This page presents a calendar of 2024 wine fairs and other wine tasting events around the wine and wineries that happens in the world in France, Italy, USA, China, etc..
*** January
Millésime Bio, Montpellier
Created and organized since 1993 by the winemakers of the trade association Sudvinbio, the Millésime Bio event in Montpellier is a one of the leading fairs worldwide that present 100% organic wines. The stands are not grouped by region or appellation but randomly distributed. This feature of Millésime Bio is a deliberate wish of the organizers to promote encounters and curiosity. Website for the Millésime Bio of Montpellier: https://www.millesime-bio.com/
Fête de la Saint-Vincent Tournante, Burgundy
The Fête de la Saint-Vincent Tournante is a wine festival of Burgundy that takes place every year at the end of January in honor of St. Vincent who is one of the patron saints of the winemakers. The highlight of this festival is the early morning parade of the 100 confraternities of Burgundy gathered for the occasion, followed by a solemn Mass and the enthronement of former winemakers by the Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin. The Fête de la Saint-Vincent Tournante takes place every year in a different wine-making village of Burgundy.
*** February
Wine Paris, France
The Vinisud wine fair has joined forces with VinoVision Paris in 2018 to create Wine Paris, the first international meeting of wine professionals in Paris. This event will bring together the diversity of all French vineyards with an opening to foreign producers and a large audience of buyers, specialized distributors and French and foreign retailers. Website: https://www.wineparis.com/
Saló de Vins Naturals de Barcelona
Saló de Vins Naturals de Barcelona is a wine fair for organic wineries that takes place in Barcelona in Spain. This wine fair allow wine lovers to discover unique wines, made without additives or makeup from small wineries. You will meet at Vins Naturals Barcelona more than 50 winegrowers from Catalonia, Galicia, Castile, Andalusia, Valencia, Roussillon, Jura, Auvergne, Loire, Languedoc, Rhone, etc.
*** March
Dive Bottle, Saumur, France
Dive Bouteille de Saumur is an wine fair that is among the most important in France for “natural” wines (organic, biodynamic, etc.). For two days, you can discover and taste wines from all the major French wine producing areas (Alsace, Champagne, Burgundy, Bordeaux, Loire, Rhône, Languedoc, etc.) as well as from abroad. Dive Bouteille de Saumur website: http://www.dive-bouteille.fr/
Live Wine, Milano
The Live Wine wine fair in Milano presents more than 150 wine producers from Italy and all over Europe that gather in Milan in March to show their wines. Live Wine is both a market fair aimed both at the general public and the professionals and a series of LIVE WINE NIGHT events held in selected venues around the city. Live Wine website: http://www.livewine.it/en/
Loire Wines Fair (Salon des Vins de Loire ), Angers, France
The Loire Wines Fair (Salon des Vins de Loire) of Angers is a professional wine trade show where 300 winegrowers, merchants and cooperatives cellars of the Pays Nantais and regions Anjou-Saumur, Touraine and Center-Loire present their wines. Around the Salon des Vins de Loire are also organized more specific wine shows such as the Levée de la Loire, Salon Demeter, Salon St-Jean, Les Pénitentes, The Anonymous, La Dive Bouteille. Website of the Salon des Vins de Loire, Angers: https://salondesvinsdeloire.com/
Raw Wine London
The Raw Wine London wine fair aims at being the meeting point of the community of low-intervention organic, biodynamic and natural wines, their growers and makers, and those who love drinking them. All the artisans who attend the Raw Wine London fair produce fine, natural, biodynamic or organic wine with low intervention in the cellar. Raw Wine London website: https://www.rawwine.com/
VinoTours Wine Fair, Tours, France
The VinoTour (s) fair is a French wine fair that takes place in the vicinity of Tours and allows lovers of fine wines to discover a selection of winemakers from all over France. The VinoTour wine fair brings together some twenty estates from all over France producing organic and natural wines. Website for the VinoTours Wine Fair: http://www.vinotours.fr/
ProWein, Dusseldorf, Germany
ProWein Dusseldorf is one of the world’s leading trade fair for wines and spirits, the largest industry meeting for professionals from wine culture, production, trade and gastronomy. Website fror the ProWein Dusseldorf wine fair: https://www.prowein.com/
ProWein Asia Singapore
