Napa Valley Wine Guides

This was the best decision we made on our recent trip to Napa. Geoffrey was awesome. He set-​up all of the tastings we went to at some really cool «off the beaten path» wineries. He also took us to a winery that we had heard about from a family member. Basically, you can tailor your tour with Geoffrey how ever you’d like. He is very knowledgeable about the area and just an all-​around great guy. Great experience for a great price!

Geoffrey was an awesome your guide for our Saturday of wine tasting in napa. We had a last minute car crisis and he offered to drive us in his own vehicle. While we were at our first vineyard he rushed off to get a car wash because he felt that his car wasn’t up to standard since he wasn’t planning on driving us in it. He also booked our wine yours for us and brought us to an awesome grocery store to pick up picnic lunch food during the day. He didn’t charge us anything extra for our last minute use of his car which was extremely nice of him. Highly recommend him for any wine tasting yours in the valley!

We had Geoffrey driving us today. He could not have been more amazing. First of all, we had a mix-​up with our car and he took us in his; when we got picked up after our first vineyard, he had gotten the car washed for us. He was polite, fun, and extremely knowledgable about each winery. We had an amazing day and it was in large part due to Geoffrey’s service. I highly recommend this company!

Geoffrey is the best! He was on time, drove us safely from place to place, and even booked us in a winery that we LOVED but didn’t know about and may not have found on our own.
He made sure we were on time to all our appointments and had a great lunch and dinner recommendations. And he even drove our rental car which made everything super easy!
I would highly recommend this company if you are looking for a driver during your time in Napa!

What an amazing weekend! Geoffrey is the best, he was on time and knew each location like the back of his hand. When we were shut out at an appointment he immediately had an amazing replacement. I would highly recommend this company and will use them each time I return. If you are looking for someone to create a tour or just drive you around in a limo or your own car I would give them a try.

Me and 3 other lady friends of mine went wine tasting for one of the girls’ very low key bachelorette parties in Napa and we had the pleasure of having Sarah as our driver. She picked us up at our hotel right on time and was super professional and organized and not to mention hilarious. I didn’t even have to lift a finger to book appointments or prep for anything because she made sure that every need that we had was fulfilled. We literally got picked up right at our hotel and was shuttled off to wine nirvana.
Additionally, these guys really know their stuff and brought us to some cool, smaller vineyards for quality wines at very reasonable prices (Robert Biale, Madrigal, Frank Family, Frias) More importantly they know how to avoid annoying crowds so that we didn’t have to interact with Bentley limos piled 18 deep with living and screaming Barbie dolls and penis garlands (no joke, we really did see this, and the poor driver looked like he wanted to kill himself)
I love these guys and will absolutely use their services every time I’m up in the area. Also, just a heads up, they now have a Sonoma guide service as well. Best Napa service ever!

Excellent experience. Enjoyed the wineries they chose for us. Our guide, Nancy, was prompt, friendly, informative, accommodating and all around wonderful. Highly recommend this service. I also highly recommend Nancy!

Great experience, very professional and made great reservations for us. I definitely agree with all other reviews and will book with them on our next visit

We had been to Napa before and did the big group tour so wanted something a little more personal for the 2^nd trip. Most of the other companies charged so much that I almost stopped looking. Then I found these reviews and every person is SPOT ON! Let Geoffrey build your itinerary! We tasted fantastic wines and felt like we made friends that we need to visit again. I will never use any other tour guide in Napa. Thanks to NVWG for a wonderful tour!

My wife and I spent a few days in Napa/​Sonoma for our anniversary, and chose Napa Valley Wine Guides for one of the Days.
We were busy leading up to our trip, so I was able to work with Geoffrey to tell him what kind of wine we preferred and our day and tour was tailored to that.
Abbey was our guide and picked us up from our hotel. She did a great job of giving us space throughout the day and always making sure that we had everything we needed.
Our favorite stop during our tour was to the tasting room for Hill Family Estate in Yountville. We had a great tasting set up and we loved the wine.
Over all we had a great experience with Napa Valley Wine Guides, and would highly recommend them to anyone wanting a personal tour experience.

We had a great experience with Napa Valley Wine Guides. Sarah was an amazing guide– as friendly and approachable as she is knowledgeable about the food and wine of Napa. She arrived early for our reservations on both Friday and Saturday to drive us in our rental car (it took less than 5 mins to add her to our insurance at the local rental car agency). Sarah called ahead to confirm all of our reservations and kept our group on schedule despite our overindulgence at some of our stops. We left Saturday morning up to Sarah’s recommendation and were very pleased with the tasting room she selected. By the end of the weekend, she felt more like a (responsible) friend than a paid designated driver.
Napa Valley Wine Guides is in a category of its own. For ~25% less than a traditional black car, they provide you with excellent customer service and unique (non-​incentivized) winery recommendations. I will never again waste money on overpriced, commission-​based car services that push you to try similarly overpriced, impersonal wineries.
Thanks Sarah, we will be back!

