Taste Trails · From vine to table
Vineyard experiences
Grape harvest days, shared tables and a closer taste of the places and people behind the wine.
Representative landscape, not the estate: Terraced vineyards in the Douro Valley, Portugal. Photo: mat's eye · CC BY 2.0
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France · Loire Valley
Château de Nitray
Tourist harvest days, living the vendange alongside the estate team.
Sep · Oct · Nov
France · Anjou, Loire
Château de Bellevue
Seasonal programme mixing hands-on harvesting with tastings and guided vineyard walks.
Sep · Oct
France · Layon, Loire
Château de la Viaudière
Harvest participation with tastings and walks in the Anjou-Saumur vineyards.
Sep · Oct
France · Eguisheim, Alsace
Bruno Hertz
Tour the vines in a vintage 2CV, then pick grapes for a morning or afternoon.
Sep · Oct
France · Pommard, Burgundy
Château de Pommard
Hand-pick, work the sorting table and help start vinification with the vineyard team.
Sep
France · Santenay, Burgundy
Château de la Crée
Full harvest day: coffee and croissant, winery talk, tasting among the vines incl. barrel previews, winegrower's lunch.
Aug
France · Mormoiron, Ventoux
Château Pesquié
Half-day picking in French or English, booking compulsory.
Sep · Oct
France · Near Hyères, Provence
Château de Berne
'Mysteries of the Harvest' event guided by the estate's vintners; on-site hotel.
Sep
France · Saint-Julien, Bordeaux
Château Lagrange
Hand-pick, follow the grapes to the vat cellar, then a country picnic in the château park.
Sep
France · Saint-Émilion, Bordeaux
Château Mangot
Harvest day at the end of September: vineyard walk, tasting grapes, cellar tour.
Sep
France · Bouliac, Bordeaux
Le Saint-James
Luxury château-hotel harvest stay with grape picking, bistro and Michelin-starred restaurant.
Sep
France · Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux
Château Pape Clément
B-Winemaker: tour the vat-house and barrel cellar, blend your own wine and take the bottle home.
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France · Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux
Château Smith Haut Lafitte
Wine, dried fruit and chocolate pairing; master class across six vintages; art-in-the-vines tour; Caudalie spa hotel.
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France · Pauillac, Bordeaux
VINIV at Château Lynch-Bages
Blending workshop backed by the Cazes family; add lunch at Café Lavinal or a private château tour.
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France · Bordeaux
Château Sainte-Barbe
Château tour then blending workshop; leave with a personalised bottle.
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France · Épernay, Champagne
Épernay half-day harvest
Half-day picking in a Champagne vineyard with tasting, sold through the Épernay tourist office.
Sep
France · Pouillon, Champagne
Champagne Cuillier – De Sloovere
Become cellar master: taste vins clairs, make your own cuvée, compare it with a house Champagne; optional cellar lunch.
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France · Reims, Champagne
Champagne Taittinger
45-minute Chardonnay & Pinot Noir blending workshop.
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France · Épernay, Champagne
Perrier-Jouët
Belle Epoque Society: four visitor spaces built around food and Champagne pairings.
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Italy · San Gimignano, Tuscany
Tenuta Torciano
Educational vendemmia: cut grapes, traditional stomping, four-course Tuscan lunch with tasting.
Aug · Sep · Oct · Nov
Italy · Montalcino, Tuscany
Castiglion del Bosco
One-day harvest: picking, vineyard picnic, grape selection and stomping, Brunello tasting.
Sep · Oct
Italy · Trequanda, Tuscany
Fattoria del Colle
Donatella Cinelli Colombini's tourist harvest: day options plus multi-night programmes with dinners.
Sep · Oct
Italy · Chianti, Tuscany
COMO Castello del Nero
Tue & Fri in September: pick with the estate team, stomp barefoot, taste fresh must, Tuscan merenda.
Sep
Italy · Greve, Chianti
Castello di Verrazzano
Structured harvest ritual on set days in late September.
Sep
Italy · Figline, Tuscany
Il Palagio
Sting's estate offered paid harvest days with picking.
Sep
Italy · Torgiano, Umbria
Lungarotti
Opens to the public during harvest with vineyard and winery tours and tastings.
Sep · Oct
Italy · Serralunga d'Alba, Piedmont
Giovanni Rosso
Private truffle hunt with a trifolao and dog, then six Piedmont wines.
Oct · Nov · Dec
Italy · Monforte d'Alba, Piedmont
Josetta Saffirio
Wine & truffle experience with local products; cooking demos and Barolo tastings.
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Italy · Viagrande, Etna
Benanti
Old palmento tour; tasting with a contemporary lunch from the resident chefs.
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Italy · Passopisciaro, Etna
Planeta Sciaranuova
'Flavours of the volcano': four wines with Etna cheeses and breads plus a technical olive oil tasting.
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Spain · Briones, Rioja
Vivanco
Harvest special: winery in full vintage, museum, must-to-wine tasting; panoramic restaurant.
Sep · Oct
Spain · Rioja Alta
Finca Valpiedra
'Harvest with the five senses': winery visit, tasting among the vines, tapa paired with the wines.
Sep · Oct
Spain · Laguardia, Rioja Alavesa
Villa Lucía
Harvest led by producer César Sáenz de Samaniego, finishing with a vineyard barbecue.
Sep · Oct
Spain · Penedès, Catalonia
Bodegas Nadal
Pick your own grapes and take them home in a wicker basket.
Sep · Oct
Spain · Penedès, Catalonia
Albet i Noya
Harvest immersion: talk with pickers, watch grape handling, visit the lab.
Sep · Oct
Spain · Jerez, Andalusia
González Byass (Tío Pepe)
Tasting & Pairing Tour: five sherries matched with five tapas; Eiffel-designed bodega and road train.
