Wine Tasting near Bucharest: The 15 Best Cellar Visits

1.Wine Tasting in Bucharest

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 183 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $59Our pick

Taste five premium Romanian wines in Bucharest’s Old Town, paired with cheese and charcuterie at friendly Abel’s Wine Bar.

“We booked the wine tasting experience after reading reviews. We wanted to get a better understanding of Romanian wines and culture and it didn't disappoint. We were warmly welcome and enjoyed a two hour experience of Romania. The wines we tasted were from different regions of Romania and from small reserved casts. Each were different and was accompanied by a generous cheese board. We had time to relax and enjoy the wine and speak with the others people sat around us which was very interesting. I would recommend two things to further improve this experience. Don't have two groups overlapping as this was distracting and became noisy as one group…”

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2.Peles & Cantacuzino Castles: Gourmet Wine & Cultural Day trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 67 reviews · 8 to 9 hours (approx.) · from $330

Visit Peles and Cantacuzino castles from Bucharest with a Sinaia monastery stop, private transport, Romanian wine, cheese, and local snacks.

“Our guide was knowledgeable and brought the stories to life. I had a good time during the day. Thank you!”

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3.Private Tour to Salt Mine, Lunch at Winery and Dracula Grave

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 60 reviews · 9 hours (approx.) · from $167

Explore Romania’s vast Slănic salt mine, enjoy a winery lunch, and visit Dracula’s claimed grave on a private Bucharest day tour.

“We had an incredible day at the salt mine, delicious winery, and monastery with Vlad's tomb. But by far what we were most thrilled about was getting to know Radu. He was incredibly knowledgeable about the history and culture, and shared his personal story. Going on the excursion with him really made it worthwhile.”

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4.Private Wine Tasting Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 44 reviews · 1 day · from $64

Taste five premium Romanian wines in Bucharest Old Town with local guidance, cheese, meats, and a relaxed private setting.

“We loved this experience. We enjoyed 5 generous tastings of premium wines accompanied by a very large cheese and meat platter. Our guide was informative, friendly, fun and charming. Our group of four HIGHLY recommend this experience.”

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6.Traditions in Bucharest: Village Museum and Wine Tasting Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 27 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $148

Explore Romania’s Village Museum, handmade crafts, and local wines on a private Bucharest tour with hotel pickup and a guide.

“Michael was amazing with his knowledge of the area and was great with our group. He customized our visit to help our gentle walkers see as much as possible”

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8.Bike & Wine tour in Dealu Mare wineland

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 24 reviews · 6 to 8 hours (approx.) · from $139

Cycle Romania’s Dealu Mare vineyards from Bucharest, visit Bellu manor, and taste local wines with a small group and professional guide.

“We had an excellent experience on this tour with Oana! She picked us up on time in clean and safe transport to take us to Dealu Mare. The bikes were great quality and the route boasted magnificent views before the main events - wine tasting! We visited two vineyards where we were greeted by friendly hosts, tours of the facilities, plenty of nibbles, and superb selection of wines! Certainly not shy with the pours either! Highly recommended tour!”

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9.Romanian Wine and Food Pairing Experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 23 reviews · 2 hours · from $62

Taste five Romanian wines with cheeses, salami, zacuscă, and local spreads in a friendly two-hour Bucharest Old Town pairing.

“Darius was a fantastic sommelier and the wines were fantastic 👏 the rose is my new favourite wine 🍷 the only small thing was that we were only served breadsticks and crackers but our ticket came with cheese, meats and breads and there was some confusion as they didn't think our ticket covered that but once it was served it was delicious. thank you for a lovely afternoon :)”

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10.Wine Tasting in Bucharest long version

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 22 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $69

Taste Romanian wines, local grapes, tuica, cheese, and meats at Abel’s Wine Bar in Bucharest with a wine specialist.

“We had a lovely time at Abel’s. Some nice wines, a generous amount of cheese and meats and an informative host. Overall a great time learning about Romanian wines and we were here for nearly 4 hours!!”

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11.Discover Romania’s Wine Heritage in Brasov’s Historic Center

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 19 reviews · 2 hours · from $69

Taste five Romanian wines in Brasov’s historic center, paired with meats and cheeses, while a sommelier explains local grapes and wine regions.

“Le cadre du restaurant est absolument splendide. Le vin est merveilleux, j'ai déguster un total de 6 vins, tous en accords avec le plateau de charcuterie et fromage servie avec. Le chef sommelier est passionné et passionnant. Il a donner des fiches récapitulative a tout le moonde et un groupe de musique roumain était aussi présent. J'y retournerai sans essiter.”

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12.Salt Mine , Lunch at Winery & Dracula Grave – Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 17 reviews · 9 hours (approx.) · from $177

Explore Slanic Prahova Salt Mine, lunch and wine at Casa Seciu, and Snagov Monastery on a private Bucharest day trip.

“We had a really great time! Bogdan, my tour guide for that day was perfectly informed about everything and I really enjoyed to explore those new places with so many new information. He is a very kind and funny person, someone I enjoyed being around. The weather was perfect, and I luckily was well dressed, because it was really cold in the salt mine. All in all a great experience and I would love to do it again! So I fully recommend you this Tour accompanied by Bogdan!”

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13.Salt Mine, the Muddy Volcanoes and Wine Tasting Private Day Tour from Bucharest!

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 16 reviews · 9 to 12 hours (approx.) · from $189

Explore Romania beyond Bucharest with a private salt mine, Berca mud volcanoes, and Lacerta wine tasting day tour.

“Wow! The salt mines are not to be missed! This is Romania's hidden gem....Mihai was our guide..knowledge was great and made the trip really enjoyable...Mud volcanoes were not what we expected...a little disappointing, but still worth the trip as it is something very different...Thank you Mihai..”

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14.Exclusive Dealu Mare Wine Tasting Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 13 reviews · 10 hours · from $260

Taste 12 Romanian wines at two Dealu Mare wineries, meet local winemakers, enjoy regional food, and follow the Old Wine Road from Bucharest.

“Mihai was an amazing guide. So knowledgable within Romanian vine and cultural history. And he was the best company. We can only recommend this”

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15.Romanian Wine Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $107

Explore Romania’s Dealu Mare wine country on an 8-hour tasting tour with two wineries, 10 wines, snacks, and transport from Bucharest.

“Amazing! The best trip of the holiday. The guide was amazing and knowledgeable. Both vineyards were lovely, great staff and interesting knowledge. Will definitely do this trip again.”

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