September 2026

The Jerez Harvest Festival begins at Jerez Cathedral with the grape-stomping ceremony and continues with a host of wine-related activities, such as guided tours of the Hudo and Paez Lobato cooperages, the Team Blind Tasting Challenge organised by the Jerez Wine Society on the 10th, masterclasses featuring wines from some of the city’s leading wineries at the Alcázar, a tasting of still wines from the Tierra de Cádiz PGI and grass-fed wines from Tierra Albariza, talks, flamenco, poetry, art exhibitions, concerts, a children’s pouring competition, amongst many other activities. Click on the link for further information.

The Aranda de Duero Harvest Festival celebrates its ninth edition with activities such as Ribera del Duero wine tastings (a charity tasting and a premium tasting, the latter led by sommelier Diego González), tastings at the stalls of nine wineries, as well as local cuisine. There will also be free shows and concerts featuring artists such as Kiko Veneno, La Frontera, Drugos, Los Pichas, María de la Flor and DJs.

The tasting includes the following wines: Companya Vitícola Sileo Costers de Cornudella 2022 (DO Montsant), Mas Doix Salix 2023 (DOQ Priorat), Vitícola Mentridana El Mentridano 2022 (DO Mentrida), Maxime-François Laurent La Rubiconde 2022 (AOC Rhône), Newton Johnson Family Vineyards Falkirk Grenache 2021 (WO Swartland), Tenuta Soletta Keramos Cannonau Di Sardegna 2019 (DOC Sardegna) y Mas Estela Dolç Solera 1989 (DO Empordà)

Bodegas Pérez Barquero and the Plaza de la Merced will be the venues for the most traditional events of the 71st edition of this festival, such as the grape-treading and the offering to the Virgen de las Viñas. In addition, more than 20 wines from Montilla will be presented in the Wine Tunnel. Furthermore, the micro-theatre production *La Vendimia Teatral* will transform the Bodegas Alvear into a live stage, which will also host the town’s jazz festival on the 11th and 12th.

A tasting with the following wines: Recaredo Terrers Brut Nature 2020 (Corpinnat), Pintia 2021 (DO Toro), Álvaro Palacios Finca Dofí 2021 (DOQ Priorat), Aalto 2023 (DO Ribera del Duero), PSI 2021 (DO Ribera del Duero), Muga Prado Enea Gran Reserva 2019 (DOCa Rioja) and Belondrade y Lurton 2024 (DO Rueda)

The wineries Real Divisa, Solana de Ramírez, Ruiz del Portal, Fernández Eguíluz, Solabal, Abeica and Puelles present the 29th Ábalos Open Day. The women's association, which is behind the event, has organised cultural visits, grape treading in an open-air traditional wine press, tastings, visits to wineries, a tourist train, a traditional and artisan food market, stalls selling sandwiches and batukada.

A day to discover more about Eslava’s heritage, culture and wine, featuring a round-table discussion entitled ‘What does Roman Navarre taste like?’, a wine tasting of the revived Berués variety, a concert and a group toast.

Sixteen wineries from the Penedès and Conca de Barberà regions are celebrating La Verema del Cava with a variety of activities, including walks through the vineyards, a country-style breakfast amongst the vines, dinners under the stars and grape treading. The participating wineries are Canals & Domingo, Canals & Munné, Carles Andreu, Cava Guilera, Covides, Giró del Gorner, Giró Ribot, Joan Segura Pujadas, Jovani Vins, Miquel Pons, Oliver Viticultors, Pagès Entrena, Rovellats, Sumarroca, U MES U and Vilarnau.

The Empordà Wine Route, in partnership with a number of local wineries, is organising various activities this month, such as exploring the heritage of post-war bunkers with architect Adela Geli and La Cooperativa de Garriguella, a wine tasting at Clos d’Agón, Martín Faixó, Mas Oller and Espelt, amongst others; a walk and tasting in the vineyards of Paraje Olivardots; horse-riding tours with Clos de Basella; a wine-tasting cruise along the Costa Brava; golf and wine; and a variety of food and wine pairings.

Laura Rodríguez, sommelier at Tiempos Líquidos, presents a tasting featuring various wine-producing islands from around the world, with soils, climates and grape varieties that are virtually unknown outside those regions. These are vineyards that have remained isolated for generations and, above all, people who chose to preserve them when it might have been easier to abandon them. Can isolation become one of the greatest sources of identity?

