When it comes to wine country, Napa gets all the attention but it can get expensive and feel overcrowded at times. If time is of the essence then this half-day wine tour to Sonoma might be the perfect remedy. Travel by coach to some of Sonoma's top wineries, soaking in not just the tannins and fruit-forward flavors, but also the countryside views from your seat. The first tasting fee is included.

Take a half-day wine tour from San Francisco to Sonoma
Learn about Napa wines as you tour top wineries
First tasting fee is included, additional tasting at your own expense
A small group tour ensures a personalized experience

What's Included

Transportation in a comfortable vehicle offering vistas of scenic drive through Wine Country
Tasting at BOTH wineries
Hotel pickup and drop-off

Gratuities
Lunch

Meeting And Pickup

You can head directly to your preferred meeting point, or request pickup.

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Start time

11:30 AM

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Pickup details

We offer a few pick-up points in Downtown San Francisco, on Nob Hill, and Fisherman's Wharf. We start pickup from Union Square at 11.30. If you are staying at the Fisherman's Wharf, please, expect us between 11.45 and 12.

What To Expect

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
Must be 21 years of age to consume alcohol
A maximum of 14 people per booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible

Service animals allowed
Near public transportation
Infants must sit on laps
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 14 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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Traveler Tips

A half day for this was just right for me as I was only in San Francisco for a short visit.

Reviews

4.5

152 reviews

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An afternoon with Ulrich

Heloise_W, Mar 2023

We enjoyed Ulrich’s experience and Homewood Winery. We enjoyed seeing the Sonoma County and the square.

First time in California

jvales2383, Dec 2022

One of the best tours I’ve ever taken through Viator , it was worth every hour , you get to enjoy the tour in a small group

Response from Host, Jan 2023

Dear customer, thanks a lot for your feedback. We are glad you enjoyed your time doing the tour with us because we always try to do our best for the customers. Moreover, thank you for the high rank of our guide's job, we really appreciate it. We are looking forward to seeing you again on our other tours!

Wonderful half day Wine tour to Napa & Sonoma

Linda_D, Dec 2022

Our guide Gerry was the absolute best. So much knowledge of San Francisco, Napa & Sonoma. The half day wine tour was just wonderful.

Response from Host, Jan 2023

Dear Linda_D, thanks a lot for your feedback. We are glad you enjoyed your time doing the tour with us because we always try to do our best for the customers and we appreciate your high ranking of our guide's job. We are looking forward to seeing you again on our other tours!

Love Wine? Love This Tour.

Nikki_K, Nov 2022

I am a sort of wine snob and even I learned more appreciation for wine during this tour. To say Ulrich is a tour guide is a vast understatement of what he taught and showed us. Definitely one of the best experiences. Met some new friends and enjoyed some fantastic wine. Definitely do not hesitate to take this tour.

Response from Host, Feb 2023

Dear Nikki_K, thank you for your feedback! We are so happy you had a perfect time on our tour in Sonoma with Ulrich! That's really important for us! We would be happy to see you on our other tours!

sonoma trip

Felix, Nov 2022

This tour is quite entertaining learning about wine and wine making. The views of the valley are impressive. Our guide Ulrich shared his knowledge making sure we had a fantastic experience. Felix G

Response from Host, Feb 2023

Dear Felix, thanks a lot for your feedback! We are glad you enjoyed the tour and had a great experience with our guide Urich visiting Sonoma! That's really important for us! We would be happy to see you on our other tours!

Great tour and tour guide!

Clay_M, Oct 2022

Greg was a great guide through the neighborhoods of San Francisco. It was fun to see steps and the views were fantastic!

Response from Host, Nov 2022

Dear Clay_M, thanks a lot for your feedback. We are happy you liked the tour and enjoyed your time. It's really important for us. We are looking forward to seeing you again on our other tours!

very recommendable

rwbkny, Oct 2022

Great way for wine novice to learn about wine. Very enjoyable trip. Just right amount of time at each place.

Response from Host, Oct 2022

Dear Rwbkny, thanks a lot for your feedback! We are glad you enjoyed your time on our tour. We are looking forward to seeing you again on our other tours!

Solo trip

Sarrah_H, Oct 2022

I thought this was a well organized, informative, fun trip! I was in San Francisco for work and had an extra day so I took this tour. I felt safe and had a blast!

Response from Host, Oct 2022

Dear Sarrah_H, thanks a lot for your feedback! We are glad you enjoyed your time on our tour. We are looking forward to seeing you again on our other tours!

Very nice tour highly recommend

Gary_H, Oct 2022

This was a very nice tour for us, we had the best tour guide and wine expert Ulrich, he taught us so much about wines and wine making and the horticulture. We could not ask for a better guide and wine expert.

Response from Host, Oct 2022

Dear Gary_H, thanks a lot for your feedback. We are glad you enjoyed your time doing the tour with us and our tour guide Ulrich because we all together always try to do our best for the customers. We are looking forward to seeing you again on our other tours!

Best Tour with the best guide with the best friends

Robin_A, Oct 2022

Both wineries were amazing by their own accounts. Our host, Liam at Homewood was so knowledgeable about the wines and a ton of fun. It was a great small winery. Jacuzzi winery was absolutely gorgeous. Our tour Jerry was the best part. He was so informative about San Fran and Sonoma, he got great pics of my friends and I, made extra stops for photo ops, and he was pure joy! Highly recommend. Such a fun small group tour.

