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April 2024 by Diana R.
We did the cable car wine tour yesterday celebrating our anniversary and my ohhh my, it was so much fun! Our host Ms Jessica was amazing, so informative and would check in with us at every winery spot throughout the tour! She was a vibe!! Played awesome music too! lol Definitely check this out, it was our first time experiencing this and we're glad we did!
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March 2024 by Brian T.
Had an amazing time with Shawna and Brad (Pitt). Both of them were so kind and very informative, would definitely do this again (:
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December 2023 by Micah H.
My fiancé and I had such an amazing and memorable experience. If you're booking the tour I highly suggest booking with Aidan. He's a great guide and has a super fun and inviting personality. The wines are of great quality as well. Also, I highly recommend using the "pick up" option as they are on time and you will definitely be feeling drunk after the tour is over!
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December 2023 by LaWanda N.
My delightful husband treated me to this tour for my birthday. And it was one of the best gifts I've received to date. It was very lively, informative and just a great time. I learned so much about wines and wines too! There were so many learning opportunities. Each of the three locations was completely different and had such a laid back vibe. This is something that we will definitely do upon our return to the area. And I must give a shout out to Jessica and Carlos who was the hostess and our driver. 1000% professionalism was displayed even though we had a minor hiccup, Jessica handled it, like a true champion!
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October 2023 by Jocelyn H.
So much fun! Aiden was our tour guide and Nicole was our driver. Aiden knew his stuff and didn't give us too much information, just to talk, like many guides do. The old school windowless cable car drive was so nice for the twenty minutes it takes to get to wine country. We toured three different wineries and spent an hour at each one and received a quick tour of the wineries. There were snacks and bottled water on the cable car to make sure we stayed hydrated and without an empty tummy while out wine tasting. The music played on the cable car was a mixture of sing alongs from various genres. We began and ended at Black Market brewing. If you're staying at a local hotel, they will pick you up from your hotel and drop you off for $20 per person. We payed the additional $40 per person for pizza and beer pairing. There were five of us. We had eight pizzas total and three glasses of beer each. Totally worth the forty books! This was a really great tour!
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October 2023 by Faith A.
This was such a fun experience. From the black market to the actual tour was a great time. All staff was friendly and Alden is the best tour guide! I 100% reccomend!
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September 2023 by Elle P.
Over the weekend, had a chance to partake in the fun for my friend's birthday bash. You meet at the brewery location, get checked in, and wait to grab a seat on the cable car.I was in a private party so we got a cable car for our group only, had a fabulous host, Shawna, and excellent DD Nicole. Snacks & music are provided and depending on your music selection, let the host know to play your music genre. The package we had consisted of a Tour that lasts about 4-5 hours , 3 wineries and lunch at one of them. I think the wineries are chosen at random, for ours we went to Fazeli, Akash, and Calloway, lunch and winery tour at Fazeli. Mediterranean cuisine and several tastings from whites to reds. Met the owner BJ, nice and down to earth fella. Servers were all friendly, good spot to take a date, lovely grounds, I believe they used to host weddings here before. 2nd stop Akash winery - a little more modern, they serve beer and wine here + they got a DJ putting on hits as you enjoy the wine., they also sell merch, chocolates, and some pastries. Fun winery...last stop was Calloway...this one was more crowded and closer in style to the wineries in Napa. Grounds are well kept and another good place to have dinner and wines. Got back safe and sound, definitely would take a few friends on the cable car tour again. Weather was nice so that was an added bonus.
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September 2023 by Megan M.
We went celebrating our 18th wedding anniversary and had a blast! The tour took care of packages for us, we went to three good different vineyards, and I didn't have to worry about a thing except my hair blowing in the wind. Definitely a fun way to explore
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September 2023 by Lu L.
Celebrated my husbands Birthday on this tour. We had the best time. Our tour guide was Aidan and he made it so much fun. He was so helpful beginning to end. He had so much information on the city and wineries. Our driver was also wonderful. We would definitely do this again. Thank you for making the Birthday memoriable for us.
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August 2023 by Mary N.
This was one of the best wine tours I've ever been on. The staff was friendly, fun, knowledgeable, and helpful. They truly made the entire day wonderful. Highly recommend.
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June 2023 by Amanda H.
