Viticulture: Essential Edition Rules Reference

Viticulture is a worker placement game set in rustic Tuscany where players manage vineyards, plant vines, harvest grapes, make wine, and fill wine orders to build the most successful winery. Each year cycles through four seasons, with workers placed in summer and winter to take strategic actions.

Objective

Be the first player to reach 20 victory points. Points are earned primarily by filling wine orders, but also through building structures, giving tours, and playing visitor cards.

How to Play

Spring: Choose wake-up order Summer: Place workers on yellow action spaces Fall: Draw visitor card(s) Winter: Place workers on blue action spaces End of Year: Age tokens, return workers, collect residual, discard to 7, rotate first player

Tips for New Players

• Focus on building your wine production engine early -- plant vines, build cellars, and start making wine as soon as possible.
• Do not neglect residual payments -- filling wine orders increases your income every year.
• The wake-up chart bonus matters -- sometimes a later turn order with a good bonus is better than going first.
• Visitor cards are powerful -- the Cottage building that gives you an extra visitor card each year is one of the best investments.
• Plan your cellar upgrades around the wine orders you draw -- do not build a Large Cellar if you only have low-value orders.