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Featured trail · Spain
Madrid: 4000 Years in 5 Days
From Roman caves to natural wine revolution - trace Madrid's complete wine history chronologically. Before phylloxera, Madrid had MORE vineyard acreage than Burgundy has today. This trail walks you through 4000 years of wine culture: underground caves where monks aged wine, tabernas unchanged since bullfighters drank here 150 years ago, bars where Hemingway dodged fascist bullets, and the natural wine revolution happening right now in the Sierra de Gredos.
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- 5 stops · 4 days 4000 Islands Deep Dive The Mekong's 4000 Islands archipelago. Rare dolphins, epic waterfalls, and the ultimate slow-travel hammock paradise.
- 9 stops · 1 week Achaea & Attica Greece taught Rome everything about wine. Walk where Plato's symposia debated philosophy over wine, visit vineyards that have made wine for 3,000 years, and taste Nemea's 'Blood of Hercules' in the valley where the hero slew the Nemean Lion. This is where Western wine civilization began.
- 9 stops · 1 week Aegean Islands Santorini's volcanic caldera produces some of the world's most distinctive white wines, while Crete — birthplace of Minoan civilization — has been making wine since before the Greeks had a written alphabet. Island-hop through wine history stretching back 4,000 years.
- 7 stops · 1 week Aegean Islands Trade Route Island-hop through the Aegean following ancient Phoenician trade routes: Santorini's volcanic Assyrtiko vineyards, the sacred island of Delos with Phoenician merchant evidence, and Rhodes' mountain wineries. This is where Phoenician maritime commerce met Greek island culture.
- 7 stops · 1 week Aegean Turkey Wine Route The Aegean coast has produced wine since ancient Greek times. Today, the region around Izmir and Ephesus continues this tradition with a fascinating mix of Greek heritage grapes and Turkish indigenous varieties. Visit ancient ruins by day, taste modern wines by night.
- 12 stops · 1-2 weeks Ager Falernus Falernian wine was Rome's equivalent of Romanée-Conti — the most prized, most expensive, and most aged wine in the ancient world. This pilgrimage traces the volcanic slopes of Monte Massico where Rome's First Growth was born, through frozen-in-time Pompeii, to the island retreats where emperors drank.
- 4 stops · 4 days Albanian Riviera Albania (ancient Illyricum) was Rome's gateway to the East. Apollonia was where young Caesar studied; Butrint rivaled Pompeii. This emerging destination combines stunning UNESCO ruins with a nascent wine revival from indigenous Shesh varieties.
- 6 stops · 4 days Alentejo: The Last Frontier Portugal produces 50% of the world's cork. The Alentejo is where that cork grows, and where winemakers still ferment wine in 2,000-year-old clay amphorae called talhas - the same method Romans used. You'll taste Pêra-Manca (€350/bottle, voted "world's best wine" by Vivino's 54 million users), eat at a Michelin-starred winery restaurant, and end at Monsaraz - the medieval village that won "Portugal's Most Beautiful Monument Village" in 2017, overlooking Europe's largest artificial lake.
- 4 stops · 4 days Algarve Atlantic Coast Trail
- 11 stops · 1 week Almaty Wine Route The Tien Shan foothills near Almaty are home to wild Vitis vinifera sylvestris - the ancestor of every wine grape on Earth. This 'fruit corridor' also gave us apples (the city name means 'Father of Apples'). New boutique wineries are reclaiming this heritage with increasingly impressive results.
- 18 stops · 1-2 weeks Alpe d'Huez & Les 2 Alpes Twenty-one hairpins. The most famous climb in cycling, where Pantani attacked and Hinault suffered. Alpe d'Huez is a shrine to the Tour de France — but the wine culture surprises everyone who arrives expecting only lycra.
- 7 stops · 1 week Alps Party Circuit From Verbier's terrace explosions to Ischgl's table-dancing institutions. The definitive guide to après-ski for those who came to celebrate. This is not a wine tasting tour—it's a week-long party where wine happens to be excellent.
- 12 stops · 1-2 weeks Alto Adige & Dolomites Wine Trail
- 5 stops · 1 week Alto Adige Pinot Trail
- 12 stops · 1-2 weeks Amalfi's Cliffside Wine Path From Vesuvius volcano where grapes grew before Pompeii fell, to impossible terraces where harvesting requires ropes. This is viticoltura eroica - heroic viticulture. You'll drink Lacryma Christi (Tears of Christ) at the volcano that makes it, Fiorduva white in a cellar 80 meters deep into cliff rock, and toast sunset from the infinity pool that floats above the sea.
- 1 stop · 1 day Amphawa Wine Trail
- 2 stops · 1 day Ancient Ayutthaya Cycle through the haunting ruins of the ancient capital, destroyed by the Burmese in 1767.
- 8 stops · 1 week Ancient Ports Archaeological Trail Walk through Lebanon's greatest Phoenician ports: Byblos (7,000 years inhabited), Tyre (Alexander's causeway), Sidon (sea castle), and the Temple of Eshmun. Includes Beirut's National Museum and the groundbreaking Tell el-Burak wine press discovery. This is where Phoenician maritime power began.
- 7 stops · 4 days Andalusia Coastal Route Follow ancient Phoenician trade routes along Andalucía's coast from Málaga to Almuñécar. Explore Sexi's fish-salting factories, cliff-side necropolises, and sweet Moscatel wines from terraced vineyards the Phoenicians would recognize.
- 4 stops · 4 days Andes Ski Resort Wine Trail
- 5 stops · 2 days Angkor Temples The legendary temple complex that defines Southeast Asia travel. From Angkor Wat sunrise to jungle-consumed Ta Prohm.
- 4 stops · 3 days Antioch & the East Antioch (modern Antakya) was Rome's third-largest city and gateway to the Silk Road. This frontier adventure explores stunning mosaics, early Christian sites, and Turkey's emerging southeastern wine scene. Travel conditions may be challenging.
- 6 stops · 1 week Aragatsotn Wine Route Aragatsotn means 'foot of Aragats' - Armenia's highest peak. This high-altitude region (1,400-1,800m) produces crisp, mineral whites from Voskehat and structured reds from Areni. Ancient fortresses and alphabet monuments dot the landscape.
- 6 stops · 1 week Ararat Valley Wine Route Legend says Noah planted the first vineyard here after the Ark landed on Mount Ararat. Whether or not you believe the story, the Ararat Valley has produced wine for millennia. Today it's home to Armenia's largest producers and the famous Ararat brandy.
- 5 stops · 1 week Armenian Areni Wine Trail
- 5 stops · 2 days Athens Modern Wine Trail Discover how Athens' creative neighborhoods have embraced Greek wine with world-class wine bars. From Psyrri's natural wine movement to market tastings, experience the modern symposium in action.
- 4 stops · 4 days Atlantic Coast Trail - Algarve Explore Algarve's hidden Phoenician heritage from hilltop fortresses to urban sanctuaries. From Castro Marim's border fortress to boutique wineries reviving ancient terroir, this trail reveals Portugal's Phoenician foundations beyond the beaches.
- 6 stops · 2 days Attica Vineyard Revival Explore the vineyards surrounding Athens where Savatiano has grown for millennia. From producers who proved this humble grape can be world-class to the Temple of Poseidon at Sounion, discover Attica's wine renaissance.
- 5 stops · 1 week Azores: Pico Volcanic Vineyards The most alien vineyard landscape on Earth. Since the 15th century, settlers built 987 hectares of stone walls from loose basalt rock to create "currais" - tiny plots that protect vines from Atlantic storms while trapping heat from black volcanic rock. UNESCO protected this in 2004. The cooperative founded in 1949 by 270 growers rescued the vineyards from extinction, and today their Verdelho - a grape that once fetched Russian czar prices - has VLQPRD protected status. All this 1,000 miles from mainland Portugal, with Mount Pico (2,351m, Portugal's highest peak) looming behind.
- 10 stops · 1-2 weeks Baetica Wine Road Baetica was Rome's richest province — birthplace of emperors Trajan and Hadrian. The Guadalquivir River carried amphorae to Rome, leaving a mountain of pottery shards (Monte Testaccio) as evidence. This trail explores the world's oldest continuously producing wine region: Jerez.
- 2 stops · 1 day Bagan Temples The temple plains of Bagan - equally impressive as Angkor, less crowded. Watch hot air balloons rise over 2,000+ ancient temples at sunrise from your own pagoda perch, then e-bike through the archaeological zone discovering hidden stupas. This is bucket-list Myanmar, and it delivers.
- 2 stops · 1 day Bali Adventure Active Bali - summit volcanoes, discover Instagram-famous viewpoints, and earn your wine.
- 7 stops · 4 days Bali Wellness & Culture The spiritual side of Bali. Yoga in Ubud, traditional ceremonies, waterfall treks, and earn your beach club time.
- 4 stops · 4 days Bali Wine & Culture Discover Bali's surprising wine scene alongside its iconic cultural experiences.
- 3 stops · 2 days Bangkok Nights Experience Bangkok after dark, from the iconic Sky Bar 63 floors up to a river cruise on the Chao Phraya.
- 4 stops · 2 days Barossa Valley Circuit Australia's most famous wine region, home to some of the oldest Shiraz vines on Earth. Big reds, German heritage, and legendary hospitality.
- 5 stops · 3 days Battambang & Beyond Cambodia's second city offers the famous bamboo train, bat exodus caves, and a world-class circus. Plus remote temples for the adventurous.
- 6 stops · 1 week Bekaa Valley Wine Trail Journey through the Bekaa Valley - Lebanon's premier wine region since Phoenician times. Visit legendary estates like Château Ksara's Roman caves, Château Musar's acclaimed cellars, and indigenous grape champions. This is where Eastern Mediterranean wine culture was born 5,000 years ago.
- 2 stops · 2 days Bohol Explorer 1,268 perfectly conical hills turning brown in dry season, the world's smallest primates, and Panglao's white beaches. Rent a scooter, pack wine for sunset at the viewpoint, and unwind on island time.
- 2 stops · 2 days Bolaven Plateau Wine Trail
- 2 stops · 1 day Boracay Beach Life The Philippine beach that launched a thousand Instagram posts. 3.5km of powder-white sand, paraw sailboats at sunset, and more chill than party after the 2018 rehabilitation. Station 1 for wine elegance, Station 3 for budget, Puka for escape.
- 3 stops · 1 day Bordeaux Left Bank Run Drive the Médoc for its First Growth châteaux, cross to Saint-Émilion on the right bank, and end in Sauternes for the world's greatest dessert wine. Three of Bordeaux's wine regions in one route — the destination's own tourist office sells each of them as a separate day.
- 4 stops · 2 days Borneo Adventures Malaysian Borneo is the ultimate adventure trail - climb Southeast Asia's highest peak, meet orangutans swinging through jungle canopy, and explore caves so vast they hold entire ecosystems. This is where the Banana Pancake Trail gets wild.
