We loved our time with Mel! She made sure we had a great time and really supported us during a…read morescary time (pandemic). She was on time and very knowledgeable of the wineries. Definitely worth the investment!

Melyna is incredible!!! After speaking with her and describing my tastes and ideas, she was able to…read moreput together a fantastic 4 day itinerary. My husband and I took my daughter and her best friend (both first timers and both 23) and they are sure they will not be able to ever better our trip. Melyna is friendly, thoughtful, knowledgeable and the only person we will ever hire again when we return.

We had a tour arranged for us with Rob from Verve over Memorial Day, and we could not have asked…read morefor a better experience. Rob is unbelievably knowledgeable, and his perspective from having seen Napa back in its earliest days in the 1970s as well as more recently really provide for an amazingly engrossing and interesting trip with him. He is full of fascinating history and information, and he is super friendly and happy to share it with you. He also the area and so many of the winemakers personally, which makes for a really warm and fun experience at every new location. He also managed to keep us on time for what was a fun-filled and packed itinerary even though we were late to get going... he made sure we made our dinner in Yountville on time after a day of wine tasting across Napa Valley. He would graciously go cool down the car 10-15 min before leaving each stop (as it was a sweltering 90+ degrees with sun blazing all day) and made sure we had everything we needed as the day went on. Could not recommend more highly - having people like Rob guide you around an area as rich in history and stories and tradition as Napa makes the experience that much better. Absolutely fantastic and we look forward to doing it again!!

We worked with Rob and Verve to plan a Napa Valley trip for our MBA wine club, and the experience…read morewas fantastic from start to finish. Rob was communicative, flexible, and clearly passionate about delivering a seamless, high-quality experience. The itinerary was well-curated, and our group had an amazing time. Highly recommend for any group looking to plan a premium wine country getaway!

If you're doing a Sonoma trip, this is a fun stop if you are a fan of history. I loved finding out…read morethat this spot was originally started by Franciscan monks back in 1825 for communion wine. It was the very first vineyard in the whole Sonoma Valley. The Sebastiani family took over in 1902 and it's still got that family-run, authentic feel. We visited the tasting room on 4th Street and the vibes were immaculate. It's not just some corporate tasting room; there is a sense of history and time in the room. Myself, my father, and wife did the tasting. It was quick and we liked the explanations and different types of wine. The cost was $40 per person and you have 4 different wines, all of which were Valley wines. We ended up with 3 bottles, all of which we enjoyed while staying in Sonoma. If you head to the left side they have a mini museum with some of the historical wine making equipment that was used on site!

Visited Sebastiani on our recent trip to Napa/Sonoma. This was a hidden gem. Nice sized tasting…read moreroom with different seating options. We chose to sit at the bar so we could talk to the server. We ended up buying almost a case of wine, preferring the Malbec and Cab Sauvignon. Friendly service, good wines. We will be back!