Part of the ProWein World Series of leading wines and spirits trade fairs, the 3rd edition of ProWine Asia (Singapore) returns with a trade-focused platform for international wine producers to tap on the growth prospects of Southeast Asia and reach out to key importers, distributors and suppliers. Website: https://singapore.prowineasia.com/
*** April
Vinitaly, Verona
Vinitaly is one of the major international event about wine and spirits takin place in Italy. It provides technical, prestigious vertical and walk-around tastings, specific theme areas, as well as focus meetings analyzing the main markets Vinitaly is the event that more than any other has marked the evolution of the wine system on a national and international scale, helping to make wine one of the most exciting and dynamic realities in the primary sector. Website for the Vinitaly wine fair: https://www.vinitaly.com/en/
EXPOVINA Zurich
The EXPOVINA Zurich provides a unique opportunity for wine tasting in Switzerland. What makes a visit to EXPOVINA Zurich a solid event on the agenda of all wine lovers from the Switzerland? More than 80 producers and wine merchants offered more than 2000 wines for tasting and, of course, for sale, in the attractive setting of the Giessereihalle at PULS 5 in Zurich West. Website for the EXPOVINA wine fair: https://www.expovina.ch/
La Remise, Arles
La Remise Salon des Vins Naturels is an organic wine fair that takes place at the Palais des Congrès in Arles. This wine fair brings together more than 70 organic wineries from Italy, Spain and the southern half of France. The Remise Salon des Vins Naturels in Arles is a wine fair organized by the winemakers themselves. Website for the La Remise in Arles wine fair: https://laremise.fr/
Salon ViniBio, Bordeaux
The Salon ViniBio in Bordeaux is a wine tasting event that welcomes all winemakers who have been working for years in respect of the environment to produce organic and biodynamic wines. It aims to offer the best of what nature can offer to winetasters, preserving the diversity and authenticity of tastes and terroirs. Coming from France and Europe, the vineyards and winemakers that participate in ViniBio Bordeaux are all holders of Organic Agriculture certification, and the Demeter label for biodynamic wines. Website for the Salon ViniBio of Bordeaux: https://www.salon-vinibio.com/
*** May
Saint-Émilion Open Doors (Saint-Emilion Portes Ouvertes), France
During the Saint-Émilion Open Doors, you can discover the winemakers and winemaking areas of Bordeaux in the Saint-Emilion, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, Lussac Saint-Emilion and Puisseguin Saint-Emilion appellations. A unique opportunity to visit famous estates and wineries, some of which are normally only accessible by appointment. Various events (special tastings, winegrowers’ lunches, …) are planned both at Saint-Emilion and at the chateaux and winegrowers who take part in this event. Website for the Saint-Émilion Open Doors (Saint-Emilion Portes Ouvertes): https://vins-saint-emilion.com/en/events/the-saint-emilion-open-house/
Vinexpo Bordeaux, France
Vinexpo Bordeaux is an unmissable international event for wine and spirits professionals, taking place at the Bordeaux Exhibition Centre. This wine event retains its lively format over the four days punctuated by meetings, discoveries and networking opportunities among the major players in the sector from all over the world. The organisers expect over 2300 exhibitors and more than 48,000 trade visitors from 150 countries, with especially strong presence of American and Asian companies. Furthermore, Vinexpo Bordeaux 2019 will offer an attracting programme of conferences and tastings. Website for Vinexpo Bordeaux: https://www.vinexpobordeaux.com/
Women in Wine Expo, Napareuli, Georgia
The Women in Wine Expo is a global women’s network, building a community of women entrepreneurs in the wine sector, who want to expand their knowledge and build their international business. This network liaises with celebrated or equally ambitious and talented international female wine producers whilst cherishing the affiliation with national wine organizations and wine personalities. During this event, Georgian and foreign wine masters, winemakers, sommeliers, wine writers, wine product owners, wine enthusiasts, importers, and distributors enjoy fun times of diversity, discovery, networking, education, fun, sisterhood, business, and philanthropy. Website for Women in Wine Expo: https://www.womeninwineexpo.com/
London Wine Fair, London, UK
The London Wine Fair is widely regarded as one of the world’s most important wine trade events. The event brings together around 18,000 buyers, producers and trade professionals for three days of business to discover, learn and celebrate all things wine trade related. Website for the London Wine Fair: https://www.londonwinefair.com/
