Santa Ynez Valley Cupcake and Wine Tour
Overview
This wine tour features a delicious sampling of cupcakes from a local bakery.
Your group will be picked up by an air-conditioned shuttle in the morning. We will preview the day and head up to Santa Ynez Valley. Once there, you will enjoy wine tasting at three of the area's best wineries. Wineries visited vary based on availability. Your group will visit beautiful Los Olivos and enjoy an incredible cupcake and wine tasting. Your guides will cover local human history and insight into the wine region along the way.
Included:
- Pick Up from Your Hotel
- Cupcake tasting
- All wine tasting fees - you will visit 3 wineries of those listed
- Deli-style lunch (Not included on Saturdays or Sundays due to winery restrictions on weekends. There will be lunch options available for purchase at the wineries.)
Your group will be picked up by an air-conditioned shuttle in the morning. We will preview the day and head up to Santa Ynez Valley. Once there, you will enjoy wine tasting at three of the area's best wineries. Wineries visited vary based on availability. Your group will visit beautiful Los Olivos and enjoy an incredible cupcake and wine tasting. Your guides will cover local human history and insight into the wine region along the way.
Included:
- Pick Up from Your Hotel
- Cupcake tasting
- All wine tasting fees - you will visit 3 wineries of those listed
- Deli-style lunch (Not included on Saturdays or Sundays due to winery restrictions on weekends. There will be lunch options available for purchase at the wineries.)
Inclusions
- Lunch - *Please Note: Lunch is not included on Saturdays or Sundays due to winery restrictions on weekends. There will be lunch options available for purchase at the wineries.
- Alcoholic Beverages - Wine Tasting Fees at 3 wineries.
- Bottled water - Re-usable water bottles that can be re-filled at stops throughout the tour
- Snacks - Snacks on the tour and cupcake flight fees
- Taxes
- Entry/Admission - Santa Ynez Valley
What to expect
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Santa Ynez Valley, Santa Ynez, CA
Explore the stunning vineyards and quaint towns of the Santa Ynez Valley while our guide shares some of the history and wine production secrets of the valley. We will visit three full production wineries and lunch will be enjoyed amidst the vineyards.
We spend about an hour at each winery and allow approximately an hour for lunch at one of those stops.
We have a few "local favorites" that we may visit on this tour, with great reviews from our clients and guides. You can read more about our partner wineries on our website.
~Andrew Murray Vineyards
~Beckmen Vineyard
~Brander Vineyard
~Dragonette (Tasting Room)
~Epiphany Cellars (Tasting Room)
~Firestone Vineyard
~Four Brother Wine Co (Tasting Room)
~Gainey Winery
~Kalyra Winery
~Koehler Winery
~Lincourt Vineyards
~Rideau Vineyard
~Roblar Winery
~Saarloos and Sons (Tasting Room)
~Story of Soil
~Sunstone Winery
~Vincent Vineyards
Duration: 5 hours
Stop At: Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California
Meet your guide at your central Santa Barbara hotel and board a comfortable air-conditioned luxury passenger van. Enjoy the views as you leave the city behind and head into the Santa Ynez Valley to explore the vineyard filled countryside.
Pick ups are also available from Santa Ynez Valley and Solvang.
Duration: 1 hour
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Santa Ynez Valley, Santa Ynez, CA
Explore the stunning vineyards and quaint towns of the Santa Ynez Valley while our guide shares some of the history and wine production secrets of the valley. We will visit three full production wineries and lunch will be enjoyed amidst the vineyards.
We spend about an hour at each winery and allow approximately an hour for lunch at one of those stops.
We have a few "local favorites" that we may visit on this tour, with great reviews from our clients and guides. You can read more about our partner wineries on our website.
~Andrew Murray Vineyards
~Beckmen Vineyard
~Brander Vineyard
~Dragonette (Tasting Room)
~Epiphany Cellars (Tasting Room)
~Firestone Vineyard
~Four Brother Wine Co (Tasting Room)
~Gainey Winery
~Kalyra Winery
~Koehler Winery
~Lincourt Vineyards
~Rideau Vineyard
~Roblar Winery
~Saarloos and Sons (Tasting Room)
~Story of Soil
~Sunstone Winery
~Vincent Vineyards
Duration: 5 hours
Stop At: Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California
Meet your guide at your central Santa Barbara hotel and board a comfortable air-conditioned luxury passenger van. Enjoy the views as you leave the city behind and head into the Santa Ynez Valley to explore the vineyard filled countryside.
