The year is filled with holidays. More than just Valentine’s Day or Presidents Day, there are days declared for Spaghetti (January 4th) or Fruitcake Toss Day (the first Saturday in January).
Of course, our favorite holidays here at Crushed Grape Chronicles are Wine Holidays. So, we thought we would put together a list of the ones we are familiar with for you!
As we step into 2024, watch for posts to celebrate these days with all sorts of fun details!
This is a quiet month after the holidays, but the one holiday we have this month is one that you will want to celebrate! Take a day off from your New Year’s diet and enjoy!
January 10th – Champagne and French Fries Day #ChampagneandFriesDay
February gets us back in the swing, celebrating Furmint (the grape that make Tokaji). National Rosé Day in Australia & New Zealand (Not there? there is no harm in celebrating with them). International Syrah Day celebrates that delicious grape, then there is National Drink Wine Day and we end the month, finally opening a bottle we have been saving with Open that bottle night!
February 1st– International Furmint Day #FurmintDay
February 5th – NZ National Rosé Day (in Australia & New Zealand)
February 16th – International Syrah Day #SyrahDay
February 18th – National Drink Wine Day #DrinkWineDay (US)
February 24th – Open that bottle night (last Sat in Feb) #OpenThatBottleNight
Washington State has claimed this month for Taste Washington (but they are sneaky they have another month later in the year!)
We keep warm with Mulled Wine Day, then celebrate International Riesling Day and finish the month with World Vermouth Day (yes, Vermouth is based on wine).
Washington Wine Month (part 1) Taste Washington #TasteWashington
March 3rd – Mulled Wine Day #MulledWineDay
March 13th – International Riesling Day #RieslingDay
March 21st – World Vermouth Day #VermouthDay
April has Sonoma Country celebrating their wine month, plus the grapes, Tannat, Malbec, Viognier, and Marselan get their day in the sun.
We can’t forget Earth Day this month! The wine world is doing its part through regenerative agriculture to sequester carbon and finding more environmentally friendly packaging!
Sonoma County Wine Month
April 14th – Tannat Day #TannatDay
April 17th – Malbec World Day #WorldMalbecDay
April 22nd – Earth Day #EarthDay
April 26th – International Viognier Day (last Friday of April)
April 27th – World Marselan Day #WorldMarselanDay
May is claimed as the Wine Month for Oregon and Michigan. There are a wide range of grapes celebrated this month, including: Sauvignon Blanc, Moscato, Ezerjo, Pinot Grigio, and Chardonnay.
We also celebrate the Anniversary of the Judgment of Paris, when in 1976 there was a blind tasting of California and French wines in Paris.
Finally, we wrap up the month with National Wine Day in the US!
Oregon Wine Month
Michigan Wine month #DrinkMIWine
May 3rd – International Sauvignon Blanc Day (1st Friday in May) #SauvBlancDay
May 9th – Moscato Day #MoscatoDay
May 16th – International Ezerjo Day
May 17th – Pinot Grigio Day
May 23rd – International Chardonnay Day
May 24th – Anniversary of the Judgment of Paris
May 25th – National Wine Day (US)#NationalWineDay
Idaho and Ohio share this month for their wines! We also celebrate Sommeliers, Rosé (which we actually celebrate twice this month), Chenin Blanc, Durif, Verdejo, and Lambrusco!
Idaho wine & cider Month #IDWine #IDWineMonth
Ohio wine Month – #OhioWineMonth
June 3rd – International Sommelier Day
June 8th – International Drink Chenin Blanc Day (2nd weekend of June)#DrinkCheninBlancDay
June 8th – National Rosé Day (2nd Saturday in June or see below) #NationalRoseDay
June 10th – Durif Day (claimed by Riverina Winemakers) #DurifDay!
June 14th – World Verdejo Day (2nd Friday of June) #WorldVerdejoDay
June 21st – World Lambrusco Day #WorldLambruscoDay #LambruscoDay
June 28th – International Rose Day 4th Friday of June, by Organisation International du Rosé in Provence #InternationalRoseDay
There are only a few Wine Holidays in July. Everyone is busy vacationing this month in the Northern Hemisphere, so there are some great vacation wine celebrations happening with Sparkling Wine Week, Cava Day, and National Wine and Cheese Day.
Down under, they celebrate Shiraz Wine Day, which, come on, we might as well celebrate with them!
1st week of July – Sparkling Wine Week
July 12th – International Cava Day #CavaDay
July 25th – National Wine and Cheese Day
July 25th – Shiraz Wine Day (4th Thursday of July) #ShirazWineDay
In August, Washington Wine has their 2nd Wine Month! They call it WAugust.
We also celebrate Wine Holidays for, Old Vines, Albariño, Pinot Noir, Prosecco, Cabernet (both Franc & Sauvignon) and the more generic White Wines and Red Wines!