- 5 stops · 3 days Brunei Discovery BRUNEI IS A DRY COUNTRY. This is the SEA challenge where you bring your own wine through customs, drink in your hotel room, and marvel at gold-domed mosques funded by oil wealth. 30,000 people live in stilt houses over the Brunei River. The Sultan's hotel has gold leaf everywhere. Pristine rainforest canopy walkway 50m above ground. Most travelers skip Brunei - that's the appeal. SEA's weirdest 48 hours.
- 10 stops · 1 week Bukhara Wine Route Bukhara was the intellectual center of the Islamic world - yet wine traditions persisted. Avicenna, the great Islamic scholar, wrote about wine's medicinal properties here. Visit ancient caravanserai where Silk Road traders rested, and taste wines from desert oasis vineyards.
- 12 stops · 1-2 weeks Burdigala to Narbo The Romans connected Burdigala (Bordeaux) to Narbo (Narbonne) via the Garonne River and ancient trade routes. This epic journey traverses France's wine heartland, from Saint-Émilion's Roman-era vineyards through Gaillac, Toulouse, and the medieval fortress of Carcassonne to the Mediterranean coast.
- 4 stops · 2 days Burgundy's Grand Cru Route The official Route des Grands Crus runs 60 km from Dijon to Santenay, past 31 villages and 32 grands crus. This ride takes its Gevrey-Chambertin to Beaune segment — the densest stretch of hallowed vineyard names on the planet. You'll stand at the stone cross marking Romanée-Conti, where 1.81 hectares of Pinot Noir produce bottles that sell for $10,000 each, and where the 1945 vintage fetched $558,000 at Sotheby's. You'll walk into the 12th-century Clos de Vougeot, where Cistercian monks invented the concept of terroir. You'll pass Nuits-Saint-Georges, the one great Côte de Nuits name that holds no grand cru at all. And in Beaune, you'll stand beneath the polychrome tiles of the Hospices — a 15th-century hospital built from a chancellor's guilt — where every November, a single candlelit auction sets the price of Burgundy worldwide. This is the road that invented wine geography.
- 2 stops · 1 day Can Tho Wine Trail
- 8 trails · 52 stops · 7-9 days Cape Wine Odyssey From the garden where African wine was born on February 2, 1659, to the glass-walled cellar where horses still till between vine rows — this trail walks you through 370 years of South African wine at the exact places where it happened. Stand at the bitter almond hedge Van Riebeeck planted to keep the Khoisan out (still alive after 366 years). Taste the sweet wine Napoleon demanded on his deathbed from Constantia. Find the garden where a random passer-by saved Pinotage — South Africa's signature grape — from being composted. Nine days. Fifty-two stops. Three centuries of scandal, revolution, and redemption — told by the land itself.
- 4 stops · 2 days Cape Winelands Circle Africa's most beautiful wine region. Dutch Cape architecture, mountain backdrops, and wines that rival the world's best. From historic estates to modern pioneers.
- 6 stops · 1 week Cappadocia Underground Cappadocia's otherworldly landscape hides some of earth's oldest wine cellars. Early Christians carved cave churches with wine frescoes, and underground cities where 20,000 people could hide — complete with wine storage. Rise at dawn for a balloon flight over fairy chimneys, then descend into volcanic tuff caves where wine has aged for millennia.
- 8 stops · 1 week Cappadocia Wine Route Cappadocia's surreal landscape of fairy chimneys and cave dwellings has hidden wine cellars for millennia. The Hittites made wine here in 1650 BC. Today, wineries age their bottles in ancient cave cellars carved into the soft tuff rock, creating naturally perfect conditions.
- 7 stops · 1 week Carthage Reborn Walk through Rome's greatest rival, rebuilt as Africa's wealthiest city. See the world's greatest Roman mosaics at the Bardo, stand in the third-largest amphitheater ever built, and taste wines from the lands that fed and supplied Rome with grain, oil, and wine.
- 8 stops · 1-2 weeks Carthage Wine Trail Walk the ruins of Carthage, Rome's greatest rival, then taste wines from the same terroir that produced Mago's legendary viticulture treatise. Explore UNESCO sites, Punic ports, and Tunisia's wine renaissance in Mornag and Cap Bon.
- 5 stops · 1 week Central Otago Pinot Trail
- 7 stops · 1 week Central Vietnam From the imperial citadel of Hue to the lantern-lit streets of Hoi An, connected by the Top Gear-famous Hai Van Pass.
- 8 stops · 4 days Cervinia: Matterhorn's Italian Wine Elevation 2,050 metres. The Matterhorn's Italian name is Monte Cervino, and this hamlet beneath its south face offers something no Swiss resort can: Italian prices, Italian food, and a ski pass that crosses an international border.
- 18 stops · 1-2 weeks Chamonix Valley Wine Trail
- 10 stops · 1-2 weeks Champagne & Food: The World Tour 19 legendary champagne + food pairings across 6 continents. From Korean fried chicken in NYC to oysters on Brittany's concrete steps, from 5am sushi at Toyosu to Northern Lights hot tubs in Iceland. Where sommeliers go when no one's watching.
- 8 stops · 1 week Champagne Part II: The Grower Revolution Skip the tourist caves. This is where Champagne snobs actually drink - Grand Cru villages, family cellars behind unmarked doors, €25 bottles that rival €200 prestige cuvées. The anti-corporate revolution in bubbles.
- 6 stops · 1 week Champagne Part III: The Meunier Mystery The zone nobody mentions. The grape they called "peasant." The Vallée de la Marne produces 32% of all Champagne but gets 0% of the prestige. South-facing slopes, warmer microclimate, prices 40% lower. This is where sommeliers hunt, locals drink, and Dom Pérignon's myth gets busted.
- 14 stops · 1 week Champagne Part IV: The Aube Adventure 120km south of Reims lies the Aube - where Saint Bernard brought Pinot Noir from Burgundy, where a prison that held Carlos the Jackal just closed in 2023, where cult producers show you their cows before their wine, and where Louis XIV's stonemasons discovered the only still rosé in Champagne. This is where enthusiasts graduate to obsessives.
- 5 stops · 1 week Champagne Pinot Noir Villages Trail
- 4 stops · 2 days Champagne's Avenue of Bubbles Walk the 1.5 km Avenue de Champagne with 110 km of cellars and 200 million bottles under your feet, descend the UNESCO-listed chalk crayères of Reims, and visit the houses that made champagne what it is. Where celebrations begin.
- 1 stop · 1 day Chiang Mai Ethical Wine Trail
- 10 stops · 1-2 weeks Cisalpine Gaul Northern Italy was "Cisalpine Gaul"—Gaul on this side of the Alps. Romans planted vines in the fog-shrouded hills of Piedmont and the thermal-influenced Veneto. Today these regions produce Barolo, Barbaresco, Amarone, and Prosecco—among Italy's greatest wines.
- 8 stops · 1-2 weeks Classic Alpine Wine Culture Historic cellars, traditional Heuriger, UNESCO heritage. The authentic mountain wine experience passed down through generations. This trail is for those who believe the best wines come with stories, and the best stories come from the people who made them.
- 6 stops · 2 days Classic Tuscan Wine Road The quintessential Italian wine journey through rolling hills, cypress-lined roads, and medieval hilltop towns. From Sangiovese heartland to underground cellars carved into tufa rock.
- 8 stops · 1 week Cleopatra's Vineyards Cleopatra served wine to Caesar and Mark Antony. Egypt's vineyards were famous in antiquity. Wine jars in Tutankhamun's tomb are the world's first wine labels. Modern Egyptian wine is modest at best — this is a historical pilgrimage. Drink wine at sunset over the pyramids. Stand in Cleopatra's city. Toast to 5,000 years of history.
- 5 stops · 3 days Coast & Islands From Phnom Penh's rooftops to the pristine islands of Koh Rong and the pepper farms of Kampot.
- 5 stops · 3 days Coastal Cities Wine Route Explore Lebanon's coastal wine scene: IXSIR's LEED Platinum winery above Batroun, boutique estates in mountain villages, and Beirut's vibrant wine bar culture. Combine vineyard visits with urban wine exploration and the annual Vinifest if timing aligns.
- 8 stops · 1-2 weeks Commandaria Trail Cyprus is home to Commandaria — the world's oldest named wine with over 3,000 years of continuous production. From Paphos's Dionysus mosaics to the Commandaria villages, experience wine history that predates even Rome. Crusader castles, mountain villages, and amber nectar await.
- 2 stops · 1 day Coron Island Wine Trail
- 13 stops · 1 week Cortina d'Ampezzo: Queen of the Dolomites Population 5,627. Two Winter Olympics seventy years apart — 1956 and 2026. Cortina d'Ampezzo earned the title Queen of the Dolomites not through skiing alone but through a century of Italian glamour.
- 4 stops · 2 days Costa da Caparica: Surf, Sand & 4,000 Years of Wine Two days where Atlantic surf culture collides with one of Europe's oldest wine regions. Start barefoot on Caparica's endless beach with a glass of wine that Phoenicians planted 4,000 years ago. End at a 15th-century royal palace winery overlooking limestone cliffs where Moscatel grapes have grown since before Portugal existed.
- 3 stops · 3 days Côte de Beaune Pinot Trail
- 2 stops · 2 days Côte de Nuits Grand Cru Trail
- 13 stops · 1-2 weeks Courchevel: Michelin Stars on the Slopes Three Michelin stars at Le 1947. Two more at Le Chabichou. An altiport where private jets land on the mountainside. Courchevel 1850 is the most expensive ski resort on earth, and its wine culture matches.
- 8 stops · 3 days Courmayeur: Mont Blanc's Wine Side Population 2,900. At the foot of Mont Blanc, connected to Chamonix through the 11.6km tunnel that Charles de Gaulle and Giuseppe Saragat inaugurated together in 1965. The wine story here is one of the most extraordinary in Europe.
- 10 stops · 4 days Crans-Montana: Terroir at Altitude Crans-Montana sits at 1,500m on a sun-drenched plateau directly above Sierre — Switzerland's driest city and the self-proclaimed wine capital of Valais. The Piste des Vignes is the only ski run in the world that ends in a vineyard.
- 5 stops · 1 week Crete Minoan-Phoenician Trail Crete's indigenous wine renaissance meets Bronze Age archaeology: Knossos Palace, Europe's oldest wine press at Vathypetro, and pioneering wineries reviving rare Cretan grape varieties. This is where Minoan wine culture evolved into Phoenician trade networks.
- 2 stops · 2 days Cyrenaica Quest Cyrene was one of the ancient world's great cities — Greek then Roman, with stunning ruins along Libya's coast. This is a SIDE QUEST ONLY adventure: no local wine, bring your own. Travel to Libya requires careful planning and may not currently be possible.
- 10 stops · 1-2 weeks Dacia Wine Road Follow the path of Emperor Trajan's conquest through Romania. From Bucharest's Roman museums to Transylvania's Saxon wine villages, discover the wines of Rome's northernmost major conquest. Dacian fortresses, Ovid's exile city, and indigenous grapes like Fetească Neagră make this an underrated pilgrimage.
