Our pick of Europe’s best Wine Festivals in 2016!
January is a time to dream? So get out your 2016 diary and fill in these dates for the best 2016 wine festivals!
The Gewurztraminer Wine Festival, Bergheim, Alsace from 30th to 31st June 2016
The Gewurztramminer ‘wine feast’ takes place in the Bergheim vineyards on the world famous Alsace wine route during the 30th and 31st June.
It begins with an open air ball from 7pm on Saturday 30th with drinking, dancing and merry making long into the balmy evening. On the following day enjoy an exhibition in the town centre (with aperitif in hand) which showcases the many different terroirs of Bergheim followed by an afternoon’s wine procession through the streets of the village.
Want to sip heady Gewurz long into the night? Contact us for more details!
Bordeaux Wine Festival, Bordeaux, France from 23rd – 26th June 2016
Bordeaux is celebrating its 10th Wine Festival this year! The event will include four days of homage to the wines of Bordeaux and Aquitaine.
With over 2km (yes, that’s over a mile) of wine pavilions running parallel to the river (known as the festival ‘wine route’). Stall holders hand out wine whilst informing punters of their prized produce. Here you can also attend workshops run by The Bordeaux Wine School.
Want to learn, celebrate and drink at Bordeaux’s biggest wine festival yet? Contact us for more details!
Battle of Wine, Haro, Rioja, Spain – 29th June 2016
Forget the stain remover, this is a rare occasion when spilling red wine is totally acceptable! This annual wine battle unfolds in Rioja’s town of Haro as part of celebrations for their Saint Peter. Participants (dressed in white) armed with jugs, bottles, water pistols (and any other vessels they can get their hands on) throw red wine cheerily over each other – fantastic!
Dating back from traditions three centuries old, ‘La Batalla del Vino’ also involves a procession with the town mayor and a pilgrimage to the Hermitage of San Felices de Bilibio, the patron saint of Haro.
Looking for the perfect opportunity to wear the white onesie and waterpistol? Contact us!
California Wine Festival, Santa Barbara, CA from July 13 – 16th 2016
Now in its 13th year, this is California’s largest outdoor (and beachside) wine festival and includes more than seventy wineries showcasing their wines to consumers and the food is also excellent. You can also take part in a number of more exclusive seminars and special tastings if you book in advance.
This one has it all, beach, wine and sunsets! Contact us for more information!
The rather good ‘Bad Durkheim Winefest’ in Germany from 9th -18th September 2016
Who would have guessed that the world’s biggest wine festival – known as the Wurstfest or the Bad Durkheim Winefest – takes place in a sausage market in the spa town of Bad Dürkheim in Germany! It sees more than 600,000 wine enthusiasts each year and will be taking place on the 9/10/11 and 16/17/18 September this year. Not only that, it also boasts the biggest wine barrel in the world!
Want to see that barrel? Contact us and we’ll arrange the rest, just bring us back a wurst or two!
