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Upcoming Wine Festivals

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4–10 Apr 2026🇦🇹

Wachau Gourmet Festival

Various (Wachau Valley), Austria

A five-day celebration pairing Wachau wines with international guest chefs in the UNESCO-listed Danube valley. Events take place at vineyards, historic abbeys, and restaurants along the Wachau, with Grüner Veltliner and Riesling the stars. The festival combines Austrian culinary precision with breathtaking Danube scenery.

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5–11 Apr 2026🇨🇱

Vendimia del Valle de Casablanca

Casablanca, Chile

Casablanca Valley's harvest festival celebrates Chile's premier cool-climate wine region. Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir take centre stage, alongside artisan food producers and live music. Located halfway between Santiago and Valparaíso, the festival is easily combined with a visit to either city.

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9–15 Apr 2026🇮🇹

Contrade dell'Etna

Castiglione di Sicilia, Italy

An annual gathering of Etna wine producers in the medieval hilltop town of Castiglione di Sicilia. Vignerons present wines organised by contrada (vineyard district), allowing tasters to explore the extraordinary terroir diversity of Mount Etna's volcanic slopes. A serious, producer-driven event.

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9–15 Apr 2026🇦🇺

Barossa Vintage Festival

Tanunda, Australia

Australia's longest-running wine festival, held biennially since 1947. A week of vineyard events, open cellar tastings, food experiences, and community celebrations across the Barossa Valley. The festival preserves the valley's German-Silesian heritage with traditional foods, brass bands, and barrel-rolling competitions.

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12–15 Apr 2026🇮🇹

Vinitaly

Verona, Italy

The world's largest wine trade fair, held annually at Verona's Fiera since 1967. Over 4,000 exhibitors from across Italy and 30+ countries pour for 100,000+ visitors across four days. Vinitaly is where Italian wine business gets done, but the surrounding OperaWine and Vinitaly and the City events open to the public.

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14–16 Apr 2026🇧🇷

ExpoVinis Brasil

São Paulo, Brazil

Latin America's largest wine trade fair, held at the São Paulo Expo convention centre. Over 1,500 wine labels from Brazil and around the world are showcased across three days. Though primarily a trade event, public sessions and satellite tastings make it accessible. It's the key business event for Brazil's wine industry, connecting producers with distributors, sommeliers, and restaurants.

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