# The Wizard of Wines

> From the Curse of Strahd game wiki (it covers the whole game, spoilers included): https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/locations/the-wizard-of-wines.html. Unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Fan Content Policy, not approved or endorsed by Wizards of the Coast.

> [!infobox]
> ![loc wizard of wines 1](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/img/shots/loc-wizard-of-wines-1.webp)
> **Region:** [The Wizard of Wines](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/regions/the-wizard-of-wines.md) · level 6
> **Resting:** Risky
> **Light:** dim, outdoors
> **Getting here:** the travel map (The Wizard of Wines)
> **Quests:** [A Seat at the Table](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/quests/a-seat-at-the-table.md), [Cold Prayers](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/quests/cold-prayers.md), [The Black Row](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/quests/the-black-row.md), [The Destined Ally](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/quests/the-destined-ally.md) and 4 more

## Overview

The Martikov family's winery in the hills south-west of Vallaki: a lane up through withered vines, a yard between the house, the winery and the press house, and the family's camp under the trees, where they have hidden since the druids came.

A painted sign over the yard gate shows a wizard in a starry hat pouring wine for a raven. Below it the vines stand in long rows, brown at the edges and curling, and nothing in the yard has moved in a while except the birds.

**Resting:** Risky: a rest here can be interrupted.

![loc wizard of wines overview](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/img/shots/loc-wizard-of-wines-overview.webp)
*The whole place from above.*

## Getting here

### Ways in

- **The travel map:** The Wizard of Wines, in The Wizard of Wines and Yester Hill.

### Ways out

| # | Exit | Leads to | Only when |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Down the lane to the road | the travel map |  |
| 2 | The winery | [The Winery](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/locations/the-winery.md) |  |
| 3 | The press house | [The Press House](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/locations/the-press-house.md) |  |

## Map

![wizard of wines](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/img/maps/wizard-of-wines.svg)

**Key:** gold, people; red, containers; purple, hidden finds; teal, skill checks; white, exits; orange, traps. The numbers match the lists on this page.

### Close up

![loc wizard of wines spot1](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/img/shots/loc-wizard-of-wines-spot1.webp)
*A Raven, the well, a rope tied off below the well's lip, something behind the casks*

![loc wizard of wines spot2](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/img/shots/loc-wizard-of-wines-spot2.webp)
*A Raven*

![loc wizard of wines spot3](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/img/shots/loc-wizard-of-wines-spot3.webp)
*A Raven, the camp fire*

## People

- **[A Raven](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/people/a-raven.md)**, Of the Wizard of Wines: The winery yard (#16)
- **[A Raven](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/people/a-raven-of-the-wizard-of-wines.md)**, Of the Wizard of Wines: The lane through the vines (#17)
- **[A Raven](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/people/a-raven-2.md)**, Of the Wizard of Wines: The Martikovs' camp (#18)

> [!note]- Who turns up at points in the story (9)
> - **[Adrian Martikov](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/people/adrian-martikov.md)**, The foot of the lane, The Martikovs' camp (#4, #7): when not adrian met; or when adrian met and not winery reclaimed and not adrian martikov with the party
> - **[Davian Martikov](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/people/davian-martikov.md)**, The Martikovs' camp, The winery yard (#5, #8): when not winery reclaimed and not davian martikov with the party; or when winery reclaimed and not davian martikov with the party
> - **[Stefania Martikov](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/people/stefania-martikov.md)**, The Martikovs' camp, The winery yard (#6, #9): when not winery reclaimed; or when winery reclaimed
> - **[Ionel](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/people/ionel.md)**, The foot of the lane (#10): when not winery reclaimed
> - **[Tereza](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/people/tereza.md)**, The Martikovs' camp (#11): when not winery reclaimed
> - **[Horia](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/people/horia.md)**, The Martikovs' camp (#12): when not winery reclaimed
> - **[Ovidiu](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/people/ovidiu.md)**, The west vineyard (#13): when winery reclaimed
> - **[Andrei](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/people/andrei.md)**, The east vineyard (#14): when winery reclaimed
> - **[Old Silviu](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/people/old-silviu.md)**, The winery yard (#15): when winery reclaimed

## What to find

| # | Where | What | How |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | a rope tied off below the well's lip (hidden) | [Rope of Climbing](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/items/magic-items.md#rope-of-climbing) | Search: Perception DC 13 |
| 24 | the ravens' hoard in the dead tree (hidden) | [Ring of Feather Falling](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/items/magic-items.md#ring-of-feather-falling) | Search: Perception DC 15 |
| 25 | something behind the casks (hidden) | [Eversmoking Bottle](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/items/magic-items.md#eversmoking-bottle) | Search: Perception DC 13 |
| 26 | something dropped between the vines (hidden) | [Moon Sickle, +1 (Sickle)](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/items/magic-items.md#moon-sickle-1) | Search: Perception DC 12 |

The containers here also get random magic items and potions, rolled for a party of level 6 the first time you come ([Random Treasure](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/items/random-treasure.md)). Hidden finds need a Search (F) nearby; the party's best roll counts.

