Our tours focus on boutique, family-owned, and independently operated wineries. We provide door-to-door service from most locations in Santa Barbara, including hotels, residences, airport, and train stations. We offer a fun and educational tour of Santa barbara’s vast and amazing wine country. Our guides are passionate and knowledgeable about wine and wine production. At rooted vine tours, we take pride in showing you the very best wine that Santa barbara county has to offer!
Rooted vine tours was established in 2013, by Iaon Pohlit. Iaon spent many years working as a wine buyer and restaurateur. He is the owner and operator of rooted vine tours and also currently works as an editorial tasting assistant to wine enthusiast magazine contributing editor, Matt Kettmann.
“Rooted Vine Tours started out of a passion for wine and sunshine, sprinkled with a desire to share what we love about Santa Barbara county.”