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Cultures,\nlandscapes, traditions… Spain<\/strong> is exceptionally diverse, but it does\nhave certain things in common, and one of them is wine<\/strong>. With the harvest\nseason just around the corner, we wanted to tell you about a few festivals dedicated\nto our favorite beverage and, if you’re as passionate about wine<\/strong> as we\nare, you should definitely check them out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Perhaps you’ve been to some of them already…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. San Mateo Festival (Logro\u00f1o, La Rioja)<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Let’s begin with a region that is almost\nsynonymous with wine: La Rioja<\/strong>. The week of September 21st, its capital,\nLogro\u00f1o<\/strong>, celebrates the Fiestas\nde San Mateo<\/em><\/strong>. The origins of this celebration date back to the 12th\ncentury when the town held a strategic spot along the Camino de Santiago (Way\nof St. James), which aided its rise as one of the era’s leading centers of\ncommerce. Some of the festival\u2019s classic activities include stomping grapes and\nthe ritual of offering the fruits of the first harvest, as well as the first must,\nto Our Lady of Valvanera. And, of course, there’s no shortage of gastronomic\nevents, music, and parades.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Rueda Harvest\nFestival (Valladolid)<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Next we’re heading to Castilla y Le\u00f3n<\/strong> to\nvisit Rueda<\/strong>, the town that lends its name to one of the five\nappellations of origin (DOs) where wines are made in this autonomous community.\nThe town began celebrating its Fiesta\nde la Vendimia<\/em><\/strong> or harvest festival in 1990, coinciding with the last\ndays of the crush. Several wineries get together to share their wines with\nvisitors, who can also enjoy tastings, exhibitions, concerts, workshops, and\nmore. One of the most striking events is the gigantic people\u2019s paella<\/strong>,\nwhich marks the end of the festival and is often served to over 4,000 people.\nGiven how Rueda<\/strong> is only a thirty-minute car ride from Valladolid<\/strong>,\nit makes for a fine excuse to explore the region. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Valdepe\u00f1as\nHarvest and Wine Festival (Ciudad Real)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

From one Castilla to another, specifically to Valdepe\u00f1as (Castilla\nLa Mancha), another town with a long wine tradition. Since 1953, it has celebrated\na Wine Festival as part of the Fiestas\nde la Virgen de la Consolaci\u00f3n<\/em> (Celebration of Our Lady of Solace), the\ncity’s patron, during the first week of September. Again, this being harvest\nseason, the main events include grape stomping and the offering of the first\nmust. Wine tastings, a food fair, athletic competitions, theater, concerts,\nwinery visits, and more… the program of the Valdepe\u00f1as Harvest and Wine Festival is generous and draws thousands of people to the\ntown. If you decide to join them, make sure to sample the limon\u00e1<\/em>, a white wine and lemon drink. It is so popular, it\neven has its own competition to pick the best in the county.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

4.\nHarvest Festival of Jerez de la Frontera (C\u00e1diz)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We’re heading south now, to Jerez de la Frontera,\nhome to the oldest wine festival in all of Spain. During the first two weeks of\nSeptember, the town boasts a full program built around the three elements that\ndefine Jerez de la Frontera: horses, flamenco, and wine. If you’re a fan of at least one of the three, make\nsure to visit the town during this time. Here you\u2019ll find grape stomping,\ntastings, winery visits, a food fair, equestrian shows, flamenco concerts, and\nmore. And since this is an all-ages event, there’s plenty of fun for the little\nones too. A wonderful option for a family trip! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Cari\u00f1ena Harvest Festival (Zaragoza)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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Imagine a fountain, but instead of water, it spouts wine…\nThis actually happens in the Zaragoza-area town of Cari\u00f1ena, the next\nstop on our wine tour. For more than four decades, the beginning of the harvest\nhas been celebrated in early September with a weekend-long festival. One of the\nmost unusual events is when the town turns on the wine-spouting Mora fountain. The\nfestival also features food and leisure activities, and the old town center of Cari\u00f1ena hosts\nseveral family-friendly events. Only 35 minutes by car from Zaragoza, it is\nanother excellent option for a weekend getaway.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

6.\nAlbari\u00f1o Festival (Cambados, Pontevedra)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Cambados<\/strong>\n(Pontevedra), named European City of Wine<\/strong> in 2017, kicks off the harvest\nseason. At the beginning of August, it celebrates the Fiesta del Albari\u00f1o<\/em><\/strong>. More than 50 years ago, the winemakers\nBernardino Quintanilla and Ernesto Zarate organized a competition to decide the\nbest harvest. The contest became a festival and then a tradition. Every year,\nthousands of people flock to Cambados<\/strong> to get a taste of the Albari\u00f1os\nserved at the dozen or so casetas<\/em>\n(elaborate stands) of the wineries in the R\u00edas Baixas appellation of origin. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

7.\nSitges Harvest Festival (Barcelona)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We’re\nconcluding our Wine Festival<\/strong> tour in Sitges<\/strong>, not far from the Jean\nLeon<\/strong> winery. The town holds its Fiesta\nde la Vendimia<\/em><\/strong> or harvest festival in early October, an event that has\nbeen going strong for 50 years. It is one of the longest-running local\nfestivals and, for over ten years, it has coincided with the town\u2019s Wine\nFair.<\/strong> The program features events like the pressing of the first must, the\ngrape-stomping competition, the electing of the Pubilla<\/em> and Hereu<\/em> of\nSitges (youth ambassadors who represent their town and its local traditions and\nculture), and the unveiling of the wine fountain.  \n\nAlthough some of the festivals might overlap,\nwith the proper planning, you can make it to several in one year. Have you been\nto any of them? Where would you like to go next?\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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