Khao Yai Wineries: GranMonte & PB Valley — Tastings, Vineyard Tours and Mountain Views off Thanarat Road 2026

Q: Which wineries are in Khao Yai, and how do they differ?

Khao Yai's two best-known wineries are GranMonte and PB Valley. GranMonte is a compact family estate in the Asoke Valley, with close-up vineyard tours and tastings, the VinCotto restaurant in the middle of the vines and a 360-degree viewing tower. PB Valley Khao Yai Winery is the larger of the two and the birthplace of the Khao Yai wine region, with a guided vineyard tour, stainless-steel fermentation tanks and the Great Hornbill Grill restaurant overlooking the vines. Both sit at the foot of Khao Yai on the Pak Chong side, and you need a car to reach them — they are spread apart and there is no public transport.

Q: How much do tours and tastings at the Khao Yai wineries cost, and do you need to book?

At GranMonte the tour-and-tasting, which walks the vineyard and finishes with a flight of about four wines paired with snacks, costs roughly ฿450 per adult (children get grape juice instead). Tours run daily in the high season and usually only at weekends the rest of the year. PB Valley runs a guided vineyard tour of about three hours plus a tasting, with the price depending on the package. Both recommend booking ahead, especially at weekends, on long-weekend holidays and in the busy cool season. Prices and tour times change, so check directly with the winery before you go.

Q: When is the Khao Yai grape-harvest season, and can you watch the harvest?

Khao Yai's grape harvest runs roughly from late January to early March, depending on the variety. It falls in the cool season, when the air is comfortable and the vines are at their greenest, and several wineries run harvest festivals where visitors can join the picking and tasting — which makes it the most popular time to visit. If you want to see the vines in fruit, aim for the cool season early in the year, and check each winery's events calendar, since the dates change every year.

Q: What is Khao Yai wine, and why is it called 'New Latitude'?

Khao Yai wine is classed as 'New Latitude' wine because the grapes grow at around 14-18 degrees north, latitudes where wine grapes were once thought unable to thrive. The Khao Yai valley has the advantage of mountains that shelter it from heavy rain, drier weather than the rest of Thailand, and a wide day-to-night temperature swing. The grapes grown include Black Muscat, Chenin Blanc, Shiraz, Tempranillo and Sauvignon Blanc, and several Khao Yai wines have won international awards.

The region

What Khao Yai's wine valley is — and why the grapes grow here

Picture driving up from Bangkok, passing through Pak Chong and turning off down a small lane, and suddenly finding rows of grapevines running to the horizon with the karst mountains of Khao Yai behind them. That is the appeal of Khao Yai's wine valley, in the foothills on the Pak Chong side of Nakhon Ratchasima province. Plenty of people are surprised that Thailand grows grapes for wine at all — but it does, and Khao Yai is one of the country's most talked-about wine regions.

The wine here is classed as New Latitude wine, because the grapes grow at around 14-18 degrees north — latitudes where wine grapes were once thought unable to thrive. The Khao Yai valley has a real advantage, though: mountains that shelter it from heavy rain, drier weather than the rest of Thailand, and a wide swing between day and night temperatures, which helps the grapes ripen well. The varieties grown include Black Muscat, Chenin Blanc, Shiraz, Tempranillo and Sauvignon Blanc, and several Khao Yai wines have taken international awards.

You know the kind of trip where the sights are scattered in all directions and you end up driving in circles all day? Khao Yai's wine valley can be a little like that — the wineries sit apart and there is no public transport to reach them. The upside is that the main estates are not far from Thanarat Road, the spine of the café-resort-farm side, so you can fold them into a single day with the other sights — as long as you have a car and order your stops sensibly.

The PB Valley Khao Yai Winery vineyard — rows of green vines with the karst mountains of Khao Yai behind — Vines at Khao Yai's PB Valley — rows of grapevines with the karst mountains of Khao Yai behind, the look of New Latitude wine country

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Family estate

GranMonte

Asoke Valley · tour & tasting · VinCotto restaurant

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Birthplace of the region

PB Valley

Large estate · vineyard tour · Great Hornbill Grill

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Location

Khao Yai foothills, Pak Chong side

Near Thanarat Road · Nakhon Ratchasima

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Why grapes grow

New Latitude 14-18°N

Rain-sheltered · drier air · big day-night swing

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Harvest season

~late Jan–early Mar

Cool season · some wineries hold harvest festivals

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Getting there

You need a car

No public transport · don't drink and drive · driver/tour

Winery 1

GranMonte — a family estate in the Asoke Valley

A compact estate with up-close vineyard tours and tastings, a restaurant in the middle of the vines and a tower to take in the rows and the mountains.

GranMonte is a family-owned winery in the Asoke Valley at the foot of Khao Yai, growing grapes since 1999. Its character comes from its size: it is a small estate with a family feel, easy to walk all the way round, and the people making the wine pay attention to the detail. If you like a winery that feels warm and where you can actually talk to the people who run it, this one fits.

