The Wine Line offers wine touring and tasting in the Paso Robles and Santa Barbara wine regions with a setup that actually gives you control over your day. Instead of being locked into a predetermined route with a fixed group of people, you board a van that runs in a constant loop, picking up and dropping off customers approximately every 40 minutes at whichever wineries you choose. If you find a winery you want to linger at longer, just let the driver know—the next shuttle will be back in another 40 minutes, no pressure to move on.

The drivers are professional and courteous, and they know the areas’ wineries well enough to answer questions and offer suggestions if you need them. What makes this appealing for traveling with a dog is that well-behaved dogs are welcome to ride along as long as they sit in your lap or between your legs during the shuttle rides. This takes the stress out of trying to figure out your own wine country transportation while keeping your dog with you rather than leaving them behind at lodging.

The service picks up passengers from several starting points across the region—Templeton, Atascadero, Cambria, Cayucos, Morro Bay, San Luis Obispo, and Pismo Beach. That flexibility means you can base yourself in different towns and still access the wine tasting circuit without driving yourself. The “hop on, hop off” model means you’re not committed to seeing the same wineries as everyone else on your tour or spending the entire day with a group of strangers. You can hit the spots that actually interest you, spend as much time as you want at each one, and move at your own pace. For anyone traveling with a dog and wanting to explore Paso Robles’ wine scene without the usual tour constraints, this setup eliminates most of the usual headaches.