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title: "Stonemaier Games: Grape Growing Essential Edition (Base Game) | Build the Most Prosperous Tuscan Vineyards | Strategy Board Game for Adults and Family | 1-6 Players 90 Minutes Ages 14+"
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# 90-min immersive vineyard strategy 1-6 players, solo AI mode included Includes mini expansions & revised rules Stonemaier Games: Grape Growing Essential Edition (Base Game) | Build the Most Prosperous Tuscan Vineyards | Strategy Board Game for Adults and Family | 1-6 Players 90 Minutes Ages 14+

**Brand:** stonemaier games
**Price:** € 236.48
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🍷 Cultivate your legacy—own Tuscany’s finest vineyard before your rivals do!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Stonemaier Games: Grape Growing Essential Edition (Base Game) | Build the Most Prosperous Tuscan Vineyards | Strategy Board Game for Adults and Family | 1-6 Players 90 Minutes Ages 14+ by stonemaier games
- **How much does it cost?** € 236.48 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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- stonemaier games enthusiasts

## Why This Product

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## Key Features

- • **Solo Mode with Automa AI:** Challenge yourself with a smart solo variant that simulates competitive opponents flawlessly.
- • **Seasonal Worker Placement Dynamics:** Navigate summer and winter tasks with competitive timing advantages for early movers.
- • **Stunning Artwork & Intuitive Design:** Beautifully illustrated by top designers, making every game session a visual and strategic delight.
- • **Master the Art of Vineyard Management:** Assign workers and visitors strategically to build the most prosperous Tuscan winery.
- • **Rich, Thematic Gameplay with Mini Expansions:** Essential Edition bundles core game with fan-favorite expansions for a complete experience.

## Overview

Stonemaier Games' Grape Growing Essential Edition is a 90-minute strategic worker placement board game for 1-6 players aged 14+. Set in Tuscany, players manage seasonal vineyard tasks, build structures, plant vines, and fulfill wine orders to create the most successful winery. This edition includes the base game plus select mini expansions and a solo Automa mode, all wrapped in elegant artwork and streamlined mechanics designed for both casual and dedicated gamers.

## Description

In the game, he rests in the rustic Premodant Tuscana and inherits the poor vineyards. There are some lands, old crash pads, small sellers and three workers. And it has a dream of owning the best wineries in Italy. Your job is to assign your workers and friendly visitors to complete various tasks throughout the year. The vineyards are different from season to season, allowing workers to perform a variety of tasks in summer and winter. They compete for those tasks, and often first workers to reach each job benefit over other jobs. Working towards the goal of owning the most successful wineries in Tuscana, you can use these workers and visitors to expand their vines by building buildings, planting vines or filling wine orders. Essential Edition includes the second edition of grape-cultivation along with some elements of the original Tuscan expansion pack selected by renowned designer Uwe Rosenberg These include Mom and Dad, Field (Properties), Various Visitor Cards, Automat (Solo Variation)

Review: Fantastic Rulebook. Terms explained on back cover.These points are often overlooked but very important. Also: Art work beautiful. Solid game, scales well w/player count. You need to plan ahead and it really is a decent game, the best in years. This edition is the best, and it is finally a worker placement game that I actually like. I played the tuscany + essential and did not like that very much. It feels "finished", instead of others that feel incomplete and are shouting for expansions. Compared to other wine board games it is simpler than Vinhos and less cruel than grand cru. It actually teaches how wine is produced. For kids however it is not very spectacular, would play it with intelligent adults, that may or may not like wine. Oh and did I mention you can play it solo against the AI of the game?
Review: Lovely production, good worker placement mechanics and very accesible. Highly recommended for medium-lightweight game.

## Features

- Build a Vineyard: Create the most prosperous winery in Italy, from the Tuscany vineyards inherited in this worker place wine-making game
- STONEMAIER Publisher: Stonemaier is a tabletop game publisher based in St. Louis. Stonemaier brands include vine cultivation, euphoria, between two cities, scythe, charter stone, my little scythe between two castles in Mad King Ludvich, wingspan, tapestry, pendulum, red rising, rolling realm, libertaria, Smitten, Expeditions, Apiary, Wyrmspan
- Assign Workers: Vineyards vary from season to season, allowing workers to perform a variety of tasks during summer and winter. They compete for those tasks, and often first-time workers benefit over later ones
- Objectives: Using these workers and visitors, vineyard owners can tackle the goal of building structures, planting vines and expanding their vineyards by fulfilling wine orders, and managing the most successful wineries in Tuscany
- EXTREMELY VERSATILITY: Visitors will be happy to help visitors around the vineyards when they come to as long as you assign a caring worker. It is short to visit, but very helpful
- BEAUTIFUL DESIGN AND Illustration: Designed by Jamie Stegmeyer and Alan Stone (Euphoria: build a better dystopia). Features Jackie Davis (Cubitos), David Mongomery, Beth Sobel (Wingspan)
- ESSENTIAL EDITION: Includes the basic game of grape-cultivation and mini expansions such as Mamas & Papas, Fields, extended and revised visitors, Auto cards, and several minor rule changes from the original version
- THEMED DESIGNED MECHANISM: As we age, wine grows with age. Use irrigation or trellis to plant grapes in fields and turn them into wine
- Solo Play: Features a single player game of automation for a fun solitaire experience. Automa simulates your opponent, but does not change as a player. In an automatic turn, flip one card to see what action you take
- Gift: Great gift for board game enthusiasts. Perfect for adults, couples, board gamers and wine lovers

