Winery · Almaty
Bacchus
Bacchus, Kazakhstan's oldest winery since 1947, is the only Central Asian producer using Champenoise method—making sparkling wine where no European winemaker expected it to work.
What to do there
- TourBacchus Winery Pioneer EstateFirst private winery in independent Kazakhstan, established in 1990s. Family estate producing wines that launched Kazakhstan modern wine revival.
- TourBacchus Winery - Ile-Alatau TerroirModern winery in the Ile-Alatau National Park foothills, producing wines from high-altitude vineyards. Bacchus combines Soviet-era viticulture knowledge with contemporary winemaking, creating distinctive Central Asian expressions.
Wineries nearby
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- Winery Arba Wine Arba Wine, the #1 producer in Kazakhstan since 2010, crafts award-winning Rieslings at 1000m elevation in Assa Valley using Soviet heritage vines planted in 1975-1982.