Urban Winery Tour

Urban Winery Tour

Sip Around Town

Urban landscape and award winning wines

About the Urban Winery Tour: 

Driving tour and tastings – We coordinate tastings at 3 San Diego urban wineries so you get not only a tasting at each venue, but a bus tour with a tour guide narrating fun facts about the area of San Diego that you drive past.  Learn about the city’s history, iconic landmarks, and hear fascinating stories about each neighborhood. 

Understand the wine making process – The only difference between a traditional winery versus an urban winery, is where the winery gets their grapes from.  Urban wineries work with growers, and have the ability to choose where they order their grapes from.  They can decide based on the weather at the vineyard, the soil, and growing techniques.  You’ll get to chat with the winemakers and get a glimpse into the process of making their ideal wine.  

Taste local flavors – all of our urban wine tasting tours include some food at one of the wineries.  It could be that we order food from a local restaurant to coat your belly while you sip in the tasting room. From gourmet sandwiches, to charcuterie, to tacos and flatbreads. We want you to have something to nibble on while you taste. 

Support local passions – the people behind the urban wineries are incredibly passionate about their craft, and have taken risks to do what they do all around the city.  We celebrate their work, and love to share their strife because in the end, it makes San Diego a more interesting place to live and visit.  We support their efforts so that they can continue to do what they do.

Wine Production

meet the winemakers, and get a glimpse into their production facilities, and their unique way of creating their perfect wines.

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Taste award winning wine

with the ability to choose grapes from various vineyards in Northern and Southern California, urban wineries can make stellar wines that have been recognized and awarded. From Pinot Noir to Cabernet Sauvignon, you’ll taste great wine from the best urban wineries in San Diego.

Explore San Diego

you will have the chance to explore a variety of different neighborhoods as you drive from winery to winery.  Our professional guides will enlighten you about our fascinating city. 

Urban Wine Tasting FAQS

We currently only offer this tour for private groups of 10 or more guests.  Please contact info@sodiego.com to get started in the process. If you have a group of less than 10 people, you can book our Daily Little Italy wine tour.

The tour rate is dependent on the area you’d like to explore, and whether you’d want to use your own transportation, or have us handle that aspect.  It is also dependent on the type of food you’d like to be served.  Please contact us to discuss options. (619) 233-8687 X 2 or info@sodiego.com

We like to include something to nibble on at one of the stops.  This is typically a beautiful charcuterie board and crackers purchased by a local cheese shop.  We can include more food, and would love to discuss the options with you.  Please contact us for more information at info@sodiego.com or call (619)233-8687 x2.

Yes! Our Daily San Diego food tours take you to the best bites of each of our favorite neighborhoods. Choose from Old Town, La Jolla, Little Italy, or the Gaslamp Quarter in Downtown San Diego. If you’re not a big fan of wine, we also offer custom brewery tours. Each of our brewery tours will take you to several local San Diego breweries, where you’ll be treated to a special beer tasting and delectable snack.

Our San Diego Tour Guides

Our San Diego Tour Guides

Kaylee Killebrew - Tour Guide

I’ve lived in San Diego for: 5 years, I quickly fell in love with this city. 

My favorite thing about being a tour guide is: Meeting people from all over the world, making them laugh, showing them some of my favorite spots and creating meaningful memories. 

My favorite San Diego neighborhood is:  Hillcrest or Old Town. Both are walkable and friendly places with endless restaurants, bars, coffee shops etc. You can find me in Old Town most weekends.

My favorite restaurant in San Diego is: This is a tough choice, for atmosphere and cocktails probably InsideOUT or Coasterra. For Breakfast…Morning Glory or Great Maple. For Dinner, Queenstown, Underbelly or Bronx Pizza. There are way too many options to choose from!

My favorite thing to do in San Diego is: To Read on the beach, host dinner parties with friends or scope out new happy hour spots.

Kaylee Killebrew

Kaylee Killebrew - Tour Guide

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Magdalene Medofer - Tour Guide

I’ve lived in San Diego for: my whole life, I was born here.

