Wine in Jordan is not exactly mainstream…
….for some obvious reasons! In fact, there are only two commercial wineries in the whole country. We will take you to see one or the other (or both) plus Amman, and the Dead Sea if you have time. But one thing that you cannot leave Jordan without seeing is the magnificent highlight of Petra. Combine all that with great Jordanian food and you will have a packed trip and one you will never forget.
Sample Itinerary for Jordan | Wine & History
- Arrival Day | Introductory wine tasting at the Jordan River wine bar
- Amman historic city tour | Evening tasting at St. George restaurant
- Visit Jordan River winery and vineyards | Evening free in Amman
- Dead Sea en-route to Petra via the King’s Highway | overnight Wadi Musa
- Visit Petra and return late to Amman – overnight Amman
- Travel onwards. Option to enter Israel for Holy Land wine.
Remember everything we do is tailor-made and customizable for each client. You choose your dates and we work on the program to fit them, you choose your hotel level and although you haven’t got many wineries to choose from in Jordan, there are plenty of other things to fit around them.
Getting stuck in to Jordan River wines 
Pairing and tasting with the chef
I, Gary, was literally beside myself with glee when we visited Petra. We had two days in the ancient city and I was like a little kid exclaiming at everything around the next corner. But we had at least planned this part of the trip and knew pretty much what to expect, even if in reality it exceed my expectations.
What we hadn’t planned was to visit modern, very professionally-run wineries in Jordan. To be honest we didn’t even know they existed until we looked into it after we arrived in Amman!
Jordan River is the larger of the two wineries, St. George is the other. Both have vineyards and production facilities in the north of the country close to the Syrian border. The land here is hilly with quite poor soils based on Basalt and grape production is a challenge for a number of reasons. One of which is pickers are hard to come by when they know that the grapes will end up in wine glasses and not be table grapes!
Both wineries have slick setups and really nice tasting rooms in Amman (with quite contrasting styles), complete with restaurants and wine stores at each location. A guided tasting at both is what we will include for our guests on the first and second nights in the capital.
Enjoying the restaurant at Saint George 
Enthusiastic tasting at a wine bar in Amman
You cannot come to Amman and not visit the historic center of the city and the huge King Abdullah Mosque. Maybe visiting, and floating in, the Dead Sea is on your bucket list? Time is included for the wineries and tasting rooms of course, and then there is Petra! Jordan is also paired very easily with some nearby countries such as Israel or Turkey.
