Vino! Vino! Little Italy Wine Tasting Walking Tour
Description
Vino! Vino! walking tour is a great way to get to know Little Italy, San Diego – one of the chicest neighborhoods in the Downtown area. With many unique boutiques, historic buildings, and luxury high-rises, this area is known today as a great area to stay and find some of the best food and drink establishments in all of San Diego. On this tour, you will visit 3 establishments and sample a variety of wines. You will meet local wine enthusiasts who are eager to share with you small production wines, as well as Italian favorites. Spend the day learning about the different styles of wine, and taste your way through Little Italy. Taste not just wine, but Italian foodie favorites such as Italian cheeses and a favorite pasta dish.
Tour Options
Itinerary
Our tour guide will give you a walking history tour of Little Italy in between three stops at local venues for wine tastings, two of which will have food samples
Highlights
What's included
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Wheelchair accessible
- Minimum age is 21 years
Reviews(63)
My family and I did the tour at around 3. We started at an organic wine store where we sampled 3 organic wines. All were delicious. Ben was our tour guide and he was great. Very nice and knew a lot about the history of Little Italy. We walked a shot walk to pali wines where we did 3 more wines. They gave us a charcuterie board of meats and cheeses and one of fruit. All were delicious and the server was very nice and informative about the wines. The last stop we received 2 more wines and a bowl of spaghetti. Great experience.
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Magda was an excellent tour guide! She was very knowledgeable about little Italy & all the wines we had. I will definitely recommend this tour!
We're so happy you had a great time with Magda!
This was a great experience! Magda was a fantastic guide!! She was very knowledgeable about the wines and engaging. The staff at each wine house were courteous and made us feel welcome. The other guests were very nice. The conversations about their excursions in San Diego were very informative and fun. I would go on this tour again!
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Magda was a fabulous tour guide! Very informative and such a joy to talk to. I definitely recommend booking!
Thank you so much for recommending our tour! We're so happy you had a great time!
Absolutely the best! Aperna was informative, fun and oh so knowledgeable. The wine and food were equally wonderful. Was the best wine walking tour for our group, definitely recommend.
Thank you for the kind words, and for the 5 stars! We appreciate you choosing our tour for your group!
Excellent combination of city history and wine tasting. Bleu was a fantastic guide, sharing information about Little Italy and encouraging guests to get to know each other. Each of the 3 wine stops had its own unique charm. The pasta at the final stop was amazing, definitely a true Italian experience. Highly recommended!!
We are so happy to hear that you enjoyed the time with Bleu! We agree that she is a fantastic guide and loves showing off Little Italy! The pasta at the last stop is house-made and we agree feels like you've stepped into Italy! Thank you for joining us!
I’m a local and used unused credit to play tourist for a day in San Diego! This was so much fun and learned so much about Little Italy! Little Italy is absolutely beautiful during the holidays. Take the coaster if you’re staying north San Diego to downtown. It’s a safe short walk to Little Italy!🇮🇹🍷🍝
We agree that our tours are a great way for locals to get to know San Diego better! Thank you for supporting our small local business!
This is NOT a food tour. It is a wine tour with a small amount of food. There are three stops all serving obscure, organic wine. Interesting for sure, however the wine is described well at only two of the stops. The third stop, they don’t tell you anything about the wine at all which was disappointing. At the second stop, with only a very small amount of charcuterie to sustain us, we were starving so we decided to ask for more bread. The server obliged, the tour guide blanched, AND I got charged $12 for four quarter chunks of bread for the table. Also there was a strict timeline which we were not keeping apparently (likely because of the extra bread request) and at the last stop, we had to vacate our table and none of us were done. We all gulped down our pasta or had it boxed up and took our remaining wine to the sidewalk to finish. And our guide had plans so booked it as soon as we were outside. Which is also fine. It wasn’t bad at all, just not the casual, strolling around Little Italy, sampling wine and snacks along the way like we expected. Especially for the more than $100 per person that we paid. I’ve done many, many tours both food and wine. This is kind of in the middle. It does both fine, however, neither food tour nor wine tastings were amazing. Also note, this tour begins on the very edge of Little Italy and only advances a few blocks in along India Street. It would be great for folks who don’t want to walk far but it would have been nice to see more of the neighborhood. I am also a firm believer that these tours should be conducted by someone who is passionate about food and wine. Beau was fine, very nice and knowledgeable about San Diego but she knew nothing about wine which was a bit disappointing.
We appreciate the thorough feedback, and we will be taking your notes into consideration for future tours. You're right...this is NOT a food tour. You booked a wine tour at 3pm, and it's not designed to replace a meal by any means. The amount of time set for the tour should have allowed for guests to have enough time to finish their tastings at the last stop, and this is something that we will work on directly with the tour guide. We do outline a route that allows the group to see a good portion of Little Italy as the guide shares stories and information of the neighborhood. I'm not sure how this was missed. We will work on these point. Thanks again for the feedback!
I took this tour with 2 of my closest friends. We had an Excellent time. Ben was a great tour guide. He was knowledgeable, easy to talk to, and was able to give us recommendations for things to do in the San Diego area. We went to 3 different locations on the tour and learned a little History along the way. 10/10. I would Definitely recommend this tour. We had a great Group and a Great Time in Little Italy!
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us a 5 star review! We're so happy that you chose to spend part of your birthday with us! Happy Birthday!
Magda was amazing! Very informative about the area and the wine. Variety of winr was brillaint, great trip!
Thank you for the great feedback on our experience and guide! We're so happy you had a great time!
