Platypus Tours

  If you're choosing between Wine Tours Sonoma and Napa Valley, the good news is that there's no wrong way to spend the day. These neighboring wine regions are remarkably different in geography, scenery, wine, and personality, and each offers its own version of what makes Northern California wine country so special. Platypus Wine Tours offers small-group and private tours in both Napa and Sonoma, introducing guests to the smaller-production, hidden-gem wineries that reveal so much of the character behind each region. The Feel of the Place Is Different Napa Valley in a Nutshell Napa Valley is surprisingly compact, stretching roughly 30 miles long and about five miles wide, with vineyards framed by the Mayacamas Mountains to the west and the Vaca Mountains to the east. That dramatic mountain backdrop is part of what makes Wine Tours Napa Valley so visually memorable. Napa is renowned for Cabernet Sauvignon, but there's far more in the glass than Cabernet alone. Historic wine...

It’s easy to think Napa Valley wineries are variations on the same experience—until you spend a day visiting a few smaller ones. That’s when the personalities really start to show. It Is About the People, Not Just the Pour In Napa and across Sonoma Wine Country, Platypus Wine Tours specializes in smaller, family-owned hidden gems. At one winery you might meet the winemaker; at another, a family member may tell you how the whole thing got started. You might taste in a cellar, beside the vines, or overlooking the valley. The wines are different, but so are the people, places, and stories behind them. Visiting three in a day lets you experience that contrast. Between Stops, You Start to Notice the Differences As the day unfolds, your guide adds some local perspective, answers questions, and helps connect a few of the dots between what you’re seeing and tasting. One winery might be a hands-on, small-production operation while another has generations of family history behind it. You don’t...