Which Viticulture Essential Edition expansion should you buy next?

Worker placement game about running a Tuscan vineyard.

Base game: 1–6 players60-90 minStonemaier Games5 expansions checked

Buy order

Start with Tuscany Essential Edition.

  1. Number 1: Tuscany Essential Edition

    Buy this first

    Adds: Extended 4-season board, structure cards and special workers.

    Fixes: Spring and fall get real actions, and a new trade action gives more flexible turns.

    Reviewers call it a must-have for Viticulture fans: a four-season board, new actions and more choices without much extra time.

    Usually a better fit for a different kind of group — still fine if it sounds fun.

    Expansion1–6 playersFine for any group
    DetailsBuy Tuscany Essential Edition:Amazon (opens in a new tab)Stonemaier Games (opens in a new tab)
  2. Number 2: Bordeaux

    Worth it

    Adds: Alt 4-season board, experts, trade market, face-up cards, end-game conversion.

    Fixes: Design goals: faster start and better 2-player game (publisher).

    A new four-season board that speeds up the start and pushes you toward making wine. What Board Game still rates Tuscany higher, so it matters most if you do not own Tuscany.

    Usually a better fit for a different kind of group — still fine if it sounds fun.

    Expansion1–6 playersLess complex than Tuscany (designer).Fine for any group
    DetailsBuy Bordeaux:Stonemaier Games (opens in a new tab)
  3. Number 3: Moor Visitors

    Worth it

    Adds: 40 new visitor cards; no overlap with base cards.

    Fixes: More visitor variety with no extra rules.

    Cheap, shuffles straight into the base decks and adds variety with no extra rules. Not essential, but fans rarely take it back out.

    Usually a better fit for a different kind of group — still fine if it sounds fun.

    Mini expansion1–6 playersFine for any group
  4. Number 4: Visit from the Rhine Valley

    Depends on your group

    Adds: Alternate set of 80 visitor cards focused on the wine business, not points.

    Good if your group wants visitor cards that build your wine business instead of handing out points. It replaces your other visitor cards, so it is a different flavour, not more game.

    Usually a better fit for a different kind of group — still fine if it sounds fun.

    Mini expansion1–6 playersAbout the same rules loadFine for any groupPrice: Under $20
    DetailsBuy Visit from the Rhine Valley:Stonemaier Games (opens in a new tab)Miniature Market (opens in a new tab)
  5. Number 5: Viticulture World

    Depends on your group

    Adds: Cooperative mode across 7 continents, with solo mode.

    A hard co-op mode where every player must reach 25 points in six years. Meeple Mountain says it is for strong Viticulture players only; new players should learn the base game first.

    Usually a better fit for a different kind of group — still fine if it sounds fun.

    Expansion1–6 playersAbout Tuscany complexity (publisher).Fine for any groupPrice: $20–$40

Check before you buy

  • If you own the original Tuscany, you already have the Tuscany Essential Edition content.
  • The designer says not to mix the Moor and Rhine Valley visitor decks.

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Rankings are our editorial picks, built from the reviews linked on each expansion page. Last checked 2026-09-27.