I've known Tania for over 15 years. I own Airbnb's, a restaurant, and a wine tour company for Italy and Mexico. Locally, I like to refer my guests and clients to Tania for Hudson Valley tours. Each time I have recommended her, the guests give me rave reviews and thank me for a great time. Tania knows all the Hudson Valley hot spots. Her "Take Me to the Vino" tour is great. It's much more than wine. It's food, entertainment, games, raffles etc... Don't hesitate to call The Little Wine Bus for a wine tour in the Hudson Valley. read more

What a clown show! Batshit crazy owner who thinks your whole experience is really about her. Impossible to deal with and completely unorganized. Read all the negative reviews!!! They all share common themes. You can do this yourself - she adds nothing to your day except anxiety. Hire a car service or take ubers - I promise you that you will be treated better at the wineries if they don't know you are at all affiliated with this company! read more

Was insanely disappointed. Our driver was great, but it seemed like there were multiple groups with very little staff. For the amount we paid, could have rented our own bus and taken ourselves and made our own reservations at each place. There's a reason you can't leave google reviews. Also there is a "host" that was supposed to be at each winery. This one person was with multiple groups, very nice but we had to keep asking what the plan was. We had no one go over the wines, maybe briefly at the second winery. At the cider place had the guy that worked there go over it in under 60 seconds. Its not the people working, its the organizer. This was a family trip celebrating and it was just embaressing. Poor execution, DO NOT RECOMMEND. The pictures of happy groups/people are absolutely cherry picked to make the experience seem more than it actually is. read more

Tania and her crew do an exceptional job, from first contact till the hug goodbye. Already planning our next tasting for the fall. read more

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My husband and I booked them for our wedding transportation this past weekend, and it went so well! Tania, the owner, was a joy to work with from the start - kind, professional and communicative, even when we made some pretty big last minute changes to what we needed. Our driver, Joey, was a real gentleman. He helped every person out of and into the van and even made an unplanned stop when we needed to help my mother-in-law at her hotel before the after party. He was such a joy and he even speaks some Italian :) Thank you to Tania and Joey for making our day easier! We will be recommending them to others and definitely using their services again! read more

Tania was amazing to work with and the tour was so much fun! Every detail she takes care of. The wineries were great, all the food and props were amazing! Highly recommend the Little Wine Bus! Also our driver Mike was so nice and patient! read more

THE BEST service. Me and my friends loved the tour. Our driver was very knowledgeable, friendly and very helpful. The little wine bus made our special day more special. I highly recommend. I wish there were more than 5* I could give. read more

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I did an amazing trip with this company and Tania was exceptionally professional and provided above and beyond accommodating services. This tour was so much fun and memorable. We ate and drink all day and even won a bottle of wine on my raffle. That wine glass as tall as me was the exceptional. So much laughter and happiness. We will be booking with her again and again. Hands down. Beautiful wineries and view. Driver was amazing and very respectful. read more

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We had so much fun on the little wine bus for my sister's bachelorette party! She wanted something fun and relaxing and this was just perfect! We had a beautiful day touring 3 wineries! Cant wait to do it again with friends! read more

We booked with Tania for my daughter's bachelorette. We were seated with another group which was fine but they seemed to be regulars. Much more attention was given to the other group- fuller glasses, first dibs on the food, etc. The owner was all over them, offering to take plenty of pictures, bringing props and little gifts for their event, and making the day special. Honestly - good for them. But it was my daughter's special day too. I understand treating returning customers well but not at the expense of other guests. We did not feel the experience lived up to the hefty price tag. Luckily, we have other events planned for my daughter's wedding... read more

Tania went above and beyond for my bachelorette group- we had the most fabulous day touring 3 gorgeous wineries. She provided cute props, decorations, a delicious lunch, and guided us from place to place with ease. She brought the fun, while also allowing the girls to mingle and do their own thing at each stop. The day was a highlight of our weekend and we cannot thank her enough for everything! I would recommend The Little Wine Bus to anyone I know. read more

