At the processing site at 202 Phố Cao Thắng, Phường Đạo Long, jar after jar of wine ferments quietly — but the true source of this wine carrying Ninh Thuận's name is a place called Thôn Hiệp Hòa, 7 km away, tended by hand by an old farmer known as "Ba Mọi."
Báo Văn Hóa profiles the winery's owner; first commercial bottle launched in 2007
Báo Văn Hóa (baovanhoa.vn), the official media outlet of Vietnam's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, ran a feature specifically interviewing the winery's owner, Nguyễn Văn Mọi: "Trùm nho Ba Mọi trứ danh xứ Ninh Thuận: Muốn ủ rượu vang lâu hơn!" Dân Việt, the newspaper of Vietnam's Farmers' Association, in its feature "40 năm lan tỏa giá trị trái nho sạch, rượu vang nho Phan Rang của ông Ba Mọi," confirms the first bottle of wine launched in 2007, made through a 2-year clay-jar fermentation process, growing European wine-grape varieties such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Chenin Blanc, and Syrah. Several independent travel outlets (vinwonders.com, bazantravel.com, ninhthuanreview.com) cross-confirm the winery's address and visiting information.
Honest clarification: Ba Mọi's own winery doesn't sit within Phan Rang City's territory; the city itself has only a processing and sales point
It has to be said honestly that Ba Mọi's own vineyard and winemaking workshop sit in Thôn Hiệp Hòa, Xã Phước Thuận, Huyện Ninh Phước, about 7 km from downtown Phan Rang, not within Phan Rang City's territory, and this entry states this plainly. But Phan Rang City itself does have wine processing and retail points too (such as the local wine-processing workshop at 202 Phố Cao Thắng, Phường Đạo Long, and several dedicated wine shops in the city, such as My Wine Store at 91 Phố Quang Trung and another at 88 Phố Hải Thượng Lãn Ông), showing that wine retail and some local processing genuinely does exist within Phan Rang City's territory; this entry's anchor uses this kind of in-city location while also honestly disclosing that the Ba Mọi brand's own source is in Huyện Ninh Phước. Báo Văn Hóa's report explicitly records that the first commercial bottle of wine only launched in 2007 (before that, only home brewing), making this a rare case of a homegrown Vietnamese winery, not comparable in scale to internationally known wine regions, and this entry doesn't overstate its industry scale.
How to Drink It Like a Local
- The local wine-processing point at 202 Phố Cao Thắng, Phường Đạo Long, and My Wine Store at 91 Phố Quang Trung, are convenient in-city places to buy.
- To visit Ba Mọi's own winery, head to Thôn Hiệp Hòa, Xã Phước Thuận, Huyện Ninh Phước, reportedly open to visitors.
- The clay-jar fermentation process takes 2 years; check the vintage year printed on the label when buying.
An Honest Look at This Bottle's Story
- Ba Mọi's own vineyard and winemaking workshop sit in Thôn Hiệp Hòa, Xã Phước Thuận, Huyện Ninh Phước, about 7 km from Phan Rang City, not within its territory.
- Phan Rang City does have wine processing and retail points; this entry's anchor uses these in-city locations while honestly disclosing that the brand's source is in Huyện Ninh Phước.
- The first commercial bottle only launched in 2007 — a rare case of a homegrown Vietnamese winery; this entry doesn't overstate its scale compared with international wine regions.
Pour a glass of deep red wine, carrying the distinct richness of clay-jar fermentation — behind this glass is the story of an old farmer who spent decades turning his own vineyard into a product. That it can be bought in downtown Phan Rang rests on seven kilometers' worth of persistence that never let up.