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Vineyard tour + tasting

Vineyard tour · tasting flight

The tour walks you through the vine rows and the winery, then ends with a flight of about four wines paired with small snacks. It costs roughly ฿450 per adult (children get grape juice instead). Tours run daily in the high season and usually only at weekends the rest of the year. Booking ahead is wise; prices and times change, so check with the estate first.
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VinCotto restaurant in the vines

VinCotto restaurant

The estate's restaurant lets you eat with a view over the vine rows, with both garden-terrace tables and a private dining room. It opens daily around 07:30-20:00 (meal times and closing hours shift with the season). Book a table in the cool season, on long weekends and on holidays, when it is busy. It is the place to pair a plate with the estate's own wine.
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360-degree viewing tower

360° viewing tower

The estate has a viewing tower you can climb for a look over the vine rows and the Khao Yai mountains all around — a photo angle many visitors enjoy, especially in the clear morning air or the soft light of late afternoon.
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Cool season = the estate at its best

Cool season · harvest

Late January to early March is the harvest, falling in the cool season when the air is comfortable and the vines are fully green. Some years bring a harvest festival you can join to pick and taste. If you want to see the vines in fruit, aim for this window, and check the estate's calendar first, as the dates change every year.

Winery 2

PB Valley Khao Yai Winery — the large estate that started it all

🍇 The large estate that began the Khao Yai wine region

PB Valley Khao Yai Winery is a large vineyard and winery on the edge of Khao Yai, at around 300-380 metres above sea level, and is known as the birthplace of the Khao Yai wine region. It is bigger than GranMonte, with vine rows stretching toward the mountains, and it has a more come-as-a-group feel, with a lawn, photo spots and a shuttle train around the estate at times. It suits visitors who want the wine plus a wide place to wander.

The fermentation room at PB Valley Khao Yai Winery — large stainless-steel tanks with a tour group looking on — The PB Valley tour takes you into the stainless-steel fermentation room — part of the guided tour before the tasting

🚌 Guided vineyard tour + tasting

PB Valley's highlight is a guided vineyard tour of about three hours (with an English-speaking guide) that walks the vine rows, goes into the stainless-steel fermentation room and explains the grape varieties and how the wine is made, ending with a tasting of the estate's wines. The winery has won wine-tourism awards from the Tourism Authority of Thailand. Tour prices depend on the package; book ahead, especially at weekends, and check the times and prices with the estate before you go.

🍽️ The Great Hornbill Grill

The estate's restaurant, the Great Hornbill Grill, lets you eat with a view over the vines and the mountains, serving Western and Thai dishes — some matched to the estate's own wines. If you have a tour ticket you usually get around 10% off the food (or with a participating credit card). It is a tidy spot for a lunch break that fits the vineyard walk into one visit. Opening hours and the menu change, so check before you go.

The PB Valley Khao Yai Winery vineyard — rows of vines running toward a hill with the estate buildings behind — The PB Valley vineyard view — vine rows running toward the hills, an easy place to take in the view and a photo

The experience

What a tour and tasting are like — plus the grape season and booking

Both estates run a similar package — walk the vine rows, see the winery, then finish with a tasting. The prettiest time is the cool season, which lines up with the harvest.

🍷 What a tasting actually involves

Most tours start by walking the vine rows and learning about the grape varieties grown, go into the winery to see the tanks, and end with a tasting of several wines (about four at GranMonte, paired with small snacks; tasting rounds at PB Valley depend on the package). The estate's staff talk you through how each wine differs and what to look for as you drink. It suits people new to wine who want to understand it better — you don't need to arrive a connoisseur.

🗓️ The grape season + when to go

Khao Yai's harvest runs roughly late January to early March, depending on the variety. It falls in the cool season, when the air is comfortable, the vines are at their greenest, and some wineries hold a harvest festival where visitors join the picking and tasting — which makes it the most popular time, and means bigger crowds and pricier rooms. In the rainy season (June-October) the vines are still green but not in fruit, and you may meet afternoon rain. If you want to see the vines fully in fruit, aim for the cool season, and check each winery's events calendar first.

🚗 Don't drink and drive — Khao Yai is car country: the catch with a wine trip here is that you have to drive. The wineries have no public transport to reach them. If you plan to taste seriously, have a designated driver who does not drink, charter a car with a driver for the day, or take a tour with transport included. Never drink and drive. Roads in the Khao Yai area can be narrow and foggy, and wild elephants cross the roads at night — drive slowly and always give them the road.

Plan the trip

Fitting the wineries into a Khao Yai trip — and where to stay

The wineries sit on the same side as the cafés, farms and European-themed photo spots off Thanarat Road, so they fold into an easy day — pick a base near that spine.

A wine day in Khao Yai usually pairs the wineries with the café-and-farm side off Thanarat Road: a winery tour in the morning, lunch at the estate's restaurant (VinCotto or the Great Hornbill Grill), then an afternoon at a mountain-view café or a European-themed photo spot like Primo Piazza or Palio, and back to your base by evening. With more days, set aside a separate day for Khao Yai National Park's waterfalls and wildlife.

On where to stay, Khao Yai has few hotels on the estates themselves; most people stay along Thanarat Road, the strip of resorts near the park gate and the cafés, or in Pak Chong town, which is cheaper and near the train station. Pick a base near this spine and the runs to both the wineries and the park get easier. See the options in the Khao Yai and Korat hotel list below.

