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Fête de Chablis 2026
Festival
Saturday–Sunday, 24–25 October 2026Chablis, Burgundy, France

Fête de Chablis 2026

Two days celebrating the world's greatest Chardonnay

The annual Fête de Chablis fills the medieval town with open cellars, Grand Cru tastings, and harvest celebrations. Over 30 domaines throw open their doors across the weekend for one of Burgundy's most beloved wine festivals.

  • —30+ open domaines
  • —Grand Cru and Premier Cru tastings
  • —Harvest market and local produce
  • —Guided vineyard walks
Free entry; tastings from €15
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Route du Champagne en Fête
Festival
Friday–Saturday, 31 July–1 August 2027

Route du Champagne en Fête

Sarce Valley, Aube, Champagne, France

The 32nd edition of Route du Champagne en Fête returns to the Sarce Valley in the Aube — Champagne's wilder, less-visited southern heartland. For two days, the villages of Avirey-Lingey, Bagneux-la-Fosse, Balnot-sur-Laignes, Bragelogne-Beauvoir, and Channes open their cellar doors to welcome visitors for tastings, harvest celebrations, and a rare glimpse of grower Champagne at its most authentic. Free to explore; tasting glass required.

Free entry; tasting glass required
Harvest Festival: Barossa Valley
Festival
Saturday, 31 October 2026

Harvest Festival: Barossa Valley

Seppeltsfield Estate, Barossa Valley

Join winemakers from across the Barossa for a full-day harvest celebration. Barrel tastings, vineyard walks, live music, and a long-table lunch among the old Shiraz vines.

AUD $220 per person
Route de Champagne by Bike
Experience
Sunday, 1 November 2026

Route de Champagne by Bike

Épernay, Champagne, France

A guided 45km cycle along the Route Touristique du Champagne through the Montagne de Reims, stopping at three Champagne houses for cellar tours and disgorgement demonstrations. The ride ends with a prestige cuvée tasting in Épernay.

€145 per person
Tuscany Harvest Ride & Taste
Experience
Saturday, 15 November 2026

Tuscany Harvest Ride & Taste

Greve in Chianti, Tuscany

A guided 30km cycle through the Chianti Classico hills during harvest season, stopping at three estates for cellar tours and barrel tastings. Ends with a Tuscan lunch.

€165 per person
Douro Valley Quinta Weekend
Experience
Saturday–Sunday, 6–7 December 2026

Douro Valley Quinta Weekend

Quinta do Crasto, Douro Valley

An immersive two-day stay at Quinta do Crasto. Vineyard walks, winemaking sessions, a Port library tasting, and two dinners overlooking the Douro river.

€490 per person (twin share)
Franschhoek Cap Classique & Champagne Festival
Festival
Saturday–Sunday, 13–14 December 2026

Franschhoek Cap Classique & Champagne Festival

Franschhoek, Western Cape, South Africa

Held in the mountain-ringed valley of Franschhoek, this two-day festival brings together South Africa's leading Cap Classique producers alongside a selection of imported Champagnes for a celebration of the world's finest sparkling wines. Tasting marquees, cellar door visits, and a gala dinner under the Winelands sky.

ZAR 650 per person; gala dinner from ZAR 1,800
Printemps des Champagnes
Festival
Saturday–Tuesday, 17-20 April 2027

Printemps des Champagnes

Champagne, France (region-wide)

Organised each spring by the Syndicat Général des Vignerons de la Champagne, Printemps des Champagnes is the region's great welcome-back weekend — when hundreds of grower-producers across the Montagne de Reims, Vallée de la Marne, Côte des Blancs, Côte de Sézanne, and Aube open their cellar doors simultaneously. It is the best single opportunity of the year to taste across the full breadth of grower Champagne styles, from blanc de blancs to blanc de noirs, in the vignerons' own homes.