This is not a "tour". This is what I'm telling people was a "booze-cruise".The Gist:-Visit 3 wineries, you have 45 minutes and 4-6 tastings at each winery. 45 minutes at a brewery. Rest of the time driving through wine country. -You do not have time to roam the grounds, or have a tour, it's just drink, drink, drink, move to the next one. Did not see a barrel, any storage facility, anyone who could tell us about the history of each place, or details of the wine we were drinking.Pros: -Wines were amazing, top-notch. -Despite the 3 stars, we saw what we got ourselves into, and leaned-into the experience. We did have fun, even though we had expectations of a different day.-Host and driver were very fun. It's not their fault this is a weird business model. Cons: -One person in our party doesn't drink. He was bored to tears just shuffling around for hours with drunk people. They didn't even offer him a soda or grape juice. Also, his ticket was $130, which I would have not agreed to do this trip had I known there would be NOTHING for him.- First 45 minutes of the trip was eating our lunch at 11am at a brewery. Not so good, considering we had a huge breakfast, expecting to eat lunch at around 1 or maybe 2pm, picnic-style at one of the wineries. I didn't pay for, nor want to see a bar that day (it was nice though) - None of the wineries knew we were coming. I felt pretty bad for the Sommeliers racing to assemble 20+ glasses and tasting cards in a panic. Made the tour feel like it was unprofessional and unpolished. Also, perhaps if the wineries knew ahead of time we were coming, they could have arranged for an actual tour? *owners take note!*Takeaway:This company has all the potential and exposure to be better. They even put in the effort to drive you around in a historical landmark on wheels (real cable car from San Francisco with an engine put in). But they've been doing this for years, so it appears they have no intention to change. So if you want to drink yourself to oblivion in a beautiful town, this is the tour for you. If you're expecting to learn things, see behind the scenes, and have a cultured afternoon, this is not for you. Maybe all wine tours in Temecula are like this, I don't know. So I got fooled if that's the case. Lesson learned: We should have just gone Direct to a Winery for a tour and paid $40 to $60 per person for a much more tailored-to-our-expectations experience.
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April 2023 by Angee L.
Such an amazing experience! So grateful to my best friend for gifting me this wine tour! Our tour started off at Black Market Brewing Co, where we greeted with some rosé & checked in! We were provided our lunch (you get to choose while booking online). If you're not a beer drinker they also have other options including ciders! The cable cars are very spacious & has lots of seating options, one thing I will say is, if you're someone with long hair, a hair clip, hat, or hair tie is a MUST while the car is moving! Along the way to different vineyards we saw so many beautiful animals from sheep, horses, & longhorns! The weather was honestly perfect! We visited Somerset, Lorimar, & Bel Vino on our wine tour! Each location provided us 5-6 tastings each! The views were so amazing! Somerset offers sangrias! We purchased the original/classic, & it was delicious!! We also had the opportunity to taste wine straight from the barrel! I personally love sweeter wines, the Drunk Bunnies Muscat is so good! Lorimar such a gorgeous vineyard, & regularly has live music. The peach sparkling was very good, and surprisingly I enjoyed the Brute as well! We ended our tour at Bel Vino, although my bestie enjoys wines that are more dry & typically red we both LOVED their bubbly pineapple coconut, so much so that we both left with a bottle! Our driver Tonya was so sweet & definitely made us feel safe! Thank you again Tonya for getting us to & from everywhere & providing us a great experience! Our tour guide Aidan is seriously the hostess with the mostest! I cannot say enough great things about him! From our very first interaction with him, we knew this was going to be an incredible day! He is a Temecula local & really knows a lot about the history of this town! His energy is truly unmatched, from his playlist (a little bit of everything), to his extremely friendly demeanor, to his 10/10 dance moves! He really goes above & beyond! He checked in on us letting us know how much time we had left at each location, making wine suggestions, he was always at the cable car with a helping hand to help you on & off the car, he was super accommodating, he provided water, snacks, entertainment, etc. Being surrounded by good people can really make an experience like this so memorable, & Aidan did just that! Thank you Aidan for everything that you do! I cannot wait to book again!
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February 2023 by Denere P.
Friendly and engaging staff provide lunches and a variety of wine options on site at their main location. The cable car tour is a fun group tour with music and at least 3 stops to various vineyards. Each location offered 4-5 tastings. Some more generous then others. I deducted 1 star because our tour happens to fall on a rainy and cold day. The website said that the close windows when there's inclement weather but the front and back ends of the cable car is left exposed. If you don't make it back in time, you basically are exposed to the weather. The company could have plastic covers for those areas to keep customers from being wet or super cold. For $250 each, the last thing you want to be is soaked while trying to enjoy wine tasting. The company did offer an option to reschedule due to the rain but our party had travel near and far to go so that was not an option for us.
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February 2023 by Hope L.
Amazing Time!!! Booked our tour on a Thursday, Aiden was our tour guide! highly recommend him if you decide to book a tour! His energy is what made this tour so enjoyable! Very knowledgeable and attentive. We were celebrating my daughter turning 21. She had a blast listening to great music, dancing and drinking wine! Thank you ,for a memorable experience! Till next time!!
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January 2023 by Sarah T.
Totally worth the money! My boyfriend and I really enjoyed this tour for our first time going to a winery. Our guide Riley was great and so was our driver! We didn't know that lunch would be first so they were kind enough to pack our lunch Togo in the ice chest so we could have them later on which was great! I would highly recommend this tour