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18 Weird, Wondrous Places for Wine-Lovers Around the Globe

18 Weird, Wondrous Places for Wine-Lovers Around the Globe

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 on 2021.10.13
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18 Places
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"Delve into humanity’s age-old obsession with viticulture." By Diana Hubbell, Gastro Obscura Editorial Fellwo
atlasobscura.com/lists/best-wineries-in-the-world

Babae

Restaurant · Santo Spirito

"Drink wine handed out through a window as part of an age-old tradition."

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/babae-wine-window
LISA HARVEY

Cave Historique des Hospices de Strasbourg

Tourist attraction · Strasbourg

"This 14th century wine cellar is home to the oldest barrel-stored wine in the world."

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/historic-wine-cellar-of-strasbourg-hospital
BLUDGUSC

Kelleys Island Wine Co.

Winery · Kelleys Island

"These beautiful wineries were at the center of Lake Erie's "grape belt" back when the Midwest dominated American wine production."

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/kelleys-island-winery-ruins
STEPHEN J TAYLOR

Khaim Menakhem Bassok

Ṣummeil

"Gan HaGat (Wine Press Garden): A 2,000-year-old wine press hidden in an overlooked park in Tel Aviv."

BUKVOED

Daizen-ji

Buddhist temple · Koshu

"A monk-run winery inside a Buddhist temple celebrates Japan's crown grape varietal."

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/daizenji-grape-temple
TAKASIONUMA

Cricova

Winery · Chișinău Municipality

"Seventy-five miles of limestone caves host more than a million bottles of wine beneath a sleepy Moldovan town."

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/cricova-worlds-second-largest-wine-cellar
ANN_BLEIH

Waddesdon Manor

Manor house · Waddesdon

"The luxurious English estate houses the world’s largest private collection of French Rothschild wines."

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/waddesdon-manor-wine-cellars
GLEN BOWMAN

NK'MIP Cellars

Winery · Osoyoos 1

"North America's first Indigenous-owned winery is located within Canada's only desert-like ecosystem."

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/nkmip-cellars
OLGAWOODLAND

Historical Museum of the Palatinate

Museum · Speyer

"Speyer Wine Bottle: Aged nearly 1,700 years, the world's oldest bottle of wine is probably still drinkable."

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/worlds-oldest-bottle-of-wine
CAROLE RADDATO

Shallon Winery

Temporarily Closed

"This solo operation offers the world's only whey wines in flavors such as chocolate-orange."

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/shallon-winery
SPLASHY.PHOTO

Edivo Wine Bar

Wine bar · Inland waters of Croatia

"Dive for drinks at Croatia's first and only underwater winery."

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/edivo-vina-underwater-winery
COURTESY OF EDIVO VINA

The Red Hook Winery

Winery · Red Hook

"Brooklyn vintners creating world-class wine in a city not known for its vineyards."

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/red-hook-winery
US DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Winehaven

Ghost town · Richmond

"Once the largest winery in the world, this castle-like building now sits abandoned on the San Pablo/San Francisco Bay shore."

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/winehaven
FLICKR USER: SANFRANMAN59

Linos Tou Charilaou

Winery · Limassol

"This medieval wine press is one of the oldest in Cyprus."

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/linos-tou-charilaou-omodos-wine-press
DICKELBERS

Vrbice 345

Vrbice

"Vrbice Wine Cellars: A mesmerizing landscape of 18th-century cellars carved out of the land."

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/vrbice-wine-cellars
MAX CORTESI (ATLAS OBSCURA USER)

WiMu Museo del Vino a Barolo

Museum · Barolo

"Barolo Wine Museum: A stunning medieval castle houses this eclectic, interactive tribute to all things wine."

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/barolo-wine-museum
JAMIE CORNISH (ATLAS OBSCURA USER)

Free Red Wine Fountain

Winery · Chieti

"An Italian vineyard invites religious pilgrims to stop by 24/7 to get their drink on, for free."

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/cammino-di-san-tommaso-fountain-of-wine
CARLOTTA BALENA

Sleeping in a wine barrel

Farm · Sasbachwalden

"You haven’t properly toured a winery until you’ve slept in an actual wine barrel."

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/schlafen-im-weinfass-wine-barrel-hotel-germany
CARINA
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18 Weird, Wondrous Places for Wine-Lovers Around the Globe

18 Places
"Delve into humanity’s age-old obsession with viticulture." By Diana Hubbell, Gastro Obscura Editorial Fellwo
atlasobscura.com/lists/best-wineries-in-the-world
Babae
Restaurant

"Drink wine handed out through a window as part of an age-old tradition."

Cave Historique des Hospices de Strasbourg
Tourist attraction

"This 14th century wine cellar is home to the oldest barrel-stored wine in the world."

Kelleys Island Wine Co.
Winery

"These beautiful wineries were at the center of Lake Erie's "grape belt" back when the Midwest dominated American wine production."

Khaim Menakhem Bassok

"Gan HaGat (Wine Press Garden): A 2,000-year-old wine press hidden in an overlooked park in Tel Aviv."

Daizen-ji
Buddhist temple

"A monk-run winery inside a Buddhist temple celebrates Japan's crown grape varietal."

Cricova
Winery

"Seventy-five miles of limestone caves host more than a million bottles of wine beneath a sleepy Moldovan town."

Waddesdon Manor
Manor house

"The luxurious English estate houses the world’s largest private collection of French Rothschild wines."

