Founded 1986 in Napa by Mike Marino. 119–160 vehicles spanning sedans, SUVs, limos, party buses, and motor coaches. Forty-year exclusive focus on Napa-Sonoma wine country.











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California Wine Tours is the oldest and largest wine country transportation company in Northern California. Mike Marino started it in 1986 with a single Cadillac, working out of Napa as a teenager raised in the valley. Forty years later, the company runs over 160 vehicles (sedans, Suburbans, Sprinters, mini-buses, motor coaches, and a growing fleet of environmentally certified vehicles) and employs more than 220 people. CA PUC TCP #9679 A.
What sets California Wine Tours apart is the consistency of its drivers. Many have worked the valley fifteen or twenty years, and the firm's practice of paying above-industry wages with full benefits has translated into one of the lowest turnover rates in the region. The result is what regulars come back for: a guide who knows the appointment-only tasting rooms, the right lunch reservation, and which winery's host poured for them last month. Service formats range from custom private tours to wedding logistics to motor-coach group tours. Booking minimums start at $403.95. The Sonoma footprint is genuine, not a Napa company that occasionally crosses the bridge, and the firm appears on Sonoma County Tourism's editorial transportation list.



