Azerbaijan · WINE TOURS
The good wine tours fill up in season and the great ones go first. Below: the 9 to book early, what each includes, and where they differ once the van leaves Baku.
Small-group Baku wine crawl with a local guide, tastings at city wine bars, and a 2-hour intro to Azerbaijani wines from $17.
“A great little wine trip in town to see a little bit of the city, learn a little about it and dive into wine tasting a bit. I strongly suggest this if you like wine, but have never learned a lot about it. I would also suggest this if you want to just have a guidRead more”
3-hour Baku guided wine tour with 6 tastings, local snacks, two wine bars, and a clear history of Azerbaijani winemaking.
“My tour guide Mirhashim the wine regions of Azerbaijan and it's history. I learned about wines made from a couple of different fruits which is very specific to Azerbaijan. There was a large selection of charcuterie board items and a great selection a various wines. Overall, Mirhashim was very engaging and it was a great experience that I would highly recommend.”
A guided Baku food walk with Azerbaijani wine tastings, street snacks, and a chaykhana tea finish, all in about 4.5 hours.
“We highly recommend this food and wine tour! Gani is a fantastic tour guide. He had an answer for everything. We learned lots about the history of Baku and their food. We also got to see parts of the city that we had not yet explored. The best part were the street food sandwiches we had! I highly recommend booking this tour during your stay in Baku.”
Qabala wine tour from Baku with Savalan ASPI Winery tastings, Nohur Lake tea and baklava, wine museum, lunch, and pickup.
“So glad we took Nasimi's Wine Tour! Nasimi is a very kind, knowledgeable and passionate guide and made sure we were well fed with delicious local cuisine and plenty of Qabala wine. The scenery was fantastic, the vehicle clean and comfortaRead more”
A $44 day trip in Azerbaijan’s Shamakhi District: Abqora Lake calm, wine tasting with pairings, and Lahij copper-craft streets.
“We were on the Shamakhi-Lahij and winery tour with guide Hussain from Baku Heritage tours. We had a really great time on this tour, despite the bus being late due to traffic which is a common theme in Baku as well as the poor weather on the day. Hussain provided great explanations about the lovely town of Lahij as well as some interesting stories about life in Azerbeijan. Our lunch in a small shop in Lahij was delicious, and we also were able to see local craftsmen at work which was fascinating. Finally, on the winery tour in Shamakhi we learnt about the processes used to make wine, as well…”
A 4-hour Wine Tour Baku trip with free hotel pickup to a Novxanı winery, vineyard walk, and a guided tasting of 6 to 8 wines.
“The best bit of Azerbaijan! If you do nothing else, go on a wine tour with Nasimi - such an incredible day he went above and beyond. We are so grateful for the trip it was so much fun and very professional. Thanks Nasimi!”
3-hour Baku City guided wine tour with tastings at 2 local wineries, Azerbaijani snacks and cheese pairings, English guide.
“Really nice mellow evening in a wine bar with a great vibe. The wine and cheese platter were delicious and Riad was good company.”
A 7-hour private organic winery tour from Baku to Shamakhi, with vineyard and winery visit, Shirvan tasting, cheese, and local lunch.
Private organic wine tour from Baku to Shamakhi. Taste organic wines, watch winemaking, then enjoy a traditional Meysari village lunch.
“This tour brought us to Meysari village, 2 hours driving from Baku with a comfortable mini bus, a good driver and Nasimi as guide. He is a very nice guy, speaking perfectly English, giving all kinds of information about the country, the people anRead more”
Every kind of day out of Baku, and the best of each.
