2024 Wine Country Experiences…

Santa Barbara & Paso Robles

Friday, August 16 - Friday, August 23

REGISTRATION IS CLOSED - please contact us ASAP if you were hoping to be part of this trip

Virginia

Thursday, September 26 - Sunday, September 29

REGISTRATION BEGINS: May 23

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tour premier wine regions with fellow passionate wine enthusiasts

get an idea of our wine country experiences…

After choosing our destination, we connect with fantastic wineries, restaurants, and wine country businesses to create a wonderful and memorable wine country experience.

Once we’re in wine country, we have hotels and transportation covered. Registrants will be provided a full and detailed itinerary of all our stops after reserving their spots.

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Do you have questions about our Wine Country Experiences?

CLICK HERE for our most common FAQs, or email our Director of Marketing, Angelica (blickenderfera@gmail.com) and she will be happy to answer any of your questions!

Virginia

Thursday, September 26 - Sunday, September 29, 2024

What to expect from this long weekend in Virginia:

  • 3 nights in a top hotel in Northern Virginia

  • Opening night Reception and Dinner

  • 2 1/2 days touring around beautiful Virginia growing regions in Northern Virginia and beyond

  • 5+ visits to top wineries with privately led tours and special tasting programs

  • Memorable lunches and dinners at top, chef-driven restaurants or wineries

  • Curated experiences unique to this part of Virginia

  • Built-in free time to explore the surrounding area

  • Luxury Coach service for the entire trip

    … and more!

Lasting impressions of past Wine Country Experiences

“This trip was a once in a lifetime experience; great wine, great food, great wineries, great group! Management and logistics were excellent. Thanks!”

Peter G. from our 2022 Wine Country Experience to Napa & Sonoma, CA

“Another winner!!! Excellent time with George and Christi. Great experiences with food and wine. My husband and I could not have ever, in our wildest dreams, organized a curated trip of this magnitude.”

Ingrid D. from our 2023 trip to Willamette Valley, OR & Walla Walla, WA

“Honestly, this was one of the best travel experiences we have ever had. Everything was so well planned and thought out. We just had to show up and enjoy! I haven't stopped telling people about it since we got home. Thank you, team!”

Pat G. from our 2022 Wine Country Experience to Napa & Sonoma, CA

WINE COUNTRY EXPERIENCE FAQs

  • CA trip - Registration for the Santa Barbara & Paso Robles trip opens Thursday, March 21!

    3pm Eastern - Priority Registration - sign up for Priority Registration HERE

    4pm Eastern - Public Registration (if spots remains)

    You will secure your spot on March 21 by making the $3500 downpayment per attendee via online payment on our website. The remaining balance will be due one month after the deposit is paid. The balance may be paid by check or online. Failure to pay the balance one month after your deposit is paid will result in a loss of your reserved place on our trip, and loss of your initial deposit.

    Once you have gone through the full trip details, we suggest you reach out with any questions you may have prior to March 21, as we anticipate selling out quickly.

  • In Paso Robles you can expect to find a lot of Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, and Grenache. In Santa Barbara we will see mostly Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and Syrah. We will be tasting other grape varietals on this trip, but you'll find these are the ones we will encounter the most.

  • CA trip - Yes! Right now we have a free afternoon in Downtown Paso Robles, and a free afternoon-evening in Santa Barbara. We will provide a list of local restaurants, businesses, events, hotel amenities, etc to help you make the most of your free time.

    Transportation for free time - the bus will be picking us up/dropping us off, the location will be within walking distance from our hotel, or it will be in a location a quick cab ride away from the hotel.

  • CA trip - Our Wine Country Experiences always begin and end in the same location. For this trip, it will be most efficient to fly in and out of LAX airport in Los Angeles (if you are flying).

    Our program begins at 5:30pm on Friday, August 16 in Santa Monica. If you plan to fly in to California before August 16, we have a special rate for The Ambrose (our hotel for Friday, August 16) that you can use. We will be getting that information in the next couple weeks and will send that in an email to all attendees.

    On the morning of Friday, August 23, our bus will take us back as a group LAX, arriving back around 10:30am. Please plan your flights accordingly. If you plan to continue your stay in California, you can rent cars from LAX, or get the appropriate transportation from there.

  • CA trip - Absolutely! Since you are handling your own travel arrangements, you are welcome to arrive as far in advance as you like, or extend your stay after our trip has ended. The Ambrose Hotel in Santa Monica (where we will be spending our first night) has extended our group pricing to anyone that would like to book an additional night for Thursday, August 15. Registrants will be given information on how to redeem that if they are interested.

  • If you have questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to our Director of Marketing, Angelica (blickenderfera@gmail.com). She will be able to assist you with anything you need!Item description

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