Bento Gonçalves: Vale dos Vinhedos Wine Tasting & Custom Selection

Summary

Choose your own wines in Vale dos Vinhedos with a local sommelier guiding each sip

You’ll choose six wines or sparklings from an extensive menu in Bento Gonçalves’ Vale dos Vinhedos, guided by a local sommelier who shares stories behind every pour. Expect laughter over flavor debates, personal touches like your own engraved goblet, and quiet moments looking out at endless vines — all adding up to something you’ll carry home in memory as much as taste.

What’s the experience like?

"Pick any six you like," our sommelier grinned, sliding the thick menu across the table. I hesitated — there were over fifteen wines and sparkling options, all from this pocket of Bento Gonçalves called Vale dos Vinhedos. The room smelled faintly of toasted bread and something floral, maybe from the sparkling. I ended up picking two whites (one tasted like summer rain), a rosé because it was so pale it looked almost shy, and three reds that our guide said showed “the soul of this valley.” He said it in Portuguese but I got the gist — he had that patient way of explaining things, even when my accent tripped over “Merlot.”

The glasses felt heavier than I expected, cool to the touch. Each pour came with a story — about the grapes, about families who’ve worked these hills for generations, about how fog rolls in some mornings and changes everything. At one point someone asked if we could taste the difference between two sparklings made just meters apart. We all laughed when none of us could agree. There was no rush; outside the glass wall, vines ran green and wild under a sky that kept changing its mind between sun and cloud. The whole thing felt both modern and old at once.

I still think about that last red — it lingered long after we finished talking. When we left, they handed me a crystal goblet with my name etched on it (I didn’t expect that). Walking back out into the breeze, I remember thinking how quiet everything seemed compared to inside, where voices and laughter bounced off stone and glass. Maybe that’s what wine is supposed to do: make you pay attention for a while, then let you drift out softer than before.

Step-by-step itinerary

Day 1 — Guided wine tasting at Vale dos Vinhedos

• Arrive at winery in Bento Gonçalves
• Choose 6 wines from 15+ options
• Participate in guided tasting session
• Learn about wine origins and grapes
• Enjoy attentive service from sommeliers

Top questions

How many wines can I taste during this Vale dos Vinhedos experience?

You can select six different wines or sparkling wines for your tasting.

Is the wine tasting in Bento Gonçalves guided by a professional?

Yes, tastings are interactively guided by a sommelier or enologist.

Can I choose which wines to taste?

Yes, you pick your own six wines or sparklings from a menu of over 15 options.

Is this wine tasting wheelchair accessible?

All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible for this experience.

Do I get to keep anything from the tasting?

You receive a personalized crystal goblet as part of your visit.

Are service animals allowed at the winery?

Yes, service animals are permitted throughout the winery premises.

What’s included

Your day includes an interactive tasting of six wines or sparkling wines from Vale dos Vinhedos in Bento Gonçalves, guided by a knowledgeable sommelier or enologist in an elegant modern setting. You’ll also take home a personalized crystal goblet as a keepsake from your visit.