We are the twoooo amigos! Okay so maybe this hidden gem of a winery is not named after one of my…read morefavorite comedy motion pictures of the 1980s...but what they are is an intriguing winery that focuses on the customer, especially their members. Located in the winding hills high above Glen Ellen in the heart of Sonoma's wine country, the namesake comes from two friends and partners Bob Briner and Squire Fridell. What makes the wines at Two Amigos Winery so unique is that the tastings they offer are done by appointment only as they give a tour of their entire estate and wine production facility and their tastings after their tour are complementary to visitors. Bob and Squire have known each other for almost six decades after being roommates in college. Two Amigos Winery is actually two wineries in one as their sister winery is known as GlenLyon Vineyards & Winery, where at one point all of the grapes they have grown on their estate were all outsourced to other wineries. After being unable to obtain a permit to make more wine of their own, they opted to obtain a permit to create a second winery with its own signature label. At Two Amigos, they make no fewer than nine wines, and through our guided tour from managing partner Bob himself, we learned that as a smaller winery they host a number of unique aspects from having all of their own equipment on site, including open air fermentation tanks so their wine ferments naturally with no yeast. This process may take a while longer for their wine to mature, but thanks to this process it not only picks up a nice color with a strong fruit-forward bouquet. After touring their laboratory and cellar that hosts their French oak wine barrels, we then followed Bob and his adorable dogs Theo and Stella up to their main house where they host their annual springtime pick up party for their members for an extraordinary tasting of no fewer than seven wines. Upon walking into their gorgeous estate home, we learned that all of their wines are crafted by a clown, a real one in fact as Squire is a retired actor and former pitchman who served as none other than Ronald McDonald himself in numerous commercials in the 80s and 90s. With a fun look at all of the memorabilia that he has collected as an actor over the decades and a truly remarkable hillside views of their vineyards that were not yet in bloom, but thanks to the abundance of water being stored and managed, it would only be a matter of weeks, before we were blooming. We headed to their shaded deck for our tasting, which began with their 2022 Vino Rosato, which is their appetizer wine, and on the slightly drier side but had a nice grapefruit finish. From there, Bob poured us one of my favorite wines of our tasting, their Viognier was a nicely chilled afternoon wine that had a real subtle taste to it, when paired with spicy cuisine could only add to the umami of your overall meal. For our third pour we enjoyed their non-okay and non-buttery Chardonnay, which was a real change of pace versus your traditional Chardonnays. With hints of green apples, we learned that this originated as a cool climate grape from the Parmalee-Hill Vineyards where Two Amigos also sources their grapes that produce their Pinot Noirs. Bob then had us delve into their red wines, including their signature Pinot Noir, which among all the wines, Bob taught us to swirl the wine in the glass by putting our hands over the top of the glass thereby locking in the bouquet and then when you are able to smell it, it completely changes the profile of the wine. When paired with generous amounts of cheese, this wine along with the next two red wines that we sampled, their Tirare il Dito and their Syrah, both grown on their estate. Tirare il Dito literally means "pull my finger" in Italian and exemplifies the humorous ways that the two amigos approach their wines. This wine was the only blend they source here at Two Amigos and was a highlight of our tasting. To finish our complimentary tasting, we enjoyed their Wee Moor Port wine, which was paired with Toblerone chocolate and was one of the sweetest wines one could enjoy. After ninety minutes of this extraordinary tour and tasting we realized that purchasing wine on the spot wasn't available if we weren't a club member. Not needing that much wine was our only regret as we weren't allowed to purchase any bottles of wine on this visit, as their Tirare il Dito and Wee Moor Port were real winners. But what we did get out of our experience at Two Amigos was a wonderful tutorial in how fine exclusive wine is crafted high in the hills of Sonoma, both Bob and Squire have achieved their goal of simply sharing their passion with appreciative visitors to Two Amigos Winery who love to sample new wines and take it all in, and at Two Amigos you will truly feel like a new best friend.

Verisimilitude. Not a word that trips lightly off the tongue. Nor should it. Yet it is the word…read morefor here. Captivating you at first sip and hooking you at first laugh. Cousins had called to rave to us about this winery they had discovered. I love everything that is old; old friends, old times, old manners, old books, old wines. So, heck yes. Cousins then quickly arrived to drive us and off we all went for a visit. Here's how our visit went. We sipped. We laughed. Repeat. And repeat. And repeat. Many thanks to our hilarious hosts, masters of their crafts which are wine and laughter to present what are in effect a series of highly critical, nuanced love notes to the idea of America. They inspire and nurture happiness - one person, one wine and one laugh at a time, while playing characters tailor-made for their wide repertoire of intrusive yet inviting personas. Two Amigos Winery addresses the whole person--mind, body and spirit all the while quite mesmerizing, poignant and full of unearthed beauty. When we bellied up to the bar, we didn't know we were in for several belly laughs also. Gosh. I ended up more drunk on the laughter than I was on the wine, lovely as the wine was, which the wine was. For all its accomplishments - and it has many - Two Amigos Winery has heart, brains and an ability to laugh at itself. I'll be back. For the smiles. For the wine. For the laughter. Because more important than the food pairing is the person with whom you drink the wine. Sniff, Sip & Giggle. Taste a wine. Laugh which boosts immunity and relaxes the whole body leaving your muscles relaxed for up to 45 minutes afterwards. Wine improves with age. The older I get, the better I like it. Today's forecast: sunny with a chance of wine. Wine is appropriate for breakfast, lunch, or dinner and in-between. Sniff, Sip & Giggle. Taste a wine. Laugh which triggers the release of endorphins, the body's natural feel-good chemicals. Endorphins promote an overall sense of well-being and can even temporarily relieve pain. It takes a long time to grow an old friend. Visits by appointment only. In victory, you deserve wine. In defeat you need it. Sniff, Sip & Giggle. Taste a wine. Laugh which decreases stress hormones and increases immune cells and infection-fighting antibodies, thus improving your resistance to disease. Wine goes with whole grain Raisin Bran. Shakespeare wrote: "Give me a bowl of wine, In this I bury all unkindness." I cook with wine, sometimes I even add it to the food. Sniff, Sip & Giggle. Taste a wine. Laugh which protects the heart. Laughter improves the function of blood vessels and increases blood flow, which can help protect you against a heart attack and other cardiovascular problems. Either give me more wine or leave me alone. Friends and wine have much in common. The older, the better. Keep calm and pour on. Sniff, Sip & Giggle. Taste a wine. Laugh which burns calories. Laughing for 10 to 15 minutes a day can burn some 40 calories. As long as we have wine, family holidays will be fine. There's a wine for everything. Wine a little and you'll feel better. Sniff, Sip & Giggle. Taste a wine. Laugh which lightens anger's heavy load. Nothing diffuses anger and conflict faster than a shared laugh. Looking at the funny side can put problems into perspective and enable you to move on from confrontations without holding onto bitterness or resentment. Wine is bottled poetry. Wine and laughter are contagious. If I ever go missing I'd like my picture put on wine bottles instead of milk cartons. This way my friends will know to look for me. The Two Amigos Winery likes their Freedom so they have a Military and Veterans Discount as a thank you to Veterans with a publicly disclosed daily Veteran Discount which provides resource to ensure Veterans (rare 7% of the population) and GIs (rare one-half of one percent of the population) opportunity to participate in American Dream Veterans and GIs' sacrifices have made possible for 100% of the population.

