tables and getting you to order food. There was no explanations on a quick backstory of the wines we were interested in trying, it was just like "which one do you want" "*point*" poured it, and just told us to enjoy. I didn't enjoy my time here at all, and I won't be back to visit, as there are many many other lowkey wineries that are not as highly reviewed or popular as this one, and they are a much better experience.

Had a fantastic time! The history really came alive and our tour guide Annalise (hope I am spelling…read moreher name correctly) was wonderful at tying together the whole town. Learned a lot and had great time! There is plenty of time at each spot to get a drink. Each stop had a restroom. Our group had about 10-15 people. Listen when they say dress comfortable and wear appropiate footwear. The walking is not bad but it is a enough to not wear high heels. This was a very disabled friendly tour. The last stop (Coin-Op Game Room), is the only place that you may have trouble with if your in a wheelchair or use a mobility aid, just due to how crowded it gets.

This is a cool hands on history lesson of the area of Julian, circa 1870…read more Many times we have gone to Julian, many times we have played in the snow, eaten apple pie, had pizza and beer. But somehow we never knew there was a mining history there and that it was very prolific in the 1870s. The tour is worth the cost, and starts with a history of the equipment and the area as well as the information about how the mining equipment and the mine were preserved. There is a demonstration of how to pan for gold, and there is a lot of old equipment as well as a shop with relics, books and western style homestead-ish goods. A nice variety of options. The walk through the mine would have been better with a smaller group where we wouldn't feel rushed. It was cool that down in the mine there is still equipment, and you can view down into the hole where the miners would be lowered to work for the day. The mine is very dark - but also well lit and as your eyes adjust there is no problem watching where you walk and seeing the historic equipment down in the mine. The tour is actually 2 shafts that connect, as you finish one mine area then the tour guide takes you into the other mine shaft and at the end of the tour you exit on the other side of the mountain- pretty cool. You must be mobile, not claustrophobic, this is a child friendly tour but please impress to your kids that listening is key, some portions of the tour it may be more difficult to hear the guide. At one point they lights are turned off so that the guide can demonstrate the use of a candle to iluminate the way, it's a short period but might be scary to young visitors if not reassured. I recommend this tour for tourists, locals, adults and kids - great to learn the history of Julian and the mines that were there during the gold rush. I believe they said - more than 200!

Really cool and interesting. The road is super bumpy and full of pot-holes to get there. There is a…read moretour inside the mine and I've done it several times, still just as cool every time.