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B018GRSLK4 |
| Batteries Included | No |
| Batteries Required? | No |
| Customer Reviews | 4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars (2,201) |
| Date First Available | November 12, 2015 |
| Item model number | STM105 |
| Language | English |
| Manufacturer recommended age | 14 years and up |
| Material Type(s) | Cardboard Cardstock Wood |
| Model Number | STM105 |
| Number of Game Players | 1-6 |
| Product Dimensions | 22 x 9.98 x 27 cm; 1.81 kg |
| Release date | September 10, 2016 |
| Target Gender | Unisex |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Stonemaier Games
- **Genre:** Economical, Strategy, Worker Placement
- **Material:** Cardboard Cardstock Wood
- **Number of Players:** 1-6
- **Theme:** Agricultural, Economical

## Images

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## Questions & Answers

**Q: Is there a one player option?**
A: As has been answered, there absolutely is a one-player variant, and I just wanted to add my piece to this: it is one of the best solo-variants I've ever seen in a game. The designer of the variant is on Board Game Geek and it went through some amazing playtesting - the variant is so simple, yet it seems like it knows what we're thinking or wanting to do. It's got a few levels of difficulty as well, and the solo variant has been lovingly designed and honed by many many fans of Viticulture. I cannot  recommend this game highly enough. One caveat - if you do purchase it, I would recommend purchasing a set of metal coins - I did not get the ones done by Stonemaier, but they are available at Meeplesource. I bought mine on Amazon and they were made for the game Brass (by Eagle Gryphon). Totally completely adds to the fun of this game!

**Q: What types of tokens are needed for this game? ie. gold, stone, food, gems, wood etc? Would the Stonemaier token be useful or a waste?**
A: Here’s what we do. We buy little jewelry gems at HobbyLobby….we buy Ruby red for the red wine, white for the whites, there’s a blush color , and then we buy a sparkly one for the champagne. We use a clear disc for the money marker. We use miniature wine bottles for the player scores. We also use silicon cupcake liners to hold game pieces. We use the cupcake liners for all sorts of games. Blings it all out at a reasonable price. We also used balsa wood to make crates for the cards. This is a frequent game at our house., so worth the effort. Great game for newer players. A bit light for my tastes, but we are gamers.

**Q: Does this version come with the metal coins?**
A: No, this version comes with cardboard coins. The Tuscany Deluxe expansion is the one that comes with the metal coins.

**Q: Is this compatible with Tuscany Expansion (2nd Edition)?**
A: Yes, 2nd ed Tuscany (AKA Tuscany essential edition) was created to work best with viticulture essential ed

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
*by K***X on May 21, 2017*

Fantastic Rulebook. Terms explained on back cover.These points are often overlooked but very important. Also: Art work beautiful. Solid game, scales well w/player count. You need to plan ahead and it really is a decent game, the best in years. This edition is the best, and it is finally a worker placement game that I actually like. I played the tuscany + essential and did not like that very much. It feels "finished", instead of others that feel incomplete and are shouting for expansions. Compared to other wine board games it is simpler than Vinhos and less cruel than grand cru. It actually teaches how wine is produced. For kids however it is not very spectacular, would play it with intelligent adults, that may or may not like wine. Oh and did I mention you can play it solo against the AI of the game?

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
*by R***D on October 16, 2025*

Lovely production, good worker placement mechanics and very accesible. Highly recommended for medium-lightweight game.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
*by A***! on September 15, 2024*

Love the game^^

## Frequently Bought Together

- Stonemaier Games: Viticulture Essential Edition (Base Game) | Create The Most Prosperous Tuscan Vineyard | Wine Themed Strategy Board Game for Adults and Family | 1-6 Players, 90 Mins, Ages 14+
- Stonemaier Games Viticulture: Tuscany Expansion Essential Edition, 1-6 Players, Ages 14+, 150 Mins, New Board, Cards, Workers

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