My favorite thing about being a tour guide is: meeting new folks and sharing San Diego with them.

My favorite San Diego neighborhood is: Barrio Logan, I love the history of Chicano Park, the eclectic artisan shops, and extensive food scene.  The weekend is the best time to explore and watch the lowrider car clubs cruise the neighborhood and visit the shops.

My favorite restaurant in San Diego is: Artifact at the Mingei in Balboa Park.  Any dish off their international food menu will blow your mind.  They also host monthly themed dinners that highlight a particular cuisine and region.

My favorite thing to do in San Diego is: Go for a hike at Cuyamaca State Park and swim at Green Valley Falls.

Magdalene Medofer

Tour Guide

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Aparna Thakur - Tour Guide

I’ve lived in San Diego for: 1 ½ years!

My favorite thing about being a tour guide is: Meeting new people, showing them around and telling stories and history of the city.

My favorite San Diego neighborhood is: La Jolla because of its beautiful beaches, great restaurants and shopping as well as abundance of sea life.

My favorite restaurant in San Diego is: Brigantine

My favorite thing to do in San Diego is: Watching sunset in point loma Ocean Beach

Aparna Thakur

Tour Guide

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Raul Torres Valadez - Tour Guide

I’ve lived in San Diego for: One year recently and also when I was a teenager.

My favorite thing about being a tour guide is: Meeting new people.

My favorite San Diego neighborhood is:  Pacific Beach and Coronado.

My favorite restaurant in San Diego is: Oscar’s Mexican seafood and Birrieria la Huasteca.

My favorite thing to do in San Diego is: Hike in the canyons.

Raul Torres Valadez

Tour Guide

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Ben Schorr - Tour Guide

I’ve lived in San Diego for: 5 years, I quickly fell in love with this city. 

My favorite thing about being a tour guide is: Meeting people from all over the world, making them laugh, showing them some of my favorite spots and creating meaningful memories. 

My favorite San Diego neighborhood is:  Hillcrest or Old Town. Both are walkable and friendly places with endless restaurants, bars, coffee shops etc. You can find me in Old Town most weekends.

My favorite restaurant in San Diego is: This is a tough choice, for atmosphere and cocktails probably InsideOUT or Coasterra. For Breakfast…Morning Glory or Great Maple. For Dinner, Queenstown, Underbelly or Bronx Pizza. There are way too many options to choose from!

My favorite thing to do in San Diego is: To Read on the beach, host dinner parties with friends or scope out new happy hour spots.

Ben Schorr

Tour Guide

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Bleu Ford - Tour Guide

I’ve lived in San Diego for: A long time!  I moved to San Diego in 1986 so I have lived here for most of my life.  I consider it my adopted home town.

My favorite thing about being a tour guide is:  I love both meeting new people and sharing knowledge about this beautiful city.  After retiring from USPS I wanted to do work that brings me joy and I have found that being a guide.  I love getting a laugh from a group or seeing the spark of excitement when I share a bit of San Diego’s colorful history.

My favorite San Diego neighborhood is:  I am partial to my own hood, North Park.  I love living here!  We lost so many great places due to Covid but it warms my heart to see that this neighborhood is returning to being a vibrant and fun place.  It always seems like there is something new or some fun event happening.

My favorite restaurant in San Diego is:  A few of my go-to favs are Buona Forchetta in South Park for relaxed patio dining with great food Jimmy Carter’s in Hillcrest for the comfortable and colorful ambiance and great Mexican comfort food and Shwarma Guys food truck (which parks regularly at 30th and Grape in South Park).  It is my go-to “I’m super hungry and too tired to cook” take home.  It always hits the spot.

My favorite thing to do in San Diego is: I recently got an e-bike and my new love is re-discovering the uptown area on two wheels.  It is pretty amazing how differently you see the city on a bike.  I love strolling through Balboa Park with my wife.  We are so lucky to have this awesome park with such a rich history so close to our home.  Finally, you can’t beat an early morning walk along the harbor.  The waterfront is beautiful in the morning quiet with a bit of fog hanging in the air.

Bleu Ford

Tour Guide

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