Vintage VW Bus: Award-Winning California Wine Tours
4.8
11 Ratings
Monterey

If you have a desire to taste acclaimed wines from California and enjoy your journey in a vintage 1970 VW bus, our wine tours are just for you.

Duration: 4 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Monterey - Our wine tours begin in historic downtown Monterey. You will experience one of the many wine tasting rooms that make their home here.
  • Carmel - Next we are off to Carmel-by-the-Sea, a small beach city known for it’s fairy tale cottages and village-like center. Here we will be tasting wines from California’s finest wineries.
  • Carmel Valley - After Carmel-by-the-Sea we take a scenic drive down Carmel Valley Rd. to the “Village” true to it’s name. Here we will sample the wines of one of many fine California vintners whose grapes grow less than 20 miles away.
What's Included
  • Bottled Water
  • Lunch
What's Not Included
  • Tasting room fees are not included
Additional Information
  • Guests must be 21 years of age or older. Government issued photo ID required.
  • Total duration is 4 hours and 30 minutes including the travel time.
Location
Monterey
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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(11 Ratings)
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Pioneer16576049146
Dec 9, 2023
Wine Tasting - Steve is a great guide and traveling in a vintage VW bus was fun. Lots of wine to taste, our favorite was Big Sur Vineyards!
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X3938lpelizabethl
Oct 19, 2023
Fabulous tasting room tour! - The tour was fantastic! Steve was a great guide and host. I would highly recommend this. The tour is perfect for a girlfriend's trip and for couples.
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O5856efmichaelm
Aug 13, 2023
An experience to remember!!!! - What an awesome experience! The bus, Steve (the owner/guide, wine and the beautiful backdrop make this a must do while in Monterey/Carmel. 5 stars out of 5!
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Tracie_b
Aug 8, 2023
Unique take on wine tasting! - This is a definite recommend! We had so much fun with our driver Steve! We saw some beautiful country and tasted some great wine and micro brewery! I would definitely do it again!!!
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Denise_h
Jul 9, 2023
One of best wine tours! - This was the best wine tours in the pickle VW Bus with Steve. We had a great time. And if u are every in Carmel, please book. You will have a great time.
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Lisasc9840lr
Jun 13, 2023
A Uniquely Wonderful Highlight to a Monterey Visit - Steve gave us a fantastic day visiting wonderful Monterey winery tasting rooms. He was incredibly communicative to us before picking us up and graciously guided us down some truly beautiful and scenic roads, while providing interesting history and information about the area. Included in our tour was a very generous charcuterie board that complimented our experience perfectly. If you're looking for something truly unique and fantastic to do while visiting the Monterey area, don't hesitate to book this tour - it was well beyond worth the price of admission and I'd be interested in doing it again if ever in the area!
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Christal_y
Dec 16, 2022
This was a wonderful... - This was a wonderful trip. I would definately reccommend this tour. The Cheese tray was perfect. The route we took showed some a amazing views.
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Mrrnn
Oct 27, 2022
Amazing Experience - Steve was a great tour guide and taught us so much about the area. He curated a great selection of wineries and the bus was so beautiful. Would highly recommend!!!
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Houlep
Nov 13, 2023
Quite the Afternoon! - I must say that Steve was the most wonderful tour guide! He was full of interesting tidbits of info about each location that we visited. He also provided the most scrumptious charcuterie tray, full of cheeses, fruits, chocolates, nuts and candied orange peel. There was more than enough for the two of us and we noshed all afternoon on it. The first tasting room, Corral Wine Co., was by far the best of the three. The wines were superb and even more impressive was the service that the owner showed us. I felt like royalty as we sat in the tasting room, sipping on amazing sauvignon blancs, chardonnays and pinot noirs, among others. I ordered a few bottles of the Sauvignon blanc to enjoy when we get home. The other two tasting rooms, Kori and Puma, were more of a disappointment to me. And yes, I know wine is very subjective but these just didn’t measure up to the wines at Corral. The service was not as attentive and the wines not as impressive. Had I been the tour leader, I would have begun with Kori or Puma and ended with the Corral Wine Co. Lastly, the biggest surprise was the way the tasting rooms operate. You aren’t going to wineries for a tour of the winery as the title suggests but to specific storefront operations that serve wine tastings for a fee. The fee varies, depending on how many wines you choose to taste. Corral charged $28 for 6 different wines, waving the fee for one person if you bought at least 2 bottles of wine. This fee is your responsibility, and is not included in the $185/person fee for the tour. That totally surprised me when I learned it as I thought it should have been included. Or, maybe the fees should have been discounted for us as tour participants. Had I learned this or understood this difference before I booked the tour, I probably wouldn’t have booked it. After paying for two people for the tour, and three tasting, we spent about $500 for the afternoon. Of course that did not include the wine I purchased. Sorry Steve but this was a very expensive afternoon that did not seem like a good value to me.
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