Wine Country Tours from Sausalito

Sausalito is a picturesque little "Mediterranean-style" town with great views of San Francisco and the Bay, and lots of shops and restaurants, and a few small hotels. For those who choose to get away from the hustle and bustle of San Francisco, Sausalito is a quiet alternative. But to get from there to California's famous Wine Country, you might find that you need someone like us to take you there. Instead of driving yourself around to tasting rooms with a lap full of maps, you can choose an Extranomical Tour with an experienced guide to show you the sights, find the good wines and food, and most importantly, a sober driver to keep you out of the slammer! We'll pick you up at your Sausalito hotel and drop you off at the end of a great day of wine tasting and sightseeing in plenty of time to take a nap before dinner, if that suits you. Click away and choose from the different tour packages that we offer with Sausalito as your departure point. 

Wine Country & Redwoods Tour from Sausalito. This is our most popular Wine Country tour because many people want to see the Coast Redwoods up close in their natural state, and they also want a little taste of wine in the afternoon. This tour is perfect for people who love nature and love good wine. But for the wine novice who may not want to invest a whole day in the wine country, this is the perfect way to combine two half day tours into one for a reasonable price. We'll visit three wineries and make a stop for a delicious lunch, and you will learn a great deal about these very different plants (redwoods and grape vines) and get a little practical wine-tasting knowledge in one great day!

Wine Lovers Tour from Sausalito. For the serious wine-lover, or even a comedian who likes good wine, this is the tour for you. We limit the numbers to 10 or less, leaving room for purchasing case lots of wine from California's world famous Wine Country. We generally start in Napa Valley because it is further away and we spend time driving there before most of them open for business, and then work our way back through Sonoma so we don't have as much driving to do when the tasting rooms start to close. And we can take requests, within reason, to visit a favorite of yours, or one your local merchant recommends. Your guide will converse with you and the others and use his or her experience to come up with an itinerary that accommodates a variety of Interests, but always makes for a visually appealing experience for all, while giving everyone an opportunity to make requests that will insure that no tour Wine Lovers' Tours will ever be the same.

Wine Country Tour from Sausalito. On our Sonoma & Napa Valley Wine Country Tour from Sausalito you will explore Napa and Sonoma, which lie about 1 hour north of Sausalito. This Napa Valley tour starts at 9:20 AM and we head toward the Sonoma Valley Wine Country where we spend the morning visiting wineries specializing in Pinot Noir & Chardonnay wines. At noon, this Napa Valley tour stops for lunch at a gourmet deli where additional wine tastings may be purchased. In the afternoon we drive to the Napa Valley wine country where you have the chance to tour a winery & taste more wine. This Napa Valley tour will end at your hotel just before 5:00 PM.

Wine Country Charters from Sausalito. Extranomical Adventures offers Wine Country Charters that are customizable to fit your personal interests, so if you have a list of wineries, we’ll work with you to put together a tour that works, within time and distance constraints. There are hundreds of wineries to choose from and a vast selection of options for lunch and/or dinner, a combination trip of Muir Woods with Wine Country, and over night packages. These charters are ideal for business groups, families, or private parties. Please call 1-866-231-3752 for further information.

California Wine Country - Almost half of California's 1400+ wineries are located in our 2 premier wine producing regions, Napa and Sonoma Counties, within about 100 miles of San Francisco. The variety of micro-climates, soils, terrains, and the Gold Rush of European immigrants led to the growth of the wine industry back in the mid 1800's! Starting in Sonoma (see Sonoma history), the region had about 60 years of increased tourist activity until the 1906 earthquake and Prohibition starting in 1919 put a most winemakers under for another 60+ years. A new era of prosperity began in the 70's (see Napa Valley) and now there are about 650 wineries located in Napa and Sonoma counties. You can travel far away from San Francisco and find great wines, why would you? Then you wouldn't be near San Francisco.

The Golden Gate Bridge - On many of our Wine Country Tours, we travel across the Golden Gate Bridge. We found a less frequently visited viewpoint to get one of the most spectacular views of The Golden Gate Bridge and the City of San Francisco that makes for incredible photo opportunities. It has been called the most beautiful bridge on earth, and is matched perfectly with its surrounding in color and shape. Finished in 1937, it has stood the test of time and proved itself to be one the great engineering projects of the modern era.