Wine Not

May 20, 2016

National Wine Day is quickly approaching. Wednesday, May 25th! A few months back (Feb. 18th) we celebrated National Drink Wine Day. Which got us thinking… how many holidays based on wine are there? It looks like there are about 21 wine related holidays during the year. They go as follows:

Feb 18 – National Drink Wine Day
Last Saturday in Feb – Open That Bottle Night
Mar 3 – National Mulled Wine Day
April 17 – Malbec World Day
April 24 – International Sauvignon Blanc Day
First Saturday in May – National Homebrew Day
May 9 – World Moscato Day
Second to Last Thursday in May – National Chardonnay Day
May 25 – NATIONAL WINE DAY
June 20 – Lambrusco Day
Aug 1 – International Albarino Day
Aug 1 – Mead Day
Aug 14 – International Rose Day
Aug 28/30 – International Cabernet Sauvignon Day
3rd Friday – Internationa Grenache Day
Sept 30 – Hot Mulled Cider Day
Second Week of Oct – Drink Local Wine Week
Nov 7 – International Merlot Day
Nov 12 – International Tempranillo Day
Dec 20 – National Sangria Day
Dec 31 – National Champagne Day

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