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Getting around

Getting to the Khao Yai wineries

Khao Yai has no BTS/MRT or skytrain, and there is no public transport in the winery and park area — but a train does reach Pak Chong. The usual way is to drive from Bangkok, or take a train or van to Pak Chong and pick up wheels from there. On the ground you need a car, because the wineries are spread along the foothills.

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Drive from Bangkok

~2.5-3 hr

Motorway 6 / Mittraphap Rd to Pak Chong, then up Thanarat Road

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Train to Pak Chong

Northeastern line

A scenic ride · alight at Pak Chong, then a car or tour

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Bus / minivan

Mo Chit → Pak Chong

Alight at Pak Chong, then a car on · you still need wheels here

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On the ground

Own car / chartered car

Wineries spread apart · Grab is limited · a driver is easiest

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If you'll taste

Driver / tour

Don't drink and drive · designated driver or a tour with transport

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Driving at night

Watch for elephants

Narrow, foggy roads · drive slowly and give elephants the road

Getting-around tip: because Khao Yai is car country, plan by geography — group the wineries, cafés and farms on the Thanarat Road side into one day, and keep the national park for a separate day. Read the full how-to-arrive and on-the-ground detail at getting to Khao Yai from Bangkok and getting around Khao Yai.

How to spend your time

A Khao Yai wine day — half day or full day

⏱️ Half day (~3-4 hours · one winery)

09:30 — Take a tour at one estate (GranMonte or PB Valley), booked ahead.
10:00 — Walk the vine rows, hear about the grape varieties, and go into the winery.
11:00 — The tasting (whoever is driving sits this one out).
12:00 — Lunch at the estate's restaurant (VinCotto or the Great Hornbill Grill) with a vineyard view.

🌇 Full day (adding cafés and European-themed photo spots)

Follow the half-day above through the morning, then continue:
13:30 — Stop at a European-themed photo spot off Thanarat Road, such as Primo Piazza or Palio.
15:00 — Sit at a mountain-view café for coffee and a rest.
16:30 — Add a second winery or Farm Chokchai if time allows (or head back to your base).
18:00 — Dinner near your hotel to close the day.

The wineries pair in one day with the European-themed cafés and photo spots and Farm Chokchai — see the full list at Khao Yai's top attractions, plan the days at the Khao Yai 3-day itinerary, or read the complete Khao Yai city guide.

Frequently asked

FAQ · Khao Yai Wineries

Which wineries are in Khao Yai, and how do they differ?

Khao Yai's two best-known wineries are GranMonte and PB Valley. GranMonte is a compact family estate in the Asoke Valley, with close-up vineyard tours and tastings, the VinCotto restaurant in the middle of the vines and a 360-degree viewing tower. PB Valley Khao Yai Winery is the larger of the two and the birthplace of the region, with a guided vineyard tour, stainless-steel fermentation tanks and the Great Hornbill Grill overlooking the vines. Both sit at the foot of Khao Yai on the Pak Chong side, and you need a car to reach them — they are spread apart with no public transport. See all Khao Yai attractions.

How much do tours and tastings at the Khao Yai wineries cost, and do you need to book?

At GranMonte the tour-and-tasting — which walks the vineyard and finishes with a flight of about four wines paired with snacks — costs roughly ฿450 per adult (children get grape juice instead). Tours run daily in the high season and usually only at weekends the rest of the year. PB Valley runs a guided vineyard tour of about three hours plus a tasting, with the price depending on the package. Both recommend booking ahead, especially at weekends, on long-weekend holidays and in the busy cool season. Prices and tour times change, so check directly with the winery before you go.

When is the Khao Yai grape-harvest season, and can you watch the harvest?

Khao Yai's grape harvest runs roughly from late January to early March, depending on the variety. It falls in the cool season, when the air is comfortable and the vines are at their greenest, and several wineries run harvest festivals where visitors can join the picking and tasting — which makes it the most popular time to visit. If you want to see the vines in fruit, aim for the cool season early in the year, and check each winery's events calendar, since the dates change every year. See the seasons at the best time to visit Khao Yai.

If you're going to a Khao Yai winery to taste wine, how should you handle driving?

Khao Yai is car country, the wineries are spread along the foothills on the Pak Chong side, and there is no public transport to reach them. If you plan to taste wine, the safe options are a designated driver who does not drink, a chartered car with a driver for the day, or a tour that includes transport. Never drink and drive. Roads in the Khao Yai area can be narrow and foggy, and wild elephants cross the roads at night — drive slowly and give them the road. See more at getting around Khao Yai.

What is Khao Yai wine, and why is it called 'New Latitude'?

Khao Yai wine is classed as New Latitude wine because the grapes grow at around 14-18 degrees north, latitudes where wine grapes were once thought unable to thrive. The Khao Yai valley has the advantage of mountains that shelter it from heavy rain, drier weather than the rest of Thailand, and a wide day-to-night temperature swing. The grapes grown include Black Muscat, Chenin Blanc, Shiraz, Tempranillo and Sauvignon Blanc, and several Khao Yai wines have won international awards.

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