Pick ups are also available from Santa Ynez Valley and Solvang.
Duration: 1 hour
Additional information
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Most travelers can participate
- Lunch is not included on Saturdays or Sundays due to winery restrictions on weekends. There will be lunch options available for purchase at the wineries on Saturdays and Sundays.
- We are actively following directives & guidelines of local, state & federal authorities to mitigate the possibility of COVID-19 exposure for guests & employees.
- 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
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Ticket delivery
You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
Cancellation
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
rosyl585
June 2023
My mom and I had a great time at the wineries! Our tour guide, Sunny, was very knowledgeable about the wineries and the area. We also had time to visit the olive tasting at Rancho Olivos and drive through Solvang. The cupcakes were sooooo delicious 🤤. The tour bus was very comfortable and the vie...
My mom and I had a great time at the wineries! Our tour guide, Sunny, was very knowledgeable about the wineries and the area. We also had time to visit the olive tasting at Rancho Olivos and drive through Solvang. The cupcakes were sooooo delicious 🤤. The tour bus was very comfortable and the views of the Santa Inez valley were amazing!Jennifer_P
September 2021
We truly enjoyed our tour & tour guide-the lunch included was really good-we shared our cupcakes with the other passengers-they we’re yummy as well! Thank you!
We truly enjoyed our tour & tour guide-the lunch included was really good-we shared our cupcakes with the other passengers-they we’re yummy as well! Thank you!mercadc00
June 2023
The tour itself was fine and even fun. But our tour guide Sunny left a bad taste in our mouths. During one of our stops at one of the wineries, a couple from our party struck up a conversation with the winery owner and the owner ended up taking them around. Sunny got upset that this happened and ...
The tour itself was fine and even fun. But our tour guide Sunny left a bad taste in our mouths. During one of our stops at one of the wineries, a couple from our party struck up a conversation with the winery owner and the owner ended up taking them around. Sunny got upset that this happened and was a bit rude but the people in our party did not ask for that to happen. It was just something that happened because the winery owner was enjoying the conversations he was having with them and was being nice. There was also confusion on whether gratuity was included with our ticket prices which I admit was a misunderstanding on our part. Between when we were initially looking at prices and when we actually booked, the company decided to no longer include gratuity in ticket prices. Adding to the confusion, another party in our group approached us to make sure that we knew that gratuity was already included (which it was when that party booked) and the FAQs that are currently on the website included a FAQ on why gratuity was included. We honestly thought then that gratuity was already paid but we still decided to tip a little extra at the end. Well Sunny verbally expressed her displeasure to us with the tip amount. I totally get being upset, and I do feel bad about the confusion, but she could have been a bit more gracious about the situation as it was never our intent to under-tip her.Geri K
May 2023
We signed up for the Cupcakes & Wine Tour. They ended up giving us cupcakes from a place downtown Santa Barbara as an afterthought and not as a pairing with wine experience. Apparently it was baking day and no one available for this particular tour. Paid for experience that wasn’t given.
We signed up for the Cupcakes & Wine Tour. They ended up giving us cupcakes from a place downtown Santa Barbara as an afterthought and not as a pairing with wine experience. Apparently it was baking day and no one available for this particular tour. Paid for experience that wasn’t given.Gary_K
March 2022
Great host and experienced driver. We will do the trip again just for the open communication about the reigons history and functions.
Great host and experienced driver. We will do the trip again just for the open communication about the reigons history and functions.Pattif F
November 2021
The wine & cupcake tasting was great.Johannes was very informative and helpful. He was an amazing guide.What a great time. The tastings were served without waiting. Cupcakes at the last winery were DELICIOUS! I would do it again.
The wine & cupcake tasting was great.Johannes was very informative and helpful. He was an amazing guide.What a great time. The tastings were served without waiting. Cupcakes at the last winery were DELICIOUS! I would do it again.