Wine Tasting Tour in Samarkand

Samarkand, Uzbekistan

1 hour (approx.)
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

After you’ve seen Samarkand’s beautiful UNESCO-listed heritage sites, learn all about high-quality Uzbekistani wine. Enjoy a two-hour tasting tour of the Khovrenko Winery, where you’ll get to try local wines and cognacs. Tour the Samarkand Museum of Winemaking with your local guide. Travelers who appreciate fine drinks will especially enjoy this tour.

Hotel transfers are included so you get home safely after drinking wine
Wine and cognac tastings are included
Learn about the culture and history of Uzbekistan through its wine
Discover why Uzbek wine is famous across Central Asia

Sample Menu

Dessert

dessert

What's Included

Local guide
Wine tasting
Hotel pickup and drop-off

Food
Personal expenses

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Pickup details

Departure Point: Your Samarkand hotel Dates: Daily Return point: Your Samarkand hotel

Operating hours
.5:30 pm

What To Expect

Hovrenko Wine Factory

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation

Most travelers can participate
Minimum age is 18 years
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Featured review

Alexander_S

Fun wine tasting of 9 different Uzbek wines, 2 cognacs, and 1 liqueur! Would definitely recommend!!!

Reviews

4.2

based on 21 reviews

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Overpriced

MaryElise_C, Jul 2025

This was very overpriced. The wine tasting lasted about 20 minutes and there wasn’t a lot of information given. There was a display room next to the tasting room with had a lot of artifacts about Uzbek wine tasting, but we didn’t get any descriptions of them and the plaques were not in English, so we couldn’t read them on their own. I think $50-$60 would have been a more appropriate price. For the price we paid, the two of us could have purchased almost of the of the bottles we tasted from a local store.

Response from Host, Jul 2025

Dear customer, it depends on what smell you felt, 96% of our customers are always satisfied with this tasting.

Great experience

Henry_A, Jun 2024

Great service and experience from beginning to end. Really delicious wines and spirits we tried, would recommend to anyone for a different experience of Uzbekistan culture!

Lovely tasting, informative.

Pamela_B, Dec 2023

I am so impressed they held my tour, as I was the only person that signed up, due to holiday schedule. It was my only opportunity to taste the local wines and drink, hearing more about the flavors and tastes. The cheese, nuts and crackers were helpful between the tastings. I really enjoyed this opportunity. Thank you.

Response from Host, Jan 2024

Thank you so much for request.You are always welcome

Great experience

Ash, Dec 2023

What a great experience! Tasted 7 different wines and 3 cognac. They have explained the wine’s origin well! Highly recommended 👌🏼

Response from Host, Jan 2024

Hi how are you, we are really happy that you liked our Uzbek wines..... you are always welcome!

Fun wine tasting of 9...

Alexander_S, Oct 2023

Fun wine tasting of 9 different Uzbek wines, 2 cognacs, and 1 liqueur! Would definitely recommend!!!

Response from Host, Oct 2023

Hi Alexander Thank you so much for visiting to Uzbekisran as you told our wine and cognacs are similare as well in your country USA !!!

Good wine

Grace_W, Jun 2023

The guide was very friendly and knowledgeable but didn’t give any history to the wine. She explained the grape and the alcohol percentage but no further information. Tour lasted around 40 minutes. At the end only one of the bottles of wine was able to purchase not our favourite.

Wholesome experience

Sylvia_S, Apr 2023

We were picked up by our lovely tour guide from Registan Square and taken to the Wine Factory. A beautiful dining room to enjoy a spread of 10 wines. A few little snacks were included (local cheese, crackers, raisins and nuts). The wine experts were very knowledgeable but moved quite fast through the wines. Overall, a wholesome experience and I would recommend this activity.

Response from Host, Apr 2023

Hi Sylvia thank you so much for your request and for your trip to Uzbekistan , Samarkand!

Tasting very good yet unknown wines

Valeria_M, Mar 2023

The experience was very good. I could taste and find out about wines which I did not even know existed. One more reason to come back to Uzbekistan.

Response from Host, Mar 2023

Hello dear Valeria. Thank you so much for your request to Uzbekistan. Yes you can come back again to Uzbekistan. We will be happy to be in your service Thank you Best regards

Good Variety

Mitchell_W, Apr 2022

This was short but sweet - a quick tour of the museum and then you get down to the tasting. Three wines, four sweet wines, two cognacs and a digestif. Would definitely recommend - it’s a little pricey for Uzbekistan, but we were pleased we did it. Did find it a bit odd that they don’t try to sell you any of the wine at the end.

This was a great little side...

Allison R, Nov 2017

This was a great little side excursion to those who like and appreciate wine. You will try 7 different kids of wine, 2 cognacs, and 1 digestif the best of them all, I think. It was something I really enjoyed. Some of the grapes used in the Khorovenko vineyards and Georgian grapes, others come from cuttings of old French grapes while others were Uzbek grapes. But they were all very tasty. Highly recommended as a side trip after seeing the Registan.

Unmissable experience

ErnestoAlejandro_A, Oct 2025

An activity that if it comes is expensive for Uzbekistan prices, we found very useful to know very difficult to access wines outside Uzbekistan. Who guided the tasting, gave us very good information and we tasted 10 drinks between wines and spirits. The museum is very nice and is a differential activity. Highly recommended.

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