As novice winos, my bf and I decided to do the Healdsburg wine tasting and food pairing guided walking tour to help our growing wine palates. Best decision we made as this tour became one of the highlights of our trip. Molly, our host, was very friendly and informative. She took us to great tasting rooms with different wines and even offered awesome recommendations for foodie spots and other wineries to check out on our free day in Sonoma county. Luckily, we were the only people on this tour (went on a Wednesday) so we pretty much got a private tour at a group cost. The tour starts by meeting up in Healdsburg Plaza and takes about 3-4hrs from start to finish. It includes two non alcoholic spots so that you get a break and don't get completely wasted. I appreciated this since you're technically drinking about 4-5 glasses of 1-3oz pours at each tasting. The food paired with the wine were bite size pieces to help compliment the flavors, so don't expect full size meals when you do this tour. All stops were unique and was always different than the last. Molly took us to the following shops: -Downtown Bakery & Creamery -Stephen & Walker -Rockpile Vineyards -Russian River Tea Company -Spicy Vines We can't recommend this tour enough. I'm really glad we did it because we were able to try some wine that we never expected to have (spicy wine!!) but also got to see different parts of the the Healdsburg square area. If you're looking to kill some time with great food pairing and wine, definitely book this tour for your next day adventure. You won't regret it. read more

I don't think that there are enough words to describe how incredibly amazing this tour was. Our guide Harold, has such a personal relationship with each owner of every stop we made that it was like we were part of the family from the moment we walked in. His knowledge not only of each restaurant and the story behind it but, of the wine and food itself made the experience almost surreal. We learned things about wine and food pairings that we thought to be myths in the past. Not only that, he made it so easy for us to take this knowledge home and try it with her own favorite wine and foods at home. Also, his personality is genuine and friendly, easy conversation and funny! We LOVED hanging out with him! My group and I had so much fun we were deeply saddened when we realized the tour was finally over. So whether you are heading into Healdsburg for a trip or live there and just want a day of amazing wine food and company I highly and when I say highly I truly mean HIGHLY recommend booking ma tour with wine and country walking tours read more

Emily and Desiree were great! Very knowledgeable and made this experience so wonderful! Thank you! read more

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I wanted to create an amazing moment for my birthday and friends who celebrated with me doing something different. Kristen is a GENIUS. She created a tour based on my likes and request. It was SIMPLY PHENOMENAL. Healdsburg is beautiful and filled with great talent, food and sites. Check out the pics for sone of the places we enjoyed. Thus is worth the 4 hours. Much laughter. Priceless memories. My family had experienced the loss of a family member and had the funeral the week before this trip. We needed this. Kristen and Harold did a FABULOUS job being attentive to my desires of having a memorable birthday. Wine Country Walking Tours won't disappoint creating moments that are priceless. Take a walk. You'll be glad you did. read more

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Highly, highly recommend! Our tour guide Carol was so informative and fun. She answers any and all questions and provides such an educational tour. The stops made during the tour are so well selected and I enjoyed every single place! I most certainly will revisit many of them. Being a local, I expected to know some of the information about Healdsburg, but I learned so much history and fun facts about the area. This is well worth it and a must if you're interested in a guided tasting that will show you more than just a standard tasting room experience. 10/10!! read more

Would give this tour 3.5 stars if it were an option. Had a good time, but I think that was more due to the fun people we had on our tour. Here's our experience in the hopes that it can help others: -Emily was our tour guide and was very pleasant. We were hoping to get a bit more history/fun facts, etc about the area. However, there wasn't a lot of background information given, other than a basic 5-10 minute intro. A quick Google search would have given equally helpful info. We were hoping to learn interesting things -perhaps colorful characters in wine country history who may have lived in the old buildings or where did they hide the alcohol during Prohibition, etc. etc.. -The tasting room wines were ok, but nothing great honestly. The exception being RoadHouse. Shaun there was super interesting and had some excellent wines. Could have listened to him all afternoon. This stop was definitely the highlight of the trip. -The tea company visit was pretty basic; we walked in, had some tea and left. The gal was friendly but admitted she had just started working there and didn't know much. -Based on the reviews and description we were thinking there would be more food - but this really is mainly just a Wine Tasting Tour. There's a bit of food at each destination, but very small portions and nothing exceptional. Especially disappointing was the first stop at Cousteau Bakery. We were simply handed a bit of very dry sourdough bread. A big let down after seeing all the yummy options in the case! -Overall we enjoyed ourselves (again, mainly due to finally being out in the real world with some fun people) but there was nothing we couldn't have done here on our own. It has the potential for being a much better tour but unfortunately, at this point if a friend was asking, I probably wouldn't be giving it an enthusiastic thumbs up. read more

