https://winetravelguides.com Expert guides to wine regions, wineries, and wine travel experiences around the world. Plan your perfect wine country getaway. en Sat, 27 Jun 2026 02:16:30 GMT https://winetravelguides.com/flying-with-wine Can you bring wine on a plane? Carry-on vs checked-bag rules, how many bottles you can fly with, packing that survives the hold, and duty-free allowances. Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://winetravelguides.com/flying-with-wine WineTravelGuides Editorial Team Practical Guide https://winetravelguides.com/how-to-ship-wine The hands-on guide to shipping wine — who can legally do it, how to pack bottles so they survive, which carrier to use, and what it actually costs. Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://winetravelguides.com/how-to-ship-wine WineTravelGuides Editorial Team Practical Guide https://winetravelguides.com/shipping-wine-as-a-gift Sending wine as a gift, at home and abroad — who can legally ship it, who pays the duty, and the easiest way to get a bottle to someone. Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://winetravelguides.com/shipping-wine-as-a-gift WineTravelGuides Editorial Team Practical Guide https://winetravelguides.com/wine-shipping-laws-by-state Can wine be shipped to your state? An interactive 2026 lookup of direct-to-consumer wine shipping rules for all 50 states plus DC. Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://winetravelguides.com/wine-shipping-laws-by-state WineTravelGuides Editorial Team Practical Guide https://winetravelguides.com/canada-vineyard-hotels Canada’s two great wine regions — Niagara-on-the-Lake and the Okanagan Valley — both let you sleep on the vineyard. Our pick of estate inns and winery resorts across Ontario and British Columbia. Tue, 02 Jun 2026 02:13:45 GMT https://winetravelguides.com/canada-vineyard-hotels WineTravelGuides Editorial Team Where to Stay https://winetravelguides.com/long-island-vineyard-hotels Long Island’s North Fork is a maritime wine region two hours from Manhattan, with a rare cluster of properties that let you sleep on or beside a working vineyard. Our pick of where to stay. Tue, 02 Jun 2026 02:13:43 GMT https://winetravelguides.com/long-island-vineyard-hotels WineTravelGuides Editorial Team Where to Stay https://winetravelguides.com/paso-robles-vineyard-hotels Paso Robles has an unusually high concentration of small, family-owned estates with on-site inns — so you can sleep among working vines, then tour and taste without driving. Our pick of 8 vineyard stays. Tue, 02 Jun 2026 02:13:41 GMT https://winetravelguides.com/paso-robles-vineyard-hotels WineTravelGuides Editorial Team Where to Stay https://winetravelguides.com/uk-vineyard-hotels England’s sparkling-wine estates grow Chardonnay and Pinot on the same chalk as Champagne — and a growing number let you stay on the vineyard. Our pick of 10 UK wine-estate stays, England and Wales. Tue, 02 Jun 2026 02:11:55 GMT https://winetravelguides.com/uk-vineyard-hotels WineTravelGuides Editorial Team Where to Stay https://winetravelguides.com/spain-vineyard-hotels Stay on a Spanish wine estate — Marqués de Riscal in Elciego (Frank Gehry's titanium-ribbon hotel on the 1858 estate, One MICHELIN Key), Hotel Viura in Villabuena de Álava (stacked-cubes design in the heart of Rioja Alavesa), Eguren Ugarte in Laguardia (rooms above a 2,000-metre underground cellar), Mastinell in Vilafranca del Penedès (working cava estate with bottle-mimicking architecture), and Castilla Termal Monasterio de Valbuena (a 12th-century Cistercian monastery in Ribera del Duero). Our guide to 8 vineyard hotels across Rioja, Penedès and Ribera del Duero. Tue, 26 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://winetravelguides.com/spain-vineyard-hotels WineTravelGuides Editorial Team Where to Stay https://winetravelguides.com/australia-vineyard-hotels Stay on a working Australian wine estate — The Louise in the Barossa (Baillie Lodges, Appellation restaurant), Kingsford the Barossa heritage homestead, Cape Lodge in the heart of Margaret River's Wilyabrup, Beresford Estate's vineyard-edge suites in McLaren Vale, and the design-led Yala Yallingup (formerly Empire Retreat). Our guide to 8 vineyard hotels across Australia's three flagship wine regions. Sun, 24 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://winetravelguides.com/australia-vineyard-hotels WineTravelGuides Editorial Team Where to Stay https://winetravelguides.com/france-vineyard-hotels Stay on a working French wine estate — Provence's Château La Coste with Tadao Ando architecture, Royal Champagne above Épernay, Hostellerie de Levernois in Burgundy, Château d'Isenbourg in Alsace, and Domaine des Hauts de Loire. Our guide to 10 vineyard hotels across the five French wine regions outside Bordeaux. Sun, 24 