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Spain · Lanzarote, Canaries
Bodegas El Grifo
Canary Islands' oldest winery (1775): vines in volcanic ash pits, museum, Malvasía tastings.
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Spain · Sardón de Duero
Abadía Retuerta
Abbey winery hotel; guests tour the vineyards in a Mini Cabrio.
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Portugal · Lamego, Douro
Quinta da Pacheca
Full harvest day: breakfast, cutting, buffet lunch, tasting and lagarada; dinner version available.
Sep · Oct
Portugal · Peso da Régua, Douro
Quinta do Vallado
Morning, afternoon or full-day harvest with picking, stomping and lunch; estate hotel.
Sep
Portugal · Douro
Quinta do Tedo
Owner-led picking in organic vines, lunch with the pickers, treading in old lagares.
Sep
Portugal · Douro
Churchill's – Quinta da Gricha
The Authentic Harvest Experience: foot-treading in 1852 granite lagares and a traditional Douro lunch.
Sep
Portugal · Douro
Quinta de Ventozelo
Harvest kit, guided tour and a ride to the plot in a vintage Bedford truck.
Sep
Portugal · Douro
Sandeman – Quinta do Seixo
Two exclusive harvest days combining landscape, wine, tradition and gastronomy.
Sep
Portugal · Covas do Douro
Quinta Nova N. Sra. do Carmo
Premium harvest programme ending with a regional harvest lunch with pairings.
Sep
Portugal · Bucelas, Lisbon
Quinta das Murgas
Close-up harvest 40 min from Lisbon: stomping, three-wine tasting, harvest lunch.
Sep
Portugal · Douro
Esporão – Quinta dos Murças
Harvest days with cellar tour, lagarada and lunch with the winemaker.
Sep
Portugal · Reguengos de Monsaraz, Alentejo
Herdade do Esporão
Michelin-starred (and Green star) restaurant, olive mill tour, harvest days at the sorting table with must tasting.
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Germany · Trier, Mosel
Vereinigte Hospitien
Candle-light tasting in Germany's oldest wine cellar.
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Germany · Hatzenport, Mosel
Winzerhof Gietzen
Spring vineyard hike with Riesling and canapés, picnic and brass band music.
Apr
Germany · Mülheim, Mosel
Weingut Gindorf
Vineyard stroll on the slopes with Riesling tasting.
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Germany · Eltville, Rheingau
Kloster Eberbach
Cistercian monastery tour and tasting; walk the Steinberg vineyard nearby.
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Austria · Dürnstein, Wachau
Domäne Wachau
Picnic backpack in the vines, plus SUP, Segway, off-road safari and helicopter tours with tasting.
Apr · May · Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep · Oct
Switzerland · Lavaux (UNESCO)
Cave Joly
Three wines with three local cheeses on a terrace above Lake Geneva; traditional carnotzet.
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Switzerland · Villeneuve, Vaud
Domaine Bertholet
Vineyard walk then make your own cheese fondue with Chasselas.
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Switzerland · Lavaux (UNESCO)
From vine to wine in Lavaux
Half-day working alongside a winemaker in vineyard or cellar, snack and souvenir bottle.
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Switzerland · Lavaux (UNESCO)
L'Atelier Oeno'ludique
Vineyard stroll with a wine-and-senses quiz and aroma recognition.
Jul · Aug · Sep · Oct
Hungary · Mezőzombor, Tokaj
Disznókő
Vertical tastings of Tokaji across vintages; estate restaurant. World's 50 Best Vineyards 2025 #63.
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Hungary · Hercegkút, Tokaj
Naár Winery
Tokaji Aszú tasting with cheese and charcuterie in a UNESCO-listed cellar row.
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Hungary · Tokaj
Hímesudvar
Six wines incl. Aszú with snacks in a 500-year-old cellar; step-free access.
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Hungary · Villány
Sauska
Five-course terroir tasting menu with wine pairings.
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Slovenia · Dobrovo, Goriška Brda
Klet Brda
Slovenia's largest cellar; guided tastings year round, fresh must during harvest.
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Slovenia · Goriška Brda
Movia
Family estate whose vines straddle the Slovenia–Italy border; cellar tours and tastings.
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Croatia · Momjan, Istria
Kozlović
Rooftop pairing of reserve wines with a dinner cooked for you.
May · Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep · Oct
Croatia · Bale, Istria
Meneghetti
Wine hotel (Relais & Châteaux) with pairing menus; staff arrange truffle hunts with Karlić Tartufi.
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Greece · Megalochori, Santorini
Venetsanos
Cliffside winery from 1947: four wines with Greek delicacies above the caldera at sunset.
Apr · May · Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep · Oct
Greece · Pyrgos, Santorini
Santo Wines
Caldera-view terrace for tastings and dining.
Apr · May · Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep · Oct
Greece · Oia, Santorini
Domaine Sigalas
Traditional Greek lunch paired with volcanic Assyrtiko (sold via private tours).
Apr · May · Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep · Oct
England · Alfriston, Sussex
Rathfinny
Sundowner Safari with dinner, off-road bike tour and lunch, beekeeping, picnic among the vines; Tasting Room restaurant.
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England · West Chiltington, Sussex
Nyetimber
Open days on select dates only; four-course dinner paired with three cuvées.
May · Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep
England · Appledore, Kent
Gusbourne
Discovery Tour with special wines and seasonal sharing platters.
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Moldova · Ialoveni, near Chișinău
Mileștii Mici
Guinness-listed largest wine collection in 200 km of tunnels; tasting with appetisers, or cycle the galleries.
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Moldova · Cricova, near Chișinău
Cricova
Underground 'wine city' with streets, warehouses and tasting rooms.
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