Wine venues in Myanmar
16 wine venues in 9 areas, mostly wineries and outdoor spots.
Bagan 2 venues
- Bagan Sunrise Temple Wine Watch sunrise light the 8,000+ temples of Bagan while sipping Myanmar wine - best experienced on foot through quiet streets before tourist crowds arrive at 9am.
- Balloons Over Bagan Balloons Over Bagan has been lifting wine lovers 1,500 feet above 8,000 ancient temples since 1999 for 45-minute sunrise flights you'll never forget.
Inle Lake 2 venues
- Floating Village to Vineyard Day Full-day journey from Inle Lake's stilt villages by boat to Red Mountain Estate, combining the Intha people's leg-rowing tradition with Myanmar's finest wines at 1,500 feet elevation.
- Inle Lake Wine Sunrise Boat Float past stilt villages and leg-rowing fishermen on Inle Lake at dawn, boat carrying wine and cheese, before a traditional breakfast on the water.
Kayin State 1 venue
Mandalay 2 venues
- Mandalay Hill Sunrise Wine Climb Mandalay Hill at dawn past 30+ temples with guides from Wendy Wu Tours or Myanmar Upper Land, then toast Myanmar wine as light floods the Irrawaddy Valley 2,300 feet below.
- U Bein Bridge Sunset Wine 1,200-meter teakwood bridge (1849-1851) salvaged from Inwa's ruined palace—monks stream crimson at dusk, fishermen dot still waters, boat charters line up as sunset paints the scene in natural color.
Nyaung Shwe 2 venues
- Bike from Inle Lake to Winery 30-minute pedal from Nyaung Shwe past floating gardens and villages brings you to Red Mountain Estate for wine tasting at sunset - 5,000 kyat buys you 4 Burmese wines and views.
- Red Mountain Estate Winery Myanmar's most acclaimed winery since 2002, perched above Inle Lake with sunset views so breathtaking it's the perfect finale to a tropical wine adventure.
Shan State 2 venues
- Aythaya Vineyard Myanmar Myanmar's first vineyard, founded 1998 near Taunggyi - Aythaya grows Sauvignon Blanc, Shiraz, and a famous Rosé at 1,200m where terroir mimics Bordeaux more than Southeast Asia.
- Hsipaw Trekking Wine Firefly guides the Palaung tribe through northern Shan hills from Hsipaw, 200km northeast of Mandalay - multi-day treks with village homestays and wine celebrations back at base.
Taunggyi 1 venue
Yangon 3 venues
- Shwedagon Pagoda Sunset Wine Yangon's rooftop bars overlook the gilded Shwedagon Pagoda at sunset - Atlas Rooftop has 65 wines from Japan to Austria, making it Southeast Asia's unlikeliest wine list.
- Strand Hotel Colonial Wine Sarkies Bar inside Yangon's colonial Strand Hotel since 1896 serves an impressive wine list and single malts in teak-panelled, leather-appointed splendor.
- The Strand Hotel 1901 Victorian grand hotel where Sarkies brothers hosted the British Empire's colonial elite—Yangon River views, Sarkies Bar with imported wines, and mahogany furniture from a gilded age.