My husband and I had the best time on our tour. We travel the globe to find great wine experiences…read moreand this now ranks as one of the top ones. Our guides, Jason and Blaithin, took us to gorgeous locations with some of the best wine that Sonoma County has to offer. I would absolutely recommend them to anyone looking to visit Sonoma! We will definitely use them again in the future.

This is actually the second time we've hired Jonathan to drive us through wine country. Our first…read moretrip was a few years back and focused in the Healdsburg area. He was fantastic and knowledgeable - and extremely personable. We had a few appointments schedule, and he helped fill our schedule with additional great wineries. Based on this, we hired Jonathan to drive me and my family for three days last week. Jonathan was great again! He's most familiar with the Sonoma side of wine country (and he's very honest about that), but he was also helpful and knowledgeable during our days in Yountville and Calistoga/St Helena. He pays great attention to the group and schedule... If you're really enjoying a particular place, he'll help rearrange the schedule to allow for more time, and not rush you off to the next place. He went above and beyond to rework our schedule, allowing us time to enjoy our favorite places.

Great experience! We visited some unique and fun wineries and felt very special. The team was very…read moreaccommodating to changes in schedule (we had a hard time leaving each winery!! and had to shuffle a bit).

I've been a longtime lurker and decided to reserve my first review for an exceptional business:…read moreGene and Debbie Warren's Healdsburg Area Winery Tours. I contacted Gene several weeks in advance of our trip and he managed to address all of our varied interests. Specifically, we were interested in learning more about the winemaking process, biodynamic wineries, and tasting bold reds and some sparkling wine. Gene put together the following schedule for us, and we could not be more thrilled. Stonestreet Winery - Pretty good, but pricey, Cabernet Sauvignon. Too bad because the tasting room staff were really knowledgeable and friendly. Lancaster Estate - Our favorite! Here Gene scheduled a private tour of the estate and wine cave (where the barrels are stored). They only make four wines (sauvignon blanc, a cuvee, a cab, and a signature bordeaux blend), all of which are absolutely impeccable. We even considered joining the wine club, but the waiting list was too long for my patience. Robert Young Estate - Good scion; also known for their chardonnay but I personally found it too buttery. Tasting room staff was kinda tipsy too... Truett Hurst - A biodynamic winery specializing in zinfandel. I especially love their 2006 Red Rooster zin, which is really spicy and unusual (think cloves and cardamom). Montemaggiore - A small (10 acre), organic, estate winery owned by a family that's recently entered the winemaking trade. Gene scheduled an hour-long private chat with the owner/winemaker, and it was a phenomenal educational experience! Highly recommended. Many of the winery staff also seemed to really know and respect Gene, so they also gave us considerably more attention when we would walk in with Gene =) Go to tripadvisor.com if you want to see more reviews of Gene's services.

We had an absolutely incredible experience touring Sonoma and Napa with our wine-country concierge…read more and fixer Margo. She was exceptional from start to finish -- much more than a driver, professional, knowledgeable, personable, and incredibly well connected throughout wine country. She arranged and recommended some truly special experiences, including wonderful lunches, beautiful wineries, exclusive venues, and places we never would have discovered on our own. Just as importantly, her recommendations for the times we were exploring independently were spot-on. She struck the perfect balance: attentive without hovering, fun without ever being unprofessional, and always focused on making sure we had an amazing day. We enjoyed plenty of great wine along the way, and it was wonderful knowing we were in such capable hands. Her local knowledge, relationships, and patience with us made a great vacation genuinely unforgettable. We would recommend her without hesitation and absolutely hope to tour with her again the next time we are in Napa or Sonoma.

Good Times w/ Margo on Saturday! She drove us around to 3…read moredifferent wineries for our wine adventures. We started with UNTI, then headed to Capo Creek for a luncheon tasting extravaganza and finished off the day at Jaxon Keys. So, we were literally all over the place. She's fun and engaging, and has a history with the area so ask her about her favorites if you need some inspo.

Great wine property based in Knight Valley focused on Bordeaux styled wines. Christian Ehret was…read moreworking the wine tasting room in Healdsburg. He started me on the Sauvignon Blanc that was very clean with gooseberries and citrus with grapefruit pith and overall delicious. Then an excellent Merlot made by Erin Green, the former winemaker at Pahlmeyer!! She makes all of the wines which include several Cabernet blends, and a 100% Cabernet under 75% new French Oak. And while I loved all of the reds, this is the Hillside Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon was delicious. Incredibly rich and dense full bodied like a bowl of ripe blackberry jam, and blueberry, plum, old leather, espresso, with legendary eucalyptus or cedar box. Fantastic and worth every dollar!!

Oh my goodness where do I start!!!? One of my favorite wineries in Sonoma! Partially because of the…read morepeople that work there, partially because of the amazing wines, and partially because of their beautiful vineyard (complete with a unimog tour)!! We had such an amazing time touring around their estate with a very knowledgeable and friendly host, Jason! We were then led to a lovely cottage with tastings and food pairings set up and ready for us! The details and thoughtfulness were top notch! I highly recommend them as a stop on your wine tour list!!

We hired Leonard to be our driver for a girls wine tour day in Napa! He was absolutely spectacular…read moreand will be using him again next time we are in Napa! He was super informative, prompt and helped to ensure we were on schedule the entire day. He had so many wonderful recommendations, too many to get to all in one day so we are excited to come back to Napa soon!!

