SMALL GROUP WINE TOUR
Russian River / Healdsburg area Wineries
Join us for a fun and informative day in the Russian River / Healdsburg area/North Sonoma Wine Country visiting three hidden gem wineries.
“My mom and I had a blast on his tour and our guide made every aspect welcoming, comfortable, funny, and engaging.” – VIC D., DENVER CO – As reviewed on Yelp
TOUR DETAILS
Meeting Point
Picks up from most North Sonoma County lodging properties. Meeting locations available for those driving to the area.
Pick-up Time
10:00am – 10:30am for most locations
Length of Time
6.5 hours or so
Group size
Around 8-12
Tour Description
North Sonoma County is characterized by lush, gentle hills and charming country roads, little farmhouses & iconic old bridges.
This small-group tour will be a fun, relaxing day visiting a curated selection of intimate lesser-known wineries. Your tour guide will share stories and anecdotes, as well as imparting just the right amount of details about winemaking and grape growing. It’s a social experience, with most of our guests making new friends by the end of the day.
What’s Included
- Visits three smaller and/or family-owned winery properties.
- Pick-up and drop-off at your hotel or other point of origin.
- Access to explore the winery grounds and see various aspects of the winemaking process.
- Tasty picnic box lunch, served on the grounds at a scenic winery.
- Brief stories, anecdotes and non-boring winemaking information will be shared by your driver/guide.
- Wherever possible, we’ll arrange access to winery owners / winemakers.
What’s Not Included
- Winery tasting fees (For our Small-group tour guests, wineries offer a significantly discounted tasting fee of $25 per person. This fee is usually waived for anyone purchasing wine or joining that winery’s wine club).
- Driver/Guide Gratuity (Driver tipping is at your discretion, except for parties of 5 or more traveling together. We’ll add a 20% gratuity for those).
“The tour was well worth the price, and I highly recommend to anyone considering touring the wineries in Sonoma.” – CAROLYN A, ATLANTA GA – As reviewed on Yelp
Frequently Asked Questions
What is your cancellation policy?
You may cancel your join-in tour reservation anytime up to 24 hours before the tour with no penalty. Cancellation fee of $35 per person will apply to any cancellations made within 24 hours of tour departure.
What about winery tasting fees?
If you choose to taste at the winery, they will charge you a tasting fee. These fees typically run about $25 per person, per winery, but each fee is often waived with wine purchase or by joining their wine club.
Which wineries will we see?
Each of our tours heads off to a different selection of wineries (so many to choose from…) Have you already seen a few? Please let us know which ones when you book your tour so that we can make sure not to repeat any.
What sort of vans are used for this tour?
Will the shuttle pick up from my lodging location?
Yes…well, maybe. Some private addresses are inaccessible or too remote for our shuttles. Please call us with the address and we’ll check for you. This tour often picks up in the towns of Petaluma, Rohnert Park, Santa Rosa, Windsor, & Healdsburg.
What if we’re staying outside of the area?
Some folks drive in to our closest meeting location. Some book a private tour instead, since we have a much wider pick-up radius for those.
Do you allow for food allergies or dietary restrictions?
We operate our own commercial kitchen and have a culinary team, so we can generally accommodate most food allergies or dietary restrictions.
Guest Comments
Fridays and Saturdays only:
Fridays $129 & Saturdays $139
(Group of 4 or more can book this tour any day by calling us)
Picnic lunch included. Wine tasting fees extra
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A super-fun experience!
“We met some awesome people on the tour which made it that much better. The wineries were smaller but so cool with great wine. They also discount your tastings since you are with Platypus by even half the cost. It was a super-fun experience! Lunch in a vineyard was also wonderful!”
Dixie R., El Monte, CA –
Loved every winery
“We loved every winery that we visited and appreciated that Platypus focuses on family-run businesses with smaller productions.”
Ashley S., Houston, TX –
Made for a fun and memorable day!
“We did the Sonoma tour for our honeymoon and we learned an incredible amount. Our tour guide/driver was very experienced, very knowledgeable, and made it a fun and memorable day.”
Madeline B., MO, MO –
Lovely wineries
“We visited 3 small wineries in the Dry Creek and Alexander Valley area, and they were all excellent places.”
Laila S., Bremerton, WA –
Best day ever.
“Even the boxed lunch was perfect!”
Erin Richmond, Fort Myers, FL –
It’s all about the guide
“Our guide was funny, easy going, and knowledgeable. He had a perfect plan of wonderful boutique wineries for us to try.”
Kate P., N. Salt Lake, UT –
Go, Platypus!
“What a fantastic day! All three wineries were excellent.”
Steven K., Seattle, WA –
We loved this.
“We were a little reluctant that the day would be too touristy for our taste, but we were more than pleasantly surprised.”
G.M., Charlotte, NC –
