Gray Line San Francisco · San Francisco
A full-day coach trip from Union Square or Fisherman's Wharf with three winery tastings, fees paid, and free time on Sonoma Plaza. Pick it for ease: you don't drive, you don't book a single winery, and the Golden Gate Bridge comes thrown in.
Gray Line's coach leaves San Francisco at 8:40 a.m. from 478 Post Street near Union Square, or at 9:00 a.m. from 2805 Leavenworth Street by Fisherman's Wharf. You cross the Golden Gate Bridge with a photo stop, and a driver-guide covers the region's story on the way, from the Spanish missions to the Gold Rush. Expect eight to nine hours in total. Downtown Napa is about 50 miles from the city and the drive takes about an hour on a weekday, up to two at weekends, per Visit Napa Valley.
Three tastings are included, and the listing puts a value on them. They come from a set list: Artesa, Roche, B.R. Cohn, Jacuzzi, Madonna and Robledo. Know where those are. Artesa and Madonna Estate sit in the Napa side of Carneros, south of the city of Napa. Roche and Jacuzzi are in Sonoma County, and B.R. Cohn is in Glen Ellen in the Sonoma Valley. None of them is up the valley in Oakville, Rutherford or St. Helena.
Lunch is on you, during free time on Sonoma Plaza, with its cafes, shops and history. That is a good fit for a first taste of California wine country. If the Napa name on the ticket matters most to you, the wine trolley or the picnic tour taste further up the valley floor, but you have to get to Napa first.
Union Square (478 Post St) at 8:40 or Fisherman's Wharf (2805 Leavenworth St) at 9:00.
A photo stop at the bridge, then about an hour to Carneros with commentary on the region.
A tasting at the first of three wineries from the operator's list, with a look at how the wine is made.
Free time for lunch at your own cost, plus shops and the historic square.
The second and third wineries, then the coach heads back to the city in the early evening.
Beautiful day with superb weather. Wine tastings at wineries were exceptional. Hosts were very entertaining.
Don was very friendly and was telling us interesting stories about the region as we were moving between the wineries.
Truly enjoyed our tour and our tour guide Don was great and is well versed in the history of the areas we traveled
Amazing tour, our driver and main guide of the day Danny was amazing, he was very knowledgeable
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Yes. The listing includes tastings at three wineries and puts a value on them. Lunch and tips are extra.
Three from Artesa, Roche, B.R. Cohn, Jacuzzi, Madonna and Robledo. Artesa and Madonna are in Napa's Carneros district; Roche, Jacuzzi and B.R. Cohn are in Sonoma County.
At 478 Post Street near Union Square at 8:40 a.m., or 2805 Leavenworth Street near Fisherman's Wharf at 9:00 a.m.
No. You get free time on Sonoma Plaza to buy lunch at one of the cafes or delis around the square.
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