NK'MIP Cellars
Winery

"North America's first Indigenous-owned winery is located within Canada's only desert-like ecosystem."

Historical Museum of the Palatinate
Museum

"Speyer Wine Bottle: Aged nearly 1,700 years, the world's oldest bottle of wine is probably still drinkable."

Shallon Winery
Permanently closed

"This solo operation offers the world's only whey wines in flavors such as chocolate-orange."

Edivo Wine Bar
Wine bar

"Dive for drinks at Croatia's first and only underwater winery."

The Red Hook Winery
Winery

"Brooklyn vintners creating world-class wine in a city not known for its vineyards."

Winehaven
Ghost town

"Once the largest winery in the world, this castle-like building now sits abandoned on the San Pablo/San Francisco Bay shore."

Linos Tou Charilaou
Winery

"This medieval wine press is one of the oldest in Cyprus."

Vrbice 345

"Vrbice Wine Cellars: A mesmerizing landscape of 18th-century cellars carved out of the land."

WiMu Museo del Vino a Barolo
Museum

"Barolo Wine Museum: A stunning medieval castle houses this eclectic, interactive tribute to all things wine."

Free Red Wine Fountain
Winery

"An Italian vineyard invites religious pilgrims to stop by 24/7 to get their drink on, for free."

Sleeping in a wine barrel
Farm

"You haven’t properly toured a winery until you’ve slept in an actual wine barrel."

"Delve into humanity’s age-old obsession with viticulture." By Diana Hubbell, Gastro Obscura Editorial Fellwo
atlasobscura.com/lists/best-wineries-in-the-world

Babae

Restaurant · Santo Spirito

"Drink wine handed out through a window as part of an age-old tradition."

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/babae-wine-window
LISA HARVEY

Cave Historique des Hospices de Strasbourg

Tourist attraction · Strasbourg

"This 14th century wine cellar is home to the oldest barrel-stored wine in the world."

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/historic-wine-cellar-of-strasbourg-hospital
BLUDGUSC

Kelleys Island Wine Co.

Winery · Kelleys Island

"These beautiful wineries were at the center of Lake Erie's "grape belt" back when the Midwest dominated American wine production."

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/kelleys-island-winery-ruins
STEPHEN J TAYLOR

Khaim Menakhem Bassok

Ṣummeil

"Gan HaGat (Wine Press Garden): A 2,000-year-old wine press hidden in an overlooked park in Tel Aviv."

BUKVOED

Daizen-ji

Buddhist temple · Koshu

"A monk-run winery inside a Buddhist temple celebrates Japan's crown grape varietal."

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/daizenji-grape-temple
TAKASIONUMA

Cricova

Winery · Chișinău Municipality

"Seventy-five miles of limestone caves host more than a million bottles of wine beneath a sleepy Moldovan town."

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/cricova-worlds-second-largest-wine-cellar
ANN_BLEIH

Waddesdon Manor

Manor house · Waddesdon

"The luxurious English estate houses the world’s largest private collection of French Rothschild wines."

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/waddesdon-manor-wine-cellars
GLEN BOWMAN

NK'MIP Cellars

Winery · Osoyoos 1

"North America's first Indigenous-owned winery is located within Canada's only desert-like ecosystem."

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/nkmip-cellars
OLGAWOODLAND

Historical Museum of the Palatinate

Museum · Speyer

"Speyer Wine Bottle: Aged nearly 1,700 years, the world's oldest bottle of wine is probably still drinkable."

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/worlds-oldest-bottle-of-wine
CAROLE RADDATO

Shallon Winery

Temporarily Closed

"This solo operation offers the world's only whey wines in flavors such as chocolate-orange."

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/shallon-winery
SPLASHY.PHOTO

Edivo Wine Bar

Wine bar · Inland waters of Croatia

"Dive for drinks at Croatia's first and only underwater winery."

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/edivo-vina-underwater-winery
COURTESY OF EDIVO VINA

The Red Hook Winery

Winery · Red Hook

"Brooklyn vintners creating world-class wine in a city not known for its vineyards."

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/red-hook-winery
US DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Winehaven

Ghost town · Richmond

"Once the largest winery in the world, this castle-like building now sits abandoned on the San Pablo/San Francisco Bay shore."

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/winehaven
FLICKR USER: SANFRANMAN59

Linos Tou Charilaou

Winery · Limassol

"This medieval wine press is one of the oldest in Cyprus."

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/linos-tou-charilaou-omodos-wine-press
DICKELBERS

Vrbice 345

Vrbice

"Vrbice Wine Cellars: A mesmerizing landscape of 18th-century cellars carved out of the land."

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/vrbice-wine-cellars
MAX CORTESI (ATLAS OBSCURA USER)

WiMu Museo del Vino a Barolo

Museum · Barolo

"Barolo Wine Museum: A stunning medieval castle houses this eclectic, interactive tribute to all things wine."

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/barolo-wine-museum
JAMIE CORNISH (ATLAS OBSCURA USER)

Free Red Wine Fountain

Winery · Chieti

"An Italian vineyard invites religious pilgrims to stop by 24/7 to get their drink on, for free."

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/cammino-di-san-tommaso-fountain-of-wine
CARLOTTA BALENA

Sleeping in a wine barrel

Farm · Sasbachwalden

"You haven’t properly toured a winery until you’ve slept in an actual wine barrel."

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/schlafen-im-weinfass-wine-barrel-hotel-germany
CARINA