7 Wine Tastings in South Korea That Fill Up Early

1.4-Hours Hiking and Tasting Rice Wine in the Mountain of Busan

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 79 reviews · from $55Our pick

Hike Geumjeongsan with a local Busanian guide, enjoy mountain views, village food, and fresh makgeolli at a traditional pocha.

“We had a really wonderful time, hiking and a full authentic Korean meal. Our guide was very intelligent and taught us a lot of historical facts along the way. The mountain is not steep but there were areas that had an incline. I don’t work out much but it was doable. The whole experience was under 15k steps.”

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2.Hiking and Tasting Rice Wine in the Hidden Village

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 74 reviews · 4h 30m · from $50

Hike Geumjeongsan with a local guide, enjoy Busan views, and share makgeolli and village food in a mountain setting.

“It was an amazing trip unlike other touristy tours”

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3.Rice Wine Tasting with Sommelier – Finest Makgeolli (& Soju)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 11 reviews · from $40

Taste rare Korean makgeolli with sommelier Jay and brewer Sam in Seoul, with small-batch bottles, cultural stories, and expert guidance.

“What an enlightening experience! I've drank Makoli before but never knew how it was made or it's history. I was able to taste makoli not normally seen around town, from brewers in small local towns.”

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4.Wine & Korean BBQ, Perfect Pairing Dinner in Sinchon

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · 2h 30m · from $49

Pair Korean BBQ with wine in Seoul’s Sinchon, learn local drinking manners, tour the neighborhood, and share a relaxed 150-minute dinner.

“This was such a nice experience! I booked it as a surprise for my mum who is visiting me in Korea. I thought we might need some conversation with others by this point in the trip… I can’t recommend this enough. There was only us and one other person on our tour. Taser was a very good host who knew a lot about the area, Sinchon and about wine. But he was also very thoughtful, and interesting and great to talk to. As was the other guest on the tour which made for a great few hours enjoying lovely food and wine, and great company. It really was something different…”

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5.Make your own Makgeolli (Rice Wine) in Busan

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · from $35Best value

Make makgeolli in Busan with an English-speaking brewer, taste traditional Korean alcohol, and take home a batch or bottled rice wine.

“Michelle's makgeolli class was a lot of fun! Not only do you get to make your own batch of makgeolli, you'll also learn about the culture/history/lore of it and try a lot of different kinds (and not the mass-produced stuff, the good stuff!) Best Read more”

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6.Rice Wine Tasting with Sommelier – Finest Makgeolli (& Soju)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 1h 20m · from $44

Taste five or more rare Korean makgeollis with a sommelier and brewer in an easy Hapjeong location, with English guidance and expert insight.

“Do yourself a favor and book this experience! Sam was exceptional at walking us through the process of creating Makgeoli. The way he presented the different types of flavours over the course of the experience was nothing short of a masterclass.”

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7.Wine & K-BBQ: A Perfect Pairing Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · from $54

Pair Korean BBQ with wine in Seoul’s Sinchon, with a private dinner, wine basics, local customs, and friendly cultural insight.

“Excellent tour. In addition to great wine and explanations about the Korean wine market and taste in wine, we also received valuable information about Korean food, culture, economics, and daily life. If you would like a nice dinner, great wine, and informative informal conversation with a knowledgeable and kind local, this is the tour for you!”

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