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3 Spain Wine Harvest Festivals
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"Dance flamenco at the lively Andalusian wine festival in Jerez: Enjoy Sherry, Flamenco, and Andalusian Grace
Fiesta de la Vendimia de Jerez
Jerez, Andalusia | Late August to Mid-September
In the sunlit city of Jerez de la Frontera, the sherry capital of the world, the grape harvest is honored with weeks of celebration. The festival begins with the Pisa de la Uva, a symbolic grape-stomping ceremony on the cathedral steps, followed by flamenco shows, equestrian parades, and immersive visits to legendary bodegas like González Byass and Bodegas Tradition.
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San Mateo Festival (Logroño, La Rioja)
Let’s begin with a region that is almost synonymous with wine: La Rioja. The week of September 21st, its capital, Logroño, celebrates the Fiestas de San Mateo. The origins of this celebration date back to the 12th century when the town held a strategic spot along the Camino de Santiago (Way of St. James), which aided its rise as one of the era’s leading centers of commerce. Some of the festival’s classic activities include stomping grapes and the ritual of offering the fruits of the first harvest, as well as the first must, to Our Lady of Valvanera. And, of course, there’s no shortage of gastronomic events, music, and parades.
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Sitges Harvest Festival (Barcelona)
We’re concluding our Wine Festival tour in Sitges, not far from the Jean Leon winery. The town holds its Fiesta de la Vendimia or harvest festival in early October, an event that has been going strong for 50 years. It is one of the longest-running local festivals and, for over ten years, it has coincided with the town’s Wine Fair. The program features events like the pressing of the first must, the grape-stomping competition, the electing of the Pubilla and Hereu of Sitges (youth ambassadors who represent their town and its local traditions and culture), and the unveiling of the wine fountain. Although some of the festivals might overlap, with the proper planning, you can make it to several in one year. Have you been to any of them? Where would you like to go next?
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