ExpoVin, Luxembourg
Expovin is the first event dedicated to wine, beer, spirits and gastronomy in Luxembourg. The collective brings together numerous producers who are above all passionate. Discover the first Wine Beer and Spirits festival by the Luxembourgian collective of producers and wine merchants, Expovin. This thematic fair in a new format in Luxembourg will bring together more than 70 winemakers and beer and spirit producers. During these 5 days, come and discover the latest products and the flagship products of each producer, only access around wine, beer, spirits, gastronomy and the art of convivial living. Website for ExpoVin Luxembourg: https://www.expovin.lu/
ProWein Asia Hong Kong
ProWine Asia’s Hong Kong Edition brings a World of Wines the foremost trading-hub of Southeast Asia. As the leading trade fair of its kind in the region, ProWine Asia offers global producers an international business expansion gateway to Asia. Concurrently, regional importers can source from the latest and best-selling wines, spirits, and solutions for trade professionals from across the globe. Website: http://hongkong.prowineasia.com/
Anderson Valley Pinot Noir Festival, USA
The Anderson Valley Pinot Noir Festival allows you to taste the fantastic Pinot Noir of the Anderson Valley, an area located less than 100 miles north of San Francisco that is blessed with a temperate cool coastal climate that provides the perfect environment for Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and Alsace Varietals. Website for the Anderson Valley Pinot Noir Festival: https://www.avwines.com/pinot-noir-festival/
VitiLoire, Tours, France
For two days, VitiLoire hosts in Tours 140 winemakers from 79 appellations of Touraine and Loire Valley as well as food artisans. They propose to you to taste their wines and to discuss on their products. Various wine tasting workshops are offered free of charge under the large marquee facing the Vinci International Congress Center in Tours. The chefs from Tours and Touraine are associated with the Vitiloire event through L’Atelier des chefs that allows them to showcase their gastronomic cuisine along to the Loire wines. Website for the VitiLoire event: http://vitiloire.tours.fr/
Real Wine Fair, London, UK
The Real Wine Fair is a two day event that takes place in London featuring over 160 organic/biodynamic and natural winemakers from around the world, a roster of superb guest speakers for the seminars and masterclasses, a busy on-site wine shop, and bustling street food stalls dispensing tasty morsels. The Real Wine Fair in London celebrates the labor, craft and skill of small independent vine growers. There are four simple objectives: To showcase some of the world’s most talented artisan winemakers under one roof; to illustrate the exciting diversity and personality of naturally-made wines; to allow growers and customers to exchange information and ideas and, of course, to have fun! The Real Wine Fair of London is a two day event that takes place in London featuring over 160 organic/ biodynamic and natural winemakers from around the world, a roster of superb guest speakers for the seminars and masterclasses, a busy on-site wine shop, and bustling street food stalls dispensing tasty morsels. Website for the Real Wine Fair of London: http://realwinefair.com/
Telluride Wine Festival, Telluride, USA
The Telluride Wine Festival is a weekend long showcase of exceptional wine and food taking place in Colorado. Set in a historic mining town that’s closely reminiscent of the Old West, this festival combines the artisan of renowned winemakers and skilled chefs in America. The festival will include gourmet centric events and seminars, cooking demonstrations, wine pairing dinners, wine and spirit tastings, and more. The Telluride Wine Festival also aims to support regional farmers and the culinary and hospitality businesses. Website for the Telluride Wine Festival: https://www.telluridewinefestival.com/
** July
Aniane Wine Festival (Festival des Vins d’Aniane), France
The Aniane Wine Festival is an event dedicated to the wines and gastronomy of Languedoc and Hérault which takes place every year on the third weekend of July. The Aniane Wine Festival brings together more than 30 wineries from around Aniane, such as the famous Mas Daumas Gassac. On the program of the Aniane Wine Festival, we can also find introductions to wine tasting, the visit of the terroirs of Aniane, workshops-meals, tasting workshops, a wine auction, a winegrowers’ dinner and jazz concerts. Website for the Aniane Wine Festival: https://www.festivaldesvinsdaniane.com/en/
