Tour Vin: From San Francisco to Napa Valley

Published on: August 1st, 2014

If your trip to Napa Valley begins in San Francisco, you’ll find many wine tasting options available to enjoy along the way.

A small group of folks attending a convention in San Francisco recently asked if I knew anyone who could take them to Napa Valley for the day – they had never been to the wine country. Of course, I jumped at the opportunity and explained that my company, Tour Vin, specializes in wine country trips to the Napa Valley. That’s all I had to say! “When do we start?” they cheered.

There are many wine tasting options available in San Francisco. I recommend you try these locations: Dogpatch Wineworks, Press Club and the Chateau Montelena Wine Tasting Room (in the Westin St. Francis hotel).

If you’re looking for places to eat in the city, I recently tried the The Slanted Door in the fabulous Ferry Building. This Ferry Building offers multiple food and wine choices – you could make a day of shopping and eating here! Not to mention, the view is out of this world!

Bay Bridge view from the Ferry Building.

So, for their first time in Napa Valley, my guests enjoyed a one-day wine tasting adventure at Silverado Vineyards, then on to Jarvis Winery for a cave tour with wine and cheese pairing. For lunch, we enjoyed a wonderful meal at the Rutherford Grill.

Silverado Wine Tasting

Jarvis Wine Tasting

We enjoyed playing tour guide because that’s we do! Our guests thoroughly enjoyed the experience and asked if we would help plan their next trip to Napa Valley.

Ed Pollard
Tour Vin
Napa Valley Concierge