International Carmenère Day
International Carmenère Day is held on November 24. Created in 2014, this festival originally celebrated the 20th anniversary of a grape that was ‘lost,’ then rediscovered. This event in the third decade of the month November is annual. Help us
Most likely known as ‘Biturica’ by Romans, Carménère was a staple Bordeaux wine grape until the phylloxera epidemic wiped out most French vines beginning in the 1860's.
International Carménère Day, November 24, is a celebration of the Chilean wine varietal thought to be extinct until it was rediscovered in 1994.
Similar holidays and events, festivals and interesting facts
International Beaujolais Day on November 21 (Date for 2024; observed on the third Thursday in November);
Cabernet Franc Day on December 4 (It's a way to prove that this variety is “More Than a Blending Grape!”);
International Furmint Day on February 1 (Official hashtag:#FurmintDay);
Global Drink Wine Day on February 18 (So why should this only be a day that is celebrated in the USA?)