PT Portugal
Douro Valley
The same spine, plus Porto treated as a city rather than an airport, and a day given over to a single estate.
Best Sep — Oct · normally 4–6 daysTravel thoughtfully · drink responsibly · 18+
7 7 days
A region, properly.
A week lets you treat somewhere as a place rather than a wine list — the city at one end, the landscape in the middle, and a day with nothing booked at all.
Regions that work at 7 days
FR France
Burgundy
Add Chablis, which is a two-hour move north and reads as a different region entirely.
Best May — Jun · normally 3–5 daysAR Argentina
Mendoza
Uco and Luján de Cuyo both, with one non-wine day in the high country to break the pattern.
Best Mar — Apr · normally 5–7 daysIT Sicily, Italy
Etna
Both flanks of the volcano, given a base each, plus a day on the coast at Taormina to recover.
Best May · Oct · normally 4–5 daysDE Germany
Mosel
The full run from Trier to Cochem, on foot and by boat where the season permits.
Best Jun — Sep · normally 3–5 daysES Spain
Rioja Alavesa
Bilbao at one end, the hill towns in the middle, and time for the architecture as well as the wine.
Best May · Sep · normally 4–6 daysPT Portugal
Madeira
Add the north coast and São Vicente, where the island stops being a resort and starts being farmland.
Best Apr — Oct · normally 4–7 daysZA South Africa
Stellenbosch
Three or four sub-routes at a sane pace, plus Franschhoek if the valley appeals.
Best Feb — Apr · normally 4–7 daysIT Italy
Piedmont
Add Turin at the start — it is a proper city and the reason much of this wine exists.
Best Sep — Nov · normally 4–6 daysFR France
Alsace
The whole route at walking-and-cycling pace, which is the only pace that suits it.
Best May — Jun · Sep — Oct · normally 3–5 daysIT Italy
Chianti Classico
Add Siena or Florence properly rather than as a day trip from a vineyard.
Best May — Jun · Sep — Oct · normally 3–5 daysGR Greece
Santorini
Add a neighbouring island; the ferry is part of the trip rather than an interruption.
Best May — Jun · Sep — Oct · normally 3–5 daysNZ New Zealand
Central Otago
Bendigo and Alexandra as well, with Wānaka at the end for the lake and the quiet.
Best Feb — Apr · normally 5–7 daysNot the length you have?
Try the other lengths, or start from the place instead with the region guides.