There were several small pieces that added up to an overall poor experience. First, we were encouraged to pay more for a certain type of vehicle that was decorated, but didn't receive that vehicle and it was not decorated. Secondly, the guide was supposed to take us to a spot where we could have snacks, but found out upon arrival that outside food wasn't allowed, so the snacks were on paper plates in a cardboard box in the van when the tour was over. Our group was mostly vegetarians, which the guide knew, but still she served us mostly meat charcuterie with some American cheese on the side. After reading negative reviews online, our group point person didn't want to let the owner, Tania, know, for fear she would call her and harass her. You can have a similar wine tasting experience and rent a van. The guide you get as part of this tour is not worth it. read more

Had a great experience for my friend's bachelorette. We had a group of 6 women and went to three different wineries. Tania was great and Tommy, the driver was awesome! read more

I have to say that if I can give ten stars I would from the beginning to the very end Tania was amazing we booked a wine tour for 13 people and she was great with all of us and especially me I ham not an easy person to satisfy but she made sure that I was happy with everything and from the beginning I knew wat I was paying per person the food was great and there was plenty of it the wineries were all great i also have to include the extremely clean 15 pass van and the driver that she called Tommy from the Bronx great driver and whit snacks and water for us that Tania sent I will definitely use this company again read more

What a fantastic experience! Tania absolutely exceeded our expectations I booked a four person tour of three wineries with Tania for a birthday celebration and the whole process was seamless. The driver she coordinated to take us from Brooklyn to upstate was professional and prompt. When we arrived at the first winery she had decorated the table and had birthday themed decorations, it was lovely. The Warwick Winery property was beautiful and the wine was *chefs kiss* and Magnanini was picturesque with wonderful wines as well. The day was an absolute dream. I would absolutely recommend this tour company for group (small and large) read more

The Little Wine Bus - Magnanini - Wine Tours Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

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Tania and Riley, we are soooo thankful for you both! We booked for my sister's bachelorette party and we had a blast! All of the destinations we went to were fabulous, the booze and food and decor was top notch! I highly recommend Tania and Riley for any events!!!! read more

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Tania was absolutely fabulous! My sister booked the Little Wine Bus for my bachelorette party and it was a blast. Tania and her assistant Riley were organized, helpful, personable, and so much fun to be around. They both helped make my day so positive. Highly recommend to anyone thinking of doing this experience! read more

I've been working with The Little Wine But for 5 years now. Four amazing corporate events where we went everywhere from the Hudson Valley to The Hamptons. Tania who owns the company is an absolute professional at making you and your crew have a special day! This past Sunday I took 30 of my friends to the Hudson Vally for some fall festivities. We went to 3 beautiful winery's where we ate, drank, played games, and had a blast. If your looking for something different to do, look no further, Tania and her team will make the experience seamless and fun! Love, love, love The Little Wine Bus! read more

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I have too many important things to say to fit into this tiny box. Please read the photos attached for my full review. TLDR; Do not use this company. They way overcharge for a very sub par unprofessional experience. Especially if you have allergies!! Tania the owner neglects your concerns and brushes them off. Apparently the only important thing to her is that she's been doing this for 10+ years. I would only give one star, but I'm giving 2 stars SOLELY because I want to positively acknowledge the owner Tania's assistant Emily and our driver Alfred who are wonderful. Emily was so nice and helpful to my party (for the small amount of time we had access to her help) and Alfred was very easily reachable, able to get to all of our stops and he had no problem stopping at a gas station when we desperately needed to use the bathroom between wineries! read more

I can not recommend The Little Wine Bus more. I reached out to Tania with very short notice and she was still able to accommodate me and my friends! She and I worked together to pick beautiful wineries to go to. The transportation was reliable and comfortable inside the vehicle. Tania went out of her way to make the experience special at every winery between tastings and fun snacks to eat. We felt so taken care of!! We loved it so much we are already booking The Little Wine Bus for another event. You just get on the bus/car and everything is taken care of for you the whole day. It's a great way to just relax and have fun with your family and friends! read more

The Little Wine Bus - City Winery in Montgomery! - Wine Tours Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

This tour was very nice, we had a great time and really enjoyed every minute. I do recommend this tour to everyone.

