GranMonte Vineyard
GranMonte Vineyard
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GranMonte Family Vineyard is uniquely located in Asoke Valley, Khao Yai and lies adjacent to Khao Yai National Park. Asoke Valley is known in Thailand for the beautiful yellow flower blossoms that is special to the region of Khao Yai. The serene atmosphere and truly beautiful surroundings of Asoke Valley, KhaoYai provides a perfect setting for the GranMonte Vineyard. Blending with its natural environment of KhaoYai has inspired the name "GranMonte", which also translates as “big mountain”.GranMonte Estate Single Vineyard has a wine grapes planting area of approximately 90 rai (or 36 acre) of Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chenin Blanc, Viognier, Verdelho, Petite Sirah and Grenache. Only the estate-grown grapes were used for the vinification of our wines. International wine competitions have awarded trophies and gold medals to GranMonte wines including AWC Vienna, Decanter World Wine Awards in the UK, Wine Style Asia Singapore, FBAT Wine Challenge, Hong Kong International Wine & Spirit Competition, IWSC England, Syrah du Monde, Japan Wine Challenge and more. GranMonte 2009 Asoke Cabernet Sauvignon Syrah has won Gold in AWC Vienna and Wine Style Asia and Silver in Decanter among 6 other awards, while other wines also won multiple international and national awards.Located in GranMonte Vineyard is a 120 seat fine dining restaurant, VinCotto. Favoured by local and overseas guests. Caters to diners from holidaying families to wine lovers. Exquisite home-style dishes are from the family recipes matched with GranMonte award winning wines. Reservation recommended.
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- JeffHong Kong, China5 contributionsA World Class Winery Experience not to be missed!From the moment you enter the Vineyard, you feel like you’re transported to the wineries in Australia and US. The wine tour is done amazingly well and timed well. Explaining the varietals and also the wine making process. The flow and entire time went by flawlessly. The English speaking staff was very professional, knowledgeable and also very very friendly. The wine tasting was done very well with full details and descriptions of each wines laid out, not to forget the cheese pairing. Overall one of the very best highlights of the trip, putting other competitors to shame.Visited November 2023Traveled with friendsWritten November 15, 2023
- Raintree_ThailandBangkok, Thailand4,443 contributionsGreat visitor experience!GrandMonte Vineyard is set in a beautiful valley and the vineyards are a lovely sight. GrandMonte does a great job making visitors welcome. People can wander among a small area of the vineyards or even sit among the vines and enjoy a cheese platter and wine. The staff are very knowledgeable about the history of the vineyard and the operation, and they are generous in providing samples of their wine. Tours of the vineyards and wine-making facilities are also available for a reasonable price.Visited February 2024Traveled with familyWritten February 16, 2024
- Misty Jones41 contributionsFun and educational visit in beautiful settingWe paid for a tour and learned a lot. Our guide spoke excellent English. We got to harvest some grapes and watch the whole process as February and March are harvest time. Check out their Sunday harvest festival events during this period. Shop sells wide range of goods other than wine. Vin Cotto Restaurant is lovely too. You can stay at the vineyard if you wish - looks like beautiful rooms but we were already booked elsewhere. Surprisingly, even the children enjoyed the trip. Delicious Shirakawa grape juice served to them during our wine tasting! Small plates of cheese, olives and incredible bread served to all of us during tasting. An impressive set up, very well run.Visited February 2024Traveled with familyWritten February 21, 2024
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Madison W
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia25 contributions
May 2022 • Couples
I really endorse a visit for the guided tour. Our guide was very friendly and informative.
This little family operation is awesome and trying to breakthrough in the wine scene. We did the wine tasting and were pleasantly surprised by how good it was. We never thought Thailand would be strong wine producer, but this vineyard may prove me wrong.
My only regret is we didn’t stay for lunch/dinner. The restaurant looked really cute. Location is actually pretty good too, so if you’re looking to make a trip of it, check out their guest cottage.
Overall, this was a highlight of my trip to Khao Yai. I was really pleasantly surprised by this place!
This little family operation is awesome and trying to breakthrough in the wine scene. We did the wine tasting and were pleasantly surprised by how good it was. We never thought Thailand would be strong wine producer, but this vineyard may prove me wrong.