A tasting with the following wines: Bimbache Blanco 2022 (DO El Hierro), Família Nin-Ortiz Planetes Carinyena Blanca 2023 (DOQ Priorat), Eulogio Pomares Albariño Maceración con Pieles 2023 (DO Rías Baixas), Muchada-Léclapart Lumière 2021 (Cádiz), Javi Revert Sensal 2025 (DO Valencia), Dominio de Anza Valdehorta 2024 (DO Bierzo), Descornat 2024 (Baleares) y Jose Gil Paraje El Bardallo 2024 (DOCa Rioja)

Andrea, a wine maker at the K5 estate in Aia, near Getaria, will be at Calcáreo to present a range of wines and vintages from their production. She will also explain how Hondarrabi Zuri evolves over the years, how the climate and the hillside on which the vineyard is situated influence each vintage, and why this Atlantic txakoli completely debunks the myth that ‘it must be drunk in the same year’.

Exhibition of wines from the DO Jerez-Xérès-Sherry and Manzanilla - Sanlúcar de Barrameda with winery stands, tastings, live music and a range of food and wine. The opening hours on Saturday are also from 12:30 to 15:00

The seventh Team Blind Wine Tasting Challenge, organised by the Jerez Wine Society, will take place between 4 and 12 September. The finalists will compete for the title on the morning of the 12th. Each team will taste seven wines produced in the province of Cádiz. The top three teams will receive prizes of €400, €200 and €50 worth of wine, respectively.

When we think of Jerez, we tend to think of fortified wines. But there is another side to this region: unfortified white wines that seek to express the purity of the grape, the soil and the unique character of the Marco. During this tasting, Álvaro will present a selection of white wines from Jerez, exploring different winemaking techniques and ways of interpreting a region historically associated with fortified wines.

Mahasti Artean takes place every year to mark the end of summer and the start of the grape harvest. The festival, organised by the Bizkaiko Txakolina Designation of Origin and the Urkiola Rural Development Association, combines four experiences that blend culture, gastronomy and nature, with Bizkaia’s txakoli as the common thread. Click on the link to view the full programme.

Rioja Alavesa hosts its 31st Harvest Festival in the village of Moreda with wine tastings, music, pelota matches, stands with local products, children’s activities and a popular lunch for everyone who wants to join. There will be a shuttle service from Bilbao, San Sebastián and Vitoria.

A session to take you on a journey, glass by glass, through different terroirs –limestone, slate, granite and volcanic soil– and discover how the composition of the soil influences what you experience when you drink, and why the term ‘terroir’ makes more sense than it first appears.

Álvaro Palacios is one of Spain’s most renowned winemakers, with a presence in Priorat, where he arrived in 1989; in El Bierzo, alongside his nephew Ricardo P. Palacios; and in Rioja Oriental, where he runs the family winery. The tasting will be led by Isaac Fragoso, the brand’s ambassador, and the following wines will be tasted: Palacios Remondo Plácet de Valtomelloso 2023, Palacios Remondo Propiedad 2021, Álvaro Palacios Camins del Priorat 2024, Álvaro Palacios Gratallops 2022, Descendientes de J. Palacios Pétalos 2023, Descendientes de J. Palacios Corullón 2021 and Álvaro Palacios La Baixada 2018

An opportunity to sample the cavas from this century-old winery, located in Sant Sadurní, discover what makes each cuvée unique, and understand how time, craftsmanship and origin are reflected in the glass.

Bodegas Lecea in San Asensio holds its own grape harvest with a traditional grape treading in the stone lagar of its facilities in the village's winery district, followed on Sunday by the pressing of the grapes. There will also be visits to the 16th century cellars, tasting of Lecea wines, lunch at the winery, local artisans' market and a 4x4 ride through the vineyards.

Finca Villacreces in Ribera del Duero celebrates the grape harvest with Villacreces Sunset, an evening to enjoy three glasses of wine (Flor de Vetus, Pruno and Finca Villacreces) among vines, listen to live music with Rocío Torío and watch a theatre show performed by Deseo Teatro.

Closing party for the Guerrita summer wine tastings.