Champagne Route (Route du Champagne), Reims, France
During the Champagne Route, around twenty champagne producers from a specific area of the champagne terroir welcome you to their estates to make you taste their champagnes. In a festive atmosphere, discover the estates (maison de champagne), appreciate the wealth of know-how and become the ambassadors of this exceptional terroir. Discover its friendly winemakers, its heritage and the many activities by traveling between champagne wineries around Reims. Website for the Champagne Route: https://www.routeduchampagne.com/
*** August
Rheingau Wine Festival Wiesbaden, Germany
The Rheingau Wine Festival Wiesbaden is an anual festival taking place in Wiesbaden in the Rheingau area of Germany. More than 100 winemakers from the Rheingau and Wiesbaden area offer their delicious Rieslings and other fine bottles to taste in the center of the city. Website for the Rheingau Wine Festival Wiesbaden : https://www.wiesbaden.de/en/living-in-wiesbaden/festivities-markets/festivities/rheingau-wine-festival.php
Mondial des Pinots, Sierre, Switzerland
The Mondial des Pinots in Sierre is the only international competition entirely dedicated to wines made from Pinot family grapes. International judges taste more than 130 Pinot-based wines entered by more than 400 wineries from more than 20 countries from all over the world. The wines are judged in the following categories: still red Pinot Noir, Pinot rosé and blanc de noirs, sparkling Pinots, Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc, Gran Maestro du Pinot Noir. Website for the Mondial des Pinots in Sierre: https://www.mondial-des-pinots.com/en/
*** September
Vinea, Sierre, Switzerland
The Vinea wine fair in Sierre is one of the largest wine fair of Switzerland. The Vinea organization manages some prestigious wine competitions like the Mondial des Pinots, the Swiss Wine Grand Prix and the Mondial du Merlot. Website for the Vinea wine fair in Sierre: https://www.vinea.ch/en/
Wachau Weinherbst / Wine Autumn, Austria
The Wachau Weinherbst is a wine tasting event that allows people to discover the wines of the Wachau area. The listed wineries are open for visits between 10 am and 6 pm on both days of the event and booking is not required. For the producers of the Wachau, making wine is an artisanal craft. They all agree on the importance of striving to reflect the character of their vineyards and vintages as faithfully as possible. In 1984 they began to create the trademarks Steinfeder, Federspiel and Smaragd to cement this message. By using these names, the members commit to a wine style which reflects regional typicity: dry white wine, made without the addition of sugar, or detectable wood influence. Website for the Wachau Weinherbst: https://www.vinea-wachau.at/
Vinexpo India
Vinexpo India has established its reputation as a strategic event for expanding the international wine and spirits industry in India. Through its clearly signposted tour routes, bespoke meetings and special opportunities for engaging with others, Vinexpo India Mumbai offers its visitors an experience that combines efficacy with pleasure. Drawing on over 20 years’ experience serving the interests of the international wine and spirits industry, exhibition leader Vinexpo is extremely proficient at connecting professionals in order to establish decisive relationships and nurture them. Website for Vinexpo India: https://vinexpo-india.com/
*** October
Berner Weinmesse, Bern, Switzerland
During the Berner Weinmesse in Bern (Switzerland) wine connoisseurs meet in the modern surroundings of the BERNEXPO convention centre. Family wineries, distillers and wine cooperatives have the opportunity to showcase their latest products and invite visitors for a tasting. You have the opportunity to obtain comprehensive information about selected wines of the vintage and to speak personally with producers. In the Berner Weinmesse, there will be presented wines from Switzerland, Germany, Italy, Spain, France, Austria, Australia, South Africa, Chile and many other award-winning wines. Website for the Berner Weinmesse in Bern: https://www.bernerweinmesse.ch/
Milano Wine Week, Italy
The Milano Wine Week provides evening events, tastings, masterclasses and presentations across all the Milan area with the involvement of cafés and restaurants, and obviously all the network of wine shops and bars. Website for the Milano Wine Week: http://www.milanowineweek.com/
*** November
Prowein China, Shanghai, China
