Mike is very knowledgeable and a very nice guy. It was obvious he had connections to those in the wine community in the "know". We went to a couple of small batch wineries with beautiful views and great wines that I'm certain we would have been unable to find without Mike. In fact, those tastings were in people's homes, without signs or "tasting rooms", so it would have been really strange if we showed up without Mike. A couple of the winemakers asked Mike his opinion and recommendation about their wine, which made us feel like we were with a real expert. The owner of one of the wineries was out of town, so we were given tastings by her house guests, which was not bad but also not a highlight. These things happen, though, and the rest of the tour was a real treat. If I'm back in the area, I would definitely book again. Mike seems to have enough connections to create a bunch of totally different tours. One thing of note, if you have a big group (we had 7), you will have to rent a larger car for Mike to drive. It is something that may be obvious to some, but I didn't think through it and wished I had known when I told all the participants a price and reserved the tour. We found a van, and it was $140 with insurance, which wasn't bad for a group of 7. All in all - I recommend this tour highly!