Cheapest Wine Destinations for Under $150 a Night
Hipmunk found six wine regions around the world that will cost you less than $150 a night. (Photo: ThinkStock/AlisonPerryPhotography)
Wine lovers rejoice. Thanks to travel-planning site Hipmunk, it’s now easy to find a wine weekend getaway for any budget.
In a handy-dandy chart (one that’s easy enough to read even after you’ve had a glass or two), Hipmunk lists 17 wine regions around the world and prices out the average hotel night for each. Awesomely, six destinations come in at under $150 a night.
The cheapest wine destinations, as you might expect, are here in the U.S., but they include some of the country’s most up-and-coming regions. The most affordable is the Columbia Valley, which spans Washington and Oregon, where the average nightly hotel price is just $82. The East Coast’s Long Island wine trail is the second most affordable, with average hotel prices at $91 a night. And Arizona’s Sonoita area clocks in at an average hotel price of $144 a night.
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Surprisingly, though, it’s not just domestic destinations that fall below the $150/night mark. You can station yourself in Mendoza, Argentina, for $99 a night; Germany’s Mosel Valley for $128 a night, and even enjoy the harvest in France’s Loire Valley for an average of $118 per night.
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Of course, you’ll have to figure in airfare for most of the 17 destinations, and Hipmunk has helpfully included those numbers too. The biggest splurge? Marlborough, New Zealand — but only because of the airfare. The average night at a hotel price will set you back only $151. Leaving plenty left over for a few bottles of wine.
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