We thoroughly enjoyed our tour. Carol was a wonderful guide who has great knowledge of the area. She kept a nice relaxed pace which puts you at ease. We will definitely take this tour again. There is a nice balance of food and wine with a tea break in the middle so you don't over do it. If you're in the Healdsburg area I'd highly recommend this walking tour! read more

I'm a big fan of this tour!! I found it on Groupon and got a pretty good deal on it. Our tour guide Harold was funny and very personable. I could tell that they put a lot of thought into the tours, the wines they provide, and the food offered to pair. They offer a bit of history on the places we walk, so that's kind of sweet. I also enjoyed trying out new kinds of wine with food that you wouldn't necessarily think of to pair with it. We even got to stop in the police station mostly to use the potty because no one headed the warning that you needed to go early rather than later in the tour... haha. I enjoyed the tea stop quite a bit as well because I am a tea lover. Overall, this is the place to go if you want to get a good feel for Healdsburg and nice relaxing day of strolling and eating. Highly recommend. read more

My wife and I took the evening appetizer and craft cocktail tour with Harold. At each stop we were greeted warmly you could see that Harold had a good relationship with the people at each place we visited. Every stop had excellent food and tasty cocktails (just as advertised). We started with dessert at Spoonbar with a homemade doughnut and a coffee cocktail. Then we went to Pizzando where we had a delicious calamari and pizza dish. But even better was the Moscow mule made with homemade ginger beer. Wow. Then we ended up at Spicy Vines where we tried their wines and homemade sangria!! Doug and Crystalyn are two fantastic people. Our guide was knowledgeable and provided a lot of great information along our walk. We ended up At his breakfast recommendation place both days we were there (Coateaux) read more

A gal pal and I went for a tour the other day. We loved our guide, Jonna. She was super nice and energetic and gracious. While I enjoyed the wines we tasted, my friend didn't so much. To each their own there, of course. What I'd say is that it could be fun to pare this down to only 2 places, allowing us to really sit and enjoy the wines, the places themselves, and each other! My friend and i barely had any time to just chat before the wine reps were in our faces again with the next wine to taste. I'd also say that while the tea was my favorite part of the day, tasting just 2 and one tiny cookie was not sufficient. If you're going to venture into a tea place let's have the full treatment like at the wine places. Finally, the food was majorly UNDERWHELMING. We got ONE pc. of brie at one place on ONE cracker with 2 tiny bites of sausage (if you even like sausage) and some tiny chocolate bites. The next place was more pork and cole slaw then I'd ever want in one sitting and the final place was JUST some cold roasted chicken spread out on a big plate. By the end of our tour this was just gross to me. The food should be much more substantial, and incorporate a variety - veggies, cheeses, meats, fruits, nuts, crackers! It would also have been nice if the locations explained WHY those foods were chosen to pair with their wines. We had a nice day overall it just all felt rushed and then the food wasn't good at all... read more

Harold is just the best. How our Healdsburg trip went was heavily influenced by him. So glad that we took his walking food and wine tour on our first day. He was down-to-earth, educational, and fun. He has such a good rapport with the people and places he took us to, that it felt like everyone's family. We followed some of his restaurant suggestions as well-- and the food were really good. read more

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So much fun!!! Marty was fantastic and knows so much about the area and took us to fun and hidden places we would not have visited on our own. She spent so much time with us and I would do it again! read more

I did this tour with my husband last weekend. Harold and his wife were so friendly and gave us a nice tour of some wineries and restaurants. The day was really fun and I loved the education we got on pairing food with wine. I liked the small size of our group and nothing felt rushed. This is a great tour if you are vacationing in Sonoma County and gives you a nice introduction to some of the places to visit. You will get more than enough wine on this tour. Thanks again! read more

