There are different definitions of wine and food tourism depending on the country you find yourself in. But the fact is that wine and food tourism combine a diversity of activities such as visiting wineries, consuming and purchasing wine and food products, enjoying the local recipes paired with wine in an authentic setting. This list can go on and on…

Read our blog post to discover more about food and wine tourism.

There is no bad time to visit a winery but the season will definitely affect your wine experience. Everything depends on what you are looking for.

Most people choose to visit wineries in the summer when everything is green around and the weather supports you to have outdoor tastings and walks to the vineyard. Besides, visiting wineries in summer means that you are going to meet and socialize with other wine lovers since, during this season, wineries are full of visitors.

If you would like to take part in the harvest experience, then you have to choose fall to visit wineries. However, here you should consider the fact that harvest season varies upon the country. The harvest season typically falls between August & October in the Northern Hemisphere countries such as Italy, France, Spain, Georgia, etc. When in Southern Hemisphere countries such as South Africa, New Zealand, Argentina, it is typically between February and April.

Here is the list of wineries you can visit for the harvest experience:

• Harvest experience at Champagne Météyer
• Harvest experience at Champagne J. de Telmont
• Harvest experience at Champagne Gremillet

Talking about Spring and Winter, you should expect to have more quiet wine experiences, where you will be able to ask more questions during the tour.

The wine world is diverse and unique. you can have memorable wine experiences everywhere you go starting from the old wine world countries and finishing with new world wine countries. However, there are countries that are on the bucket list of every wine lover.

The best countries to visit for wine tourism are Italy, France, and Spain when we talk about old wine world countries, where you will be tasting history and traditions from the glass of wine.

Talking about new world wine countries, the best for wine tourism are, of course, Napa Valley in California(USA), South Africa, Argentina, and its famous Mendoza Wine Region.

Wine tourism is a growing sector of tourism and there are different ways you can be involved in this business.

If you are a winery and have an open cellar door, you can create different wine experience packages and offer them to a wider audience. you can sign up here to place your wine experiences on our platform for free.

If you are a tour guide, you can start a wine tourism business by offering guided tours to different wine regions and wine districts. Join Winetourism.com to be able to present your wine-guided tours to a wider audience.