South Korea · WINE TOURS
Good wine tours fill up weeks ahead; the great ones go first. Below: the 5 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
Hike Busan’s Geumjeongsan with a local, then eat and sip homemade Makgeolli in a mountain village pocha stall for 4.5 hours.
“Tour including a village visit and the hike was fun. Lunch was yummy. Met a couple new friends and enjoyed the day.”
Hike Geumjeongsan near Busan, then eat and sip makgeolli in a mountain village with a small English-friendly group.
“I cannot recommend this experience enough! DoYeol is a great guide, very easy to talk to about anything and everything, the hike is really beautiful and enjoyable. and the tofu at the end is gold!”
Small-group makgeolli tasting in Seoul with sommelier Jay and brewer Sam Lee. Taste rare rice wines and a soju side by Hapjeong.
“Sam and Jay were fun, personable and informative hosts with great knowledge to share. I learned a lot about makgeolli and it's fascinating history. Learning about it's cultural roots and significance is really what made it special to me, but also Read more”
Wine and Korean BBQ pairing in Seoul’s Sinchon, with a 150-minute guided dinner, wine basics, Korean drinking manners, and a short walk.
“This was such a nice experience! I booked it as a surprise for my mum who is visiting me in Korea. I thought we might need some conversation with others by this point in the trip… I can’t recommend this enough. There was only us and one other person on our tour. Taser was a very good host who knew a lot about the area, Sinchon and about wine. But he was also very thoughtful, and interesting and great to talk to. As was the other guest on the tour which made for a great few hours enjoying lovely food and wine, and great company. It really was something different…”
80 minutes in Seoul tasting rare Makgeolli and Soju with a brewer and sommelier, conveniently by Hapjeong station.
“GREAT tour!! Sam was incredibly knowledgable and fun -- I would highly recommend to learn more about Makgeolli and Soju :)”
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