Napa & Sonoma National Holidays

We had a great experience with platypus tours and I would use them again without hesitation. Prior to the tour, they communicated with us about our pickup and details about what the expect. On the day of, we were picked up at our hotel right on time, and taken to three wineries, one well known one and two smaller boutique ones. Each winery had great service and quality wines, and the included lunch was tasty and served in a beautiful setting at the second winry. We also enjoyed the group of people we went with and it was an overall great experience. The tasting fees are not included, but are discounted for the tour members so it really was reasonably priced. Taking ubers to these wineries alone would probably cost as much, if not more, than this tour, so it was an incredible value. I cannot recommend this tour enough, and would definitely use Platypus again when I'm in the area.

We had a great experience with Steven and Platypus! They were very responsive from the beginning and easy to arrange pick up and drop off. Steven was very knowledgable and went about and beyond to take care of us.

Our guide Jaye was very knowledgeable and personable. We had a fantastic time and learned a lot. We have always loved the red blend, but now have a new favorite!

The wines were delicious and our sommelier, Roberto, was amazing. He answered all of our questions and told us about the history of Prisoner Wine Company. He truly made the experience!

First time in Napa Valley and my daughter and I were on a girls trip to celebrate her graduating Grad School. We booked this winery tour very easily through Cool Sonoma. We went to three small wineries - that don't distribute wine to stores. Only sell direct to consumer, or some to restaurants. The wineries and vineyards were very small, family owned and our group was the only ones doing tastings while we were there - which gave us the full attention of the owners. We went to Laura Michael, Todeski, and one other (can't remember the name). We also stopped at Chateau Montelana for some pictures - but didn't do a tasting. It was very pretty place for pics. Our tour guide "Armie" was very good, he was very knowledgeable about the area and told us some of the history along the way, and he told us about each winery we visited. He also helped us when our tastings were over with our purchases. He was great!! I would have liked to stop at one more for a tasting, maybe a bigger winery, just for a bit of a different experience, but I would highly recommend this tour!

Picked us up at R Inn where we stayed in Napa. Our guide/driver Andy Hyman was phenomenal. Knowledgeable, fun, patient and super friendly and willing to answer any questions. We had a total of 11 people and we and got along. It was a fun and enjoyable day!

I loved the experience! The place is beautiful. The quality of the wine and the service are impeccable. A simple and high quality tour with good cost/benefit. Roberto was our assistant. Excellent! A great experience for those who come to Napa Valley.

We walked in and were able to do a wine tasting. We chose the prisoner and Domaine curry tasting. We tried 5 wines and the sommelier was so knowledgeable about the history. The labels and the ladies of Domaine. It was so interesting.

Awesome experience. All three wineries were great and well organized. My wife and I had a wonderful time. Lewis was a wonderful guide who made sure everyone was taken care of.

We had a great time! James was our Tour Guide and he was nice and friendly. He took us to three wineries which we loved! He was very knowledgeable about the area and gave us recommendations for restaurants and spas.

We experienced this tour with our guide, James, and 9 other visitors to Napa. The tour was a great experience and we would not change a thing. James was so knowledgeable, friendly and fun. Our group was made up of an adult family, a girlfriend’s group, and a few couples like ourselves. The dynamic was great. Backstage Winery was everyone’s favorite. The bus was comfortable and the length of the trip was perfect for us. We would do it again in a heartbeat.

Andy was amazing and very knowledgeable. The wineries were great and it was the perfect amount of time at each one. We had a wonderful group and had a great time! Would definitely recommend this tour.

Super fun trip with Army, our guide and 13 others. There wasn't one person in the trip I didn't like. I guess it makes sense to visit three wineries, but we all were a bit tipsy by the end (hence the reason for the shuttle service). Army was full of trivia on the Napa Valley region. Lunch was delicious - a box lunch but upgraded. I would say try it, you'll like it!

Cool Sonoma's tour source, Platypus, was amazing! Pre-tour communications were outstanding...they were flexible, on-time, and provided us with an engaging, funny, informative driver, Richard Casey. The afternoon was spent wine tasting at 3 smaller, specialized Napa Valley wineries, learning about wine & wine production, and a enjoying a fabulous, boxed lunch. Our small group was great and we were all laughing like best of friends by the end of day. Never would we have been able to have this much fun on our own! Don't miss this experience...we highly recommend!

I did this with my mom and it was amazing going to all of these smaller wineries. We love to support small businesses and we’re so well taken care of by the tour bus driver and the wineries. We truly had an unforgettable experience! Would for sure do this one again when we come back to Napa!

We have now gone on the Platypus Small Group Napa Valley wine tour twice (4 years apart). Both times it was a great experience. They take you to smaller vineyards and not the same ones. We did not repeat any of the vineyards we visited our time. The lunch included was fresh and delicious. Our guide, Louis, was knowledgeable and fun. They picked us up and dropped us off at our hotel. There were about 5 couples total on the tour and this was similar to the last time we went. All fun people from all over. They picked us up about 10:45am and dropped us off at about 4:30pm.