Wine Tours in San Francisco: Napa and Sonoma

Top wine tours in San Francisco

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Names to look for on a tour itinerary or a wine list:

Napa: California's best-known wine valley, about an hour north of San Francisco.
Sonoma: A laid-back wine county with many small wineries, about an hour north of San Francisco.
Livermore: A historic wine valley east of San Francisco.

Count the wineries: three tastings in a day is comfortable; five turns into a rush.
Check whether lunch is included. A long tasting on an empty stomach is the most common complaint.
Small-group and private tours can change the route; big coach tours keep to a fixed schedule.
Harvest season brings the most activity at wineries but also the busiest roads and cellar doors.

Averages for San Francisco, 1991–2020.

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
High °F (°C)	58 (14)	60 (16)	62 (17)	63 (17)	64 (18)	67 (19)	66 (19)	68 (20)	70 (21)	70 (21)	64 (18)	58 (14)
Low °F (°C)	47 (8)	48 (9)	49 (9)	50 (10)	51 (11)	53 (12)	54 (12)	56 (13)	56 (13)	54 (12)	51 (10)	47 (8)
Rainy days	11	11	11	7	4	2	1	1	1	4	8	12
Sunset (15th)	5:14 pm	5:48 pm	7:16 pm	7:45 pm	8:12 pm	8:33 pm	8:32 pm	8:03 pm	7:18 pm	6:33 pm	4:59 pm	4:52 pm

May to October. Expect highs around 67°F (20°C) and about 2 rainy days a month. The least comfortable months are January and December.

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