Wine Tasting Tours in the USA: Our Top 3

1.Wine Tasting Cruise in St. Augustine

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 426 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $49Our pick

Cruise St. Augustine’s bayfront for about 90 minutes aboard a shaded 45-foot pontoon. You’ll sample six rotating wines while guides such as Rose, Marcel, or Captain AJ share stories about the sights and local wildlife. Expect views of the fort, Great Cross, lighthouse, and Bridge of Lions, with possible dolphin sightings.

“Fun cruise with friendly staff. We will definitely do again. Thanks. And we ended up buying a couple of the wines we tried. Yum.”

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2.Temecula’s Premier Wine Tasting Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 363 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $139

Spend about five hours visiting South Coast, Maurice Car’rie or Oak Mountain, and Somerset wineries by party bus. Your guide handles the driving, tastings total up to 18 ounces, and Somerset adds a production tour featuring ancient clay-vessel winemaking. Guides such as John, Boris, Mark, Calvin, and Emanuele are part of the rotating team.

“Had a great time celebrating the future bride! The 3 wineries were awesome and staff were all very friendly. The bus was nice and clean. We had bottled water in the bus.”

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3.Seneca Lake Wine Tasting & Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 215 reviews · 5 to 6 hours (approx.) · from $250

This 5 to 6-hour Seneca Lake tour takes you to four Finger Lakes wineries, with tastings ranging from dry Riesling to dessert wines. Your English-speaking driver-guide handles the driving and winery check-ins for groups of up to 12. Add lunch at Ventosa Vineyards for wraps, pizza, salad, or a panino with lake views.

“Beautiful scenery, delicious food, great tasting, and an awesome guide! I would highly recommend this excursion.”

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