- 3 stops · 2 days Dalat Wine Country Escape to the cool highlands where Vietnam's wine industry thrives. Real tastings, night markets, and mountain summits.
- 10 stops · 1-2 weeks Dalmatian Coast Emperor Diocletian retired to Split and built the best-preserved Roman palace in the world, surrounded by vineyards. This adventure follows the Adriatic coast from Split to Dubrovnik, exploring islands where Zinfandel's ancestor grows and wines that rival Italy's finest.
- 8 stops · 3 days Davos: Where the World Meets Wine Every January, the World Economic Forum transforms Davos into the planet's most powerful wine bar — heads of state and CEOs negotiate over Swiss wines at private chalets. But Davos was famous long before WEF.
- 7 stops · 3 days Day 1: Where African Wine Began Cape Town's hidden wine origins — from Van Riebeeck's 370-year-old hedge at Kirstenbosch to the spice routes of Bo-Kaap and the exact garden where African wine was born.
- 6 stops · 2 days Day 2: The Emperor's Obsession Constantia's legendary sweet wines that Napoleon demanded from exile on St. Helena — Africa's oldest wine estate and the dessert wine that seduced kings, emperors, and Jane Austen.
- 13 stops · 1 week Day 3: Birth of Pinotage Stellenbosch and Somerset West — where a corrupt governor stole 3,000 hectares, a professor saved a grape from the compost heap, and Kanonkop's cannon still echoes across the Golden Triangle.
- 6 stops · 3 days Day 4: The French Corner Franschhoek — founded by 200 Huguenot refugees in 1688, now South Africa's culinary capital. Cap Classique that beat Champagne, tram rides between vineyards, and the valley that still speaks French.
- 5 stops · 1 week Day 5: Rebels & Old Vines Paarl's brandy heritage meets the Swartland revolution — where Eben Sadie and the renegade winemakers proved old bush vines could produce 97-point wines that embarrass estates ten times their price.
- 2 stops · 2 days Day 6: Freedom in a Glass South Africa's post-apartheid wine revolution — the Black winemakers rewriting history, the farm that gave a third of its equity to workers, and the Springbok front-rowers who made wine after winning the World Cup.
- 8 stops · 1 week Day 7: Where Heaven Meets Earth From the gravity-fed cellars of Waterkloof to whale-watching in Hermanus and cool-climate Pinot in Elgin — the grand finale where the Atlantic meets the vine.
- 5 stops · 4 days Days 8-9: The Brandy Road Route 62 into the Klein Karoo — South Africa's port wine capital Calitzdorp, moonshine mampoer, and Muscadel under desert stars. An optional two-day frontier adventure.
- 1 stop · 1 day Doi Inthanon Wine Trail
- 8 stops · 1-2 weeks Eastern Anatolia Wine Route Eastern Anatolia is where Turkey's most characterful indigenous grapes originate. Öküzgözü ('ox eye') and Boğazkere ('throat grabber') produce powerful, tannic reds that have been grown here since antiquity. This is Turkey's least-visited but most authentic wine region.
- 5 stops · 3 days Elqui & Atacama Desert Wine Trail
- 3 stops · 1 day Emerita Augusta Mérida (Emerita Augusta) was the capital of Roman Lusitania and one of the empire's most important cities. This compact side quest explores stunning Roman ruins — theatre, amphitheatre, aqueduct, temple — while bringing wine from nearby Ribera del Guadiana to drink at these ancient sites.
- 4 stops · 4 days England's Sparkling Wine Route The surprising new world of English wine. Chalk soils identical to Champagne, award-winning bubbles, and rolling downs that rival any wine country.
- 8 stops · 1-2 weeks Ephesus to Pergamon Anatolia may be wine's birthplace. Walk through Ephesus — one of Rome's greatest cities — and Pergamon's acropolis where Galen prescribed wine as medicine. Discover Turkey's boutique wine revolution on the Urla Peninsula and the wine island of Bozcaada, and end at Troy where Rome's ancestor Aeneas began his journey.
- 10 stops · 1-2 weeks Etruria Heritage Before Rome conquered Tuscany, the Etruscans were Italy's master winemakers. Rome absorbed and spread Etruscan wine knowledge across the empire. This adventure traces Tuscan wine DNA back 3,000 years—from Etruscan tombs to Super Tuscans.
- 3 stops · 2 days Flashpacker Wine Splurges
- 5 stops · 3 days Flores Full Journey The Trans-Flores road trip. From Labuan Bajo to Ende, visiting traditional cone villages and spectacular viewpoints.
- 7 stops · 1 day Fortress Islands & Seaside Wine A day on Helsinki's archipelago — fortress islands, torpedo bays, and wine with 360-degree water views. Ferry from Kauppatori through the fortress archipelago, explore Vallisaari's Valley of Death, taste wine at IISI's torpedo bay terrace, walk the UNESCO fortress of Suomenlinna, sip on tiny Lonna island between two fortresses, and return to the mainland via the Tsarina's Stone at Market Square. Summer only (May-September) but utterly unmissable. A military archipelago turned into one of Europe's most magical wine experiences.
- 5 stops · 1 week French Pinot Corners Trail
- 18 stops · 1-2 weeks French Riviera Rosé Route From Monaco's borrowed glamour to the hidden AOC above Nice, from monks making wine on islands to the families who invented premium rosé. This is where beach club culture was born - and you'll finally understand why that pale pink wine costs €200 a magnum.
- 6 stops · 4 days Gabala Wine Route Gabala was the capital of Caucasian Albania (an ancient kingdom, unrelated to the Balkans). Archaeological digs have uncovered wine vessels from the 4th century BC. Today, modern boutique wineries are creating world-class wines while honoring this ancient heritage.
- 10 stops · 1 week Gadir & Cádiz Trail Explore Cádiz - founded as Gadir by Phoenicians in 1100 BC. From subterranean Phoenician houses to legendary sherry bodegas.
- 4 stops · 2 days Georgia's 8000-Year Wine Cradle Journey to where wine began. Taste qvevri wines from clay vessels buried since the Bronze Age, feast at supras, and discover varieties unknown to the West.
- 4 stops · 2 days German Alps Wine Trail
- 2 stops · 1 day Gili Islands The iconic Gili trio - party on Trawangan, peace on Meno, diving on Air.
- 6 stops · 1 week Goygol Wine Route In 1819, German colonists founded Helenendorf (now Goygol) and brought modern European winemaking to Azerbaijan. Their legacy lives on in wineries like Goygol, which still uses some original German equipment. The region produces excellent European-style wines.
- 2 stops · 1 day Grand Cru Circuit
- 10 stops · 1-2 weeks Graubünden Alpine Wine Trail
- 7 stops · 3 days Grindelwald: Where the Eiger Meets the Vine Three days in Grindelwald, with a glass at every stop. Day one stays in the village: the Cork Club, one of GaultMillau's ten best Swiss wine bars in March 2026; Hotel Glacier, whose sommelier pours three wines on Sundays at 16:00 in a cellar that was once a barn, and whose own Pinot Blanc comes from vines near Sion; and, for dinner, a pizzeria with about 350 wines. Day two rides up to the Jungfraujoch at 3,454 m, where name plates on the tunnel wall remember the 30 Italian workers who died building the railway, and where a Valais Humagne Blanche has matured in the glacier's ice since 2022. On the way down, the mountain restaurant at Kleine Scheidegg pours a Pinot Noir from the same Salgesch cellar, CHF 7 a decilitre, on a terrace facing the north face; in 1935 and 1936 onlookers on this pass followed fatal climbs on it through telescopes and binoculars. Day three takes the gondola to Männlichen, with a bar on board when booked 48 hours ahead, climbs the Royal Walk to its crown at 2,343 m, and ends in the village with fondue in a cabin that rode up to Männlichen from 1978 to 2019.
- 8 stops · 3 to 4 days Gstaad: Palace Hotel & Alpine Wine The Gstaad Palace, open since December 1913 and given Two MICHELIN Keys in 2026, opens only in season: 15 December 2026 to 7 March 2027 and 20 June to 5 September 2027. Outside guests book a table for dinner. On the Promenade below, Posthotel Rössli, an inn since 1845, serves fondue moitié-moitié at CHF 28 with Swiss wines from Vaud, Valais, Neuchâtel, Graubünden and Ticino. Saanen, three minutes away by train, keeps a farmhouse dated 1555 and the church where the Menuhin Festival began in 1957. In winter the Wasserngrat chairlift runs daily to a mountain restaurant, and at Glacier 3000, 29 minutes away by PostBus, the summit restaurant pours Yvorne from the Chablais next to the Peak Walk bridge. Two wine regions are a train ride away: the cooperative below Spiez Castle on Lake Thun, about 1 h 22 via Zweisimmen, and the Lavaux terraces above Lake Geneva, a UNESCO World Heritage site since 2007, reached from Montreux, about 1 h 26 away by GoldenPass Express.
- 4 stops · 3 days Hadrian's Wall Wine Quest Hadrian's Wall marked the edge of the Roman world — 73 miles of fortifications across northern England. This is primarily a SIDE QUEST: bring wine to drink at Roman forts. The emerging Northumbrian wine scene adds a touch of local flavor.
- 2 stops · 1 day Halong Bay & Coast The UNESCO wonder of Halong Bay by junk boat, plus the backpacker alternative on Cat Ba Island.
- 7 stops · 3 days Hanoi & The North Begin at the surreal Train Street, navigate Bia Hoi corner, then escape to the mountains for Sapa treks and the legendary Ha Giang Loop.
- 5 stops · 4 days Haute Savoie Circuit Wine Trail
- 8 stops · 3 days Helan Mountain Wine Route The eastern foothills of Helan Mountain have become China's most celebrated wine region in just 40 years. The desert climate, high altitude (1,100m), and rocky soils produce Bordeaux-style wines that compete on the world stage. This is where wine's Silk Road journey reaches its modern culmination.
- 12 stops · 1-2 days Helsinki Fork & Glass Finnish food meets world wine. Start at Hakaniemi Market Hall for karjalanpiirakka, discover the 137-year-old Old Market Hall, learn the three essential Finnish pairings (reindeer+Pinot, gravlax+Grüner Veltliner, cloudberry+Sauternes), then eat your way through Michelin-starred kitchens where reindeer meets Burgundy and Finnish terroir becomes fine dining. From market hall herring to Palace's harbour-view tasting menu, this trail maps Helsinki's food-wine connection — the reason Finnish sommeliers are among the world's best. They had to be creative with ingredients no other wine culture had mapped.
- 7 stops · Year-round Helsinki Wine Calendar Helsinki's wine year runs March to November — and every season has its event. Grand Champagne in April (437 champagnes, 84 houses). Wine by HDF during Design Week. Grand Vin in October (300+ wines). Viini & Ruoka with 1000+ wines. Let Me Wine for the natural wine crowd. And the Dark Season Wine Crawl from November to March — because Helsinki doesn't let winter stop the drinking. All stops are optional (attend whichever aligns with your visit) but together they map a city that celebrates wine year-round despite having zero vineyards.
