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Vendimia 2023 : Guide to harvest events & celebrations in South America

by Amanda Barnes February 17, 2023

Vendimia is the busiest time of year in South America’s wine regions, not only for the harvest happening in the vineyards but the massive parties and celebrations happening in the streets, plazas and parks! Here’s a full round up of all the Vendimia 2023 events in Argentina (including the biggest of all, Vendimia in Mendoza!), Chile, Uruguay and Peru!

Vendimia events in Argentina

FIESTA NACIONAL DE LA VENDIMIA MENDOZA

Running since 1936, Mendoza’s Fiesta de la Vendimia is one the biggest wine harvest festivals in the world and pulls in hundreds of thousands of visitors and wine lovers each year. If you are planning to visit Mendoza while the harvest festival 2023 is happening, here are some of the key dates to get in your diary:

Sunday 26th February: Bendicion de los Frutos

One of the most traditional and religious events in the harvest celebration, the harvest blessing takes place on Sunday 26th February in Prado Gaucho, Parque General San Martin this year. No tickets required.

Friday 3rd March: Via Blanca de las Reinas

The night before the big night, the Queens’ Parade is one of the most popular events of the big harvest festival weekend with an evening parade through the city centre of all the harvest queens, their princesses and their colourful floats. It’s a colourful and fun evening. No tickets required.

Saturday 4th March: Carrusel & Fiesta Nacional de la Vendimia 2023

This is the big day. To kick it off, the Carrusel starts from Plaza Independencia and is an enormous parade through the city centre with all the harvest queens but also gauchos, folk dancers, and my personal favourite – the Bolivian Caporales. Expect wines, grapes and melons to be thrown with abandon! No tickets required.

In the evening, the first night of the big Vendimia show takes place in the greek Frank Romero Day theatre where the official Vendimia Queen 2023 is elected in a long, often tearful show.

Prices for the show are as follows:

$2,000 pesos, Malbec sector;
$1,750, Tempranillo;
$1,300, Cabernet;
$1,200, Bonarda and Chardonnay.

Tickets can be purchased online at https://www.entradaweb.com.ar/

Sunday 5th March & Monday 6th March: Harvest show repetitions

You can catch the show again (minus the queen election) on Sunday and Monday night, and tickets cost $1,000 pesos.

The local harvest festivals in Mendoza are being held on the following dates:

Friday 17th & 18th February: Mendoza capital

Sunday 19th February: Santa Rosa, Lavalle & Las Heras

Monday 20th February: Guaymallen, San Martin & Maipu

Tuesday 21st February: Gral. Alvear, Junin, Lujan de Cuyo

Wednesday 22nd February: San Carlos, La Paz, Tupungato

Thursday 23rd February: Tunuyan, San Rafael & Rivadavia

Friday 24th February: Ciudad de Mendoza, Malargue, Godoy Cruz

For more information about Fiesta de la Vendimia 2023 in Mendoza visit https://vendimia.mendoza.gov.ar/

Where can you buy tickets for Mendoza Fiesta de Vendimia 2023?

Tickets for Mendoza’s harvest festival can be purchased online at https://www.entradaweb.com.ar/

February 17, 2023 0 comment

Harvest festivals in Chile 2020. Guide to fiesta de vendimia in Chile

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Wine harvest festivals in Chile 2020

by Amanda Barnes January 31, 2020

written by Amanda Barnes

If you are in Chile this harvest, there are plenty of festivities to join in on and celebrate the incoming grape harvest! Here’s our guide to the best wine harvest festivals in Chile with all the dates for 2020. Salud!

Fiesta de Vendimia Colchagua 2020

One of the biggest harvest festivals in Chile, Colchagua’s Vendimia celebration is held in the plaza of Santa Cruz and this year takes place over the weekend of 6th, 7th and 8th of March 2020. Expect tastings, music and grape stomping, with several Colchagua wineries popping corks on their latest releases.

Participating wineries:

Apaltagua, Bisquertt, Casa Silva, Koyle, Laura Hartwig, Lapostolle, Los Vascos, Luis Felipe Edwards, Maquis, Montes, MontGras, Neyén, OWM Wines, Santa Cruz, Siegel, Ventisquero, Viu Manent, Polkura, Encierra, Escondida and Emiliana.

Fiesta de Vendimia Curico 2020

Another massive harvest celebration in Chile, the harvest festival in Curico lasts four days and sees wine tastings, theatre, dance and plenty of celebration. This year Canada has been invited to participate as the guest country so you can expect some Canadian delicacies in the festivities too. As well as selecting their own Curico Harvest Queen, there’ll be grape stomping and over 80 different food stands. Taking place over 19th, 20th, 21st and 22nd March 2020.

