Don – Russian wine river. Food and wine tour to Rostov-on-Don city. South Russia.

Food and wine tour to the city of Rostov-on-Don and the Don River valley. Wines of the Cossacks. Southern Russia.
General information. Rostov Region is part of the Russia Southern Federal District. Rostov-on-Don city is capital of the district. One of the largest river of Europe, the Don, flows in the region (the length of 1870 km). Here the Tsimlyansk reservoir (24 billion m³) is located. The climate is temperate continental, with mild winters and hot summers.
The history of Don viticulture goes back in old time. Strabo mentions that there were vineyards at the mouth of the Don. Ancient grape varieties brought centuries ago from the Cossack campaigns are preserved on the Don. They received local names: Krasnostop Zolotovsky, Pukhlyakovsky White, Siberian. There is a curious hypothesis that Don grapes are older than French grapes, whose varieties are 300-500 years old. In 1716, by decree of Peter I, German and French winemakers were invited to the Don. They helped the local Cossacks improve the art of winemaking. Since the time of poet Pushkin, the Don region has been producing and supplying quality dry and sparkling wines throughout the country and abroad. Don wines receive numerous awards at international competitions.
Duration: 2 nights / 3 days. Estimated cost 1/2 dbl 36 900 rubles, sgl supplement 6700 rubles.
Regular tours: weekly, every Friday.
Individual tours in any dates and season on request.
Сorporate events in any dates and seasons on request.
The price includes: hotel accommodation, transport service according to the program, 2 excursions in Rostov-on-Don, tour and tastings in the "Pukhlyakovskaya Cossack estate" and the chateau Elbzud. Breakfast, two lunches, one dinner, qualified tour guide accompanying the group.
The price does not include: Air Ticket / Railway Ticket. Insurance.
Itinerary.
Day 1. Friday.
Arrival in Rostov-on-Don.
Accommodation at the hotel.
Overnight at the hotel.
Day 2. Saturday.
Breakfast in the hotel.
Minibus drive to the Pukhlyakovsky Khutor (local village), in which the school of viticulture and winemaking was opened in 1905.
The tour around the ethnographic "Pukhlyakov Cossack estate". Tasting Pukhlyakovsky wines.
Lunch. Cossack cuisine tasting.
Return to Rostov- on- Don city.
Tour "Adventurers of Old Rostov".
Dinner at the local gastronomic restaurant.
Overnight at the hotel.
Day 3. Sunday.
Breakfast in the hotel.
Sightseeing tour of Rostov-on-Don.
Transfer to the Chateau Elbzud winery.
Winery tour with tasting and lunch.
Transfer to Rostov Airport -Platov or to the railway station by 17:30/18:00.
The end of program.
Dates and prices
Regular tours. Fridays weekly from February to December 2024.
Estimated cost 1/2 dbl - 36,900 rubles. Supplement for single occupancy 6700 rubles. The final cost depends on the date of the tour and is provided by the manager upon request.
Individual tours: dates and program on your choice.
Corporate events: dates and program on your choice.
Private events: dates and program on your choice.
Additional Information. We reserve the right to make changes, replacing services with equivalent ones and without reducing the total volume and cost of the program.