Response from Host, Oct 2022

Dear Robin_A, thanks a lot for your feedback. We are glad you enjoyed your time doing the tour with us and our tour guide Jerry because we all together always try to do our best for the customers. We really appreciate it. We are looking forward to seeing you again on our other tours!

Fun an interesting experience in a beautiful area

Danny_T, Oct 2022

Really great wineries to visit. Lots of time given to explore Sonoma and very knowledgeable tour guide who gives lots of information about the area and local wines

Response from Host, Oct 2022

Dear Danny_T, thanks a lot for your feedback. We are glad you enjoyed your time doing the tour with us and our tour guide because we all together always try to do our best for the customers. We are looking forward to seeing you again on our other tours!

Great tour!

Jessica_C, Oct 2022

I loved hearing the history of the wine in this area, it was great! The weather was perfect! Wine was great.

Response from Host, Oct 2022

Dear Jessica, thanks a lot for your feedback. We are glad you enjoyed your time doing the tour with us and our tour guide because we all together always try to do our best for the customers. We are looking forward to seeing you again on our other tours!

Lovely Boutique tasting

Amanda_B, Oct 2022

The boutique winery, Homewood, was picked by our driver. It was obvious he and his wife choose this winery often. They were so welcoming and the tasting was an incredible experience. Lunch was a bit rushed in Sonoma Square as was our tasting at Jacuzzi.

Response from Host, Oct 2022

Dear Amanda, thanks a lot for your feedback. We are glad you enjoyed your time doing the tour with us! We really were in a rush a little bit because our tasting in Homewood took a bit more time than usual. Anyway, we were glad to know you and we are looking forward to seeing you again on our other tours!

Just enough to get the idea

Tracy_W, Oct 2022

Good tour. I’m not a wine drinker. The Homewood experience was the best. More personable, exclusive and informative. The Jacuzzi location was beautiful! However, it’s a basic tasting. Definitely would have liked a tour of the facility or something to make it a little more engaging. Also, would have loved more time in Sonoma Plaza for lunch and shopping to really experience that area. it would be nice if the tour started a little earlier in Sonoma plaza, before the winetasting to give a little extra time there. Views of the Golden Gate bridge were very cool and overall it was a nice tour for what we needed an expected.

Response from Host, Oct 2022

Dear customer, thanks a lot for your feedback. We are glad you enjoyed your time doing the tour with us because we always try to do our best for the customers. We will definitely take your wishes into account. We are looking forward to seeing you again on our other tours!

A fun day in the wine country

Michael_M, Oct 2022

Very informative about the sights and the wineries. Enjoyed it very much. Also the group of people we were with were from all over the world and were very nice.

Response from Host, Oct 2022

Dear Michael, thanks a lot for your feedback. We are glad you enjoyed your time doing the tour with us because we always try to do our best for the customers. We are looking forward to seeing you again on our other tours!

Excellent Sonoma county wine tour, highly recommended.

Ricardo_R, Sep 2022

The tour was great, it was a small group, the tour guide was excellent, knowledgeable and friendly. The two wineries visited, Homewood and Jacuzzi, had very good wine and the staff was great. After one vineyard visited we stopped at Sonoma square for lunch on our own. The tour guide gave us great recommendations, we ended up eating at Sunflower caffe, their menu was very vegetarian friendly and delicious. I highly recommend this tour, we had a great time and having the chance to visit two small wineries was a great experience.

Response from Host, Oct 2022

Dear Ricardo, thanks a lot for your feedback. We are glad you enjoyed your time doing the tour with us because we always try to do our best for the customers. Moreover, thank you so much for the high rank of the guide's job. We are looking forward to seeing you again on our other tours!

Request Ulrich

LAWRENCE_B, Sep 2022

Ulrich was awesome. A true gentleman with a wealth of knowledge. He shares his love of the wine industry quite naturally.

Response from Host, Oct 2022

Dear customer, thanks a lot for your feedback. We are glad you enjoyed your time doing the tour with us because we always try to do our best for the customers. Moreover, thank you so much for the high rank of Ulrich's job. We are looking forward to seeing you again on our other tours!

We’ll worth it!

Rod_R, Sep 2022

Our driver Jerry was awesome. San Francisco native, very knowledgeable and courteous. A great experience!

Response from Host, Oct 2022

Dear Mark_S, thanks a lot for your feedback. We are glad you liked the tour and enjoyed your time. Also, we are happy to hear about the high rank of our tour guide work. We are looking forward to seeing you again on our other tours!

Sisters Trip

Jennifer_B, Sep 2022

Crossing the Golden Gate Bridge, the island that Alcatraz is on. Got to see the mansion that writer Danielle Steel lives.

Response from Host, Sep 2022

Dear Jennifer, thanks a lot for your feedback. We are glad you liked the tour and enjoyed your time. We are always happy to see our customers satisfied! We are looking forward to seeing you on our other tours!

Amazing wine tour in Sonoma Valley!

Keitha_P, Sep 2022

Fantastic day! Ulrich was an amazing guide, and Cheryl was an amazing tasting host at Home Wood. Would probably skip Jacuzzi next time, I prefer the boutique wineries, much more personal and informative. Would recommend for sure!!

Response from Host, Sep 2022

Dear Keith_P, thanks for your feedback! We are really happy you enjoyed your time on our tour and also we appreciate your high ranking of our guide's work! We are looking forward to seeing you on our other tours!

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