Where wine country makes spirits: brandies, grappa, marc, whisky and liqueurs, and the stills you can visit.

221 distilleries in 45 regions · 11 countries

France 10Italy 9Spain 7Germany 6Portugal 4Austria 2Greece 2Hungary 2Croatia 1England 1Switzerland 1
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Editors' picks

The best distilleries we cover

Our highest-rated distilleries, at most two per region so every corner of the map gets a look.

4.9 Friuli-Venezia Giulia · buttrio Distillerie Nonino Five-generation Nonino grappa house at Percoto since 1897, now run by Giannola Nonino and her daughters Cristina, Antonella and Elisabetta with... 4.9 Sicily · Khamma, Pantelleria Donnafugata Pantelleria - Passito di Pantelleria Donnafugata's Pantelleria estate producing Ben Ryé Passito di Pantelleria DOC from UNESCO-heritage Zibibbo alberello vines; fortified-wine-style... 4.9 Veneto · Bassano del Grappa Grapperia Nardini al Ponte Vecchio Grappa distillery founded 1779 by Bortolo Nardini at the foot of the Ponte degli Alpini over the Brenta River. The Nardini family operates the... 4.9 Sicily · Samperi, Marsala Marco De Bartoli - Samperi Cellar Revival cellar for pre-British Marsala tradition; Vecchio Samperi is produced by solera-style decanting from multiple vintages without... 4.8 Santorini · Episkopi Gonia Estate Argyros Vinsanto Library Estate Argyros holds an extensive Vinsanto library, with verticals stretching back several decades. The family fortifies select cuvées and ages... 4.8 Veneto · Schiavon Poli Distillerie Fourth-generation grappa family since 1898. Three tiered tour formats run from a one-hour glass tasting to a three-hour barrel session. The... 4.8 Jerez & Sherry · Jerez centro Sanchez Romate Cardenal Mendoza Sanchez Romate's Cardenal Mendoza is a long-established Brandy de Jerez Solera Gran Reserva label widely distributed in Spain and export markets. 4.7 Wachau · Krems-Stein Bailoni - Erste Wachauer Marillen-Destillerie Wachau apricot distillery founded 1872 and operating in Krems-Stein under the registered name Erste Wachauer Marillen-Destillerie. Uses triple... 4.7 Loire Valley · Saint-Barthelemy-d'Anjou, Angers Carre Cointreau Cointreau's working distillery and museum outside Angers, founded 1849 by Edouard and Adolphe Cointreau, with orange-peel maceration, copper... 4.7 Penedes · Vilafranca del Penedes Destilerias Mascaró Three-generation Vilafranca distillery and cava cellar at the modernist Casa Mascaro, producing Brandy de Penedes plus London Dry Gin since 2007... 4.7 Tuscany · Maremma Distilleria Nannoni Founded 1973 in the Maremma by Gioacchino Nannoni, now run by Priscilla Occhipinti. The most awarded Italian grappa producer with 150+... 4.7 Alto Adige · Termeno, Strada del Vino Distilleria Roner Third-generation Roner family distillery in Termeno, founded 1946 by Gottfried Roner, producing grappas of Termeno's signature varietals plus...

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  • Abruzzo: Photo by maury3001, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0
  • Alentejo: Photo by Antonio Araujo on Unsplash
  • Alsace: Photo by Adam Baker on Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
  • Alto Adige: Photo by Hubert Berberich on Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
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  • Friuli-Venezia Giulia: Photo by Cookligan on Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Istria: Photo by Lothar Boris Piltz on Unsplash
  • Jerez & Sherry: Photo by El Pantera on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Jura: Photo by Mpmpmp on Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Languedoc: Photo by Hakon Grimstad on Unsplash
  • Loire Valley: Photo by Sue Winston on Unsplash
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  • Naoussa: Photo by Osenji on Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Penedes: Photo by Aleix Ventayol on Unsplash
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  • Priorat: Photo by Juan Emilio Prades Bel, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  • Provence: Photo by le Sixieme Reve on Unsplash
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