Tania organized an amazing day of wineries/cideries for my sister's mini bachelorette! Such a fun Fall day perfectly arranged for a seamless experience. Our tour guide Riley was attentive to our needs all day and made it so special. Highly recommend! read more

Tania the organizer was amazing. This is my second time coming and each time Was a new experience. My guests were comfortable and well taken care of by our driver. The bus was clean , spacious and on time out driver was attentive and professional. We really enjoyed ourselves. read more

The Little Wine Bus is a very nice tour where you learn a lot about wine and its origins. The people are very friendly and very knowledgeable about wine. I recommend all to try this tour, I really think you will enjoy it. read more

The little "scam artist" bus should be the new name ... A group paying $3500 would expect to be accommodated to, right ? Well, NOT WITH TANIA !!! Call me Casper because nearly five minutes after the first tour we were ignored, spoken to like peasants and robbed of our money. Unfortunately we left feeling used, embarrassed, very sober and hungry for thousands of dollars we paid. We were screamed at in the middle of the last winery that "we will get props if we come four years consecutively" meaning that our first rodeo we fend for ourselves ??? I wish i knew what exactly what i paid this company for considering we didn't see Tania for hours!! ...Not to mention I ended up sick from our lunch that I wouldn't not even serve to my dog as scraps. read more

We had a great day with The Little Wine Bus. They picked us up at our airbnb and we visited 3 different places. A tasting and food was included at each place and there were snacks and water on the bus between locations. We got our money's worth on this trip and highly recommend! read more

Tom was amazing! So friendly and knowledgeable. We all had a great time. Would definitely recommend this to anyone looking for a great tour around the Catskills read more

We had a large group of 40 for our companies 75. We had a wonderful time with The Little Wine Bus. The owner is attentive during planning and the day of the event. She went above and beyond to make sure the day worked for everyone. I would highly recommend her company for both small and large group outings. We couldn't have had a better day. She did a wonderful job working with our different age ranges and activities we would want as we ranges from 22-86. read more

As a senior who has worked her entire life i expected more. I'm not going to be pushed aside as if this doesn't matter. When we are promised food there should be enough for everyone. We shouldn't be scolded like children for eating one extra thing or told to share because there won't be enough. Winery excellent but personal in charge and running tour NOT GOOD AT ALL. Oh and promised snacks on bus ride home. Given expired bags of chips. I could go on but if you read the rest of the reviews take head. read more

In May, over Cinco de Mayo weekend, I hopped on the Megabus and headed to NYC to spend the weekend with one of my closest friends from UMD. It was a belated birthday weekend and engagement pre-bachelorette celebration all in one! Early Saturday morning the Little Wine Bus picked us up around 9 a.m. and we were headed to upstate New York to start the fun! Our tour guide Tania with The Little Wine Bus was amazing and kept the energy level going at every stop. She greeted us with the biggest smile, and birthday and bachelorette props. For each winery visit, Tania was ahead of our bus to make sure everything was set up to accommodate our group of 12. From the food spread including pizza and salad at Weeds, fresh apple donuts on our way to Brotherhood, chocolates at Brotherhood, and the fruit, cheese, and crackers spread at Palaia...Tania had us covered! We visited Weed Orchards and Winery in Marlboro, Brotherhood Winery (the oldest winery in America) in Washingtonville, and Palaia Vineyards in Highland Mills. Here are my takeaways from each winery. Weeds I loved the vibe at this winery and pretty sure I could've stayed there all day listening to the live music and sipping wine. I got a kick out of the huge wine glass, topped off by running into a fellow Terp. Brotherhood The tasting menu offered so many options, including Chilean wine (which I fell in love with on my study tour to Chile). I left with three bottles of Gewürztraminer (that's a tongue twister). Palaia Our final stop that provided a laid-back tasting in a private room. We recapped our trip, chatted with our guide Tanya and enjoyed the cheese, crackers and fruit tray. read more

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Tania is incredibly aggressive and rude and talks down to everyone around her. Go with another company. I would rather rent a car and take myself to every winery than listen to her voice for another second. read more

