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.