We were referred to Santa (Leonard) by our hotel staff a month before our trip. We were easily able…read moreto book a reservation with him for when we were going to be here in the Sonoma/Napa area. Since it had been 30 years since we last visited the wine country here, we asked him for recommendations on wineries in Napa that focused on great red wines and were fun to visit. He gave us three to see (Materra, Porter Family, and Sequoia Grove) and we really enjoyed all three. During our drive he was able to give us a lot of information about the Sonoma and Napa areas and explained the changes he has seen having lived here all his life. He was a great guide and my wife and I would highly recommend him as a wine tour guide if you are coming for a visit.

Bianca is an amazing wine guide! She has worked at some of the finest establishments in Sonoma…read morecounty and it shows. The depth of her knowledge on how the wines are farmed, produced and blended is extensive and I learn something new every time we visit with her. But her hospitality is what truly sets her apart. She will totally tailor the experience to what you're looking for. Our last visit I just agreed with her on a general program and she chose all the wines - many of which were under the radar or things I'd never had - paired them perfectly with some snacks and hosted an incredible afternoon. She's funny, engaging and a first-class hospitality professional. I can't recommend her highly enough if you're exploring CA wine country for the first time or you're a seasoned vet.

Everything from the wine education to the food paired. Absolutely fabulous. Highly recommend !…read moreBianca will cater to all specific needs. She is so fun and pleasant to be around. She just has a very genuine vibe.

What an amazing experience!!! Ian was so incredible and super responsive. I researched other…read morecompanies before contacting Windsor Wine Tours and did not receive the warmth and helpfulness that Ian provided. He was able to get a reservation at a very secluded winey which that experience was OUT OF THIS WORLD! We had to pivot a bit on our reservations due to the storm, but Ian was on top of it and worked to get us to visit a new place that was recommended. Ian and WWT will forever be our driver each time we come to the area.

Since I'm not exactly a wine person... I hired Windsor Wine Tours for taking my clients for a…read moreweekend getaway before departing California. They absolutely loved how easy going and knowledgeable of the owner/operator Ian was. Very likely to use this company again for my future business needs!

Icaria Winery, Cloverdale, CA - September 1, 2023 This was…read morethe second and final winery of the day for us. We had tasted earlier in the day and were ready for one more tasting adventure. Tastings here are by appointment only. I learned that texting in my appointment request worked very well. We were able to get a 3 pm appointment. Due to its location, you'll get a text explaining how to get to the location and what to do when you get there for parking. This is a pretty small scale family-run winery operated out of the basement of a house that is at the top of a hill not far out of town. There are about 50 acres of wine grapes grown down below. The tasting fee is reasonable - $20/person, compared to other wineries in the Alexander Valley area that have $40+/person tasting fees. Our host was family member Helen, who was charming and knowledgeable and she poured our wines and explained a little about each one. We also got to meet and talk to her husband and winemaker, Greg, We got to taste their Chardonnay, Zinfandel, a couple of their cabs, and a very recently (that morning) bottled Pinot Noir. Everything was very delicious as we sipped our wine overlooking the vineyard below. All the wines were very reasonably priced I thought, considering their outstanding quality $35 - $65. We bought a bottle of the Cab. Sauvignon and the Pinot Noir. We have every expectation they'll be delicious when we open them.

The total definition of a hidden gem! Who would have known that this beautiful tasting room was…read moretucked away in the hills of Alexander Valley?! Came here with a friend during a wine tasting event, and we were both blown away by the aesthetics and the Cabernet! This was hands down some of the best Cab Sauv that I have ever tasted in my life. That kind of Cab that makes your eyes roll to the back of your head with each and every sip. Yeeep... like that. 'Twas extraordinary and I lived to tell it. Upon entering their estate, there's a long windy one way road. It was our first time there and we didn't realize that it was a one way road until we got closer to their grounds. It's pretty gnarly! We didn't realize that they have a shuttle bus that transports guests up to their estate. Whoops! Make sure you don't make the same mistake we did and park at the bottom of the hill and wait for that shuttle. Trying to turn around to go back down that one way street is scary, but we made it work. From first glance, the estate looks like a charming old house on the hill. In fact it is, but you'd never expect what's hiding in the backyard. A full on patio tasting area with jaw dropping views of the valley beneath. Our eyes instantly lit up when we made it to the back patio of their estate. Is this even real?! It was stunning and extremely intimate. We were only one of three groups (one group left shortly after we arrived). It felt like we almost had the place to ourselves. The owner/winemaker (Jeff Smith) and his wife (Helen Smith) are so down to earth and hospitable. They poured us our wines and told us about what we were tasting. I love visiting and supporting small family owned wineries like this. It's such a special and intimate experience. Every wine that we tried was exceptional. Their Cabs are just friggin' mouthwatering, and this is coming from a gal who doesn't drink Cab all too often. But let me tell you; their cabs are so damn smooth. It's literally like silk. Still bold like a Cab should be but extremely balanced. Boldness without the super tannins. When it hits the back of your throat, it just opens up with so much complexity. These are Cabs that don't need food to bring out their flavors; they can be enjoyed all by themselves in completely delightfulness. But, I KNOW that they would be amazing when they are being paired. Just exceptional Cabs. I'm actually so grateful that we came across Icaria during the wine tasting event because I'm not sure if I would have discovered them otherwise. If you're looking to taste in the Cloverdale area, Icaria should be at the top of your list of wineries to try.