Washington Wine Month – #WAugust
August 1st Old Vine Day #OldVineDay
August 1st – World Albariño Day
August 4th – National White Wine Day
August 13th – International Prosecco Day #ProseccoDay
August 18th – Pinot Noir Day #PinotNoirDay
August 28th – National Red Wine Day
August 29th – International Cabernet Day
California, Illinois and Missouri claim September as their Wine Months. If you are into bubbles, September 1st is the day for Cap Classique! We also have Chianti Day, Box Wine Day, Port Wine Day and Grenache Day this month.
California Wine Month #CAWineMonth
Illinois Wine Month #IllinoisWineMonth
Missouri Wine Month #MOWineMonth
September 1st – International Cap Classique Day #CapClassiqueDay
September 6th – National Chianti Day (first Friday of September) #ChiantiDay
September 9th – International Box Wine Day (started in 2021 by Wine Nook)
September 10th – International Port Wine Day
September 20th – International Grenache Day (3rd Friday of Sept) #GrenacheDay #InternationalgrenacheDay
In October, Virginia, Pennsylvania and Texas hold their Wine Months. We celebrate the grapes Vranec, Pinotage, Prokupac, Mavrud and Carignan this month. If some of those names are unfamiliar, well, that’s why they have a day! It’s to get them on your radar!
We also celebrate Orange wine (skin fermented wine from white grapes) and a couple of days for bubbles with Austrian Sekt and Champagne Days!
Virginia Wine Month #VAWineMonth
Pennsylvania Wine Month #PAWineMonth
Texas Wine Month #TXWine
October 5th – Vranec World Day #WorldVranecDay
October 6th – Orange Wine Day #NationalOrangeWineDay
October 12th – Pinotage Day (2nd Saturday) #InternationalPinotageDay
October 14th – International Prokupac Day (grape of Serbia) #ProkupacDay
October 22nd – Austrian Sekt Day
October 25th – Champagne Day
October 26th – International Mavrud Day
October 31st – Carignan Day (last Thursday of October)#CarignanDay
November holds International Sherry Week this month! We celebrate Xinomavro, Merlot, Tempranillo, Zinfandel, Carménère and Beaujolais Nouveau, as well as Wine Tourism Day!
November 1st – International Xinomavro Day #XinomavroDay
International Sherry Week #SherryWeek (sometime this month the dates are not yet announced)
November 7th – International Merlot Day #MerlotDay
November 10th – Wine Tourism Day (2nd Sunday in November)
November 14th – International Tempranillo Day (2nd Thursday)TAPAS International Tempranillo Day #TempranilloDay
November 20th –Zinfandel Day (3rd Wednesday) #ZinfandelDay
November 21st – Beaujolais Nouveau Day (3rd Thursday)#BeaujolaisNouveauDay
November 24th – Carménère Day #CarménèreDay
As we wrap up the year we celebrate the grapes; Maratheftiko, Cab Franc, and Pinot Meunier. There is also Prohibition Repeal Day and International Tokaj Aszú Day.
We round out the month with two perfect party days; Sangria Day and National Champagne Day!
December 1st – International Maratheftiko Day #MaratheftikoDay
December 4th – Cab Franc Day #CabFrancDay
December 5th – Prohibition Repeal Day
December 10th – International Tokaj Aszú Day #AszúDay
December 16th – Pinot Meunier Day #MeunierDay
December 20th – Sangria Day
December 31st – National Champagne Day
We did quite a bit of researching to create this list, but new wine holidays pop up all the time! If we missed one, let us know in the comments!
Robin Renken is a wine writer and Certified Specialist of Wine and WSET 3 Certified. She and her husband Michael travel to wine regions interviewing vineyard owners and winemakers and learning the stories behind the glass.
When not traveling they indulge in cooking and pairing wines with food at home in Las Vegas.
Inspired by the flavors and aromas in wines, these books create “tempting spoonfuls” of flavors to pair with wines.
“Tempting Spoonfuls – Pairing single bites with glorious wines” – Our first book paired wines from boutique wineries on the west coast, in California, Oregon, and Washington, with delicious spoonfuls.
This book is 60 pages, 18 recipes, lots of beautiful photos, and insights into some fantastic small wineries!
“Tempting Spoonfuls – small bites paired with wines from around the Globe” – This book takes us around the globe to explore 12 wine regions, a wine from the region, and then gives you a recipe for a pairing!
A slightly larger book at 104 pages, this time you learn about pairing with a type of wine from a region. Rather than a specific bottle, you can look for a style of wine from a region and feel confident that it will go well with the recipe pairing we provide. We give you 12 recipes, each to pair with a wine.
The goal is to make your mouth water and encourage you to create your own “Tempting Spoonfuls.”
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