{"id":1881,"date":"2017-07-05T12:13:27","date_gmt":"2017-07-05T16:13:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ncwineguys.com\/?p=1881"},"modified":"2024-08-25T20:34:16","modified_gmt":"2024-08-26T00:34:16","slug":"unofficial-wine-holiday-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ncwineguys.com\/index.php\/unofficial-wine-holiday-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Unofficial Wine Holiday List"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Wine and holidays go hand and hand. \u00a0Whether is having wine to celebrate Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year&#8217;s OR celebrating wine itself, it&#8217;s important to celebrate with gusto! \u00a0Below are is our unofficial list of wine holidays that we&#8217;ve taken from various sources. \u00a0Use this as your guide for what to drink and when! \u00a0Also, be sure to join the conversation on social media by tagging the official wine holiday pages\/account. \u00a0Don&#8217;t forget those hashtags too! \u00a0They&#8217;re even more important!<!--more--><\/p>\n<table style=\"border-color: #000000;\" width=\"659\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 89.609375px;\"><b>Month<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 81.765625px;\"><b>Day<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 93.953125px;\"><b>Holiday<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 195.578125px;\"><b>Facebook<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 138.78125px;\"><b>Twitter<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 138.78125px;\"><b>Instagram<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 146.34375px;\"><b>Hashtag<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 89.609375px; text-align: center;\" rowspan=\"2\"><b>February<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 81.765625px;\">18<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 93.953125px;\">National Drink Wine Day<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 195.578125px;\">@drinkwineday<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 138.78125px;\">@drinkwineday<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 138.78125px; text-align: center;\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 146.34375px;\">#DrinkWineDay<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 81.765625px;\">Last Saturday<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 93.953125px;\">Open That Bottle Night<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 195.578125px;\">@OpenThatBottleNight<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 138.78125px;\">@OpenThatBtl<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 138.78125px; text-align: center;\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 146.34375px;\">#OTBN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 89.609375px; text-align: center;\"><b>March<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 81.765625px;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 93.953125px;\">National Mulled Wine Day<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 195.578125px; 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