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THE WINE COMES FIRST TOUR invites you to sit back and relax as you are guided on a luxurious wine and food pairing tour through the beautiful California Wine Country and to the wineries of Sonoma, Napa Valley, Paso Robles, Santa Barbara, Santa Ynez, Santa Maria, Arroyo Grande, and Edna Valleys. THE WINE COMES FIRST TOUR specializes in luxury California wine and culinary tours for groups of all sizes. The California Wine Tours are available for special occasion events, conventions, harvest and holiday seasons.

THE WINE COMES FIRST TOUR offers corporate services.

• Corporate retreats
• Special events for clients or employees
• Personalized wine education sessions
• Private winery tours
• On-site catering with gourmet lunches and dinners
• Discounts on wine purchases
• Award winning wines
• Spectacular settings

Every wine tour becomes a wine festival filled with great California Wines, Wine Country Cuisine and the freshest local produce. Our knowledgeable and personal tour guides can set up interesting and entertaining classes such as wine 101, Blending Seminars, and introductory to sensory and Dynamics of Food and Wine. Read more details about the tour.

THE WINE COMES FIRST TOUR turns the concept of wine and food pairing upside down. Too often the wine is selected as an afterthought to the meal. The gourmet lunches and dinners provided on the tour are designed to match the flavors in the WINES we taste.

You will be wined and dined in elegant style. You’ll learn about wines, discover their many flavors, and travel through some of the most beautiful wine country in the world, including Napa Valley, Sonoma County, California’s Central Coast, and Santa Barbara.

• The tour visits the top wineries
• Tastes award winning wines
• Prepares gourmet meals to pair with the wines
• Stays in elegant hotels and resorts
• Travels first class in our amenities filled motor coaches
• Visits picturesque settings in California’s Wine Country

THE WINE COMES FIRST TOUR offers luxury transportation aboard our amenities filled motor coaches equipped with climate control, recliner seats, limo-style tinted windows, high-fidelity audio and video systems and most importantly, clean restrooms. Your tour guide will meet and greet you in the morning, make sure everyone is aboard the motor coach and provide you with interesting and entertaining information about the wine growing regions as he/she serves Champagne and Mimosa’s. During the day your tour guide will introduce you to some of the world’s finest wine growers, winemakers, and chefs.

THE WINE COMES FIRST TOUR has developed a unique relationship with some of the California wine country’s most luxurious Hotel and Spa Resorts. They provide unbelievable and unlimited amenities to our guests. Whether you stay in Napa Valley, Sonoma, San Francisco, Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo, Los Olivos, Santa Barbara, or Los Angeles, you will experience world class accommodations.

Our goal is to consistently exceed your expectations.
We guarantee that your wine and culinary tour of Napa, Sonoma, Central Coast, or Santa Barbara will be a pleasure from start to finish!