My best friend brought me here as a birthday surprise. This is my first winery experience in New York. Th experience started with a pick up, our drivers name was Thomas.He was all sorts of amazing!!! He picked us up in a brand new vehicle, had water and goodies. Most of my winery experience has been out of the country, in Italy. I can honestly say this experience super reds any other wine tasting experience I've had in Italy and France. The energy and the passion every person put into our experience is exquisite. The wine was so good, the pizza was the best pizza I've ever had, the salad...omg amazing!! I can't wait to come here when it's warmer....I'm totally looking forward to my next experience. I would come back here time and time again! Guys do come, skip driving yourself order the service. Get drunk and have some one else drive!! read more

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We had a great experience celebrating my birthday with The Little Wine Bus. Everyone that worked with our party was helpful and made the experience really enjoyable and easy for all of us. Never had to really to put much work into planning because it was all taken care of for us. The only thing that I would have liked is to have gotten a little more alcohol at each of our stops considering the costs of the tour. The samples were quite small, especially at our second stop so I would prepare your group to buy some additional drinks. read more

I'd like to share with you some of the feedback I received from our YMCA group that visited the wineries with The Little Wine Bus on Thursday, October 19th. The weather was beautiful, and it was delightful to sit outside and enjoy the fall foliage. The consensus of the group was the day was disorganized and you were understaffed. The food was delicious but sparse. We were 50 people confirmed and fully pre-paid and another 4 who paid the day of the event (something you were aware could happen.) Problems with the food included: * Only 13 pizzas were ordered (11 were in your original order and then 2 more were ordered when you realized some people didn't get any.) 13 pizzas provided 104 slices, not enough for everyone to have two slices each. The pies were on the small size as were the slices. * A buffet table would have made sense so that everyone could try both salads and both varieties of fries. Putting only one of each of those items on tables prevented people from having a choice and asking people to share between tables wasn't a good idea. Not everyone is comfortable sharing food with people they don't know or don't know well. You ordered 5 truffle fries, 5 sweet potato fries, 9 cranberry salads and 9 Caesar salads. Again, not enough to put the same on each table. * You asked for 5 people per table, yet there were only 4 bottles of water on each one. Ten tables only accommodated 50 people--we were 54. * The antipasto boards at the second stop were not enough for our group. The boards should have been put out on each table to avoid the long lines. Crackers, breadsticks, or bread should have been added as most people eat bread with meat and cheese. I thought you were joking when you told my colleague that the bread on the board was ornamental. * It would have been better to visit Manganin's first as it was further away. This would have accomplished two things: provide the antipasto first and bring us closer to home when we departed from the Warwick location after wine, lunch, and dessert. * The "bus snacks" you provided were stale. Purchasing them from the local gas station was not a good idea. It would have been lovely to have a small, but thoughtful parting gift for the group, perhaps a personalized cookie or bag of crackers. It seemed as the "snacks" were an afterthought. Finally, you were not as respectful as you should have been when someone questioned you. Telling our members, they were only allowed one slice of pizza, but could have all the doughnuts instead was condescending and certainly not appreciated. We hope you didn't treat us this way because you assumed we are seniors and wouldn't care or complain. This was a letter sent to Tania, she has yet to respond. A concerned and courteous response would have avoided this review. This further proves how little she cares about her customers. read more

Now this is the way to a wine tasting in style! When our friend Monique R invited us to go on this magic bus tour of wineries in Warwick Valley we did not know what to expect. All I do know if that we all scored quite a bargain on Goldstar with tickets at a big discount. Only $81 per ticket, and that included a whole long day of wine tasting at three different wineries, lunch at the first one, raffled prizes, bottled water, and snacks on the bus. Also, the bus was one of those posh new luxury tour buses, and not one of those yellow prison school buses. The lady, Tania, who runs the tours was incredibly lively and upbeat the whole day. She was terrific, and even had the bus decorated for the holidays. She took care of our crazy group's needs. All eight of us had a great time. Oh yeah, being Yelpers you know we like to eat. We came armed with bagels, cream cheese, brownies, macarons, cheese, crackers, olives, chocolates, and other good stuff. Tania has no problem with bringing food on board, and we even made a plate for the driver. The bus was packed, but we made our own little party out of it. I think some of the people around us were a bit jealous of our cornucopia of gluttony! The ride itself is great. Nice and comfortable. Each of the wineries we visited were unique and fun. From ciders to wine we tasted many varieties. Amazing photo ops and views at a few, a tour and lesson at one, lunch at the first, and souvenir wine glasses to take home. From the 9AM start to the arrival home around 7PM this was a full day of adventure. I also have to mention that there is karaoke on the bus. Oh yes! Some good. Some awful. All kind of fun though. A highlight? Monique singing Madonna's "Like A Virgin" at the top of her lungs while her parents sat right in front of her. They did not turn around once during this rendition to look at her. Awkward. (I kid Mo) On the way home the whole bus was pretty beat and quieted down. They also have movies on the bus. Tania put on Elf and then National Lampoon's Vacation. Great flicks and totally appropriate to end the day. Just a great way to spend a day with a bunch of super friends (Julia, Mel, Monique, Kristy, Stacey, Mo's cool-ass parents). If going on this bus tour be sure to check Goldstar for discounted tickets. When you factor in the costs for an all day wine tour, lunch, transportation, food, etc, it comes out to be quite a bargain. Great call Monique! read more

