BILL'S TOUR AND TRAVEL
NAPA VALLEY, CALIFORNIA
BILL'S TOUR AND TRAVEL
77 SOLANO SQ
BENICIA, CA 94510
707-590-6103
A friend of mine who lives in Sacramento turned me onto a new way to enjoy wine tasting in Napa Valley. He hires a driver and sets up private wine tours with usually the owner of the winery and many times at their homes. I enjoyed a few days doing this and was eager to return. Sitting one on one with a winemaker is an entirely different experience than going with the tours filled with couples and drunks who are loud and obnoxious. Once you do a wine tasting privately, I know you will not want to return to the tasting rooms filled with dozens or more people. One way to bypass the crowds and have a more intimate wine tasting experience is to hire a local driver who has relationships and access to some of the smaller wineries that are owned my Internet Millionaires, Business Tycoons, Real Estate Moguls and just good old people that have made enough money to buy a vineyard in Napa and make their own wine. I have met about a dozen of these people and each and every one has been an amazing story and the wine was good too. On this trip we hired Bill to handle 100% of the driving. From San Francisco to Napa and back Bill was our only source of transportation for four days. We liked hanging with Bill so much that we invited him to dine with us many times. More like a friend than driver but Bill knows his place and always provides the highest level of service. Always trying to listen and learn your interests so he can taylor your tours to what you like. Bill makes all of the reservations and plans your trip. He will book lunches, wine tastings and dinners to meet your schedule. Need to make a change and Bill is on the phone calling appointments for you and adjusting the schedule to meet your needs. Bill quickly learned that I like personal tastings and he scheduled meetings at some great small wineries that you would never had heard of. Once Bill found out that I liked food he managed to throw in some stops to try some local favorites. We stopped at a BBQ joint, Taco Stand and Oyster Bar because Bill knew that I would like them. And I did! We even made a visit to a local dive bar in Yountville to enjoy a cold beer with the locals. All of these little stops made traveling with Bill a joy and enhanced the overall Napa experience. Don't book Bill if you are cheap and want to save money. Book Bill if you want to travel like a Rock Star and enjoy a first class experience visiting small wineries where in most cases you will drink with the owner or enjoy a special VIP tasting away from the crowds.
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| HIGHLY RECOMMEND BILL WHEN YOU NEED A PRIVATE DRIVER IN NAPA |
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| BILL PROVIDED WATER, ENERGY DRINKS, SODA AND EVEN CHAMPAGNE |
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| BUSTED OPEN THE DOMAINE CARNEROS FOR OUR DRIVE THROUGH NAPA |
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| CHEERS TO BILL |
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| CRUISING THE WINE COUNTRY WITH BILL IS THE ONLY WAY TO GO |
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