- 7 trails · 66 stops · 7+ days Helsinki Wine City Zero vineyards. Five Masters of Wine. 34+ wine bars. Helsinki went from banning alcohol in 1919 to producing the world's foremost champagne authority by 2006. This multi-trail city guide covers the full story: pioneer bars that built the scene, new-wave venues opening every month, hidden neighbourhood gems, a 500-year history walk with wine stops, culinary pairings with Finnish cuisine, fortress islands in the archipelago, and a year-round festival calendar. Seven themed trails — walkable evenings, narrative adventures, island escapes, and seasonal celebrations. A city that turned a state alcohol monopoly into one of Europe's most interesting wine cultures.
- 8 stops · 1 day Hidden Helsinki Where locals go. The outer-ring neighbourhoods and specialist gems tourists won't find on Google. Bar Petiit in Puu-Vallila's wooden houses. Albina in Konepaja's industrial conversion. Plein — Time Out's #1 restaurant 2026 — hiding in Vallila. Vinolippa in Kruununhaka where Helsinki began. This trail is for residents who want to explore beyond the centre, and for visitors who want to drink where the locals actually drink. The residential discoveries and natural wine deep cuts.
- 6 stops · 1 week Hidden Philippines The epic Philippines deep-dive: Kayangan Lake's otherworldly clarity, Coron's WWII wrecks, El Nido's secret twin beach, Sagada's hanging coffins, Moalboal's sardine tornado, and Batanes' Scottish-style rolling hills. Two weeks for those who want the stories nobody else has.
- 4 stops · 4 days Highlands & Interior Escape the coast for Malaysia's cool highlands and deep interior. Sip wine overlooking tea terraces in Cameron Highlands, discover natural wine culture in colonial Ipoh, drink by headlamp in the world's oldest rainforest, and watch sea turtles nest under the stars. This trail swaps beaches for mountains and jungle - the Malaysia backpackers rarely see.
- 1 stop · 1 day Hpa-An Karst Wine Trail
- 2 stops · 1 day Hua Hin Wine Trail
- 2 stops · 1 day Hue Wine Trail
- 6 stops · 4 days Ibiza Phoenician Trail Discover Ibiza beyond the party scene - a UNESCO World Heritage Phoenician necropolis with 3,000+ tombs, ancient salt flats harvested since 654 BC, and a tiny wine renaissance on land Phoenicians may have planted.
- 9 stops · 1-2 weeks Imereti Wine Route Imereti produces Georgia's most distinctive wines. Unlike Kakheti's amber wines with extended skin contact, Imeretian winemakers use shorter maceration and different qvevri shapes. The result is lighter, more aromatic wines from grapes like Tsitska and Tsolikouri.
- 2 stops · 1 day Inle Lake The unique floating world of Inle Lake - watch Intha fishermen row with one leg wrapped around an oar (found nowhere else on Earth), glide past floating gardens, and visit Myanmar's only legitimate winery. The lake sunrise boat tour is the THE Inle moment, and Red Mountain's terrace overlooking the water is the wine story you'll tell forever.
- 3 stops · 3 days Isaan Wine Trail
- 7 stops · 3 days Ischgl: Après-Ski Capital They call it the Ibiza of the Alps, and they're not wrong — Elton John played the first Top of the Mountain concert in 1995. But behind the party reputation, Ischgl hides Austria's most surprising wine depth.
- 4 stops · 2 days Island Hopping The beaches that made Thailand famous. Visit Leonardo's beach and discover remote paradise islands.
- 5 stops · 3 days Japan's Hidden Wine Country Discover Japan's emerging wine scene in the shadow of Mount Fuji. Koshu grapes, meticulous craftsmanship, and a culture of perfection applied to wine.
- 5 stops · 1 week Java Deep Dive Beyond the famous temples. Hunt blue fire at Ijen, explore Jakarta's street food scene, and summit Indonesia's highest volcano.
- 3 stops · 2 days Java Temples The ancient temples of Borobudur and Prambanan, plus the otherworldly Mount Bromo.
- 10 stops · 1-2 weeks Judaea & the Golan Wine was central to Jewish Temple rituals. Romans destroyed the Temple but not the vineyards. After 2,000 years, Israeli wine has returned to excellence. The Golan Heights produces world-class wines from volcanic terroir like Etna. The Judean Hills echo with biblical history. Stand where David fought Goliath, drink Golan wine at Gamla, and taste the revival.
- 3 stops · 1 day Jungle & Nature Thailand's wild side. Float in jungle bungalows, rescue elephants, and chase waterfalls through ancient rainforests.
- 5 stops · 1 week Jura Heights Wine Trail
- 7 stops · 1 week Kakheti Qvevri Wine Trail
- 10 stops · 1-2 weeks Kakheti Wine Route Kakheti is where wine began. Archaeological evidence from Gadachrili Gora (6000 BC) makes this the oldest wine-producing region on Earth. Here, wine isn't fermented in barrels - it's born in qvevri, giant clay vessels buried in the earth, a method unchanged for millennia and protected by UNESCO.
- 6 stops · 3 days Kampot Adventures Cambodia's most charming riverside town. Famous Kampot pepper, secret lakes, firefly boat tours, and the chillest vibes in the country.
- 3 stops · 1 day Kanchanaburi Wine Trail
- 5 stops · 1 week Kartli Mountain Wine Trail
- 8 stops · 1-2 weeks Kartli Wine Route Kartli, the historic heart of Georgia surrounding Tbilisi, offers a different wine experience than Kakheti. The region is known for its crisp white Chinuri and the rare Tavkveri rosé. Visit ancient cave cities, Stalin's birthplace, and family cellars where qvevri have been buried for generations.
- 5 stops · 1 week Kazbegi Heights Wine Trail
- 3 stops · 1 day Khao Sok Wine Trail
- 10 stops · 1-2 weeks Kition Cyprus Trail Explore Cyprus through Phoenician eyes: Kition's 9th-century BC ruins, UNESCO sites, mountain Commandaria villages, and indigenous wine varieties. This is where Phoenician traders established their Eastern Mediterranean stronghold.
- 12 stops · 4 days Kitzbühel: Hahnenkamm & Wine The Hahnenkamm is the most dangerous downhill in skiing — 85% gradient, 140km/h, 100,000 spectators every January. But Kitzbühel's wine culture runs deeper than race week. The Tennerhof cellar has been ageing bottles for 600 years.
- 1 stop · 1 day Ko Lipe Wine Trail
- 2 stops · 1 day Koh Chang Wine Trail
- 2 stops · 1 day Koh Lanta Wine Trail
- 6 stops · 4 days Koh Rong Islands Cambodia's island paradise. From the beaches of Koh Rong to peaceful yoga on Sanloem, with magical bioluminescent night swims.
- 2 stops · 1 day Koh Samui Wine Trail
- 3 stops · 1 day Komodo & Flores Face Komodo dragons, dive with mantas, and witness the mystical three-color lakes of Kelimutu.
- 3 stops · 1 day Krabi & Railay Towering limestone cliffs, beaches accessible only by boat, and Thailand's most challenging temple climb.
- 4 stops · 3 days Kuala Lumpur The modern Malaysian capital with world-class wine bars and multicultural street food.
- 2 stops · 2 days Labuan Bajo Wine Trail
- 5 stops · 1 week Ladakh Frontier Wine Trail
- 3 stops · 1 day Langkawi Island Malaysia's tropical duty-free island offers a backpacker fantasy: buy wine at Singapore prices, drink it watching eagles soar over mangroves and limestone cliffs. From cable car sky bridges to sunset beaches with BYOB wine, Langkawi is the perfect chill before or after the chaos of Thailand.
- 5 stops · 3 days Laos Culture Trail Experience authentic Laotian culture from Luang Prabang's legendary cushion bars and night markets to Vientiane's sobering UXO history and golden stupa festival. This is the slow lane - expect ethical elephants, Mekong sunsets, and very little wine (but that's part of the story).
- 6 stops · 2 days Lavaux & Vaud Heights Wine Trail Lavaux's vineyard terraces climb above Lake Geneva: a UNESCO World Heritage site since 2007, with about 450 km of walls and more than 10,000 terraces. This trail takes two days, east to west, by train, bus and on foot. Day one starts in Vevey, 5–8 minutes by train from Montreux, in the free museum of the Fête des Vignerons, the festival that comes about once a generation. The lakeside train then stops at Saint-Saphorin, where a Roman milestone of AD 47 is built into the church, and at Rivaz, where the Forestay stream marks the eastern border of the Dézaley Grand Cru and the Lavaux Vinorama pours three Chasselas for CHF 17. From there a stair climbs into the Dézaley, gate by gate, and the growers' paths lead down to Epesses, where they pour their own wine from April to October. On day two, the Bovard family in Cully sells Médinette, whose label shows the Bacchus Albert Bovard played in 1905. In summer a tractor-drawn train climbs from the Cully pier into the vines, and the trail ends at Domaine Croix Duplex in Grandvaux, by the cellar fire, where from November to January the sun sets before the 18:00 close.
- 10 stops · 4 days Lech am Arlberg: Luxury Alpine Wine Population 1,600. More 5-star hotels per capita than anywhere in Austria. Lech am Arlberg is where the Walser settlers arrived from Valais in the 1300s, bringing cheese-making and a dialect still spoken today.
- 6 stops · 1 week Loire Roman Trail The Loire Valley was Roman Gaul's garden, supplying wine to legions across the empire. This trail follows the river through Tours (Caesarodunum), exploring Roman remains and the diverse wines from Vouvray to Sancerre.
- 2 stops · 1 day Lombok Sumba Wine Trail
- 8 stops · 1 week Londinium to Venta Britain was Rome's most improbable wine province. Romans planted vines as far north as Lincoln. When they left in 410 AD, winemaking died until the 20th century. Now English sparkling wine rivals Champagne — a Roman dream realized 2,000 years later. The chalk soils that extend from Champagne through the Channel to southern England create identical terroir.
- 4 stops · 3 days Luang Prabang The most charming town in Southeast Asia. Sacred morning rituals, turquoise waterfalls, and the only late-night spot in town.
- 10 stops · 1-2 weeks Lusitania Legacy Lusitania was the western edge of Rome's wine world. The Tagus and Douro rivers served as highways for wine transport. This trail connects Roman temples in Évora to the world's first wine appellation in the Douro, where Port wine continues traditions millennia old.
- 6 stops · 1 week Macedonia Wine Road Northern Greece is where the legends began — Alexander the Great's homeland, the birthplace of Aristotle, and the region where Greeks believe Dionysus himself invented wine. Xinomavro, the noble grape of Macedonia, produces reds that rival Barolo in complexity.
