Vines And Valleys

My close friends and I decided to journey into nearby wine country one weekend. Napa and Sonoma were too pricey and time consuming, so we looked for a more local option.
I spoke with Kelly quite a few times over the phone, she was super helpful and incredibly sweet… considering that I know absolutely nothing about wine!
She picked us from our apartment in the morning, fully equipped with delicious mimosas ready to serve :) making the morning drive off to a great start!
We selected 4 wineries, but we had the option of tailoring our trip to add more wineries to the tour. It was a hot day, but an ideal one to sit out and enjoy the vistas! Kelly was soo generous, she arranged a little picnic with some crackers, cheese, fruit, and sweets to accompany our wine tastings!
This was the best day trip and extremely well run tour– they give the best dining recommendations! Would highly recommend this tour, for people of all wine levels :)
Thanks Kelly!

For our quarterly offsite event in May 2011, we went on a wine tour with Vines and Valleys. I chose Vines and Valleys over other wine tour companies for its price and services offered (transportation, water and cheese & crackers, booking times at wineries and tasting fees, and including lunch, which is optional). Kelly was helpful with setting up the wine tour with me and working on a price and was prompt with responses. Our group had 10 people so we had a group discount, going to wineries in the Los Gatos/​Saratoga area.
Our driver/​guide was Bob and he was on time to meet me to walk me through how the day will go and the route for the day. He was very nice and was very flexible with the timing. We went to 3 wineries and despite the rain, everyone had fun. We did not feel rushed and the tour lasted from about 10:30AM pick up to 4:30PM drop off.
The reason for one less star is because the concept of «tour guide» was different from our group’s perception vs. Vines and Valleys. We thought the price included a tour guide who would be talking about the history of wineries and making sure everyone was doing well at each winery, but instead it was more of a driver role who waited outside of the winery.
Overall, would recommend for the price and service. Thanks!

For our 39^th anniversary, my husband & I went on this tour to the Santa Cruz wineries. Kelly was our personal guide. She never rushed us, but she did give us insight to the wineries & towns we drove through. We loved the small family run wineries. We had already been on Napa & Sonoma & Canadian wine tours, but this is the best by far. Our tour mates were a local couple from San Jose, so locals also know a good tour when they see one!
Light lunch was provided between 3^rd & 4^th winery, but we could have ordered a box lunch if we’d wanted. We had a picnic in heaven — great scenery & fun time. Every winery had it’s own ‘flavor’.
There was attention to detail in all aspects of the tour & we had many questions about the area, wineries, history answered by Kelly. We enjoyed the service, bar tenders were fun to chat with. Since it was Sunday, we got a lot of ‘free’ pours.
We had answers from Kelly on things to do in San Jose & had Vines & Valleys take us back to the airport, since we knew they would provide excellent care for us!
I would highly recommend you take the Vines & Valleys tours — they also do Night on the town, sight seeing, and many more. I picked up brochures to share with friends in Denver.

We went on a wine tour for a birthday party in July, yes I know this review is a little delayed but better late than never! There were about 10 of us and we were going to do the Morgan Hill/​Gilroy tour. We were picked up in Livermore in a nice air conditioned van (thank god) and off to the South Bay we went.
We went to 4 wineries, every winery that we went to knew we were coming and were prepared for our large group. In between wineries our driver had cold waters for us and in between the 3^rd and 4^th winery she served cheese and crackers. After the last winery our driver dropped us off at a restaurant for dinner. When we were done she drove us back home to Livermore.
This tour eliminates any worries of drinking and driving and lets you enjoy a good time with your friends. Our tour guide was extremely sweet and never rushed us along the tour. I thoroughly enjoyed this tour and would not hesitate to come back!!!