Wine Events in September

A regional wine festival in NSW's Mudgee Valley featuring 40+ local wineries and producers. Long-table lunches in the vineyards, cellar door specials, and masterclasses.

Plovdiv's Trifon Zarezan celebration with grape picking and traditional wine pressing. Bulgaria's emerging wine scene on display in the country's cultural capital.

Limassol's two-week wine festival in the municipal gardens. Free wine flows from Commandaria and local Cypriot producers alongside traditional dance and cuisine.

The world's most festive marathon, winding through Pauillac, Saint-Julien, and Margaux vineyards. Runners in costume pass 23 wine tasting stations and enjoy oysters, steak, and cheese en route.

The traditional harvest proclamation in the medieval UNESCO village of Saint-Emilion. A centuries-old ceremony marking the official start of the Bordeaux grape harvest.

Georgia's ancient grape harvest celebration across the Kakheti region. Traditional qvevri winemaking, supra feast tables, folk dancing, and amber wine tastings.

The Mosel's largest wine festival in the picturesque half-timbered town of Bernkastel-Kues. Local Riesling producers pour their wines along the market square.

Heilbronn's wine village transforms the city centre with 200+ wines from the Neckar Valley. Wurttemberg's Trollinger, Lemberger, and Schwarzriesling on full display.

The harvest festival in Freyburg, the wine capital of Saale-Unstrut. Traditional wine pressing, vineyard walks above the Unstrut Valley, and cellar tastings.

The world's largest wine festival, held in Bad Durkheim in the Pfalz region. Over 600,000 visitors enjoy local Riesling and Dornfelder across nine days of tastings and fairground rides.

Oberwesel's wine market in the UNESCO Rhine Gorge. Local Mittelrhein producers pour Riesling and Spatburgunder in the medieval town centre beneath the Schonburg castle.

The second weekend of the world's largest wine festival continues in Bad Durkheim. More Pfalz wine, more sausages, and the traditional Monday fireworks over the Bruch.

Boppard's Rhine-side wine festival at the Hamm bend. Steep-slope Riesling from some of the Rhine's most dramatic vineyards served with traditional food and river cruises.

Harvest festival in the porcelain city of Meissen on the Elbe. Sachsen wines from Germany's smallest wine region served in the old town below the Albrechtsburg castle.

Barbaresco village's harvest festival along the main street overlooking the Tanaro valley. Local Nebbiolo producers serve wines alongside Piedmontese cuisine.

Chianti Classico's annual wine fair in the heart of Greve. Local producers pour their finest vintages in the triangular piazza, with food pairings and live music.

Experience the Douro Valley grape harvest first-hand at various quintas along the river. Traditional foot-treading, grape picking, vineyard tours, and port wine tastings.

Africa's largest wine trade exhibition at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. Over 350 South African producers showcase alongside international guests.

Jerez de la Frontera's sherry harvest festival with traditional grape-treading, flamenco performances, equestrian shows, and open-air tastings in the historic bodegas.

Logrono's week-long harvest festival featuring grape-treading ceremonies, wine tastings, fireworks, bullfighting, and the famous Calle del Laurel pintxos crawl.

Switzerland's largest harvest festival draws 340,000 visitors to Neuchatel. Three days of parades, flower-decorated floats, lakeside wine pavilions, and live entertainment.