Participating wineries include:

Aresti, Altacima, Echeverría, Correa Albano, Las Pitras, Millamán, Miguel Torres, Korta, Requingua, San Pedro, Valdivieso and Viñedos Puertas.

Fiesta de Vendimia Isla de Maipo 2020

Probably the closest wine harvest festival to Santiago, the Vendimia celebrations in Isla de Maipo always attract a large crowd. Wine tasting, food stands and local folkoric music and dance are the usual orders of the day. Dates for 2020 haven’t been released yet (the harvest festival is usually held in April), but you can keep your eye on Isla de Maipo’s website.

Fiesta de Vendimia Casablanca 2020

Everyone loves to head to the coast in summer, and the harvest festival in Casablanca is an opportunity to sip cool coastal wines while enjoying harvest celebrations. Dates for 2020 aren’t released yet, but the festival usually comes at the end of March.

Keep your eye on Casablanca’s local government page for more info.

January 31, 2020 0 comment

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Dates for Vendimia Harvest Festival Mendoza 2020

by Amanda Barnes January 31, 2020

written by Amanda Barnes

Fiesta de Vendimia Mendoza: it’s the biggest wine harvest festival in the world, and pulls in hundreds of thousands of visitors and wine lovers each year. If you are planning to come to Mendoza’s harvest festival 2020, here are the key dates you need for your dairy and a breakdown of where to buy tickets for Mendoza’s Vendimia festival.

Saturday 29th February: Bendicion de los Frutos

The blessing of the harvest, one of the most traditional and religious events in the harvest celebration, takes place on Saturday 29th February in San Martin this year. No tickets required.

Friday 6th March: Via Blanca de las Reinas

The night before the big night, the Queens’ Parade is one of the most popular events of the big harvest festival weekend with a parade through the city centre of all the harvest queens, their princesses and their colourful floats. No tickets required.

Saturday 7th March: Carrusel & Fiesta Nacional de la Vendimia 2020

The big day. To kick off the big day the Carrusel is an enormous parade through the city centre with all the harvest queens but also gauchos, folk dancers, and my personal favourite – the Bolivian Caporales. No tickets required.

In the evening, the first night of the big Vendimia show takes place in the greek Frank Romero Day theatre where the official Vendimia Queen 2020 is elected.

Prices for the show are as follows:

$600 pesos, Malbec sector;
$450, Tempranillo;
$250, Cabernet;
$200, Bonarda and Chardonnay.

Tickets can be purchased from 4th February online at https://www.entradaweb.com.ar/

Sunday 8th March & Monday 9th March: Harvest show repetitions

You can catch the show again (minus the queen election) on Sunday and Monday night, and tickets cost $180 pesos. Harvest festival tickets can be purchased from 4th February online at https://www.entradaweb.com.ar/

The local harvest festivals in Mendoza are being held on the following dates:

16th January: La Paz
17th January: Las Heras
18th January: Guaymallén
18th January: Junín
25th January: Lavalle
31st January: Tunuyán
1st February: Godoy Cruz
1st February: General Alvear
1st February: San Rafael
2nd February: Rivadavia
8th February: San Carlos
14th February: Luján de Cuyo
14th February: Santa Rosa
15th February: Maipú
21st February: Ciudad de Mendoza
22nd February: Tupungato
22nd February: San Martín

Where can you buy tickets for Mendoza Fiesta de Vendimia 2020?

Tickets for Mendoza’s harvest festival can be purchased from 4th February online at https://www.entradaweb.com.ar/

January 31, 2020 0 comment

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Vendimia & Visiting Mendoza’s Harvest Festival

by Amanda Barnes April 17, 2015

written by Amanda Barnes

Every year at the end of February/beginning of March, the city of Mendoza swells to three times its usual size as tourists from all around the country and abroad pack into Argentina’s wine capital for the largest wine festival in South America – Vendimia.

The Vendimia (meaning grape harvest) is a world-class wine festival that lasts almost a month with parades, live music, performances and, of course, plenty of wine tastings. The highlight of the Vendimia is the four day outdoor performance in the local greek-style ampitheatre where an audience of 25,000 are treated to three hours of performance art, music, a light show, fireworks and the all-important beauty queen election. The main dates for your diary are the outdoor parades throughout the city on the Friday night and Saturday morning, and the final show in the ampitheatre that evening. General buzz and events started mid February and will carry on till mid March.

If you visit Mendoza after the second week of March, although you may have missed the processions and pomp of Vendimia, you’ll still be in time to see what the festival is all about – the grape harvest. Visiting wineries between February and May is a spectacular experience as you can see the grapes being harvested, sorted, pressed and processed into the tanks. Some wineries will also let you taste the grape juice as it slowly transforms into wine. This is the ultimate time to visit Argentina’s wine capital for any wine buff.

April 17, 2015 0 comment