WINE TOURS
The pours worth the trip.
The 15 most-loved half-day wine tours, gathered in one place. The ones worth giving a day to, with what they pour, who runs them and what they cost.
Half-day Chianti from Florence with 2 winery tastings, up to 7 wines, Tuscan food, and medieval Monteriggioni in about 6 hours.
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Half-day Montserrat monastery plus a 10th-century castle winery: tapas brunch, Catalan wine tastings, small groups from Barcelona, English guides.
Half-day Budapest wine tour to Etyek-Buda with family winery tastings and Hungarian food. Options include lunch or dinner.
“Had a fabulous day with great wine and food,”
Half-day Saint-Émilion trip from Bordeaux with a grand cru château wine tasting and a guided UNESCO village walk, in English.
“Very informative tour of the Bordeaux Right Bank vineyards and the town of St. Emilion. Carol provided a lot of great information about the vineyards, town, and the rules, processes and implementation of the wine rating system. We tasted 4 wines, and got to compare vintages and methods.”
A half-day trip from Bordeaux to St-Emilion for a medieval village walk and a Classified Growth wine tasting with a small group.
Half-day Mendoza wine tour with tastings at two wineries plus a Pasrai or Laur olive oil stop, with pickup in central Mendoza.
Half-day Chianti hills tour from Florence: vineyard walk, vinegar factory, tasting 7 wines with snacks and olive oil. Good value.
Half-day small-group Saint-Émilion tour from Bordeaux: village walk, château visit, and tasting three local wines with scenic vineyard views.
Half-day Saint-Émilion from Bordeaux: UNESCO village walking tour plus a historic château visit and tasting 3 Bordeaux wines.
“Guide Margoax was knowledgeable! The wines we sampled were fantastic and they do shipping as well.”
Half-day Etyek countryside wine tour from Budapest with boutique cellar tastings, meet the winemakers, and a home-cooked Hungarian meal.
Half-day Stellenbosch from Cape Town with two vineyard tastings, cheese and biltong pairings, a town walk, and optional diamond tour.
Taste 8–12 wines at 2–3 family wineries in Weinviertel from Vienna, then enjoy a 2-course Austrian lunch or dinner with a small group.
Half-day Bordeaux-area wine tasting by coach with UNESCO villages and châteaux. Vintages vary by day, always guided and organized.
Half-day Etna wine tasting from Taormina with a winery visit, 4 Etna wines, Sicilian cheese and antipasti, and scenic village stops.
Afternoon Bordeaux vineyard tour with Saint-Émilion’s underground church, château visit, and included wine tastings from 13:30 to 18:00.
“Highly recommend this tour! Professional bus driver was great! Both wineries served delicious wines and explained the wine-making process. At our first stop, we got to visit the vineyards and taste grapes off the vine. Great views and landscapes too!”