My only regret is we didn’t stay for lunch/dinner. The restaurant looked really cute. Location is actually pretty good too, so if you’re looking to make a trip of it, check out their guest cottage.
Overall, this was a highlight of my trip to Khao Yai. I was really pleasantly surprised by this place!
Written May 1, 2022
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Raintree_Thailand
Bangkok, Thailand4,443 contributions
Feb 2024 • Family
GrandMonte Vineyard is set in a beautiful valley and the vineyards are a lovely sight. GrandMonte does a great job making visitors welcome. People can wander among a small area of the vineyards or even sit among the vines and enjoy a cheese platter and wine. The staff are very knowledgeable about the history of the vineyard and the operation, and they are generous in providing samples of their wine. Tours of the vineyards and wine-making facilities are also available for a reasonable price.
Written February 16, 2024
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Misty Jones
41 contributions
Feb 2024 • Family
We paid for a tour and learned a lot. Our guide spoke excellent English. We got to harvest some grapes and watch the whole process as February and March are harvest time. Check out their Sunday harvest festival events during this period. Shop sells wide range of goods other than wine. Vin Cotto Restaurant is lovely too. You can stay at the vineyard if you wish - looks like beautiful rooms but we were already booked elsewhere. Surprisingly, even the children enjoyed the trip. Delicious Shirakawa grape juice served to them during our wine tasting! Small plates of cheese, olives and incredible bread served to all of us during tasting. An impressive set up, very well run.
Written February 21, 2024
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Peggy T
Chongqing, China1,152 contributions
Feb 2020 • Friends
I was excited about tasting Asian wine so jump on the opportunity when my husband friend suggested to go for the winery tour.
It was really an eye-opening experience. The tour at 4.30pm is the best time for tour as it is cooler. We get to know about the different type of plants, how different wine are been made. We also has the opportunity to puck 2 bunch of grapes, etc.
The scenery is superb as the backdrop are the mountains.
The best thing is we get to do 4 different kind of wine tasting. Though I have to says of all, I preferred the 40% Sugar Cane Spirit. The sweet after taste is most suitable for ladies.
It was really an eye-opening experience. The tour at 4.30pm is the best time for tour as it is cooler. We get to know about the different type of plants, how different wine are been made. We also has the opportunity to puck 2 bunch of grapes, etc.
The scenery is superb as the backdrop are the mountains.
The best thing is we get to do 4 different kind of wine tasting. Though I have to says of all, I preferred the 40% Sugar Cane Spirit. The sweet after taste is most suitable for ladies.
Written February 4, 2020
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Dear Peggy T,
Thank you for your wonderful review! We hope that your time with us was a nice experience. We hope to welcome you back again soon.
Kind regards,
The GranMonte Team
Written June 26, 2020
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
Jeff
Hong Kong, China5 contributions
Nov 2023 • Friends
From the moment you enter the Vineyard, you feel like you’re transported to the wineries in Australia and US.
The wine tour is done amazingly well and timed well. Explaining the varietals and also the wine making process. The flow and entire time went by flawlessly.
The English speaking staff was very professional, knowledgeable and also very very friendly.
The wine tasting was done very well with full details and descriptions of each wines laid out, not to forget the cheese pairing.
Overall one of the very best highlights of the trip, putting other competitors to shame.
The wine tour is done amazingly well and timed well. Explaining the varietals and also the wine making process. The flow and entire time went by flawlessly.
The English speaking staff was very professional, knowledgeable and also very very friendly.
The wine tasting was done very well with full details and descriptions of each wines laid out, not to forget the cheese pairing.
Overall one of the very best highlights of the trip, putting other competitors to shame.
Written November 15, 2023
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Jessel90
Singapore, Singapore35 contributions
Feb 2015 • Solo
I paid 950THB for a tour of the vineyard, which includes a wine tasting session and a lunch. The tour was hosted by a very friendly guide, who brought us around their yards, winery and finally ended with a tasting of their different varieties of wine. Lunch included was a 3-course meal, home-cooked style and very easy on the taste buds!