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://winetravelguides.com/france-vineyard-hotels WineTravelGuides Editorial Team Where to Stay https://winetravelguides.com/germany-vineyard-hotels Stay in German Riesling country — Schloss Lieser on the Mosel (Marriott Autograph Collection in an 1880s castle), Weinromantikhotel Richtershof (Mülheim, 300-year-old winery with a 1,700 m² cellar), Moselschlösschen in Traben-Trarbach (adults-only spa on a 1754 pillar cellar), Burg Schwarzenstein in the Rheingau (Relais & Châteaux, MICHELIN-starred restaurant), Kronenschlösschen in Hattenheim (Gault & Millau Best Wine List in Germany), Schloss Reinhartshausen (Erbach — 680-year wine estate, IHG Vignette Collection from January 2026), Ketschauer Hof and Deidesheimer Hof in the Pfalz. Our guide to 8 vineyard hotels across the three core Riesling regions. Sun, 24 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://winetravelguides.com/germany-vineyard-hotels WineTravelGuides Editorial Team Where to Stay https://winetravelguides.com/south-africa-vineyard-hotels Stay on a working South African wine estate — Mont Rochelle in Franschhoek (Virgin Limited Edition, with the Mont Rochelle vineyard producing estate wines), Babylonstoren on the historic 1692 Drakenstein farm, Delaire Graff Estate in Stellenbosch (Laurence Graff, two MICHELIN Keys), Lanzerac Wine Estate (Stellenbosch, 1692 — the birthplace of Pinotage), Spier (Stellenbosch, the oldest dated wine cellar in the region), and Steenberg in Constantia (1682, oldest registered farm in the Cape). Our guide to 8 vineyard hotels across the Cape Winelands. Sun, 24 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://winetravelguides.com/south-africa-vineyard-hotels WineTravelGuides Editorial Team Where to Stay https://winetravelguides.com/argentina-vineyard-hotels Stay on a working Argentine wine estate — Cavas Wine Lodge in Luján de Cuyo, The Vines Resort in the Uco Valley, Casa de Uco at 1,200 m, Susana Balbo's SB Winemaker's House in Agrelo, Entre Cielos with its seven-step hammam, and the Grace Cafayate in the high-altitude Calchaquí Valley. Our guide to 8 vineyard hotels across Argentina's two flagship wine regions. Sat, 23 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://winetravelguides.com/argentina-vineyard-hotels WineTravelGuides Editorial Team Where to Stay https://winetravelguides.com/bordeaux-vineyard-hotels Stay on a working Bordeaux wine estate — from Pauillac classed growths to Saint-Émilion Premier Grand Cru and Sauternes Premier Cru. Our guide to 7 vineyard hotels across the Left Bank, Right Bank and Sauternes, with rooms, grapes and what to expect. Sat, 23 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://winetravelguides.com/bordeaux-vineyard-hotels WineTravelGuides Editorial Team Where to Stay https://winetravelguides.com/napa-valley-vineyard-hotels Stay on a working Napa Valley estate — from Auberge du Soleil's Rutherford hillside to Meadowood's 250-acre St Helena estate, Solage in Calistoga and Stanly Ranch in Carneros. Our guide to 8 vineyard hotels across the valley, with rooms, wines and what to expect. Sat, 23 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://winetravelguides.com/napa-valley-vineyard-hotels WineTravelGuides Editorial Team Where to Stay https://winetravelguides.com/portugal-vineyard-hotels Stay on a working Portuguese wine estate — from L'AND Vineyards' star-gazing Sky Suites in the Alentejo to Six Senses Douro Valley and Relais & Châteaux estates above the Douro. Our guide to 8 vineyard hotels with rooms, wines and what to expect. Sat, 23 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://winetravelguides.com/portugal-vineyard-hotels WineTravelGuides Editorial Team Where to Stay https://winetravelguides.com/sicily-vineyard-hotels Stay on a working Sicilian wine estate — from Etna's volcanic slopes to Marsala's coastal bagli. Our guide to 10 vineyard hotels across Sicily, with rooms, grapes and what to expect. Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://winetravelguides.com/sicily-vineyard-hotels WineTravelGuides Editorial Team Where to Stay https://winetravelguides.com/tuscany-vineyard-hotels Stay on a working Tuscan wine estate — from Chianti Classico hill towns to Brunello territory in Montalcino, the Super Tuscan coast, and Vino Nobile country. Our guide to 9 vineyard hotels with rooms, grapes and what to expect. Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://winetravelguides.com/tuscany-vineyard-hotels WineTravelGuides Editorial Team Where to Stay https://winetravelguides.com/wine-harvest-season-2026 The 2026 harvest starts in August in Spain and runs to November in Germany. Here's when to be where — and how to book a working harvest experience. Tue, 14 Apr 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://winetravelguides.com/wine-harvest-season-2026 WineTravelGuides Editorial Team Seasonal Travel