Top 10 Must-visit Places for Wine and Beer Drinkers Before They Should Die

Wine festivals are usually held after the harvest of the grapes. Historically, the oldest documented wine festivals were the Greek celebrations for their wine god Dionysus. On the other hand, a Beer Festival is an organized event where varieties of beers are available for tasting and purchase.

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1.) Spain – Haro Wine Festival

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Spain is one of the world’s largest producers of wine and La Rioja is one of the country’s largest wine-producing regions. It is where the popular Haro Wine Festival is celebrated every 29th of June, the day of the patron saint San Pedro. This festival in the town of Haro involves wine drinking competitions and contests and a Batalla de Vino (Battle of Wine) where wine is fired from water pistols.

People attending the festival all wear white shirts and red scarves and all carrying bottles, jugs and other types of containers filled with red wine. After a procession and a mass people will be tossing wine on each other until all are soaked from head to foot, hence, a sea of wet, pink shirts is everywhere.



2.) California, USA – Temecula Valley Balloon and Wine Festival

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A wine festival celebrated in the United States is the Temecula Valley Balloon and Wine Festival. This unique festival is held yearly on the first weekend of June at Lake Skinner Recreation Area in the heart of Southern California Wine Country/Temecula Valley.

This annual event showcases morning balloon launches and evening balloon glows. It also features wine tasting from more than 20 wineries, wine competition, food and wine pairing and concerts.

3.) Poland – Zielona Gora Wine Fest



Another unique drinking festival is the Zielona Gora Wine Fest in Poland. This festival is held in the town of Zielona Gora and was first celebrated in October 1852. Currently, the festival begins in the first or second week of September and lasts for 9 days. Among the most notable features of the festival is the International Festival of Folklore.

Belgrade is the capital of Serbia and it is where the popular Belgrade Beer Fest is being held annually. This festival of beer started in 2003 and is celebrated up to 5 days. Aside from drinking domestic and foreign brews, the festival showcases live music performances each evening. This festival, which is free with no cover charges, is gaining worldwide popularity so fast and attracted about 900,000 visitors in 2010.

5.) United Kingdom – Farnham Beer Exhibition



Farnham Beer Exhibition is United Kingdom’s longest established beer festival. Its celebration started in 1977 and is annually held in Farnham, Surrey. Beerex is celebrated annually in late April or early May.

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