Santa Barbara Private Wine Tour: Boutique Wineries Exploration
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25 Ratings
Embark on an informative and adventurous private wine tour in Santa Barbara. Relax, enjoy scenic views, and discover premium boutique wineries producing high-quality wines.
Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Santa Barbara County - Wine Canyon Tours gives you an informative and adventurous, yet casual exploration of the gorgeous Santa Barbara wine country. The wine tours are designed for guests to relax, enjoy scenic views, eat a fresh catered picnic lunch and most important to discover premium boutique wineries that produce high-quality wines. Our goal is to create an unforgettable Santa Barbara wine tour experience.
What's Included
  • Optional organic olive oil farm tasting
  • Expert local guide
  • Tasting fees included
  • Gourmet vineyard lunch
  • Complimentary bottled water and snacks
  • Comfortable door-to-door transportation in luxury vehicles with climate control
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities for driver/guide not included (standard 20-25%)
  • Gratuity for Winery Hosts (standard 10-20%)
Meal Options
  • CURRIED CHICKEN SALAD
Additional Information

Boasting more than two decades of industry expertise in the wine sector of Santa Barbara County, Wine Canyon Tours offers a fun, laid-back and knowledgeable journey into the beautiful wine region of Santa Barbara. Our wine tours aim to provide a relaxing atmosphere, accompanied by picturesque viewscapes, delectable catered picnic lunches, and crucially, an introduction to top-notch boutique wineries that deliver exceptional wines. Our ultimate objective is to craft an indelible wine tour experience in Santa Barbara for our guests.

  • Minimum age is 21 years
  • Dress code is smart casual
  • A minimum of 4 people per booking is required
Cancellation Policy

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

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Victorle3531wz
Oct 17, 2023
Extremely grateful to have gone on this tour! - Thank you Rick for the wonderfully curated tour! Each boutique vineyard stop was nothing short of amazing (great service, delicious wines, and plenty of smiles). The gourmet lunch sandwiches provided were delicious and filling. Rick made sure to check on how we’re doing from time to time to make sure we had everything we needed which was very nice! He even provided us plenty of water just to keep us from dehydration. Also, he’s a great and genuine conversationalist. A true class act!
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Natalie_f
Aug 21, 2022
Best Birthday! - Our group had such a fun day! Ryan was amazing. He picked us up right at the Amtrak station. We visited 3 wonderful wineries and had some delicious sandwiches at our second stop. We were lucky enough to catch some horses out taking a break at our last stop and got to spend some time petting them. All the locations were peaceful and beautiful and Ryan was the best host. All we had to do was enjoy the day. We got back to the train station maybe a half hour early so he recommended a bar/restaurant that was literally right across the street. We finished off our day there with some delicious frosé!
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Meaghan_k
Aug 1, 2022
Awesome time! - Rick was super knowledgeable, kind and laidback. I 100% recommend him and the tour and would do it again!
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Deese76
Apr 27, 2022
Enjoyable day - Mark was our guide. He was very knowledgeable about all of Santa Barbara, made sure we were comfortable at every location!! We left the winery choices up to him, and we were not disappointed. He dropped us off and escorted us in to a restaurant of his recommendation, again we were not disappointed! One of my favorite things about vacations is anything or anybody that makes our time “easy” and this wine tour nailed just that!!!
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Sneffer3
Jul 18, 2021
Extraordinary Wine Tour - Amazing service from the first point of contact with Rick for planning and scheduling, to the day of the tour with Tony, our guide. We wanted to do something special with our family to celebrate college grads and a birthday; and Rick put together an incredible itinerary for us. Tony was an absolute delight, providing historical insight as we drove from location to location, keeping us entertained with fun facts and light humor, giving an opportunity to make extra stops along the way for oil oil tasting and at the end of the tour, COFFEE!!! Wine Canyon Tours exceeded my expectations in every way! Their relationships with the wineries allowed my family to experience private tours at wineries that we would not have been able to experience otherwise. Thank you Rick and Tony for providing an extraordinary and memorable experience for my family! We cannot wait to plan our next outing with you!!
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Adalier2021
Jun 1, 2021
10/10 Would Do Again! - Tony made sure my group of eight girlfriends had an amazing time visiting three beautiful Santa Barbara area vineyards. He was knowledgeable about the area, took an insane amount of photos of us, and overall made sure we weren't worried about a single thing other than enjoying our time together. Book this package, ask for Tony, you'll have an excellent time.
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Mp6pack
Nov 16, 2020
Friendly Knowledgeable Service. - Rick our wine tour guide was polite, patient, and provided excellent customer service. If you are in Santa Barbara there’s no other wine tour experience worth having. AAA
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730mitchellg
Sep 22, 2020
Wonderful day in wine country - Rick was a great guide. He listened to what wines we liked and tailored an experience toward it, and even changed our minds on some wines.
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Jwschmidt08
Sep 6, 2020
World class service! - Look no further if you’re looking for an exceptional Santa Barbara wine tour with the best service! We were wanting to do wine tasting in Santa Barbara but due to Covid private tours were only available. We ended up going with wine canyon tours and couldn’t have chosen better! We started off the morning by getting picked up by the owner Rick and headed to a first winery called Bella Cavalli. All I can say is WOW. It was by far the most peaceful wine tasting I ever had and the grounds were beautiful. We had the pleasure of tasting wines alongside the winery owner. We were so impressed by his hospitality and such fine wines, we ended up purchasing a wine membership there. Rick then took us to two other amazing wineries with our own private tables and provided a delicious lunch for us. Rick was very knowledgeable in taking us to wineries that had wines up our alley. He was so kind to capture photos of us along the way with such scenic backdrops, so we have these memories to remember forever. You’re in good hands with Rick because he definitely knows the wine region and makes sure you have a fantastic time. Thank you Rick!! We hope you don’t retire soon because we will be back!
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Beachnwine
Sep 1, 2020
Run, don’t walk to book Wine Canyon Tours - Wow! We weren’t sure what to expect on our tour, but we were blown away. Rick took us to some amazing places, which were tailored to our wine preferences (we particularly loved Dragonette) and really showed us high end hospitality and professionalism. We seriously can’t wait to go to SB again and book another tour with him.
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