Sedona & Verde Valley Private Wine Tour with Lunch

Wine flights, micro-brews, handmade chocolate, and lunch at a winery all in one afternoon

A private wine and beer tasting tour in Sedona and Verde Valley with a live English-speaking guide who customizes the route to your palate, including four wine or beer flights, $11 of artisan chocolate per person, lunch with wine pairing, and hotel or meeting-point pickup. The guide adjusts stops and tastings based on whether you prefer local wines, micro-brews, or both, and can arrange lunch at Merkin Osteria, a local brewery, or a vineyard depending on your mood.

Step-by-step itinerary

Sedona & Verde Valley Wine Tour

• VIP wine tasting with souvenir glass
• Optional walking tour of property
• Choose wine flight of 4-5 options
• Visit artisan chocolate shop
• Enjoy micro-brew flight at local brewery
• Wine tasting at Oak Creek Vineyard
• Lunch with pasta and wine flight
• Wine tasting at DA Ranch Vineyard

The experience

What makes this tour different is that your guide builds the day around what you actually want to taste. You're not locked into a fixed itinerary. If you'd rather skip a stop or spend longer at a vineyard, the private format and five-hour window let that happen. The tour covers the Verde Valley wine trail and includes stops at places like Alcantara Vineyard (where you can see the barrel room and learn how wine gets made), Oak Creek Vineyard, DA Ranch Vineyard, and a local brewery if micro-brews are your thing. Each tasting is a flight you choose, not one handed to you.

Lunch is built into the tour, most often at Merkin Osteria, where you pick a pasta dish, salad, or appetizer and pair it with a wine flight of three local wines. If you'd rather have beer with lunch, your guide can arrange that at Belfry Brewery or another spot that fits your mood. Along the way you stop at an artisan chocolate shop (ChocolaTree, Living Chocolate, or Synergy Sedona depending on the day), and get $11 to spend on hand-made, organic chocolates that pair with whatever you're tasting. Bottled water is included throughout.

Private transportation picks you up from your hotel or a meeting point and handles all the driving, so you can taste without worrying about the road. Your guide is there to explain the wines and beers, help you understand what you're tasting, and make sure the day moves at a pace that feels right. The minimum age is 21, and the tour runs about five hours start to finish.

What’s included

• Private transportation from your hotel or meeting point.
• a live English-speaking guide who customizes the route to your wine or beer preferences.
• four wine or beer flights of your choice across multiple stops.
• $11 of artisan chocolate per person at a local shop.
• lunch with one pasta dish, salad, or appetizer and a three-wine flight to pair.
• and bottled water throughout the tour.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery day5 departure times: the first at 11:00, the last at 15:00

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AgesAdult (21 and older) · Under 21: can't be booked

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup is optional; you can also go straight to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.

Cancellation and refundsNo refund if you cancel.

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Good to know

Low physical effortPets welcomeNot recommended during pregnancy

Operated by Wine Tours of Sedona

Is this one for you?The tour moves at your pace with flexibility to linger at a stop or skip one if you prefer, which works well if you want to taste without a rigid schedule. The private format means your guide adjusts to your palate and interests in real time, so whether you're into wine, beer, or both, the day stays focused on what you actually want to taste.

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Top questions

Can I choose between wine and beer tastings, or do I have to do both?

Your guide curates the tour to your preference. If you want only wine, only beer, or a mix of both, the stops and tastings adjust accordingly. Each flight you taste is one you choose based on what appeals to you.

What's included in the lunch, and can I pick where we eat?

Lunch includes your choice of one pasta dish, salad, or appetizer, plus a wine flight of three wines to pair with it. The tour most often goes to Merkin Osteria, but your guide can arrange lunch at a local vineyard, tasting room, or brewery depending on your interests and the day's timing.

Do I get to keep the wine glasses from the tastings?

One stop, DA Ranch Vineyard, includes a souvenir wine glass subject to their availability. The other tastings are flights you enjoy on-site, and the glasses stay at the tasting rooms.

What happens if I want to taste more than the four included flights?

Additional wine or beer flights beyond the four included are available for purchase at each stop. Your guide can order them for you, and you pay at the venue.

Is this tour walkable, or will I be sitting most of the time?

Most of the tour is at tasting rooms and vineyards where you stand and taste at a bar or table. At Alcantara Vineyard, a walking tour of the property is available if you want to see the chapel, the Verde River, and the barrel room, but it's optional and depends on staff availability.

What's the chocolate stop like, and how much do I get?

You visit one of three local chocolate shops (ChocolaTree, Living Chocolate, or Synergy Sedona), where all the chocolate is hand-made, organic, and made with alternatives to cane sugar. The tour includes $11 per person to spend on whatever catches your eye.