Top Oaxaca Wine Tasting Tours

Skip inauthentic tourist traps to discover Oaxaca’s diverse culinary scene on a market tour led by a food-researcher guide. Taste your way through local dishes, from traditional quesadillas to pre-Hispanic drinks such as tepache (a fermented pineapple dish) and pulque (agave wine). It’s a chance to immerse yourself in the colorful market scene, while sampling flavors many travelers overlook—with insights from a local to enrich every bite and sip.

Foodies know that every meal is precious when traveling, so don't risk wasting time on a bad meal. Walk and eat your way around Oaxaca on this small-group tour. Sample a plethora of different local dishes at markets and street food stalls, starting at Templo de Santo Domingo de Guzman. Learn about Oaxacan culture through its food, and get a close-up look at a side of the city many travelers miss.

Oaxaca’s top sights are spread out, and travelers without their own transportation often find themselves confined to the city. On this full-day tour, check off the highlights with ease without stressing over logistics, including the ancient Tule tree, a rug-weaving workshop, Mitla Archaeological Site, the waterfalls of Hierve el Agua, and even a mezcal distillery—with a free tasting included.

Book this small group tour led by a professional sommelier, who will take you through Oaxaca’s mezcal and mole scene. All the mezcal and mole you try will come from single families, so you really get a local feel for the area. You’ll keep costs down with this small group tour, but still have an intimate feel, since the max per group is just six guests.

The most complete and dynamic wine experience in Oaxaca. It will include information on the wines to taste, explaining their origin and methodology of production. Use graphic elements to understand more about Mexican wine

Come with me and discover the natural and cultural diversity of Oaxaca by tasting its most iconic spirit: Mezcal! We’ll learn to engage all five senses as we explore how the raw ingredients—different species of agave—and each producer’s unique recipe influence the aromas and flavors of traditional mezcal. Along the way, we’ll uncover the beautiful stories behind each mezcal and the deep connection that every producer has with their land and the biodiversity that surrounds them.

Adventure begins with an exploration of the agave plant—sacred in Mexico for over 10,000 years. Learn how this ancient plant has shaped the identity of our people, and uncover the stories behind its cultivation and symbolism. Immerse yourself in the rich heritage of mezcal with an authentic tasting experience in Oaxaca, guided by a mezcal expert from a family steeped in five generations. In a charming tasting room, dive into the interplay of chemistry, biology, and anthropology that makes mezcal Mexico’s iconic spirit. Discover the agave plant’s cultural significance and its deep-rooted connection to Oaxacan heritage while savoring five distinct mezcals from various regions. Each sip reveals how unique production methods and terroirs influence flavor and aroma, enriching your appreciation for this beloved drink. The experience takes place in El Mercado Negro, inside a colonial house in the Oaxaca heart. Intimate, authentic, and filled with history, perfect setting to enjoy mezcal.

Step beyond the typical mezcal tour and step into the living culture of Oaxaca. This small-group experience connects you directly with the people who grow and distill mezcal using artesanal methods passed down for generations. Taste rare agaves, share a traditional meal, and hear stories you won't find in guidebooks. No crowds — just authentic moments, genuine conversations, and unforgettable flavors. If you want more than tasting, if you want understanding, connection, and memories that last long after your trip ends, book now and live the experience mezcal from agave fields to glass, exactly as locals do.

Visit Hierve el Agua, a smoke kitchen, and the Zapotec village of Teotitlán del Valle on a full-day tour from Oaxaca. Admire the petrified waterfalls, enjoy a leisurely dip in the warm waters, then head to a traditional smoke kitchen for lunch. Finally, explore Teotitlán del Valle and learn about Zapotec weaving traditions. Your tour includes round-trip transport from central Oaxaca, but entrance fees and lunch are at your expense.

Skip the crowds this is a private tour for your group only! You step into the valley where agave carpets the hills. A family palenque welcomes you with smoke rising from underground ovens. You watch piñas roast and hear the crackle of stone against agave hearts. The tahona wheel turns slowly while the scent of fermenting mash drifts through wooden vats. Soon you taste Espadín and rare agaves, each sip revealing earth and fire. In Mitla the fields stretch endless, their sharp leaves catching the midday sun. You walk among thousands of plants that rustle in the wind. A traditional Oaxacan table awaits you in a village comedor. Tlayudas and mole share space with fresh tortillas as a glass of mezcal lingers warm in your hand. Which flavor will stay with you longest, the smoke or the silence?

This is an intimate cultural immersion experience, unlike commercial tours, this tour is guided by the master mezcaleros themselves and their families, allowing you to know the secrets, histories and traditions behind the artisan production of Mezcal. Talk face to face with the family, understanding the physical effort, respect for the environment and love they impress on each batch with 100% traditional techniques, appreciating first hand the cooking process in earthen ovens, grinding with wooden mallets and distilling in clay pots. You will have unique batches of mezcal tasting with wild agave trials and exclusive harvests that are not marketed on a large scale, finding unique and unrepeatable flavors. With this activity, your money directly supports the economy of the community! - This tour is ideal for small groups. - Includes visits to 2 distilleries and local guide who speaks English and Spanish

If you want to live more than just a tasting, this immersive and cultural experience is for you, the tasting is directed with native guides and expert rocking masters who were born in the area, true connoisseurs and lovers of mezcal, ready to transmit the knowledge and love for this iconic Mexican drink. Oaxaca is home to the largest variety of agave species in Mexico (more than 30), many of which are endemic. This allows a unique richness of flavors. In this experience you will try different labels and learn the tasting technique to differentiate and know the type of mezcal you consume. We keep this session small and private to ensure that your experience is unique, the show sauce is open to tour participants in a welcoming atmosphere and created exclusively to provide this experience in the heart of the city. Solo travelers | couples | companies | groups | everyone enjoys!

This experience organized by @Etnofood and @EspacioMezcal (Instagram) is unique because it is hosted by young members of a social enterprise focused on promoting mezcal culture. The hosts are children, volunteers, or members of the mezcal cooperative, all aiming to foster mezcal culture and encourage the consumption of local products. The experience is truly one-of-a-kind because, as hosts, we want to share the culture of mezcal through an immersive journey of flavors and knowledge, set in a specialized mezcal bar with a curated collection designed to enjoy mezcal as a unique beverage. For more information, visit our website: www.etnofood.org