We called Fogline Vineyards to see about their tastings and I actually spoke to the winemaker! He…read moremet us at the winery and gave us a tour of the facility and a great tasting of their really nice wines. Funny thing was, we have a mutual friend so that made it even more interesting and enjoyable! We will def be back!! The venue itself is a huge new building that has other tasting rooms and it's super nice! The private tour was amazing, such a cool place!! See you again sometime Fogline!!

Our favorite winery of 6 we visited! Evan, the winemaker, was down to earth and so knowledgeable…read more The wine was excellent, the views were great, and the tour of the facility was interesting. Overall, the experience was excellent. Definitely check out Fogline!

Decided to check this place out. Such a cute place a great vibe. Wine was amazingly good. They have…read moreoutdoor seating and a cute little area for indoor seating. Service was excellent laurel was an amazing wine expert. She knew her stuff. If you're in the area and want something different. Try this place out fyi they offer different tastings. They have a red, a white and a mixed red and white wine.

We came up to Napa to celebrate our friends' 30th wedding anniversary, and Elizabeth Spencer was a…read morestop on our wine passport. Honestly, I am so glad it was, because we might have missed it otherwise and what a gem this place is! We have to give a huge shout-out to Laurel. She was absolutely amazing. She knows her wine inside and out, but was also just so personable and fun to talk to. We did the red flights, fabulous, and our absolute favorites were the Cabernet Franc and The Reverend. We are already planning a trip back in the summer just to sit in that beautiful outdoor pavilion. Highly recommend stopping here!

Alex made our tasting experience at Square Peg so unbelievably special. Great hospitality,…read morewonderful wine, and stunning views. Square Peg really has it all. As wine newbies, we're always a bit intimidated going into tastings and I'm happy to report that we were welcomed so warmly and guided through all the details expertly. We will definitely be back!!!

Our group of 4 had a tremendous experience at Square with the owner Brad. After introducing…read moreourselves and realizing our common bonds from the past, he treated us to a 4 WD ride to the top of the vineyard with amazing views. We then were treated to a fabulous tasting of Brad's pinots and other varietals, all in the presence of Brad's wife Alana's truly special original oils and sculptures. Lastly Brad poured us his upcoming new sparkling Rose with Bubbles in a custom design can. Very special day indeed.

Was recently in Sonoma for a birthday girls trip and we did a tour with Steve on the last day…read more When I tell you it was the highlight of our trip! Not only does Steve select the best wineries (large and small), he was truly a delight. He stayed in contact with one of the members of our group weeks before the trip, to ensure he was taking us to the perfect wineries. We had GREAT conversation traveling from one winery to the next, the music was perfect and he was such a good sport for all of our shenanigans! He also was our photographer for the day, which allowed us all to relax, enjoy, and stay in the moment. T You can't go wrong with Fine Wine Tours, I highly recommend!

We just finished our day with Fine Wine Tours (aka Steve) and it was great! Steve did a…read more Great job setting up an itinerary that was perfect for us. And throughout the day he did a great job making sure we were comfortable and on time while never being pushy. I would highly recommend Fine Wine Tours and when I'm in the area again and I'll be sure and take advantage his services.