Custom itinerary

Custom Santa Cruz Mountains Wine Itinerary

$500.00

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Itinerary design fee, per couple. Credited in full against the trip when you book it with us.

An hour from San Francisco, wineries you need an appointment and a driver for. The Santa Cruz Mountains are our home region, which is why the custom version is good: we know who is pouring what this month, and which mountain roads to avoid after dinner.

What we'd build it around

Stay. Los Gatos or Saratoga for the restaurants, Enchanté in Los Altos, Woodside if you want the horse-country side, or a Santa Cruz beach base if the ocean matters more than the town.
Sip. Ridge Monte Bello, Rhys on Skyline, Big Basin in the redwoods, Thomas Fogarty, Burrell School, Savannah-Chanelle, Regale, Testarossa in the old Novitiate cellar, The Tasting House for Champagne on a night off.
Eat. Le Papillon, Chez TJ, Dio Deka, Teleféric, Oak & Rye, Steamers, Shadowbrook in Capitola for the tram and the bay.
Days. A driver on the ridge days, Filoli or Villa Montalvo gardens, a beach afternoon, the Summit Store for picnic supplies.

Already like the look of the set trip? Santa Cruz Mountains, 3 nights from $2,600 per couple is the version we'd take ourselves. The custom one starts from the same book and goes wherever your answers take it.

What the design fee covers

A day-by-day itinerary written for you: the hotel, the tastings, the tables, the timings and the driver days, with a line on why each stop made the cut.
Every reservation made and held in your name once you book: winery appointments, restaurants, the hotel and the driver.
Two rounds of revisions, then a final version you can carry on your phone.
A quote for the whole trip, priced per couple like our set trips, with the $500 taken off the balance.
A direct line to us while you travel.

How it works

Answer the questions above and add the design fee to your cart. Two minutes.
Within two business days we send a first draft and a quote for the trip.
We revise together, up to two rounds, until it reads like your trip.
A deposit confirms the dates and we make every booking. The balance is due 45 days before you travel, with the $500 credited against it.

The fine print

One design fee covers a party of up to six travelling together; for larger groups, write to us before you buy. The fee is credited in full against a trip booked with Cellar Mouse within twelve months of the first draft. It is not refundable once the first draft has been sent. Flights are never included. Deposits, balances and cancellations for the trip itself follow the same terms as our set trips.

How our trips work

Tell us about the trip

Two minutes. We use this to write the first draft and price it. Anything you're not sure about, leave blank and we'll ask.

Travel dates required How fixed are the dates? Travellers required Nights required Budget per couple, not counting flights required

What should the wine days be built around? Tick everything that applies.

Must-visit wineries, restaurants or hotels (or ones to skip) Dining Where you'd like to sleep Pace Who's coming, and is there an occasion? Anything else we should know? Phone (optional)

Your email comes through with the order. We reply within two business days with a first draft of the Santa Cruz Mountains itinerary and a quote for the trip.