- 5 stops · 4 days Madeira: The Immortal Wine These are the only wines on Earth that genuinely improve for 200+ years. In 1794, someone figured out that heating wine in hot rooms mimicked the equator-crossing voyages that made Madeira famous - and accidentally created liquid immortality. You'll taste wines older than your great-grandparents, walk where Churchill painted on January 8, 1950, and understand why Thomas Jefferson served Madeira at the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
- 11 stops · 4 days Madonna di Campiglio: Emperor's Wine Population 800. In 1889, Emperor Franz Joseph and Empress Elisabeth arrived and transformed a Trentino hamlet into the Habsburg Empire's alpine playground. The Salone Hofer ballroom still stands, frescoes and all.
- 16 stops · 1 week Madrid: 4000 Years in 5 Days From Roman caves to natural wine revolution - trace Madrid's complete wine history chronologically. Before phylloxera, Madrid had MORE vineyard acreage than Burgundy has today. This trail walks you through 4000 years of wine culture: underground caves where monks aged wine, tabernas unchanged since bullfighters drank here 150 years ago, bars where Hemingway dodged fascist bullets, and the natural wine revolution happening right now in the Sierra de Gredos.
- 2 stops · 2 days Mainland Trading Ports Explore Athens' Phoenician connections through Piraeus port archaeology and the capital's vibrant wine bar scene. This compact trail combines ancient history with modern Greek wine culture - perfect for a short Athens stopover.
- 6 stops · 1 week Maipo & Andes Wine Trail
- 5 stops · 3 days Malacca Heritage Portuguese, Dutch, and British colonial layers in one UNESCO city. Jonker Street nights, river cruises, and chicken rice balls. The easiest weekend escape from KL or Singapore.
- 5 stops · 1 week Malta Harbors Trail Malta's Phoenician legacy lives in its harbors and hilltop sanctuaries. Explore Tas-Silġ temple (3,000+ years of continuous worship), Mdina's silent streets, and Maltese wineries reviving indigenous Girgentina and Gellewza grapes.
- 9 stops · 1-2 weeks Manila & The North The only trail in Southeast Asia with world-class wine culture: BGC's natural wine bars, then overnight bus to Ifugao rice terraces, Spanish colonial Vigan at sunset, and wine picnic with an active volcano. 60% culture, 40% adventure.
- 4 stops · 2 days Marlborough Sound & Vines Where Sauvignon Blanc conquered the world. Crisp wines, stunning sounds, and the perfect marriage of sea and vine in New Zealand's sunniest spot.
- 4 stops · 4 days Mauretania Trail At the far western edge of the Roman Empire, Volubilis rises from Moroccan plains surrounded by olive groves and — today — vineyards. Morocco never banned wine, and the Meknès region produces Africa's first AOC wines. This is where Roman ambition met its limit.
- 1 stop · 1 day Mawlamyine Colonial Wine Trail
- 8 stops · 3 days Megève: Jazz, Wine & Mont Blanc The Rothschilds chose Megève over Chamonix in the 1920s because it faced south and caught the sun. That decision created France's most elegant mountain village — Flocons de Sel holds 3 Michelin stars with a wine list that makes sommeliers weep.
- 2 stops · 2 days Mekong Delta Wine Trail
- 6 stops · 1 week Melita Quest Malta was Rome's naval base between Sicily and Africa. St. Paul was shipwrecked here in 60 AD and converted the island. Explore Roman ruins in Mdina, Christian catacombs, and Malta's small but improving wine scene. This is where Christianity and wine culture intersected.
- 7 stops · 1 week Mendoza High Altitude Wine Trail
- 4 stops · 2 days Mendoza's Uco Valley High Altitude Climb to the world's highest vineyards in the shadow of the Andes. Extreme altitude, dramatic scenery, and Malbec that has no equal.
- 11 stops · 1 week Méribel: Heart of the Three Valleys The heart of the Three Valleys — the world's largest connected ski area at 600km. Founded in 1938 by a British officer who wanted traditional Savoie architecture after Megève got too fashionable. Every building uses local stone and wood.
- 5 stops · 1 week Minoan Wine Heritage Trail
- 10 stops · 1-2 weeks Modern Cretan Revival Taste the renaissance of Cretan wine through producers reviving ancient varieties. Vidiano, Dafni, Liatiko - grapes that may trace to Minoan times now produce world-class wines.
- 6 stops · 2 days Modern Macedonia Trail Discover how modern Macedonian producers are creating world-class wines. From Alpha Estate's extreme altitude to Gerovassiliou's rescued varieties, experience the cutting edge of Greek winemaking.
- 8 stops · 1 week Moesia Trail Moesia was Rome's Danube frontier, defended by legions who planted vines. This off-the-beaten-path trail explores Serbia's emerging wine scene and northern Bulgaria's ancient Thracian heritage, from Belgrade fortress to Belogradchik's surreal rock formations.
- 4 stops · 4 days Monks' Trail — Cîteaux to Clos de Vougeot
- 7 stops · 1 week Morocco Atlantic Wine Trail
- 8 stops · 1 week Mosella Poet's Trail The poet Ausonius wrote 'Mosella' (c. 371 AD), describing vine-covered slopes that look identical today. This is Germany's oldest wine region, planted by Roman legions stationed at Trier — capital of the Western Roman Empire. The steep slate vineyards, some at 65-degree angles, were first terraced by Roman soldiers. Two thousand years later, the same slopes produce some of the world's finest Rieslings.
- 8 stops · 1 week Mosella Valley The poet Ausonius wrote 'Mosella' (c. 371 AD), a love letter to Moselle Valley wines. Romans planted Champagne's first vines and established Reims (Durocortorum) as a major city. This trail explores Roman monuments and the birthplace of the world's most celebrated sparkling wine.
- 7 stops · 4 days Motya & Western Sicily Trail
- 4 stops · 4 days Mount Etna Volcanic Wines Trail
- 2 stops · 1 day Mui Ne Wine Trail
- 4 stops · 2 days Napa Valley Silverado Trail America's most famous wine road. From cult Cabernets to cave tours, explore the valley that put California on the world wine map. Architecture, art, and exceptional food await.
- 6 stops · 3 days Nashik Hills Wine Trail
- 4 stops · 4 days Nepal Heights Wine Trail
- 1 stop · 1 day Ngapali Beach Escape What Thailand beaches were 30 years ago - before the crowds, before the development, before Instagram. Three kilometers of powdery white sand on the Bay of Bengal, fishing villages between boutique resorts, lobster dinners for $10, and sunsets that feel like they're yours alone. Ngapali is Myanmar's ONLY real beach destination, and its isolation (flight-access only) keeps it pristine. Wine exists here - resort bars stock imports. This is your Myanmar recovery zone after temples and trekking.
- 6 stops · 2 days Ningxia Premium Estates Route Ningxia has attracted major international investment. LVMH's Domaine de Long Dai, Pernod Ricard's Helan Mountain, and boutique gems like Silver Heights and Kanaan produce wines that have won international acclaim. This tour visits the best of the best.
- 4 stops · 2 days Ninh Binh Wine Trail
- 6 stops · 1 week Noricum Heritage Noricum (Austria) was a peaceful Roman province along the Danube limes. Carnuntum was capital of Pannonia Superior, home to the XIV Legion and 50,000 residents. Three future emperors were proclaimed here. Today, the Carnuntum DAC and Wachau regions produce Austria's finest wines from the same terraced slopes the legions planted.
- 4 stops · 4 days Northern Mountains Escape Bangkok's heat for the cool mountains of the north. Discover Thailand's surprising wine country, learn to cook, and summit the country's highest peak.
- 5 stops · 3 days Northern Wilderness Remote northern Laos where adventure meets total isolation. Sleep in treehouses 40m up with gibbons, explore mysterious ancient jar fields with UXO warnings, and find villages accessible only by boat. This is the challenging, slow-travel adventure for those seeking the road less traveled.
- 4 stops · 4 days Numidia Explorer Numidia (Algeria) has some of the Roman world's most impressive ruins — Djémila and Timgad are UNESCO masterpieces frozen in time. Wine production is extremely limited; this is primarily a side quest adventure to bring wine and toast at these magnificent sites.
- 4 stops · 3 days Nusa Islands Adventure The three Nusa islands off Bali's coast. Cliff jumping, Instagram-famous viewpoints, and swimming with mantas.
- 5 stops · 1 week Off the Beaten Path For adventurous travelers who want to see Myanmar beyond Bagan and Inle. A gravity-defying golden boulder, limestone caves filled with 8,000 Buddha statues, British colonial hill stations with horse carriages, and Shan State treks to villages that see ten tourists a year. This is CHALLENGING - rough roads, basic lodging, zero tourist infrastructure in places. But the rewards? Experiences that feel like time travel. No wine exists on this route - embrace Myanmar Beer and strong tea.
- 6 stops · 4 days Olisipo & Lisbon Trail Discover Lisbon's Phoenician roots from hilltop castles to Atlantic-facing monasteries. From the oldest Phoenician inscription in Iberia to century-old Moscatels, this trail connects ancient Olisipo with Portugal's wine legacy in the Setúbal Peninsula.
- 24 stops · 1-2 weeks Ortisei & Val Gardena Wine Population 4,682. Eighty-five percent speak Ladin — a Rhaeto-Romance tongue with roughly 30,000 speakers worldwide, UNESCO-classified as endangered, kept alive through school instruction and stubborn pride.
- 3 stops · 1 day Pai Mountain Escape A laid-back mountain town with canyons, hot springs, and the most social walking street in Thailand.
- 4 stops · 4 days Palawan Paradise Secret lagoons, WWII wrecks, and underground rivers in the world's best island. El Nido's limestone karsts hide bioluminescent bays. Coron's Japanese warships create underwater museums. Puerto Princesa's underground river weaves through darkness for 8km.
- 12 stops · 1-2 weeks Pannonian Plains The Pannonian Basin was Rome's breadbasket and wine cellar. Emperor Probus lifted restrictions on provincial winemaking in the 3rd century, unleashing a wine renaissance. Today these lands produce Tokaj (the "King of Wines"), Bull's Blood, and Slovenia's world-class whites.
- 4 stops · 2 days Parnassus Mountain Trail Sacred Parnassus produces wines from altitude that ancients prized. From ski slopes in winter to wildflower meadows in spring, discover how mountain terroir creates distinctive wines in the land of Apollo and Dionysus.
- 5 stops · 3 days Patagonia Pinot Trail
- 6 stops · 1 week Peloponnese Deep South The southern Peloponnese was Rome's gateway to Greece. Ancient Messene rivals any Roman site in preservation. Monemvasia gave the world Malvasia wine — the medieval fortified island town is where this legendary grape gets its name.
- 4 stops · 2 days Penang Food Paradise Georgetown is a walking masterpiece of colonial shophouses, legendary street art, and what Anthony Bourdain called "the best street food in Asia." This 3-4 day trail takes you from UNESCO murals to hawker chaos to hilltop sunsets, with wine stops that honor the heritage.
