PB Valley Khaoyai Winery — Restaurant in Nakhon Ratchasima Province

Huge disappointment. For context, I did the tour, tasting and lunch.

The tour was a simple ride around the vineyard and we were forced to have 4 visitors to sit in the same row despite telling the guide clearly that there was insufficient space (she squeezed the 4th passenger in any way). As we have been to other vineyards in other parts of the world, the guide on this trip was evidently not enthusiastic or passionate about wine (so don't expect a knowledgeable guide or that 'personal touch' on this tour). While there were different plantations, likewise in comparison to other vineyards around the world, this vineyard was bare.

For the tasting, if you're looking to taste local wine in the 3 options you're given, note that there would be a mix of local and imported wine (🤨). Onto the actual wine itself, the taste was lackluster and tasted similar to any cheap wine you could get at a supermarket.

For lunch, the food was decent and the view was absolutely stunning from the lunch area. The grape juice was surprisingly a lot sweeter than I expected. Our request to change our initial selection for the ice cream flavour was turned down despite expressing that we had enough of grapes by dessert time and that we did not like the flavour of the grapes. Despite this, the grape sorbet tasted better than the grape juice and wine.

Overall, this experience was a waste of my time and money. What I would have done differently: visit the lunch area in PB valley and take photos of the beautiful view from the sitting area...

PB Valley Khao Yai Winery: Unbeknownst to so many of us oenophile plebeians, there are vineyards in Thailand. We were recently at Monsoon Valley Vineyard in Hua Hin and the wines were near disastrous. Even more so as we embarked on a Douro valley wine trail in Porto. Like most tourists to Pak Chong, you will be hitting 2 vineyard stops - GrandMonte and PB Valley. If you’re doing both, you’ll realise they are as different as two rival siblings. GrandMonte, smaller is size, boasts less bells and whistles than PB. However, true oenophiles will prefer GrandMonte as their wines are genuinely world class - they have bagged numerous awards at AWC Vienna awards, 3 notable silvers in 2023. PB Valley was a bit of a farce to us. It is catering to non wine-drinkers with hard-to-savour wine that delivers sharp, acidic and unpleasant wines. At least the ones we tried as part of the tour. Guides don’t explain much. It feels like a safari ride around their compound that focuses on farming, grape harvesting, animal rearing. You just don’t take them and their wine seriously. Tasting was so terrible. Cheese was terrible. The front of the vineyard was stunning but everywhere else seemed run down and decrepit. If you’re a serious oenophile, read my review on GrandMonte Vineyard - which truly delivers in flavours and class....

Came here because of the many reviews I heard about the vineyard with great views. When we arrived, the staff were all very welcoming and it made us feel immediately at home. Upon stepping in, we went direct for lunch because the weather was scorching outside (33°c) and were greeted with a beautiful view of the vineyard. However, we opted to sit in the air conditioned area so the lighting for photos is not as good. Nevertheless, we enjoyed our huge pork ribs and African chicken! According to John, the ribs here would get a higher rating from him if the meat was tender enough to fall off the bones. However, I really loved the ribs with the red wine infused sauce because it was quite a unique taste for me (John says it tastes like chee cheong fun sauce LOL)! The mini grapes (in the pic) were also so juicy and delicious! The African chicken on the other hand is just so so, the chicken was a little dry inside, but the marination is awesome! The chilli sauce that comes with it is so spicy, it's really good if you love spicy stuff! We did not take the vineyard tour so unable to comment on that, but overall, we enjoyed ourselves for lunch with a great view! Some other farm animals are right...