Wine and holidays go hand and hand. Whether is having wine to celebrate Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s OR celebrating wine itself, it’s important to celebrate with gusto! Below are is our unofficial list of wine holidays that we’ve taken from various sources. Use this as your guide for what to drink and when! Also, be sure to join the conversation on social media by tagging the official wine holiday pages/account. Don’t forget those hashtags too! They’re even more important!
| Month | Day | Holiday | Hashtag | |||
| February | 18 | National Drink Wine Day | @drinkwineday | @drinkwineday | – | #DrinkWineDay |
| Last Saturday | Open That Bottle Night | @OpenThatBottleNight | @OpenThatBtl | – | #OTBN | |
| March | 3 | National Mulled Wine Day | – | – | – | #MulledWineDay |
| April | 17 | Malbec World Day | @celebratemalbecworldday | @MalbecWorldDay | @MalbecWorldDay | #MalbecWorldDay |
| 24 | International Sauvignon Blanc Day | – | – | – | #SauvBlancDay | |
| May | 9 | National Moscato Day | – | – | – | #MoscatoDay |
| 25 | National Wine Day | @wineday | @wineday | @nationalwineday | #NationalWineDay #WineDay |
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| Thursday before Memorial Day | International Chardonnay Day | @ChardonnayDay | @Chardonnay_day | @Chardonnay_day | #ChardDay | |
| June | Second Saturday | National Rosé Day | @nationalroseday | – | @nationalroseday | #NationalRoséDay |
| August | 1 | National Albariño Day | – | – | – | #AlbariñoDay |
| First Saturday | Mead Day | – | – | – | #MeadDay | |
| 14 | International Rosé Day | – | – | – | #RoséDay | |
| 18 | Pinot Noir Day | – | – | – | #PinotNoir | |
| August / September | Thursday before Labor Day |
International Cabernet Day | – | – | – | #CabernetDay |
| September | All Month | NC Wine Month | @ncwines | @ncwines | @ncwines | #NCWineMonth |
| Third Friday |
International Grenache Day | @GrenacheDay | @grenacheday | @grenacheday | #GrenacheDay | |
| October | Second Week |
Drink Local Wine Week | @DrinkLocalWine | @DrinkLocalWine | – | #DrinkLocal |
| November | 7 | International Merlot Day | – | – | – | #MerlotDay |
| Second Thursday | International Tempranillo Day | – | @TempranilloDay | – | #TempranilloDay | |
| Third Wednesday | Zinfandel Day | – | – | – | #ZinDay | |
| Third Thursday | Beaujolais Nouveau Day | – | @BeaujolaisNow | – | #BeaujolaisNouveau | |
| 24 | Carménère Day | – | @CarmenereDay | – | #CarmenereDay | |
| December | 4 | Cabernet Franc Day | @CABFRANCDAY | – | – | #CabFrancDay |
| 5 | Prohibition Repeal Day | @RepealDay & @ProhibitionRepealDay |
@RepealDay | – | #RepealDay | |
| 20 | National Sangria Day | – | – | – | #SangriaDay | |
| 31 | Champagne or other Sparkling Wine Day | – | – | – | #SparklingWineDay
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In addition to the holidays above don’t forget these weekly celebrations:
- #WineWednesday – This is a weekly celebration of wine on social media. It often trends, so it’s a great way to join a larger social media conversation.
- #SundayFunday – This is another weekly celebration of fun things to do on a Sunday. It also treads on social media.
And ALWAYS remember to use #NCWine (NOT #ncwines) when talking about North Carolina Wine on social media! #NCWine has a larger post volume and is more recognizable! Finally, #DrinkLocal is also another great national hashtag to use. Happy drinking and posting! Cheers!
