Experience wine on vacation: visitable wineries, restaurants for wine lovers and routes for your travel destinations.
Heading off on vacation – and want to enjoy great wine while you're there? Our travel guides show you, for popular destinations, which wineries you can visit, where wine lovers eat well and which wine experiences are truly worth it.
Every guide is relentlessly practical: wineries that welcome visitors (including reservation tips), route suggestions for your rental car, wine bars and wine shops, plus advice on the best time to travel – for instance during harvest or local wine festivals.
For deeper wine knowledge, every guide links to our wine region, grape variety and winery pages. And on the road, the Grape Guru app has your back: simply scan the wine list or label and instantly know what's in the glass.
A wine holiday in Bordeaux: which châteaux receive visitors, prices, Saint-Émilion and the Médoc, the best wine bars in the city and the Premiers Crus.
A wine holiday in Burgundy: which cellars and domaines receive visitors, tasting prices, Beaune, the Route des Grands Crus and the truth about the big names.
A wine holiday at the Cape: estates in Stellenbosch, Franschhoek and Constantia, Chenin Blanc and Pinotage, restaurants, the Wine Tram and harvest time.
A wine holiday on Crete: wineries to visit near Heraklion and Chania, Vidiano and Liatiko, restaurants with good wine lists, Vathypetro and practical tips.
A wine holiday in South Styria: estates you can visit, Buschenschank culture, the wine roads with their Klapotetz, restaurants and the driving rules.
A wine trip to Champagne: cellar tours in Reims and Épernay, how to find grower Champagne, restaurants, routes and tips on prices and labels.
A wine holiday in Alsace: estates to visit along the wine road, winstubs, vineyard trails, festivals and Christmas markets - and tastings that are often free.
A wine holiday on Lake Garda: Lugana, Bardolino, Custoza and Amarone within easy driving distance - wineries to visit, restaurants, routes and ferry tips.
A wine holiday on the Mosel: estates to visit between Trier and Cochem, wine shops, Straußwirtschaften, wine festivals, the Moselsteig and the Calmont route.
A wine holiday in the Palatinate: estates with open tasting rooms, wine taverns, the Wurstmarkt, almond blossom and the German Wine Route to Schweigen.
A wine holiday in Piedmont: estates to visit in Barolo and Barbaresco, regional enotecas, restaurants, the Alba truffle fair, walks and driving routes.
A wine holiday in Porto and the Douro Valley: port lodges in Vila Nova de Gaia, quintas to visit, restaurants, wine bars and grape treading in September.
A wine holiday in Provence: estates to visit between Aix, Bandol and Saint-Tropez, restaurants, Maisons des Vins, routes and tips on the lavender bloom.
A wine holiday in Rioja: bodegas to visit in Haro, Laguardia and Logroño, wine architecture by Gehry and Calatrava, pintxos on Calle Laurel and festivals.
A wine holiday on Santorini: wineries with caldera views, Assyrtiko and Vinsanto, restaurants, wine bars, tours and the island's unique basket-trained vines.
A wine holiday in Sicily: wineries to visit on Mount Etna, contrade and ungrafted vines, restaurants, wine shops, volcano tours and wine festivals.
A wine holiday in South Tyrol: wineries along the Wine Road, wine taverns, tasting rooms, vineyard walks and everything about Törggelen in autumn.
A wine holiday on Tenerife: bodegas to visit in all five wine regions, guachinches, the Casa del Vino, cordón trenzado and the customs rules for wine.
A wine holiday in Tuscany: 8 wineries to visit in Chianti, Montalcino and Montepulciano, restaurants, wine bars, day routes and the ZTL warning for rental cars.
A wine holiday in the Wachau: estates to visit between Melk and Krems, Kamptal and Kremstal, Heurige, tasting rooms, the Danube cycle path and hiking.
A wine holiday in the Algarve: 8 wineries open to visitors, restaurants for wine lovers, wine bars, driving routes and when to go - the complete guide.
Unfamiliar wine list, unknown labels? Simply scan the list or bottle at a restaurant or wine shop – the Grape Guru app instantly tells you which wine is worth it. Free for iOS and Android.