Free entry; tasting glass from individual vignerons
Alba International White Truffle Fair
Festival
Saturday 10 October – Sunday 16 November 2026

Alba International White Truffle Fair

Alba, Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy

Held every autumn in the medieval city of Alba since 1929, the Fiera Internazionale del Tartufo Bianco d'Alba is the world's most celebrated truffle market — and one of the great wine-and-food events of the Italian calendar. For six weekends, the Cortile della Maddalena fills with truffle dealers, Langhe winemakers, and visitors from across the world. The white truffle season coincides perfectly with the Barolo and Barbaresco harvest, making this the ideal moment to explore the Langhe's cellars alongside its most prized ingredient.

Free entry to the fair; ticketed tastings and dinners vary
Saint-Vincent Tournante — Volnay
Festival
Saturday–Sunday, 30–31 January 2027

Saint-Vincent Tournante — Volnay

Volnay, Côte de Beaune, Burgundy

Hosted in Volnay for 2027, the Saint-Vincent Tournante is Burgundy's annual celebration of its patron saint of winemakers. The village opens its cellars, the streets fill with tastings, and the Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin leads a solemn procession through the vines.

Tasting pass from €35
Dolcetto Summer Fest: Diano d'Alba
Festival
Saturday–Sunday, 17–18 July 2027

Dolcetto Summer Fest: Diano d'Alba

Diano d'Alba, Langhe, Piedmont

Held in the hilltop village of Diano d'Alba — home to its own Dolcetto DOCG, Dolcetto di Diano d'Alba Superiore — this midsummer festival celebrates the grape that Piedmontese winemakers drink themselves while the Nebbiolo ages in barrel. Producers from across the Langhe open their cellars and set up tasting tables in the village piazza, pouring Dolcetto alongside local salumi, tajarin, and vitello tonnato. The festival is relaxed, local in character, and one of the most unpretentious wine events in Italy.

Entry free; tasting glass from €10
Barbaresco a Tavola
Dinner
Saturday, 9 October 2027

Barbaresco a Tavola

Barbaresco, Langhe, Piedmont

Held in the village of Barbaresco itself — population 700, tower visible from every vineyard — Barbaresco a Tavola is an autumn harvest dinner that brings together the commune's producers for a single long evening of Nebbiolo and Langhe cooking. Tables are set in the village piazza and in the cellars of the local cantina. Producers pour current releases alongside older vintages, and the kitchen works through the full canon of Piedmontese autumn: tajarin al ragù, brasato al Barbaresco, and the season's first white truffles shaved over everything. It is the most intimate of the Langhe's harvest events — small, local, and entirely focused on the wines of one village.

Dinner from €65; tasting pass from €20
Vinum: Alba
Tasting
Saturday–Sunday, 24–25 April 2027

Vinum: Alba

Alba, Langhe, Piedmont

Held each spring in the medieval city of Alba, Vinum is the Langhe's largest and most comprehensive wine fair — two days in which the producers of Barolo, Barbaresco, Barbera d'Alba, Dolcetto, Langhe Nebbiolo, and Roero open their bottles in the historic centre. The Cortile della Maddalena and the surrounding streets fill with tasting tables, and the timing — late April, when the new Barbera and Dolcetto releases are just out and the Barolo Riservas from older vintages are being poured alongside them — makes for an unusually wide cross-section of Piedmontese wine in a single weekend. The city's restaurants and wine bars extend their hours, and the whole of the Langhe seems to converge on Alba for the occasion.

Day pass from €25; weekend pass from €40
Ba&Ba: Turin
Tasting
Saturday–Sunday, 13–14 March 2027

Ba&Ba: Turin

Turin (Torino), Piedmont

Ba&Ba brings the wines of Barolo and Barbaresco into Turin for a two-day grand tasting held in one of the city's historic palazzi. Producers from across the Langhe — from the established names of Serralunga and Castiglione Falletto to the grower-producers of Treiso and Neive — pour current releases and older vintages in a setting that matches the grandeur of the wines themselves. The timing, in early spring before the Langhe's own tasting season begins, makes this the first major opportunity of the year to taste the new Barolo and Barbaresco releases side by side. Turin's extraordinary café culture, its covered arcades, and its proximity to the Langhe make it the ideal city base for a Piedmontese wine weekend.

Day pass from €30; weekend pass from €50

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