Sedona: Wine Tour with Lunch & Party Bus Pickup

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Duration6h

GroupUp to 70

LanguagesEN · ES

PickupAt your hotel

Easygoing Sedona vineyards, lunch at Cove Mesa, party bus rides

You’ll ride in a party bus from Sedona out to three or four local vineyards, tasting Arizona wines while sharing laughs with your group and your guide. Lunch at Cove Mesa is included — pick what you like and relax in their bright tasting room before heading out again. Expect easy company, good stories, and some moments that stick with you long after.

Step-by-step itinerary

Sedona luxury wine tour with lunch

Travel in brand new party bus
Visit D.A. Ranch vineyard
Enjoy wine tasting at rustic vineyard
Have gourmet lunch at Cove Mesa Vineyards
Visit Martha Stewart top 10 vineyard

The Experience

“You guys ready for the best part?” That’s what our guide, Jamie, said just as we pulled up to the first vineyard outside Sedona. I’d never been on a wine tour before — especially not in Arizona — so I didn’t really know what to expect. The party bus was already buzzing (someone had started a playlist), and there was this warm, dusty sunlight coming through the windows that made everything feel sort of golden. Jamie handed out cold water bottles and grinned like he had some secret about these places we were about to see.

The first stop was Cove Mesa Vineyards in Cornville. There’s something about walking into a tasting room when it still smells faintly of morning coffee and wood polish. We got to pick from a bunch of lunch options (I went for the turkey sandwich — not fancy but honestly perfect with the rosé). Our group ended up sitting near the big windows, watching locals drift in and out. At one point someone behind me tried to order in French; the staff laughed and answered right back in English with just enough accent to make it sound cool. The light inside kept shifting as clouds moved past — you could almost taste the dust in the air mixed with that sharp grape smell.

We hit two more vineyards after that — D.A. Ranch is huge, with these old cottonwoods and a pond where I swear I saw a heron just standing there like he owned the place. The tasting room is this log cabin with wraparound decks; you can lean against the railing and listen to wind rattle through trees older than anyone you know. Jamie told us stories about local winemakers trying out new blends because “Arizona grapes are stubborn,” which made me laugh because I guess I’d never thought about grapes having personalities.

Somewhere between sips and stories, time kind of blurs on this day trip from Sedona. You can drink on the bus if you want (someone brought their own sparkling water too), and nobody rushes you at any stop. By late afternoon, we were all a little sun-flushed and mellow, swapping favorite wines like old friends even though we’d only met hours before. I still think about that view from D.A. Ranch’s deck — how quiet it got for a second when everyone just looked out over those fields.

What’s included

Your day includes pickup and drop-off from most places in Sedona by party bus, bottled water throughout the trip, parking fees covered so you don’t have to worry about logistics, plus an included lunch at Cove Mesa Vineyards where you can choose from several menu items before heading back out for more tastings at other local wineries.

Good to know

Easy physical levelPets welcomePublic transport nearby

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