- 6 stops · 1 week Perhentian Islands Crystal-clear waters meet untouched jungle on these car-free islands. Perhentian Kecil pulses with backpacker energy while Besar offers serene beaches. Dive with blacktip sharks, trek through jungle, and toast sunsets with wine on the sand. This is Malaysia's last truly wild island escape before mass tourism arrives.
- 5 stops · 1 week Pfalz Spätburgunder Trail
- 4 stops · 3 days Phnom Penh Cambodia's capital blends dark history with modern rooftop bars. From sobering memorials to sunset cocktails overlooking the Mekong.
- 8 stops · 1-2 weeks Phoenicia Wine Trail The Phoenicians invented wine trade 5,000 years ago. Rome inherited their knowledge. The Bekaa Valley has been producing wine since before written history. Modern Lebanese wine is having a renaissance — Château Musar is world-class. Stand in the Temple of Bacchus, the largest Roman temple to the wine god, and drink to 5,000 years of wine history.
- 6 stops · 1 week Phong Nha Caves Home to the world's largest cave and an emerging adventure scene. From Son Doong expeditions to Paradise Cave walks.
- 12 stops · 1-2 weeks Phu Quoc Island Vietnam's largest island has transformed from a sleepy fishing outpost to an emerging luxury destination—think early-stage Bali. White sand beaches face spectacular sunsets, night markets overflow with grilled seafood, and the world's longest cable car soars over turquoise waters. Come for the beaches, stay for the fish sauce factory tours (yes, really), and time your sunset wine perfectly at Dinh Cau temple.
- 2 stops · 1 day Phuket Discovery Thailand's largest island offers everything from world-class rooftop bars to sacred Big Buddha sunrises.
- 3 stops · 1 day Piedmont's Nebbiolo Kingdom Walk through the 11 communes where Nebbiolo becomes Barolo. Autumn mists, white truffles, and the 'Wine of Kings' await in Italy's most gastronomic region.
- 5 stops · 1 week Pinot Clone Education Trail
- 5 stops · 1 week Pinot Frontiers Trail
- 3 stops · 1 week Pinot Mastery Summit
- 7 stops · 1 week Porto & Douro Tin Route Trail
- 3 stops · 2 days Portugal's Douro Valley Journey Cruise up the river of gold through UNESCO terraced vineyards. The birthplace of Port wine, where quintas cling to impossible slopes.
- 14 stops · 1-2 days Prohibition to Master of Wine Helsinki's 500-year relationship with alcohol, told through the streets. From Senate Square where booze merchant Sederholm built the city's oldest surviving building, through Engel's neoclassical grid, Katajanokka's nationalist Art Nouveau rebellion, Hotel Kämp's prohibition-era 'hard tea,' the civil war class divide at Pitkäsilta bridge, to Minne where Essi Avellan MW — the world's foremost champagne authority — closes the arc. Wine stops at Apotek (1903 pharmacy) and Minne (MW champagne bar) anchor the narrative. History walks with wine stops — the most Helsinki thing possible.
- 1 stop · 1 day Pyin Oo Lwin Hills Wine Trail
- 5 stops · 4 days Qingtongxia Wine Route Qingtongxia, in southern Ningxia, offers a slightly different terroir from the Helan Mountain region. Warmer temperatures and different soil compositions create wines with their own character. This is frontier wine country, with new wineries opening regularly.
- 8 stops · 1-2 weeks Racha Wine Route High in the Caucasus mountains, Racha produces Georgia's most prized wine: Khvanchkara, a naturally semi-sweet red that was Stalin's favorite. The steep slopes and cool climate create wines impossible to replicate elsewhere. This is off-the-beaten-path Georgia at its finest.
- 4 stops · 4 days Raetia Alpine Trail Raetia was Rome's Alpine province, and the legions planted vines in impossible mountain locations. This trail explores Switzerland's hidden wine regions — from Valais's sunny slopes to Graubünden's Pinot Noir — following Roman routes across the Alps.
- 2 stops · 1 day Raja Ampat The ultimate diving destination with 75% of all known coral species.
- 6 stops · 1 week Rhenish Limes The Rhine was Rome's final frontier in the north. Legions stationed along the Limes Germanicus needed wine, so they planted it. Mainz (Mogontiacum) was capital of Germania Superior with 40,000 soldiers. Today, the Rheingau and Rheinhessen regions produce some of Germany's most aristocratic wines from the same slopes those legions terraced.
- 4 stops · 2 days Rioja's Historic Wine Triangle Explore Spain's most revered wine region. From the "Barrio de la Estación" where legends were born, to medieval walled towns and avant-garde wineries.
- 7 stops · 1 week Romantic Mountain Wine Candlelit mountain huts, sunset terraces for two, world-class dining with views. Wine as the backdrop to connection. This trail celebrates the quiet magic of sharing a bottle while surrounded by peaks and possibility.
- 4 stops · 3 days Royal Champagne Road: Chapter I - The Royal Court Before champagne was a wine, it was divine right. At Versailles, Louis XIV drank it every meal on doctor's orders while 6 of every 10 francs in France fed his 10,000-person household. Marie Antoinette commissioned breast-shaped bowls (not coupes) for milk. Walk where kings toasted, bust the coupe myth, and end in Paris bars where Parisians drink what royalty never had: grower champagne.
- 6 stops · 4 days Royal Champagne Road: Chapter IX - Freedom Bubbles November 9, 1989: West Germans waited at the Brandenburg Gate with flowers and champagne. At 9:03 PM, the first person climbed the wall. "Complete strangers fell into each other's arms." February 11, 1990: After 46 months of protest outside the South African Embassy, Mandela was released - a champagne cork nearly hit Tony Benn. This chapter traces freedom through bubbles: Berlin's Wall, Mandela's release, Wimbledon's 150,000 glasses, Henley's Pimm's and champagne, and the Channel Tunnel that ended Britain's island isolation.
- 4 stops · 3 days Royal Champagne Road: Chapter VI - Diplomacy & Decadence After Napoleon fell, diplomats gathered to redraw the map of Europe. They spent 40 million francs on festivities while the Congress danced through 5 months of champagne-fueled negotiations. Walk the Hofburg Palace where "le Congrès ne marche pas, il danse," discover Habsburg wine culture in Heurigen taverns, then return to Versailles for the revenge: where France forced Germany to sign the Treaty of Versailles in the same Hall of Mirrors where Germany had proclaimed its empire.
- 5 stops · 2 days Royal Champagne Road: Chapter VII - The Ritz Era On August 25, 1944, Ernest Hemingway showed up at the Ritz with a machine gun demanding to "liberate" the bar. He ordered 51 dry martinis. Coco Chanel lived here 34 years until her death in 1971. Princess Diana had her last meal here. Walk the Jazz Age trail where Fitzgerald discovered Paris, drink at the world's most storied bar, and understand how champagne became synonymous with luxury, celebrity, and the good life.
- 5 stops · 4 days Royal Champagne Road: Chapter VIII - Monaco Royale In 1956, 30 million people watched Grace Kelly become Princess Grace. James Bond's Casino Royale was inspired by Monte Carlo - where Monaco citizens are forbidden from gambling. 29.2% of residents are millionaires. Walk where Hollywood met royalty, find the royal box steps where F1 winners spray champagne over Prince Albert II, and toast sunset on the Promenade des Anglais where the Riviera has seduced wealth for 150 years.
- 5 stops · 3 days Royal Champagne Road: Chapter X - The Eastern Frontier Tsar Alexander II feared assassination so much that he demanded a flat-bottomed clear crystal bottle - no bomb hiding in the punt, no poison concealed in dark glass. Cristal was born from paranoia. By 1873, Roederer shipped roughly a third of production to Russia. When the Revolution hit in 1917, soldiers discovered "the largest wine cellar in the world" at the Winter Palace - they shot barrels, poured wine down drains (people drank from gutters), and threw bottles in the Neva. This chapter traces champagne's Russian obsession through Reims cellars and (if accessible) St. Petersburg palaces.
- 4 stops · 4 days Royal Champagne Road: Chapter XI - End of Empire July 1, 1997, 00:00:00. At the Hong Kong Convention Centre, 156 years of British rule ended. The Union Jack was lowered to "God Save the Queen" as 4,000 guests watched. A 12-second hiatus between anthems - longer than planned. On the morning after, "socialites were knocking back champagne to the keening sounds of a Chinese orchestra." Walk where empire ended: the handover site, the Mandarin Oriental where colonial society toasted, Victoria Peak where Chinese were banned until 1930, and the Star Ferry crossing the same waters as the Royal Yacht Britannia.
- 5 stops · 1 week Royal Champagne Road: Chapter XII - Champagne & Sport June 11, 1967: Dan Gurney won Le Mans and shook his Moët bottle, spraying Henry Ford II and Carroll Shelby. Every motorsport champagne spray since traces back to this moment. This chapter spans sporting champagne traditions worldwide: Le Mans where it began, the Tour de France yellow jersey toast, Royal Ascot founded by Queen Anne in 1711, the America's Cup (oldest trophy in sport, 1851), Monaco Grand Prix (the only F1 podium on royal steps), and the Kentucky Derby - where bourbon beat champagne.
- 7 stops · 1 week Royal Champagne Road: Chapter XIV - The Modern Pinnacle 360 million glasses of champagne are consumed on New Year's Eve alone. This chapter traces champagne to its modern pinnacles: Emirates First Class at 40,000 feet (Concorde's spiritual heir), Les Caves Augé in Paris (where Proust shopped, now ground zero for grower champagne), the 98-meter champagne bar at St Pancras, Dubai's Burj Al Arab at 200 meters, Noma's 5x World's Best Restaurant pairing, zero gravity champagne at the edge of space, and the global midnight wave from Sydney to New York.
- 9 stops · 3 days Saas-Fee: Pearl of the Alps Wine The Pearl of the Alps is car-free, glacier-fed, and surrounded by 13 peaks above 4,000m — more than any other resort in Switzerland. Saas-Fee's isolation preserves something rare: a mountain village where wine culture means hiking to it.
- 6 stops · 4 days Saigon & The South The energy of Ho Chi Minh City from rooftops to backpacker streets, then down to the Mekong Delta's floating world.
- 6 stops · 1 week Salta & Calchaquí Valley Trail
- 2 stops · 2 days Samarkand Wine Route Uzbekistan has no official wine route; this is ours, and Samarkand province grows mostly table and raisin grapes. Wine has been made at the Khovrenko combine in Samarkand since 1868, when the merchant Dmitry Filatov began it. Its museum is in Filatov's house, and a tasting room pours the combine's wines and cognacs. In 1967 a hidden cellar with about 3,700 bottles was found at the combine. About 19 km from Registan, Bagizagan in Toyloq district is a family estate that began as a Soviet wine point in 1964 and harvested its own grapes from 2007.
- 4 stops · 2 days Santorini's Caldera Vineyards Discover wines grown in volcanic ash on basket-trained vines. Assyrtiko reaches its peak above the most dramatic caldera in the Mediterranean.