### Skill checks

| # | Where | Check | Try | What it does |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | the well | Athletics 13 | Climb down inside the well | finds Rope of Climbing; on a failure: 1d6 bludgeoning damage |
| 20 | Withered vines | Nature 14 | Study the withered vines | reveals yester_hill:gully_cache; lore: The blight on the vines |
| 21 | the camp fire | Performance 13 | Sing with the Martikovs at the fire | Heroic Inspiration |
| 22 | a dead tree full of ravens | Persuasion 14 | Ask the ravens for their help | finds Ring of Feather Falling; lore: The vineyard's ravens |

## Fights

- *The vines on both sides of the lane shiver, though there's no wind. Then, row by row, they stand up.*, in [The Wizard of Wines](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/locations/the-wizard-of-wines.md): [Druid](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/bestiary/druid.md), [Vine Blight](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/bestiary/vine-blight.md), [Needle Blight](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/bestiary/needle-blight.md), [Twig Blight](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/bestiary/twig-blight.md), [Tree Blight](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/bestiary/tree-blight.md). Scales with your level.
> [!example]- By party level (the first line your party fits is the fight you get)
> - **[The Wizard of Wines](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/locations/the-wizard-of-wines.md)**, when not vineyard cleared and not gulthias tree burned and level ≥ 7: Druid of Yester Hill ([Druid](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/bestiary/druid.md)), 3 × [Vine Blight](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/bestiary/vine-blight.md), 6 × [Needle Blight](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/bestiary/needle-blight.md), 6 × [Twig Blight](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/bestiary/twig-blight.md), [Tree Blight](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/bestiary/tree-blight.md) (4100 XP; surprise: party)
> - **[The Wizard of Wines](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/locations/the-wizard-of-wines.md)**, when not vineyard cleared and not gulthias tree burned and level ≥ 6: Druid of Yester Hill ([Druid](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/bestiary/druid.md)), 2 × [Vine Blight](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/bestiary/vine-blight.md), 6 × [Needle Blight](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/bestiary/needle-blight.md), 6 × [Twig Blight](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/bestiary/twig-blight.md), [Tree Blight](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/bestiary/tree-blight.md) (4000 XP; surprise: party)
> - **[The Wizard of Wines](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/locations/the-wizard-of-wines.md)**, when not vineyard cleared and not gulthias tree burned: 2 × [Vine Blight](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/bestiary/vine-blight.md), 4 × [Needle Blight](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/bestiary/needle-blight.md), 6 × [Twig Blight](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/bestiary/twig-blight.md) (550 XP; surprise: party)

- *The Seventh Row stands up out of the ground, and the vines in the rows on either side pull their roots up…*, in [The Wizard of Wines](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/locations/the-wizard-of-wines.md): [The Vine Mother](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/bestiary/the-vine-mother.md), [Vine Blight](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/bestiary/vine-blight.md), [Needle Blight](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/bestiary/needle-blight.md), [Tree Blight](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/bestiary/tree-blight.md). Scales with your level. Part of [The Black Row](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/quests/the-black-row.md).
> [!example]- By party level (the first line your party fits is the fight you get)
> - **[The Wizard of Wines](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/locations/the-wizard-of-wines.md)**, when level ≥ 8: [The Vine Mother](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/bestiary/the-vine-mother.md), 6 × [Vine Blight](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/bestiary/vine-blight.md), 6 × [Needle Blight](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/bestiary/needle-blight.md), The Sixth Row ([Tree Blight](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/bestiary/tree-blight.md)) (7700 XP)
> - **[The Wizard of Wines](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/locations/the-wizard-of-wines.md)**, when level ≥ 7: [The Vine Mother](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/bestiary/the-vine-mother.md), 5 × [Vine Blight](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/bestiary/vine-blight.md), 6 × [Needle Blight](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/bestiary/needle-blight.md) (4700 XP)
> - **[The Wizard of Wines](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/locations/the-wizard-of-wines.md)**, when level ≥ 6: [The Vine Mother](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/bestiary/the-vine-mother.md), 4 × [Vine Blight](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/bestiary/vine-blight.md), 4 × [Needle Blight](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/bestiary/needle-blight.md) (4500 XP)
> - **[The Wizard of Wines](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/locations/the-wizard-of-wines.md)**: [The Vine Mother](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/bestiary/the-vine-mother.md), 2 × [Vine Blight](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/bestiary/vine-blight.md), 3 × [Needle Blight](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/bestiary/needle-blight.md) (4250 XP)

## Quests and lore

- [A Seat at the Table](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/quests/a-seat-at-the-table.md): Ratatouille learned magic so that people would sit with him. He crossed the mists to apprentice himself to the Wizard of Wines, a master of…
- [Cold Prayers](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/quests/cold-prayers.md): Hedda Ironvow dreamed of a dying sun and a silver raven, and left her chapel before dawn to follow the dream. Since she crossed the mist,…
- [The Black Row](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/quests/the-black-row.md): Once the Martikovs are home, the Seventh Row of their vineyard comes up black every night, and every morning it has been picked bare.
- [The Destined Ally](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/quests/the-destined-ally.md): Madam Eva's fourth card named the one who will stand with us against the devil.
- [The Druid Who Came Back](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/quests/the-druid-who-came-back.md): Davian's pickers watch a lantern go round and round the crown of Yester Hill at night, where the Gulthias tree burned, like somebody…
- [The Son Who Didn't Fly](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/quests/the-son-who-didnt-fly.md): Davian Martikov has never forgiven his son Adrian for coming home alone from Yester Hill, where his youngest, Elvir, was taken.
- [The Third Stone](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/quests/the-third-stone.md): The third of the Martikovs' vine stones, the winery's magic gems, was stolen last autumn and carried to Berez, the drowned village, where a…
- [The Wizard of Wines](https://curseofstrahd.app/wiki/quests/the-wizard-of-wines.md): Druids from Yester Hill have driven the Martikov family out of their winery and taken the magic gems, the family's three vine stones, that…