Tania, was a great host. She was very friendly and energetic. I am planning on returning soon. read more

The Little Wine Bus - Wine Tours Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

We had an awesome time at the wineries. Tania did an awesome job setting everything up for us. We will definitely use her and the little wine bus again!! read more

Overpriced and unaccommodating. Tania doesn't pre-pay for your tasting at each location. She pays for bottles of wine and gives you very little of each. Some were literally one sip. There is no discussion on the types of wine you are tasting. Even pours the wines herself. If another group of higher importance joins, consider yourselves second class and clambering for Tania to pay attention to your group. She says that she is reserving space for each party but what she does is reserve a space and if your party doesn't fit then you aren't accommodated and need to fend for yourself. The pizza at Milea was delish but minimal. This is not a lunch. I think Tania has good intentions but over extends herself and falls short. I would not recommend this company. read more

What a fun wine tour! Tania is an amazing hostess. She was extremely accommodating with our terrible math skills (did we have 6, 8, or 10 people?) and she is very lively. She makes sure everyone gets pumped before each stop on the tour and also encourages karaoke. The ride up was very comfortable. We brought our own snacks but some small ones were also provided by Tania and her crew. Each of the stops were amazing. I felt like we did not spend nearly enough time at the second winery but it was redeemed by the fact that they had great photo opps outside. Coming home, we watched National Lampoon's Vacation. Who doesn't love that movie? Unfortunately, we got held up in a bit of a traffic jam so we were left off further uptown than expected. Ahh, New York City during the holidays. I can't wait to go again! Btw, extra tip: Use Goldstar to get your tickets. Only $81. I say only because if you think about the cost of a tasting and food at each winery, plus transportation costs, you'll realize this is truly a bargain. read more

I am so happy I came across the "The Little Wine Bus" website a few months back! I started browsing on the internet, looking for ideas of something fun to do for mother's day and found this site and it was exactly what I was looking for. I was unable to plan anything in time for mother's day but I was able to arrange for a private tour for me and 12 of my friends and family to celebrate my birthday and my mom's birthday (both in July). I wasn't really sure what to expect...I had never been to a wine tasting tour and I am honestly not much of a drinker myself, but I thought this would be really fun...and it was! The day started with our own private van, which picked us up at my house. Our driver Thomas was amazing! He was so sweet and super helpful the entire day. Oh and super patient too. My group got a bit rowdy on the ride home (think really bad karaoke in Spanish) but he still maintained a smile on his face and he took great care in asking us if we needed anything. We met our host Tania at the first stop and she was also amazing. She saved the best tables for us, made sure we knew exactly where to go and what to do, ordered our super yummy food, watched the weather the entire time so that we wouldn't get caught in the rain, etc. Tania would leave a few minutes ahead of our group to the next stop so that again, she could save the best spot for us and have the wine tastings and treats ready to go for us. Tania was super accommodating with a couple of additional requests that we had, which really were just extras that my guests wanted (and were probably not necessary) but, Tania made it happen regardless. There is really nothing that Tania didn't think of. All my guests were super happy with the service and everything that we experienced that day. Although I am not really a wine drinker, I really had a great time. The price is also a great value for everything that you get. I highly recommend "The Little Wine Bus" and will most likely book another tour next year! read more