We have put together a handy calendar with the key international wine and grape days for 2023.
If you are looking for new wines or tasting inspiration our ever-growing wine and grapes days calendar should guide you through the dates throughout the four seasons.
Whether you are mad for Mavrud or star-struck for Shiraz, we have you covered. In addition, we have also included some of the most used hashtags.
Show us what you’re drinking on Instagram: either tag us at @WSETglobal or use the hashtag #WSET
Happy tasting for 2023!
- 1 February - International Furmint Day - #FurmintDay
- 16 February - International Syrah Day - #SyrahDay
- 18 February - Global Drink Wine Day - #DrinkWineDay
- 3 March - International Mulled Wine Day - #MulledWineDay; #MulledWine
- 13 March - International Riesling Day - #RieslingBirthday; #RieslingDay
- 21 March - World Vermouth Day - #VermouthDay
- 14 April - Tannat Day - #TannatDay
- 17 April - World Malbec Day - #MalbecWorldDay; #WorldMalbecDay; #MalbecDay
- 27 April - World Marselan Day - #WorldMarselanDay
- 28 April - International Viogner Day - Celebrated on the last Friday of April #InternationalViognierDay
- 5 May - International Sauvignon Blanc Day - #SauvignonBlancDay; #SauvBlancDay
- 6 May - International Baga Day - #BagaDay. Celebrated every 1st Saturday of May, find out more about Portuguese varieties here
- 9 May - World Moscato Day - #WorldMoscatoDay
- 17 May - Pinot Grigio Day - #PinotGrigioDay
- 25 May - International Chardonnay Day - celebrated on the Thursday before Memorial Day (US) at the end of May #ChardonnayDay #InternationalChardonnayDay
Verdejo is at home in Rueda DO, Spain
- 9 June - World Verdejo Day – Held on the second Friday of every June #WorldVerdejoDay
- 10 June - Drink Chenin Blanc Day - #DrinkChenin
- 21 June - World Lambrusco Day - #WorldLambruscoDay #LambruscoDay
- 23 June – National Rosé Day – Celebrated on the fourth Friday of June #NationalRoseDay
- 12 July - International Cava Day - #CavaDay
- 27 July – Shiraz Day - This is held on the fourth Thursday of the month #ShirazDay
- 1 August – World Albariño Day - #AlbarinoDay #WorldAlbarinoDay
- 13 August - International Prosecco Day - #ProseccoDay
- 18 August - International Pinot Noir Day - #PinotNoirDay
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Most Cap Classique grapes are harvested from the Western Cape, South Africa
- 1 September - Cap Classique Day - #CapClassiqueDay
- 7 September - International Cabernet Sauvignon Day - On the is the first Thursday of September #CabernetDay; #CabernetSauvignonDay
- 8 September - National Chianti Day – Normally celebrated on the first Friday of September. #ChiantiDay
- 10 September - National Port Wine Day - Discover more about Port wine here #PortWineDay
- 15 September - International Grenache Day - Always held on the third Friday of September. Discover Grenache in-depth here. #GrenacheDay
- 5 October – World Vranec Day – Check out our blog on the North Macedonian variety here. #WorldVranecDay
- 6 October – Orange Wine Day – #OrangeWineDay
- 14 October - International Pinotage Day - Held on the second Saturday of October #PinotageDay
- 14 October – Prokupac Day – This is a red grape variety from Serbia #ProkupacDay
- 26 October - International Mavrud Day - Saint Dimitrov’s Day in Bulgaria #MavrudDay
- 26 October - International Carignan Day - The last Thursday in October #CarignanDay
- 27 October - World Champagne Day - Held on the fourth Friday of October each year #ChampagneDay; #WorldChampagneDay
Xinomavro is grown throughout Greece, with some of the best examples coming from Naoussa PDO
- 1 November - International Xinomavro Day - #XinomavroDay; #InternationalXinomavroDay
- 7 November - International Merlot Day - #InternationalMerlotDay; #MerlotDay
- 9 November - International Tempranillo Day - Is typically celebrated on the second Thursday of November #TempranilloDay; #InternationalTempranilloDay
- 15 November – National Zinfandel Day - Held on the third Wednesday of November #ZinfandelDay
- 16 November - Beaujolais Nouveau Day - Always on the third Thursday of November #BeaujolaisNouveauDay
- 24 November - International Carménère Day - #CarménèreDay
- 1 December – International Maratheftiko Day - #MaratheftikoDay
- 4 December - International Cabernet Franc Day - #CabFrancDay; #CabFranc; #CabernetFrancDay; #CabernetFranc
- 10 December - World Aszú Day - #AszúDay #WorldAzsuDay
- 16 December - Pinot Meunier Day - #MeunierDay
This calendar is constantly expanding but please get in touch if you discover any extra international wine or grape days!
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