Quintessential Tours

I’ve been meaning to write a Unilocal review for Quintessential Tours for almost two years. It wasn’t until I decided to call them again for another team building event that I realized I had never written a review.
This is THE company to work with for corporate wine tasting events. They are easy to work with, extremely responsive, and are willing to cater to your needs.
Bob picked up 9 of us at a central location in Los Gatos and took us to each winery. He is very knowledgeable about wine and the wineries, which made the trip very enjoyable. We went from winery to winery and everything was extremely smooth (especially the wine). Bob even picked up catered lunches for us, so everything was taken care of.
My boss and peers all had such a blast that we can’t wait to go again!

I booked with Bob for wine tasting in the Santa Cruz mountains. Bob was very prompt and helpful as we emailed back and forth about setting up the day. I picked three wineries from a list suggested by Bob and each one was fabulous! On the day of the tour Bob himself showed up right on time to drive our large group (8 adults and one child in a carseat). He was very knowledgeable about the local wineries, including making a great suggestion of calling ahead to a local deli to pick up a quick platter for a picnic lunch.
I would highly recommend this tour company!

Bob & Theresa are the owners of the company and both are absolutely delightful to speak to. Very helpful, and provide great communication regarding booking your trip & details. We did a Santa Cruz wine tour for my birthday, and Bob was great at recommending wineries to help minimize the windy roads for those of us who get car sick. He also went out of his way to call ahead to the wineries to let them know our large party was on its way, and he consulted with wineries to pick the best lunch location!
This is a shuttle/​van and seats up to 14 guests maximum. Very comfortable, clean and they are individual seats. Not as fancy as a limo, but having all the windows helps with those who get motion sickness.
Great people to talk to. Apparently Bob also does tours throughout the nation and various countries. Highly recommend.

My friends and I went on a tour of the Santa Cruz Summit Wineries on Saturday April 13, 2013 with Bob from Santa Cruz Wine Tours. Theresa was delightful to speak to over the phone when I booked the tour. Bob showed up exactly on time, was a pleasure to spend the day with, and took us around to 6 lovely wineries. I would use this company again in any future wine tour need. Bob said he is willing to do Napa/​Sonoma, so we may do that soon! Thanks for a great birthday! :)

Our tour guide Deke Sinclair did a fantastic job with our group on Saturday. We had 11 girls on a winery tour for a bachelorette. Deke organized a picnic setup at our first stop, did an extra stop to Bonny Doon that was off our plan per our request, and dropped our leftovers and wines for us back at the house he picked us up at after dropping us at our dinner so that we didn’t have to drag it around all night. He also put up with us blasting our Ipod music in his car all day, taking longer than planned at wineries, you name it. He really went above and beyond and is highly recommended. Thanks Deke! We had a great time!!! :-)