Summit Wine Tours

My wife and I hired Todd for a daylong wine tour of the Willamette Valley. He was an exceptional guide.
We booked our day between Christmas and New Year’s. As a traveler, it would have been difficult for me to determine which wineries would be open during a holiday week. He sent us numerous options and planned the day based on our interests. Since this was during the off season we actually got to spend more time talking with the winemakers. We met a lot of great folks who are passionate about their craft and represent the best of Willamette Valley.
Todd was a total pro. He arrived at our hotel in Portland on time and got us back safely that evening. The whole day was well organized. He’ll offer you a relaxing day — with many great stories along the way.

Todd was our driver through the Willamette Valley for a party of three over Labor Day weekend. He was super knowledgeable of the area and is even in the wine business himself! He took us to wineries that I’d never been to, even though I live nearby in Portland. He was super friendly and enthusiastic, and even brought snacks and water for us to enjoy during the trip. His SUV was immaculate. He knew many of the employees of the wineries we went to which made us feel very welcome everywhere we stopped. He totally fit into our group with casual conversation and took pictures of us along the way (emailed after) and even offered to ship the wine my friends purchased. I will definitely be calling Todd again if I want a knowledgeable and fun wine tour in the Valley. Highly recommend!

Todd was the guide for a bachelorette wine tour I attended in the Willamette Valley, and he was awesome! Even though he was outnumbered 7 to 1 by extremely excited girls, he remained calm, knowledgable, and funny throughout. He clearly knew the area very well (he was best friends with a cat at the first winery and got us a private tasting at the second), and yet he was flexible enough to adjust his plan to maximize our time and experience. He also provided yummy snacks midway through our all-​day tour, and he took dozens of pictures to document a super fun day.
I highly recommend Todd and Summit Wine Tours for any event you may be planning!

Todd was a wonderful tour guide! It was a group of 7 girls for a bachelorette party and it was excellent! He took us to a good variety of places, all that had different ambiance and feel but all with GREAT wine!
He is very knowledgable with wines and the vineyards around the Willamette wine county. He went off the schedule to a cute winery, with a lady who told very personable stories about the making of her wine. It was so unexpected but what made the tour very memorable and unique. He also prepared snacks for us and it was overall such a wonderful experience! I highly recommend him!

Todd was recommended to us by a colleague of his (Summit didn’t come up in my original search) who was busy as we were trying to organize something at the last minute. Todd was engaging and informative and was able to whittle down the overwhelming choices of wineries to a few tasty ones that he called in advance to set up tastings. He was good company on the drive, showed up promptly and was reasonably priced. I highly recommend his tour.

Summit Wine Tours was recommended to us by the Bed & Breakfast we were staying at and we couldn’t have been happier. Todd was great! We did not use his services for a full wine tour but instead had him pick us up for dinner and drop us back off two nights in a row. He was extremely prompt and arrived at the EXACT time we requested.
When our plans changed last minute, Todd was very flexible and was able to accommodate us. I think that is what I appreciated the most since we were playing things by ear and planning as we went. He was super friendly, very knowledgable of the wineries and area and his vehicle was large and comfortable as well!
Overall, a great expereince and I would definitely recommend Todd and Summit Wine Tours to anyone visiting Oregon wine country.

Found Todd through a recommendation and what a good recommendation it was! Todd asked ahead of time what type of wine we liked and made an appointment to start our day at Hawk’s View Cellars (
). Beautiful winery, great, informative host was found in Dan who knows a number of local chefs and he was a great reference for bars and restaurants to check out in Portland, even offered to make a reservation for us if we would like. From there we went to another winery (name escapes me) and then to Utopia Vineyard (
). Our host and winemaker, Dan (different Dan than before), was very informative and built the winery himself and clearly loves what he does. From there we headed to our last winery, Ayoub wines (
). What a great experience! We sat in the wine maker’s kitchen and talked wine. I’ve been on wine tours in some noteworthy wine-​making regions but haven’t yet sampled with wines in the kitchen of the winemaker’s home. Great experience!
Todd himself was very friendly, easy to talk with and quickly fit in with our two-​person group. We very much appreciated the personal touch he provided. He was on time to pick us up and flexible to see what the day would bring. We hope we return to Portland and when we do, we will be looking Todd up for our group again; you should too.

Spent several hours with Todd getting around Oregon wine country. He took good care of our group of six and made good recommendations on both wineries and restaurants in the area. It was helpful having an experienced guide driving us and making quality recommendations. I’ll be calling Todd next time I’m back in Oregon.