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    Rooted Vine Tours

    4.8 (65 reviews)
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    Pence
    Robyn A.

    Our party of 3 enjoyed a beautiful summer day with Iaon and Evan as our guides. Our stops included Koehler, Tercero, & Pence. Well thought out winery tour that provided a wide variety of unique and special tastings. Wine owner Larry at Tercero was particularly entertaining and the passion in his wine making showed. Lunch was delicious sandwich & salad combos at Pence's Club Member area which felt like the perfect summer picnic. Pick up and drop off from out hotel was seamless. Iaon & Evan were a wealth of knowledge when it comes to the regional wineries and what makes these hills of Santa Barbara super special. Highly recommend. Would book again.

    Feliz noche was definitely my favorite! Tempranillo pero llego tardecillo, Felipe said that
    Cynthia P.

    This was my first time going wine tasting and our group definitely had the best tour guy in town! His name is Ian but he can also be Nacho, Pancho, or Sancho lol I 100% recommend this tour not only is this guy funny and fun, but he definitely knows about wine. The food is amazing I will definitely come back on this tour.

    My sister and I at Brander.
    Stephanie W.

    My sister and I were looking for a last minute wine tour when we came across Rooted Vine Tours on Viator! We decided to go for it and got the confirmation right away! :) A few minutes after we booked it we got a phone call from Ian confirming we would be attending this tour the very next day and we said yes! I told him I was a local so instead of picking us up from our hotel it would be from my house. He said no problem and was very accommodating to us! The next morning we were picked up first. They were right on time and the van was nice with great AC! We then went to pick up two other ladies who joined us on the tour. It ended up being only the four of us on the tour, which was so nice! It felt like we pretty much had a private tour. We had Austin as our guide for the day who took us to 4 different wonderful tasting rooms on our tour. While on the tour we stopped at Brander which happens to be one of my favorite wineries! I love their rose! We had such a great day tasting wine and making new friends with the other two ladies on our tour. We had a beautiful picnic lunch at one of the wineries with delicious food from Pannio. While on the our, Austin told us information about each winery we went too while we were on our way to that winery. When we arrived at each winery, we then were able to taste with someone and ask questions at each winery so we could learn more information! I loved tour! It was a perfect way to celebrate my sister's birthday! :) Thanks Austin and Ian for the incredible experience wine tasting.

    Driving through Solvang
    Kelly J.

    What a cool experience! My Mom and I loved the tour today, led by Austin. We especially liked the smaller wineries, and the exclusive tastings they set up just for us. Austin is full of energy, and is very passionate and knowledgeable about the Santa Barbara area, the wineries, and the wines themselves. He also ordered our lunches and had them all ready for us at the third winery. They were so delicious! It is not easy to please this vegan with a veggie sandwich, so way to go Rooted Vine! I felt that the wineries they chose gave us a great variety of different experiences and settings. I also loved that Austin drove us through the little Danish town of Solvang, and stopped us by a family-run olive farm for some olive oil tasting. My Mom and I feel like we couldn't have chosen a better company for our first tour of Santa Barbara. I will absolutely go through Rooted Vine when we come back to visit. Thank you Austin!

    Paul M.

    Ian was amazing! I booked Ian for my wife's bday surprise. Ian was able to line up a helicopter landing at a wine vineyard that blew my wife's mind! Every place he took us was better then the last and was just an amazing trip. I will defiantly be using Rooted vine tours again! Thanks again Ian for making the trip amazing!

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    Booked another tour and was just as pleased as the first time. Best part of our vacation, looking forward to another trip soon.

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    My girlfriend and I had an amazing time! The wine tastings were great, everyone was very knowledgeable and welcoming.

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    Such a fun day! Thank you for the kind words. It was a pleasure!!

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    Eyton was the man!! We had such a great time on our tour. Looking forward to booking with Rooted Vine again.

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    5 years ago

    Great experience would recommend to. All. Very personal and safe. I don't no if we learnt more in the care or at the vineyards. Ok

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    Had a great time. Dude was really knowledgeable and fun. Highly recommend this tour. Will definitely be back.

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    We went with a large party. No problems at all. The day was such a blast! I will definitely recommend to my friends.

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    Iaon clearly had relationships with each winery we visited, and the treatment we received was outstanding.

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    This is one of the BEST tours I've ever done, and I've done a lot of them!…read more William was friendly, helpful, and overall just a really great guide. We were staying in Solvang so saved $10 per person by meeting at the starting point, Brander Vineyards (vs taking the van from SB), and he sent me info on what time to get there and where to park ahead of time. There was no time wasted on this tour. We got a quick info session on how to use the e-bikes - VERY easy! - and then got started. The 16-ish mile ride was easy on the e-bikes; the one thing I will say is that I'm grateful everyone on our tour chose them because it definitely would have been different if there had been people utilizing regular bikes on the uphill climbs. We stopped for rests and photos several times, including at a mini horse farm! My 17-year-old was with me and when we made our last stop at the lavender farm William grabbed him a lavender lemonade since he obviously couldn't partake in the wine tastings. Great service! Speaking of wine tastings, there were two included, and we also got some great souvenir water bottles with the brand name on them! The lunch - caprese-style sandwiches, side salad, and charcuterie boards - was also awesome. We also had an olive oil and balsamic vinegar tasting toward the end, which was a really neat touch :) I can't say enough good things about this tour, especially for the price we paid. I did a tour in Sonoma last year that was more expensive and didn't include any wine tastings at all, and while I had a great time on that tour regardless, this one was above and beyond and I would do it again in a heartbeat!!!

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