Tashkent Wine Route
Chorsu Bazaar in the city, then a winery visit in Parkent district.
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.
Best time Late March to May and September to October; the grape harvest is in August and September.
Chapter 5 of Silk Road Wine Trail · Uzbekistan
The stops
- Tasting · Price: low Chorsu Bazaar Wine Discovery Guided tour of historic bazaar visiting wine and grape vendors. Taste fresh grapes from wine varieties, homemade wines, and traditional grape products like mustahallat.
- Tour · Price: moderate Chateau Hamkor Boutique Winery Modern boutique winery blending international techniques with Uzbek grape varieties. Tour state-of-the-art facility and taste contemporary wines showcasing ancient grapes.
The story
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.
Plan the trip
Insider tip Chorsu Bazaar does not sell wine: buy bottles in the city's licensed wine shops, which may not sell alcohol to anyone under 21. Book the Parkent winery visit through a tour operator, who arranges the transfer, the tour and the tasting.
Getting there and around
- Car required
- Yes
- Parking
- Not needed. Use metro and taxis.
- Nearest airport
- Tashkent International Airport (TAS) - 15 min to center
- Drinking and driving
- Go with the tour operator's transfer on the winery day.
- Other airports
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- Primary hub - no alternatives needed
- Without a car
- Parkent is about an hour by road. Public buses run there from a city metro station, but a car or an arranged transfer is easier for the winery.
If your time is short
- If you only have one day
- If it rains
- Chorsu Bazaar is under a covered hall.