When my cousin booked this tour for her birthday event, I was not sure what we would encounter. I'd never been on a tour like this before. We were a party of six women. We had the most wonderful time. Harold (whom I called Harry), is such a nice, personable guy! He was very well informed about the local area, restaurants and wineries we visited. Harold is also quite funny and made us laugh a lot. He answered every question we had, and if he didn't know the answer, he would find someone who did. He was very attentive to all of our dietary restrictions and made sure each restaurant/winery along the way accommodated us. I enjoyed the variation of places visited. We started with an organic, farm-to-table restaurant. The next stop was a local hot spot where we enjoyed pizza and an incredible salad. Then it was off to a local winery where we had a food and wine tasting that was just phenomenal. We then went to an art gallery and enjoyed viewing works from local artists. We ended up at a tea house which was quite nice! Overall, we enjoyed our time soaking up the "local culture". We enjoyed every place we visited - thanks so much for showing us a great time!! read more

My family and I spent a fabulous afternoon with our lovely, informative, guide, Marianne. We live in Marin, and found this was an especially fun thing to do with family from out of state, though we enjoyed it just as much. I would do this again with other visitors, and cannot recommend this little afternoon adventure enough. read more

This was by far the most enjoyable activity we did while in Healdsburg! Our guide, Marty, was absolutely fabulous. She was very knowledgeable about the area of Healdsburg but very knowledgeable about wine. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and would do it again!!! We highly recommended this service to anyone coming to Healdsburg. In addition to wine you also get to enjoy the French bakery (bread and desserts to die for) and tea with chocolate. It's a great way to see the downtown square and enjoy wonderful wine and food. Five stars all the way!!!! read more

This was a great tour. We enjoyed the wine and pairing with foods and the knowledge of our guide. Fabulous day.

Fabulous tour & guide - Carol! Highly recommend! There were just 4 of us today and had an amazing time! 3 locations to taste wine and we bought wine at 2 of them, tea, bakery to start the day, and learned about the history of the area. Would love to try the evening tour next time. read more

We came to Healdsburg knowing we wanted to do some wine tasting and learn about the area but not having any idea where to start. We found Wine Country Walking Tours online and booked a tour. Best decision of our entire trip! Our guide, Marti, was very knowledgeable, teaching us more about tasting wine and all that it can entail. She showed us around town and obviously knew everyone already and make it feel like a very special custom experience. Marti was great fun and made us very comfortable and the time passed so quickly we wished it was longer! Definitely worth doing, especially if you just don't know where to start in visiting Healdsburg! read more

There's an ease and charm to the wine country walking tour-- mainly due to Harold, our tour guide. Knowledgable, intelligent, fun and most importantly, passionate, he creates a day of leisure that's packed full of fun. It's completely apparent that he loves what he's doing. We seamlessly enter to our pre-set tables (past the lingering crowds at the wine tasting bar) and it feels like we're family. Because we're with Harold, who's cultivated a wonderful relationship with the local independent business owners, we are so well received that I'd like to walk in again, just to be greeted! The wonderful treat is that the tour includes more than just wine-- you'll leave with insider info about local restaurants, tea shops, or perhaps a new wine/food pairing idea you've never tried. Most of all though, you'll truly enjoy yourself. The time will fly and I guarantee you'll be smiling. read more

Healdsburg has a lot to offer. Harold gave an all too brief tour of just a few of the delights of the city. In the relatively short time, the experience we had challenged our think on both food and wine, and their loving interactions. Today's tour was all about the flavor and the experience. We both came away inspired to try some unusual combinations. Parking took a little time as Downtown is restricted to 3 hours. The overall walk was very, very easy. All of the sites were hospitable, charming, and delectable. Even with a light rain, it was wonderful. We hardly used our umbrellas at all. In some ways, the experience was a little overwhelming. The stop at the Tea shop was a nice break. Highly recommend. You can see if they still have a groupon running. read more

This was WONDERFUL. Our guide was quite knowledgeable, and this wine tour was very different than any I have done before; the emphasis was on food and wine pairings, and I learned a lot. We also visited a lovely tea shop, and a bakery. EVERYTHING was delicious, including the wine; not a reject in the bunch. We also met nice people! read more

We had a great food and wine walking tour with Harold as our guide. I appreciated the varied places we stopped, included wineries as well as ice cream shop, and bakery. Healdsburg is a great little town anyway, but this just highlighted some favorites in terms of both food and wine. We learned a lot about how to get the most flavors from food and wine and a lot about the paring. I loved the wineries that we stopped at and all were very different. I think Thumbprint was my favorite of the 3. I would have liked to see a few varied bites from Williamson as they were rather standard bites but knowledgeable folks along the way. Also, Croustau's is a definite must for sweet breads, etc. read more