ProWine China is setting new standards as the most important wine and spirits trade fair in Mainland China. Website: https://www.prowine-world.com/
Wine Auction of Hospices de Beaune, France
The wine auction of Hospices de Beaune is one of the most famous wine charity events in the world and all wine professionals await this event located in the historical town of Burgundy on the third Sunday of November. Famous wines of Burgundy (Meursault, Corton, Volnay, Pommard, Mazis-Chambertin, …) are sold to raise money for the Hospices de Beaune charitable activities. Website for the Wine Auction of Hospices de Beaune: http://hospices-de-beaune.com/
Merano WineFestival, Italy
During the Merano WineFestival, wine producers from Italy and all over the world will be setting up their stands in the Merano Kurhaus. The program includes live cooking shows, lectures, guided tours, tastings and an award ceremony. Organized by Gourmet’s International, the Merano WineFestival is also an indicator of recent trends in the food and wine industry. Website for the Merano WineFestival: https://meranowinefestival.com/
Tasting Climate Change, Montreal, Canada
The Tasting Climate Change conference taking place in Montreal aims to gather the finest international experts who will share their knowledge and good practices on climate change effects in the wine world in order to identify sustainable solutions. Tasting Climate Change offers a full day of conferences and panel discussions dedicated to the impact of climate change in the wine industry. Website for the Tasting Climate Change conference: https://www.tastingclimatechange.com/en/
Les Barriquades, Bordeaux, France
Les Barriquades, the Bordeaux Organic Wine Market, is a gourmet wine fair organized by the bio winemakers of Bordeaux area (Nouvelle-Aquitaine). They offer a wide variety of organic wines from Bordeaux of course, but also Saint-Emilion, Bergerac, Jurançon. You will find also wines from other French winemaking regions like Alsace, Fitou or Minervois. Les Barriquades of Bordeaux gives you the opportunity to discover the wines, the know-how and the philosophy of about 60 organic vine growers. Website for the Barriquades of Bordeaux: http://www.vigneronsbionouvelleaquitaine.fr/
FIVI Wine Market, Piacenza, Italy
At the FIVI Wine Market about 600 exhibitors are expected from all regions of Italy: the agricultural companies associated to FIVI – Federazione Italiana Vignaioli Indipendenti (Italian Federation of Independent Winegrowers). The Federation groups and represents those winemakers managing the entire production line, personally taking care of all the single phases from the vineyard to the vinification, including bottling. And just the winemakers themselves will narrate directly to the audience, during the two-day Market in Piacenza, their own territories and wines. Besides tasting them, it will be possible to purchase the wines directly at the producer’s stands. Website for the FIVI Wine Market : https://www.mercatodeivini.it/fivi-wine-market/
Anges Vins, Saint Aubin de Luigné (Angers), France
The Anges Vins event is held in Saint Aubin de Luigné (Maine et Loire / Anjou), a small village next to Angers. It offers a tasting and sale of wines produced by organic vine growers of the Anjou area. In this event, winemakers and winemakers from Anjou (Maine et Loire) will be present for three days to taste and sell their wines produced in organic farming. Website for Anges Vins: http://www.lesangesvins.com/
*** December
Swiss Wine Tasting, Zurich
The Zurich Swiss Wine Tasting is and remains the largest wine exhibition in Switzerland. Nowhere else can visitors gain a better overview of the current work of Swiss winegrowers and wineries. With around 150 exhibitors from all parts of the country, the Zurich Swiss Wine Tasting even showcase wines from all six winegrowing areas of Switzerland (Valais, Vaud, Geneva, Three Lakes Region, German-speaking Switzerland and Ticino). The wine-growing cantons of Grisons, Zurich, Vaud, Valais and Ticino are particularly well represented. Website for the Swiss Wine Tasting Zurich event: https://www.swiss-wine-tasting.ch/
Salon ViniBio, Paris, France
The Salon ViniBio in Paris is a wine tasting event that welcomes all winemakers who have been working for years in respect of the environment to produce organic and biodynamic wines. It aims to offer the best of what nature can offer to winetasters, preserving the diversity and authenticity of tastes and terroirs. The vineyards and winemakers that participate in ViniBio Paris are all holders of Organic Agriculture certification, and the Demeter label for biodynamic wines. Website for the Salon ViniBio of Paris: https://www.salon-vinibio.com/