One major downside is the remoteness of the Khao Yai region. As I stayed in downtown Bangkok, I had to pay 4000THB (2000THB for the rental & 2000THB for petrol and toll charges) to hire a van to take me to their vineyards for the tour. In hindsight this was very expensive, and something I will not do again unless I intended to stay at their guesthouse.
Other things to note is that we weren't allowed to go near the grapes at all (unless it was harvest season) and the tour was conducted in Thai! The attractions nearby are also mediocre at best, including an Italian-themed village and a farm. It was overall very expensive but a good experience for someone with no knowledge of wine.
One major downside is the remoteness of the Khao Yai region. As I stayed in downtown Bangkok, I had to pay 4000THB (2000THB for the rental & 2000THB for petrol and toll charges) to hire a van to take me to their vineyards for the tour. In hindsight this was very expensive, and something I will not do again unless I intended to stay at their guesthouse.
Other things to note is that we weren't allowed to go near the grapes at all (unless it was harvest season) and the tour was conducted in Thai! The attractions nearby are also mediocre at best, including an Italian-themed village and a farm. It was overall very expensive but a good experience for someone with no knowledge of wine.
Written February 20, 2015
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Dear Jessel90,
Thank you for your kind words on our vineyard, wines, and the restaurant! We are glad to hear that your experience at GranMonte was an enjoyable one. We appreciate your honest review of the experience and hope that you will visit us again. You are right that the travel costs are high for a one-day visit -- we hope that next time you will stay at our GranMonte Guest House for a night or two to relax and enjoy the atmosphere of the vineyard.
We have to be mindful of guests entering the vineyard as there could be machineries working, so we do not let guests wander on their own in the vineyard to prevent accidents from happening. We hope you can understand our situation.
As for the tour being conducted in Thai, we truly apologize for that. We always take care to schedule English-language tours for our English-speaking guests who made prior reservations. We are sorry for the oversight with your tour, and would like to offer a free-of-charge tour for you on your next visit. Simply email nikki@granmonte.com and reference this TripAdvisor review to make plans with us.
Warm regards,
The GranMonte team
Written March 6, 2015
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Sarakit C
Ko Kret, Thailand722 contributions
Mar 2015 • Family
Fantastic boutique winery in Pak Chong/Khao Yai area. Wines have won numerous international awards yet still reasonably priced. There are accommodation facilities should you wish to stay on the vineyard, and the food is excellent. A vineyard tour is available, and grape-picking optional in season. The host family is wonderful and very accommodating. Great, great experience.
Written April 12, 2015
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JamieandKayo
Bangkok, Thailand5 contributions
Aug 2014 • Family
My wife and I had read some positive reviews about GranMonte and its wines, which have won several awards, so we were really looking forward to our visit. It's set in a beautiful valley near Khao Yai National Park about three hours north of Bangkok. After arriving, we decided against the winery tour and went straight to the tasting room. The wine, while not fantastic, was much better than wines from two other wineries we visited in the region, and our host pouring, the owner's daughter, was very knowledgeable and personable in explaining each wine, including grapes, age, bouquet, etc... We ended up purchasing several bottles of their lighter, sweeter varieties for dessert at home.
Unfortunately, the wines could not be matched the vineyard restaurant Vincotto, which we visited during lunch. Granmonte bills it as a gourmet restaurant serving international/Western cuisine, but it is terrible - not even up to standards of most local restaurants we eat at in Bangkok. The staff are indifferent at best, the setting shabby European chic (the outdoor deck overlooks a swampy potato farm) and service is maddeningly slow. I ordered a goat's cheese salad, and got a few leaves of old wilted lettuce and four slices of goat cheese fried in a soggy batter. The fish in my wife's fish and chips was partially raw inside, and though I was excited when they said they could do a vegetarian pasta for me, what they brought was overcooked and cold, with an Asian green I couldn't identify that does not belong in pasta. After the meal, it took almost 20 minutes to get our check. Our driver had the same problem - it took even longer to get his check.
It's too bad: Granmonte has a beautiful location and very good wines, for Thailand. But they need to do massive amounts of work on their restaurant. Don't let their website or advertising fool you: the pictures are pretty, but Vincotto is not only NOT up to international standards, it's not even as good as a basic Bangkok street food.