- 2 stops · 2 days Sapa Mountains Terraced rice paddies, Hmong villages, and highland trekking in Vietnam's far north.
- 5 stops · 3 days Sarawak Wildlife Malaysian Borneo delivers some of Southeast Asia's most iconic wildlife moments: proboscis monkeys jumping through canopy at Bako, pygmy elephants bathing along the Kinabatangan River, and the underwater cathedral of Sipadan - one of the world's top dive sites. This trail takes you through the wildlife circuit with wine moments tucked between jungle and sea.
- 10 stops · 1-2 weeks Sardinia Phoenician Settlements Explore Sardinia's Phoenician heritage from Tharros to Nora - spectacular coastal archaeological sites paired with world-class Cannonau, Vermentino, and Carignano wines. This trail combines dramatic cliff-top ruins, underwater archaeology, and legendary wineries like Argiolas and Santadi.
- 6 stops · 1 week Sardinia: Nuragic Wines Sardinia's wine culture predates even Rome — the Nuragic civilization made wine here 3,500 years ago. Rome conquered the island in 238 BC and expanded viticulture. Today's Cannonau (Grenache ancestor) and Carignano preserve ancient traditions on dramatic Mediterranean landscapes.
- 6 stops · 1 week Savoie Trail
- 6 stops · 1 week Shamakhi Wine Route Shamakhi was the medieval capital of the Shirvanshah dynasty and a major Silk Road trading hub. Wine has been made here for at least 5,000 years. Today, the region is experiencing a renaissance with both traditional and modern wineries reviving indigenous varieties.
- 8 stops · 3 days Sherry Triangle Trail Master the sherry triangle connecting Jerez de la Frontera, Sanlúcar de Barrameda, and El Puerto de Santa María. From manzanilla by the sea to legendary VORS bodegas, this is Spain's most important wine culture immersion.
- 4 stops · 3 days Siargao Surf The Philippines' surf capital with legendary breaks and island-hopping adventures. Cloud 9's world-famous barreling wave. Sugba Lagoon's emerald waters. Pure white sandbars rising from turquoise sea. Motorbike freedom on palm-fringed roads.
- 10 stops · 1-2 weeks Sicilia Antiqua Sicily was Greek before it was Roman. Mamertine wine from Messina was Julius Caesar's favorite. Mount Etna's volcanic wines have been made for 3,000 years. This adventure explores the island where Western wine culture began.
- 6 stops · 3 days Sicily - Motya & Marsala Trail Discover Motya - the Mediterranean's only intact Phoenician island city - then explore Marsala's legendary wine houses. From archaeological perfection to cathedral-like cellars aging Vergine and Superiore Marsalas, this trail bridges 2,800 years of Sicilian wine culture.
- 4 stops · 4 days Sicily - Mount Etna Trail Ascend Mount Etna to discover Sicily's volcanic wine renaissance - old-vine Nerello Mascalese and Carricante planted in black lava soils at 800-1,000m elevation. Combine legendary wineries like Terre Nere and Benanti with a cable car ascent to Etna's smoking summit craters.
- 9 stops · 3 days Singapore Wine Scene Singapore punches way above its weight for wine. From Marina Bay Sands' iconic 57th-floor rooftop to natural wine bars in Chinatown, from Michelin-starred hawker stalls to the world's highest alfresco bar at 282 meters - this is where backpackers come to reward themselves with civilization after weeks of bucket cocktails and street food. BYOB to hawker centers = peak backpacker life.
- 3 stops · 1 day Slovenia's Goriška Brda Hills Europe's best-kept wine secret. Rolling hills on the Italian border, world-class orange wines, and agriturismos where time stands still.
- 10 stops · 4 days Sölden: Bond, Glaciers & Wine James Bond made Sölden famous when SPECTRE filmed at 3,048m — the glass cube Ice Q restaurant on the Gaislachkogl summit is now one of the highest fine-dining spots in the Alps. But Sölden's wine story starts 5,300 years earlier.
- 5 stops · 1 week Sonoma Coast Extreme Pinot Trail
- 52 stops · 1-2 weeks Southeast Asia Side Quests
- 18 stops · 1-2 weeks St. Anton & Arlberg Wine Trail
- 15 stops · 1 week St. Moritz: Engadin Wine & Champagne In 1864, hotelier Johannes Badrutt bet his British summer guests they'd love St. Moritz in winter. They stayed until spring. That bet invented the winter holiday.
- 6 stops · 1 week Styrian Wine Slopes Trail
- 2 stops · 1 day Sukhothai Wine Trail
- 4 stops · 3 days Sulawesi & Eastern Islands Indonesia's wild east. Witness unique Torajan funeral rites, dive legendary walls, and explore historic spice islands.
- 3 stops · 2 days Sumatra Wildlife The wild heart of Indonesia. Meet orangutans in their jungle home and find peace at the largest volcanic lake on Earth.
- 7 stops · 1 week Syria Remembered Roman Syria was magnificent — Palmyra, Damascus, Apamea. Current conditions make Syria impossible, but Jordan preserves Roman heritage. Jerash is the "Pompeii of the East." Petra is one of Earth's wonders. This is a pilgrimage of memory. Pour a libation for what's been lost. Toast to what we hope to visit again someday.
- 8 stops · 1 week Tarraconensis Trail Rome's first major wine-producing region in Hispania. The Via Augusta connected these vineyards to the port at Tarraco, shipping wine across the Mediterranean. From UNESCO amphitheaters to world-class Priorat, this trail traces 2,000 years of Catalan wine culture on Roman foundations.
- 2 stops · 2 days Tashkent Wine Route Uzbekistan has no official wine route; this is ours. Tashkent city has no vineyards: the vines are in Tashkent Region, which had about 19,000 ha in 2024. In the city, Chorsu Bazaar sells fresh and dried grapes, dried fruit and spices under a blue-domed hall built in 1983–1990, a World Heritage building since July 2026. About 50 km north-east, Parkent district is the Region's wine district. There, Château Hamkor in Namdanak village dates itself to 1992 and receives visitors for a tour and tasting. In late August, Zarkent village in the same district holds the Uzum Sayli grape festival.
- 5 stops · 3 days Tasmania Pinot Trail
- 3 stops · 3 days Temple Trail From Bangkok's iconic temples to the surreal White Temple of Chiang Rai, this trail connects Thailand's most spectacular sacred sites with wine experiences.
- 6 stops · 2 days The Amphipolis Trail Follow Alexander's legacy eastward to Amphipolis and Kavala. The Kasta Tomb, Thasos island wines, and emerging Drama region show how Macedonian wine culture spread with conquest.
- 6 stops · 2 days The Calabria Trail Contrast luxury-loving Sybaris (destroyed for excess) with moderate Croton (home of Pythagoras). Taste Italy's most ancient continuous winemaking at Cirò, where Gaglioppo has grown since Greek colonization.
- 6 stops · 2 days The Cappadocia Trail Greek-speaking Christians carved cave churches into volcanic rock, making wine in underground cellars for centuries. Experience how wine symbolism transformed from Dionysiac to Christian in this extraordinary landscape.
- 5 stops · 2 days The Dionysus Birthplace Trail Visit Dionysus's mythological birthplace - where Zeus destroyed Semele with lightning but saved the unborn god. The mountains where the Bacchae danced and Pentheus met his doom still evoke ancient terror and ecstasy.
- 7 stops · 3 days The Ephesus Trail Walk the streets of one of the ancient world's largest cities. The Terrace Houses preserve symposium dining rooms. Nearby Urla produces Turkey's most exciting wines on soil first cultivated by Ionian Greeks.
- 8 stops · 3 days The Famous Islands Trail Visit the islands whose wines were most expensive in Classical Athens. Chios, Lesbos (Theophrastus's home), and Thasos created brands that commanded premium prices across the Mediterranean.
- 5 stops · 2 days The Lesbos-Turkey Trail Cross the narrow strait that Theophrastus knew. From the Turkish coast you can see Lesbos where terroir concepts were born. Visit Troy, where Homer's heroes drank wine, and Bozcaada, producing wines since Greek times.
- 8 stops · 3 days The Maroneia Trail Taste the wine Odysseus used to blind the Cyclops. The Ismarian wine from Maroneia required 1:20 dilution according to Homer. Rock-carved presses on Mount Ismaros prove the ancient fame was real.
- 5 stops · 2 days The Mycenae Trail Enter through the Lion Gate into the world of Agamemnon. Mycenae's Linear B tablets contain the first Greek wine records. From Bronze Age palaces to the ancient theater at Epidaurus, trace wine's role in civilization's foundations.
- 6 stops · 2 days The Naoussa Trail Greece's most prestigious red wine region. Xinomavro - "acid black" - produces wines rivaling Barolo. From pioneer Boutari to cutting-edge Thymiopoulos, experience why this ancient variety commands international respect.
- 8 stops · 3 days The Nemean Trail Walk the vineyards where Hercules drank after slaying the Nemean lion. Agiorgitiko - "Blood of Hercules" - has grown here for 3,500 years. From the ancient sanctuary to modern producers, this is Greek red wine's heartland.
- 9 stops · 1 day The New Wave The explosion. From 2020 onward, Helsinki went from 'interesting wine city' to 'can't keep up with the openings.' Muru Winebar validated dedicated wine bars. Grape brought three women with a vision. David Alberti opened Flor with 400 biodynamic labels. Pinocchio proved Italian glasses under EUR 9 could draw crowds. And it keeps accelerating — Tales opened in 2026. This trail GROWS over time. Come back next year and there'll be new stops. That's the whole point.
- 7 stops · 3 days The Olympia Trail Where athletes competed for glory and poured wine libations to Zeus. The original Olympic Games included wine at every stage. Complete your Panhellenic journey with Isthmia and experience modern winemaking that honors this heritage.
- 4 stops · 2 days The Oracle Trail At Delphi, Apollo and Dionysus shared the sanctuary - order and ecstasy in balance. Explore the oracle's domain, hike to the sacred cave where Dionysiac rites occurred, and discover the mountain wines of Parnassus.
- 7 stops · 3 days The Paestum Trail Three of the world's finest Greek temples rise from Campanian fields. The Tomb of the Diver shows 2,500-year-old symposium scenes. Taste Aglianico - "the Hellenic grape" - on slopes where Greeks planted it millennia ago.
- 4 stops · 2 days The Palace Trail Explore the palaces where European wine culture began. From Knossos's wine pithoi to Phaistos's storage systems, trace how Minoans made wine before Greece existed as a culture.
- 5 stops · 2 days The Peristera Shipwreck Trail Dive or snorkel among 4,000 ancient amphorae at Greece's first underwater archaeological museum. The Peristera wreck (400 BC) makes ancient wine trade visceral - one ship, one voyage, thousands of vessels.
- 9 stops · 1 day The Pioneers The bars that BUILT Helsinki's wine scene, 2005-2019. From Kuurna's candlelit bistro where Antto Melasniemi served natural wines before the movement had a name, through Muru's 800-wine list and blind tasting nights, to Minne where Finland's first Master of Wine curates one of Europe's finest champagne lists. This trail is the origin story — the foundations that made everything after possible. Two walkable evenings or one long Saturday.