There is a reason that I always look to Napa Valley Wine Guides as my first choice in Napa wine tours. Actually, there are many reasons.
Reason #1: Geoffrey and Sarah know their wine and make amazing wine recommendations, including places that won’t taste publically unless you have an introduction. Geoffrey and Sarah are that introduction.
Reason #2: These folks treat you like guests in their home. They make sure that you never open a car door. They make sure you are fully hydrated. They make you feel at home.
Reason #3: Geoffrey and Sarah know more than wine… they know food. Whether you want a Napa style picnic lunch or recommendations for dinner anywhere in the valley, they can guide you to good eats.
Reason #4: When they are booked in advance and can’t fit you in, they give you a solid recommendation for another service. We were so disappointed that the secret is out and others are using Napa Valley Wine Guides. However, they made sure that we were given the name of another tour service that would treat us well. Did they? They did and we’ll still be using Napa Valley Wine Guides as our first stop.
Reason #5: Based on all of my experiences with Napa Valley Wine Guides, I am completely comfortable recommending them to everyone I know. I have sent friends their way and never worry about the experience.
Thank you, Geoffrey and Sarah, for great service year after year.

Three things you should know about the Napa Valley Wine Guides: they are personable, knowledgeable, and produce no pressure! This is truly a good time if you are looking for the more of the back road or boutique winery experience! I let them shape my itinerary but they are more than willing to work with yours if you must!

Sarah drove our rental from Enterprise for us for two days when we were visiting wineries in Napa. Whether you have them drive your car or theirs, I highly recommend using them. Sarah is very knowledgable, friendly and courteous. She made some suggestions and we had some of our own thoughts. She helped schedule the visits and plan an itinerary that made sense, suggesting appointments when needed. We never felt rushed and if we were running over, she would call the next winery and advise them that we would be a few minutes late. We stopped at Oakville grocery both days, one of which we took the food to Tres Sabores for a special picnic lunch (reserved and set up for us in advance).
Its money well spent, be responsible and do not drink and drive. I have heard that the fines for DUI in Napa are astronomical.
Many wineries allow you to share the tasting which I highly suggest for some if you are going to several wineries in a day. If you taste too many, you will begin to lose the ability to really taste. Wineries also do not mind if you do not finish the glass.
Wineries visited
O’Brien Estates — tour and tasting
Tres Sabores — tour and tasting while having lunch
Frogs Leap — tour and tasting
Del Dotto cave tour and extensive barrel tasting
Joseph Phelps — terrace tasting
Plumpjack — tasting
Round Pond– food (3 tiny bites) and wine pairing
Cakebread — tasting
also, Hill Family did a wine tasting at our hotel. Their wines were not to my liking.

You cannot go wrong with Napa valley wine guides. Sarah and Geoff were very easy to work with and helped us set up an itinerary for the day. Their prices were very affordable and their service was great. It was our first trip to the valley and they offered us some great suggestions before we went and even made all the prearranged appointments we needed. Sarah arrived promptly at 1 and took us to a great little deli where we grabbed a few sandwiches for lunch. Sarah suggested a great winery with a nice picnic area. It was a really hot day and Sarah had an entire cooler filled with cold ice waters which was awesome. All in all it was a great experience and I would recommend to friends, family and of course all you Unilocalers out there!

This is really, AS GOOD AS IT GETS!
Geoff and Napa Valley Wine Guides was the greatest way to see Napa. I found Geoff on here, THANKS Unilocal! And if you are shopping for a private driver or Wine Tour Guide on Unilocal,don’t look anywhere else.
My special engagement/​proposal weekend went off without a hitch. My new fiancé’ said YES on Friday, and Geoff picked us up in San Fran first thing on Saturday morning. We spent all day visiting some of the coolest wineries.
He arranged everything! Appointments for private tastings with Sommelier’s, Private tours of Vineyards and underground wine caves, lunch at Dean and Deluca’s, and best of all, a friendly, knowledgeable guide who turned out to be a great friend by the end of the trip.
Not only are their prices more than fair, but you get to drive around in a cool Yukon with plenty of leg room (Huge Plus for a guy like me who is over 6’3″ tall). The scheduling was really easy, I just called him and it was done. He took my CC info, but didn’t charge it until we were done with our tour. He does have a cancellation policy but he’s not like some of the others that I called that have an enormous Non-​Refundable Deposit.
I’ve already referred him 2 friends who have gone up there, and if and when we go back to Napa, we will be calling him!
Seriously, this is the best value and service you are going to find for Napa Valley.