Unfortunately, the wines could not be matched the vineyard restaurant Vincotto, which we visited during lunch. Granmonte bills it as a gourmet restaurant serving international/Western cuisine, but it is terrible - not even up to standards of most local restaurants we eat at in Bangkok. The staff are indifferent at best, the setting shabby European chic (the outdoor deck overlooks a swampy potato farm) and service is maddeningly slow. I ordered a goat's cheese salad, and got a few leaves of old wilted lettuce and four slices of goat cheese fried in a soggy batter. The fish in my wife's fish and chips was partially raw inside, and though I was excited when they said they could do a vegetarian pasta for me, what they brought was overcooked and cold, with an Asian green I couldn't identify that does not belong in pasta. After the meal, it took almost 20 minutes to get our check. Our driver had the same problem - it took even longer to get his check.
It's too bad: Granmonte has a beautiful location and very good wines, for Thailand. But they need to do massive amounts of work on their restaurant. Don't let their website or advertising fool you: the pictures are pretty, but Vincotto is not only NOT up to international standards, it's not even as good as a basic Bangkok street food.
Written August 12, 2014
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Dear Jamieandkayo,
Thank you for your review. Yes I do remember giving the tasting to you. I am the winemaker and the daughter of the owners. Sorry to hear that you find my wines 'not fantastic' and just 'very good for Thailand'. This is small family own and operated vineyard and winery. You should have taken the tour to learn more about tropical viticulture and you will appreciate what we do more.
Regarding the restaurant, I think you happened to have an off day. It is a long weekend right in the middle of the low season so our vineyard was flooded with tourist and we were understaff. No excuse for that, we will improve our services but I wish you could be more understanding seeing how many people were dining at the same time as you.
You stated that this is unlike you local restaurants in Bangkok. That is true, because VinCotto is not right in the middle of Bangkok. We are 160km from Bangkok and the nearest 7-11 is a 20-minutes drive away. I'm sorry you found our food not as good as street food in Bangkok and sorry that there were issues with the food. My 65-year old mother was in the kitchen cooking for you, you should have raised the issues. However, we will continue to improve.
Lastly, our terrace is not a swampy potato farm. It is a very well kept lotus pond over looking the countryside plantation with mountains in the backdrop. When you look up a tropical island on the internet, no one shows a photo of their resort during the monsoon season. It is the same here that you happen to come here in the rainy season and everything is just a little more lush and green, yet well maintained and manicured. I cannot stop the annual rain from falling in the rainy season. Your critical eyes must have only seen it a swampy potato farm and that our architecture is shabby European chic. The architecture may have not met your standards as we really are not in Europe but I wish you are a little more reasonable.
Since we have met during the wine tasting, I wish you would have a little bit of courtesy to speak to me directly regarding the trouble with your food and services. Attacking my family business this way is not appreciated.
Regards,
Nikki
Written August 14, 2014
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BKK111
bangkok566 contributions
Jun 2013 • Couples
Perhaps because i'm from Europe that I wasn't so mpressed. It was very busy with Thai people and perhaps it has more of a novelty factor. The sunflower field was beautiful though. The shop here sells the most expensive products I've ever seen.
Written August 10, 2013
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Dear Sir,
It saddens me to hear that our place is not special. We are a wine grower and producer and our wines are highly awarded from international competitions around the world. Even Gold medals from Austria, Europe and various silver medals from France. I hope you had a chance to try our wines and appreciate the effort that we have put into the making of those bottles. We have a lot of Thai visitors as we are in Thailand and a lot of Thais appreciate drinking and enjoying Thai wines and what our estate has to offer in terms of agro-tourism, which is unique in Khao Yai region.
My family and I personally source many different products to sell at our shop apart from wine, just to have a variety of goods for visitors. We source the best possible products for our visitors. Quality normally comes with price. We do not profit greatly from selling these products, we just want our customers to enjoy the best quality products we know.
Our range of estate grown and produced wines are from 540 baht (which is considered very reasonable as we are taxed extremely highly at 260%) to 6,800 baht for a bottle for our reserve wine which went through a much more hands-on winemaking process, much longer aging time with the best possible raw materials and is bottled in a magnum bottle which is 1.5 litres (twice the normal amount). Only 500 bottles produce since the beginning of our estate. It is a special wine.