A tasting designed both for those who want to gain a solid grounding in Burgundy and for anyone who simply wishes to enjoy wines from France's most celebrated wine region. The following wines will be tasted: Philippe Naddef Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Les Champeaux 2020, Nicolas Rossignol Pommard Les Noizons 2019, Agnès Paquet Santenay 1er Cru Les Gravières 2020, Stephan Brocard Bourgogne Côte d'Or 2021 and Domaine Michelot Bourgogne 2023. The tasting will be led by Juanma Ruiz Casado.

A selection of wines chosen by the owner of Massal Selection to put attendees’ ability to identify grape varieties, regions, styles and winemaking techniques to the test. How much can we really identify in a wine when we know nothing about it?

A tasting with the following wines: Domaine du Collier Saumur Blanc 2020, Didier Dagueneau XXI 2021, Domaine de Pallus Côtaisserie 2023, Domaine du Clos Naudin Vouvray Moelleux Réserve 2018, Domaine Juchepie La Quintessence C. Layon 2011, Domaine Vacheron Sancerre Chambrates 2024 and François Chidaine Vouvray Rive Droite 2009

A tour of the world’s fortified wines and sweets with Laura Rodríguez, sommelier at Tiempos Líquidos.

Cheese expert Marcelo Álvarez Borderre presents a cheese and wine tasting featuring wines from Spain, Portugal, Italy and France, presented by Juanma Ruiz Casado. The cheese and wine pairings will consist of: Queixo da Josefa, soft cow’s milk cheese. Wine: Berlucchi Extra Brut Franciacorta. Olavidia Láctica with ash. Wine: Vestigium Airén 2023 La Mancha. Lambda. Sheep’s milk. Wine: Atlántida white 2022 Jerez. La Pastora. Goat’s milk. Wine: Ca’del Baio Autinbej 2022, Piedmont. Finca Hualdo. Sheep’s milk. Wine: William Fevre Chablis 2023, Burgundy. Savel. Cow’s milk. Wine: Blandys Malmsey 10-year-old, Madeira.

A tasting with the following wines: Anna Espelt Cap de Creus Pla de Tudela 2023 (DO Empordà), Abadía Retuerta Le Domaine 2022 (VT Castilla y León), Javi Revert Sensal Blanc 2025 (DO València), Meín O Gran Meín Castes Brancas 2019 Magnum (DO Ribeiro), Baynos Blanco de Viura 2020 (DOCa Rioja), Bimbache Woman del Callao 2024 (DO El Hierro) y Muchada-Léclapart Lumière 2018 (Andalucía)

The DO Montsant celebrates its 25th anniversary with a festival featuring 30 wineries, including Bell Cros, Celler Capçanes, Celler Cedó Anguera, Celler Comunica, Celler Cooperatiu Cornudella, Masroig, Coca i Fitó, Sileo, Cooperativa Falset Marçà, Dosterras, Orto Vins and Vinyes Domènec. There will be over 100 wines on offer, alongside local cuisine and sets by DJs David and Claudia and Miqui Puig.

Álvaro Ribalta MW shares a selection of wines from his personal collection in a different, more personal and intimate tasting, explaining why each of these wines deserves a place in his cellar.

The following wines will be tasted: Trimbach Seigneurs de Ribeaupierre 2015, Alsace; Luis Pérez Villamarta 2013, Jerez; Château de Fieuzal 2014, Bordeaux; Marcel Deiss Schoffweg 2016, Alsace; and Viña Tondonia Reserva 2012, Rioja. The tasting will be led by Juanma Ruiz Casado.

Seven wines from the Alentejo, Dão, Douro, Porto and Madeira regions, offering an introduction to the styles and indigenous grape varieties of our Portuguese neighbours. The following wines will be tasted: Susana Esteban and Jacques Lassaigne Sidecar Espumante 2020 (Alentejo), Susana Esteban & Jorge Lucki Sidecar Branco 2017 (Alentejo), Quinta do Vale Meão Meandro 2020 (Douro PDO), Buçaco Tinto Reservado 2015 (Dão-Bairrada PDO), Niepoort Projecto Pinot Noir 2022 (Douro PDO), Barbeito Sercial de Curtimenta 2015 (Madeira PDO) and Niepoort 10 Years Old (Port PDO)