4th Place of Interest- Macau Wine Museum

Macau Wine Museum is the Asia’s first museum dedicated to wine. The museum is a special and serene place because of the wines that are stored and exhibited inside. The atmosphere of the Wine Museum is a warm and pleasant place as the ambience is totally different from outside world which is noisy and extremely city-like. The museum occupies approximately 1,400 square meters of space. It has divided into different areas sorted according to category such as the area of the history of wine-making, the area of the collection of wine and that of wine display. These areas have different types of media by which they present the information about the wine and the grapevines through maps, both ancient and modern texts, photos, tiles and videos. Other than that, modern and traditional tools used in the production of wine can also be seen in these areas of the Wine Museum.

The history of wine in Macau, the whole process of producing wine through fermentation of the fruits and vegetables up to the bottling and corking processes are exhibited and explained in this special museum. Furthermore, the social, economical, and cultural significance of the wine in the tradition of the Portuguese are the main aspects of the Wine Museum. Daily life drinking tradition and celebration ceremony in the Portuguese culture are also exhibited in the museum. There is even a wine-tasting place inside where the visitor can taste the different types of wine, which is included in ticket price.

The wines that are displayed in the Wine Museum of Macau come from Portugal, Macau and the People's Republic of China. Currently, there are about 1,115 wine bottles and displayed at the Wine Museum. 756 bottles are commercial wines-wines that can be bought in wine and liquor shops while 359 bottles are collection wines-wines which are specially brewed and rarely. The oldest and most special among these wines is the Porto 1815, one of the oldest and most special wines of Portugal. Besides, the Wine Museum also exhibits different folk clothes in various places of Portugal.

The Wine Museum will be operating from Wednesday to Monday, 10am to 6pm. Admission fees will be costs for Adult MOP$15, Children MOP$5 and Free of Charge for Senior Citizens. To access to the museum, there are public transportation such as buses or taxis.

The Wine Museum is an ideal place to visit when you are visiting Macau. For wine lovers you can make a visit to the museum to experience different types of wines of Portugal, the history of the wines and to learn about the cultures.