None the less, in the future, we hope you will have an opportunity to visit us again and dine at our VinCotto restaurant and even stay the night at the Guest House, a unique accommodation, only one in Thailand that sets in the vineyard amongts the vines.
Written August 12, 2013
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Ukrainian09
Arlington, VA41 contributions
Sep 2012 • Family
What a great vineyard! We took a tour while staying at the Maze Resort, Khao Yai area. The tour was very interesting and the wine we tasted was actually very good - both red and white. It was the first time we've had good Thai wine! (All the other kinds of wine from Khao Yai or the rest of Thailand we had ever tried were, excuse me, awful - Thai people make lots of delicious foods and beautiful things, but wine-making is not a tradition here). So, Granmonte wine is a wonderful exception to the rule here. Visit the vinery and try their wine.
Written September 11, 2012
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Love it that you enjoyed our wines! I am very proud of them indeed and only want to make the best wines from the best grapes our vineyard has to offer. Thai wines are of many qualities, but we certainly hope that we are leading the way to making international quality wines! Thank you for supporting our hard work!
Written September 15, 2012
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Written January 22, 2019
Come accros many +ve feedback on granmonte vineyards. Looking forward to meet the lady boss - Nikki and the rest of the staffs there. May I What will be the best hour to visit as we ( pax of 4 ) will only spending 2D/1N ( 29/7-30/7 ) in Khao Yai ) first timer )
Written June 3, 2018
Personally I would not go again but if you are then 11.30 before they get busy
Written July 14, 2018
Is beginning of June a good season to visit? Any activities?
When is the grape season?
Written May 9, 2018
Hi Thian,
When I was there in Mar, there were bunch of grapes though abit dry up.
The grapes there ain't compare to Australia and New Zealand.
I believe there is still grapes. Give a try to visit, it takes less than an hour to complete:-)
Written May 10, 2018
Hi, I m interested to visit your vineyard next month, march 19, any activity that can rec? We have 4 a 3 k
Written February 16, 2018
Hello Elaine. We provide vineyard and winery tour with wine tasting (grape juice for children). Please send us an email via the tour page on our website and we can send you reservation details!
Kind regards
Written February 17, 2018
Nikki L
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Hi..I am planning to visit in December. Will it be a good time?
Written November 12, 2017
Yes it is a perfect time as the weather is lovely and we have our Winter in the Vineyard festivities. You can follow the details on our FB as well.
Kind regards
The GranMonte Team
Written November 15, 2017
Hi, we are planning to stay one night in yr guest house in mid dec 17, May I know what is the rate for 5 adults?
Written June 18, 2017
Dear Irene,
Thank your for your enquiry. If you don't mind please find our contact on our website so we may answer your question and assist with other things you may need.
Kind regards
The GranMonte team
Written June 20, 2017
Hi is this worth a visit in June.... ? Going with young children and hope to see some grapes :)
Written June 10, 2017
Dear Sandy,
The grape season is towards the end of the year. However, June is a lovely time to visit as the vineyard is green and the mountains are beautiful with not too many visitors. You may contact us via our website. We look forward to welcoming you and your family!
Kind regards,
The GranMonte team
Written June 20, 2017
We are going to visit khao yai at the begining of july 2017 is there any interesting agenda at granmonte?
Written June 9, 2017
Hello. Thanks for your enquiry. We have vineyard and winery tour and wine tasting all year round. Which takes about 1.5 hour. The ticket price is 300 THB per adult. We also have a restaurant and guest house here as well. If you would like to make a booking, please let us know. Thanks and we look forward to welcoming you!
Written June 10, 2017
we plan to visit 24/May'2017, may i know when is the grape harvest time?
Written April 2, 2017
Hello. Our harvest time is from end of January to Mid March. May is also a nice time to visit. The mountains are green and we also have special rate at the Guest House
Written April 3, 2017
Hi, what is the weather (day & night temperature) during mid February of the year? I am planing a trip to your vineyard and stay over there this coming February.
Written October 2, 2016
Hello Herbert. Mid Feb the weather is mild. Generally no rain. During the day the temperature is around 25-28 and at night around 15 degrees.
Written November 24, 2016
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