- 5 stops · 2 days The Port Passage In 1678, English merchants first shipped wine under the name "Port" from this riverfront. The Methuen Treaty of 1703 gave Portuguese wines tax advantages over French, and an entire industry was born. The Marquis of Pombal drew the Douro boundaries in 1756 with 300 stone posts - making it the world's third oldest protected wine region after Chianti (1716) and Tokaj (1730). Today, 60+ lodges line Vila Nova de Gaia, aging millions of liters in cool granite cellars. This is the capital of one of wine's great inventions.
- 10 stops · 1-2 weeks The Rhône Corridor The Rhône was Rome's superhighway into Gaul. Lugdunum (Lyon) was the capital of all Gaul. This adventure follows the river south through the legendary slopes of Côte-Rôtie, Condrieu, and Hermitage — where Romans first terraced impossibly steep hillsides to create some of the world's greatest Syrah.
- 6 stops · 2 days The Royal Tombs Trail Descend into Philip II's tomb to see gold wine vessels that accompanied the king of Macedon to the afterlife. From Vergina to Pella to Dion, trace how Macedonian royalty celebrated with wine on legendary scale.
- 4 stops · 4-5 days The Sahara Wine Road A German-Egyptian businessman who lives in Tuscany planted 450 acres of vines near Luxor where summer temperatures hit 50°C. Workers harvest at dawn before the heat becomes impossible. This trail follows the most improbable wine story on Earth — from ancient pharaonic vineyards painted on tomb walls to indigenous Bannati grapes on the Red Sea, from the Greek-Egyptian entrepreneur who revived winemaking in 1882 to the mad visionary growing Cabernet in the Sahara. Egypt had 24 wine regions in antiquity. The Arab conquest killed the tradition. These people are bringing it back.
- 10 stops · 4 days The Santorini Trail Experience wine from pre-Greek vines on volcanic soil. Santorini's Assyrtiko grows on 3,500-year-old roots, predating phylloxera, predating Greece itself. The basket-trained kouloura vines are living history.
- 5 stops · 2 days The Spartan Trail Explore how Sparta used wine differently - for discipline rather than celebration. Then discover Monemvasia, whose sweet wines were famous across medieval Europe. Byzantine Mystras shows wine culture's Christian transformation.
- 7 stops · 3 days The Symposium Trail Walk where Socrates questioned and Plato dialogued. The Athenian symposium combined wine, music, and philosophical conversation. From the Agora to Plato's Academy, trace how wine fueled democracy's development.
- 8 stops · 3 days The Syracuse Trail Explore the most powerful Greek city in the west. Syracuse rivaled Athens, and its symposia were legendary. From the Greek theater to Ortigia's temples, taste how Greek wine culture conquered Sicily.
- 7 stops · 3 days The Taormina Trail The most spectacular ancient theater setting meets volcanic wine country. Etna's slopes produce wines paralleling Santorini. From Greek drama to modern excellence, experience why this terroir is Italy's most exciting.
- 6 stops · 2 days The Theater of Dionysus Trail Drama emerged from Dionysian worship at this theater. From the priest's throne to the City Dionysia procession route, experience the birthplace of theater and its divine wine connections.
- 19 stops · 1 week The Tuscany Grand Tour This isn't just a wine trip—it's the wine trip you'll tell every dinner party about for the next 20 years. You'll descend a $110 million spiral staircase into the hillside at the #1 vineyard in the world. You'll stand where Brunello was invented in 1888, touching the same brick-vaulted cellar where Franco Biondi Santi hid wines from Nazi plunderers. You'll photograph Chapel Vitaleta at golden hour, creating that exact shot you've seen on 10 million Instagram posts. And you'll crawl through Renaissance-era cellars beneath Montepulciano, past Etruscan tombs, drinking wine aged in caves carved by hand 500 years ago. This is Tuscany the way it was meant to be experienced.
- 4 stops · 2 days The Vathypetro Trail Pilgrimage to the 3,500-year-old wine press at Vathypetro - the oldest preserved wine press in the world. Continue through the Archanes wine country where Minoan winemaking traditions persist.
- 8 stops · 1 week Thracian Valley Greeks believed Thrace was where Dionysus — god of wine — was born. This mythological homeland of wine offers stunning Roman ruins in Plovdiv, world-class Mavrud wines, and Melnik's cave cellars. Bulgaria's wine renaissance is happening now.
- 4 stops · 4 days Tonle Sap & Culture Experience authentic Cambodia beyond the temples. Floating villages, cooking classes and circus arts.
- 1 stop · 1 day Trang Wine Trail
- 5 stops · 1 week Trentino Trail
- 5 stops · 1 week Tunisian Coastal Route Drive the Tunisian coast from Utica (older than Carthage) to El Djem's massive amphitheater. Explore Phoenician-Roman wine country and discover Tunisia's agricultural heritage unchanged since Mago's time.
- 8 stops · 4 days Turkestan Wine Route Turkestan is home to the Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi, a UNESCO World Heritage site and major pilgrimage destination. While wine production here is modest today, archaeological evidence shows viticulture thrived during the Silk Road's golden age. A cultural journey with wine history.
- 4 stops · 3 days Turkish Aegean Wine Odyssey 4-5 day journey through Turkey's most productive wine region. Start on the Urla peninsula with 10 wineries, explore ancient Ephesus, and finish on the car-free island of Bozcaada with its 3,000-year winemaking tradition.
- 7 stops · 1 week Turkish Thrace Wine Route Turkish Thrace, just 90 minutes from Istanbul, is Turkey's most prolific wine region. The rolling hills and Mediterranean climate produce excellent Merlot, Cabernet, and increasingly impressive indigenous varieties. This is where Turkey's modern wine revolution began.
- 6 stops · 2 days Turpan Wine Route Turpan is one of the hottest and driest places on Earth, yet wine has been made here for 2,000 years. The secret? Karez - ancient underground irrigation channels that bring mountain snowmelt to the desert. Vines are buried in winter to survive, creating a unique viticultural calendar.
- 18 stops · 1 week Val d'Isère & Tignes: Olympic Wine Jean-Claude Killy won three gold medals here at the 1968 Olympics. The Face de Bellevarde is still one of the most feared race slopes in the world. Val d'Isère and Tignes share 300km of skiing named after a living legend.
- 10 stops · 4 days Val Thorens: Europe's Highest Wine Europe's highest ski resort at 2,300m. Val Thorens sits above the tree line in a permanent winter amphitheatre — nothing between you and the sky.
- 9 stops · 1-2 weeks Valais Glacier Wine Trail
- 5 stops · 1 week Valle d'Aosta Alpine Circuit
- 6 stops · 1 week Valtellina Terraced Vineyards Trail
- 3 stops · 2 days Vang Vieng The adventure capital of Laos. Hot air balloons at dawn, blue lagoons by day, and the legendary (now calmer) river tubing.
- 4 stops · 2 days Vang Vieng Adventure Week For serious adventurers. Rock climbing karst cliffs, kayaking through caves, and the full Vang Vieng experience beyond just tubing. This is active Vang Vieng - sunrise balloons, multi-pitch climbing, cave kayaking, and lagoon hopping by motorbike.
- 8 stops · 1 week Vayots Dzor Wine Route In 2011, archaeologists discovered the world's oldest known winery at Areni-1 cave - a 6,100-year-old facility complete with fermentation vats, grape seeds, and a wine press. Today, Vayots Dzor is Armenia's premier wine region, home to the indigenous Areni grape and stunning monastery landscapes.
- 10 stops · 4 days Verbier: Festival & Fondue Wine The freeride capital of Europe meets the wine heartland of Switzerland. Verbier sits above the Rhône Valley, where Valais — Switzerland's largest wine region — grows grapes on impossibly steep terraces below.
- 10 stops · 1-2 weeks Via Appia Wine Road The Via Appia was Rome's first and most important highway, stretching from Rome to Brindisi. Lined with vineyards, taverns, and tombs, it's a journey through the wines of Lazio and into Campania—from the Emperor's weekend wines to the legendary Falernian territory.
- 10 stops · 1-2 weeks Via Domitia The Via Domitia (118 BC) was Rome's first road in Gaul, connecting Italy to Spain through some of the finest wine country on Earth. This adventure follows the ancient highway past the world's best-preserved Roman arena, the perfect temple, the towering aqueduct, and the legendary vineyards of Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
- 8 stops · 3 days Vienna Woods Heuriger Trail
- 2 stops · 2 days Vientiane & 4000 Islands From the world's most relaxed capital to the Mekong's 4000 Islands where time stops completely.
- 8 stops · 1 week Visayas Adventures The classic Visayas circuit: swim with gentle giants at Oslob, rappel down waterfalls at Kawasan, gawk at chocolate mounds in Bohol, and explore Siquijor's witchcraft traditions. Five days of ferries, scooters, and stories you'll tell for years.
- 3 stops · 1 day Vosne-Romanée Sacred Terroir Trail
- 9 stops · 1 week Wachau Heights Wine Trail
- 8 stops · 3 days Wengen: Car-Free Alpine Wine Village No cars. No roads. Just a cog railway climbing 400m from Lauterbrunnen to a village frozen in time beneath the Eiger North Face. Wengen hosted the first Lauberhorn downhill in 1930 — still the longest race on the World Cup circuit.
- 3 stops · 3 days Willamette Valley Pioneers Trail
- 2 stops · 2 days Willamette Valley Today Trail
- 5 stops · 3 days Yangon & Mandalay Myanmar's two great cities offer contrasting experiences. Yangon delivers the golden magnificence of Shwedagon (Myanmar's most sacred site), colonial cocktails at the legendary Strand Hotel, and the $0.10 circular train adventure through real Myanmar. Mandalay offers the world's longest teak bridge at sunset and hill sunrise over the last royal palace. Wine moments are colonial luxury (Strand) and BYOB adventures.
- 6 stops · 1 week Yanqi Wine Route Yanqi Basin, near the ancient Silk Road oasis of Korla, produces some of Xinjiang's most structured wines. The continental climate - extreme heat in summer, extreme cold in winter - creates concentrated flavors. Wineries here are investing heavily in quality.
- 6 stops · 4 days Yili Valley Wine Route The Yili (Ili) Valley straddles the China-Kazakhstan border and shares the same wild grape ancestry. Chinese wineries here are producing increasingly sophisticated wines in a continental climate similar to Bordeaux. This is China's emerging premium region.
- 6 stops · 4 days Yinchuan City Wine Route Yinchuan is rapidly becoming the capital of Chinese wine. The city hosts the annual Ningxia Wine Challenge and is surrounded by over 200 wineries. Modern tasting rooms rival those in Napa, and the local government is heavily invested in wine tourism.
- 3 stops · 1 day Yogyakarta Wine Trail
- 14 stops · 1-2 weeks Zermatt & Matterhorn Wine Trail