Top Bento Goncalves Private and Luxury

Vale dos Vinhedos's biggest names handle heavy bus-tour traffic, while smaller family operations—many tracing back to 19th-century Italian immigrants—offer a different kind of visit, often with the winemaker showing you the cellar themselves. Head out from Bento Gonçalves with a driver-guide who knows the producers personally, and customizes the route and stops to suit your preferences.

Embark on a 14 mile (23 km) train journey through Italian history in Brazil. Start your adventure at Bento Gonçalves, travel through Garibaldi. Then continue to the Epopeia Italiana Park. Experience nine real-life scenarios made into interactive visual exhibitions to learn the stories of Lázaro and Rosa, thought to be Brazil’s first Italian immigrants. Learn about the hardships they hardened to help bring Italian culture to Rio Grande Do Sul.

Vale dos Vinhedos's grape harvest runs for a short window each Brazilian summer, with the wineries opening their fields to visitors who want to participate rather than just taste. From Bento Gonçalves, go straight to the harvest itself—picking grapes and pressing them by foot, while listening to Italian songs traditional to the immigrant communities that founded the vineyards.