My husband and I came to Napa for our anniversary weekend and had a phenomenal time thanks to Napa Valley Wine Guides! This was our first time doing a full-​day of wine tasting and we had no desire to do our own research. I reached out to Geoff a week before our trip and told him our likes/​dislikes. Geoff’s exact words were «I’ll make you an awesome itinerary».
Geoff picked us up from our hotel right on time. Considering it was just the two of us, we opted to have him use our vehicle. We went to a total of 5 wineries in 6 hours (crazy huh!!!). All of the wineries were intimate and not overcrowded. Out of the 5 wineries Geoff scheduled appointments at 3 of them. Not only did we get a great buzz — but we learned a lot about wine. Geoff is personable, professional and an overall great guide.

Reserved the «Ford Expedition» service for an all day outing in Napa over Labor Day Weekend. 8 hours, 3 couples, 5 wineries and lots of vino.
: pros: Called a couple weeks before LDW and spoke to Geoff. I was totally stoked that they weren’t booked for what I thought might be a busy weekend. Easy reservations and immediate email confirmation. On the day of our reservation, our driver, Sarah (Geoff’s girl) called to say she was running 10 minutes late. No biggie.
Though Geoff mentioned we’d be rollin in the Nissan Armada, Sarah pulled up to our hotel in a Denali. Think this might be a bit smaller, but it still had a 3^rd seat and we were fine with the girls in the back.
Sarah was great — Very polite and professional. She made sure to ask us what our plans/​itinerary was when we got into the car and gaves us a heads up on what time we needed to leave winery A in order to allow for more time to get to winery B. We actually only planned for 4 wineries and ran ahead of schedule — a rarity after a tasting or two! Sarah was great in recommending a last minute stop for us and was cool about giving us a little extra time as she picked us up a little late that morning.
:cons: None here! Had a really great experience and would totally use Napa Valley Wine Guides on my next group trip to Wine Country. A couple of other tips — Bring snacks (kettle corn was a hit in our car). Driver will pack a cooler with water. Also, you pay for the hours that you reserved so keep some options in your back pocket if you run ahead of schedule too.
Thanks Napa Valley Wine Guides!

This is probably the greatest idea ever — being able to hire someone to pick you and your friends up in a limo and drive your group around the valley to tour the wineries and get a good buzz :) Can’t ask for anything better right? I thought this was an awesome idea because my friends and I were worried about which one of us would have to be the «designated driver» and not drink. And c’mon now, who would really volunteer to go wine-​tasting and not taste the wine? Definitely not me! =P
Luckily we stumbled upon the Unilocal reviews for Napa Valley Wine Guides and booked them immediately for our tour. It was definitely a success too! At first, they had ran out of limos and offered to pick us up in a SUV. We weren’t too happy about that but took the offer anyways because we already chose the day we wanted to go. We really really wanted the limo since we were all first-​timers there and wanted to go all out.
Geoffrey was great though — since he had no limos at the time, he gave us a cheaper price for the SUV (instead of 65 an hour, he offered it at 50). Then a few days before our tour date, he gave us a call and told us he had an 8 passenger limo. Wooohoooo! The normal price for the limo is 75/​hour but he still kept the 50 dollar rate and gave the limo to us for that same price. Awesome service right? :)
So there we were, in Napa, 6 of us cruising around in an 8 passenger limo. That sure made our trip all the better. The size was perfect for 6 because it was nice and roomy still — 8 wouldve been a little crowded. The limo had complimentary iced water bottles for us and lots of wine glasses to use in case we bought some bottles from the wineries and wanted to drink in the car.
We went to 4 wineries over a 5 hour period. All gave its own unique experience and we favored some over others. Each winery had a tasting fee that varied as well and we definitely felt some were a lot more worth it. But overall, it was a nice experience and Geoffrey was very accommodating to our wants and needs. He was extremely patient and friendly and made our trip to Napa very memorable!

I was stuck in the same position as I am every time I go to Napa. Do I book a wine shuttle that locks me in to some rigid schedule with a bunch of strangers, take it easy on the tasting and drive, or splurge on the towncar? None of these options seemed too hot, so I did a little research and stumbled across NV Wine Guides.
Geoff came and met us where we were staying and carted us around all day like we were drunk teenagers with a super cool older brother who happens to know a lot about wine and local wineries.
As something of an indecisive, bumbling jackass (these traits are magnified after 8 glasses of wine), one of the biggest challenges for me when doing wine tasting is deciding where the hell to go next. I have stacks of maps, jotted post-​it notes in no particular order, and printed out pages of internet research, but when the time comes to make a decision I’ve got nothin’. So, in addition to the obvious benefits of avoiding DUI’s, my favorite perk was being able to count on Geoff to help us decide where to go next. Feel like some champagne? Boom, you’re on your way. Maybe a good pinot and a fun tasting room? Check. Being able to give a vague, totally incoherent direction and have it recognized with a «Yeah, we can do that» is a really nice feeling.
Put it this way: he’s like Unilocal but better. A Unilocal that can drive your car for you.