My husband and I spent 2 days with Lin this March exploring the Dry Creek and Russian River Valleys. We had never been to Sonoma before, and wanted both a safe way to travel the wine roads, and a guide to help us find great wine. Lin provided all that and more! We had several phone conversations prior to our... More

Personalized, professional service and great company. We used Lin Durling for our tours in Napa during our 5 year anniversary trip and he made sure to make everything perfect! He knows a lot about wine and the area, so if you tell him what you like and the type of trip you would like to have, he will specialize it... More

I have never written a review in my life but felt I should make others aware about this company. We had scheduled a private wine tour with Lin Durling, Owner of Artisan Wine Tours. We had a great tour planned and were eagerly awaiting his arrival on Tuesday, November 1st. He was to pick us up at 9:30 in the... More

We had made reservations weeks in advance for a winery tour of the Healdsburg area. We were assured although the owner was a one driver company that if anything happened to him he had a back up. 20 minutes before he was due to arrive at our hotel to pick us up for the day he called and said he... More

My wife and I recently visited Sonoma with Lin from Artisan wine tours, and had a wonderful experience. This was the second time we visited the Napa/Sonoma area, and after having Lin show us around Napa a couple of years ago we were excited to use Artisan again. Because of the amazing time and truly unique wineries that Lin had... More

   Artisan tours was a no show!!!     About an hour before owner operator Lin  Durling was to pick us up for the first of two days touring, he left a  message that he was "getting a touch of the flu bug."    Lin Durling thereafter never returned any of our calls.    I would never use his services again nor... More

Lin Durling was a wonderful host to us for our day touring the Napa wineries. He spent a lot of time before the day helping us plan where to go (we ended up using all of his suggestions and it worked out fine). He was a font of knowledge which he shared. He even got us cheese and crackers for... More

Lin Durling of Artisan Wine Tours created the perfect day during our recent trip to Napa and we won't hesitate to call him up as soon as we plan our next trip. Lin accommodated us on short notice and spent a lot of time prior to the trip over the phone and email discussing our goals, likes, and dislikes. On... More

We had a great experience with our Artisan Wine Tour. Lin is very knowledgeable and personable. My wife and I learned a great deal on our tour and tasted many great wines. We really enjoyed meeting the actual wine makers (not just tour givers) at a few of our stops. Lin has clearly made a number of great connections with... More