Bordeaux Fete le Vin ★ 4.8
Bordeaux wine festival held biennially on the Garonne quays since 1998. 70+ wine pavilions, 35,000 tasting tokens sold; classified-growth chateaux pouring current releases and select back vintages.
Open-house weekend of the Premieres Cotes de Bordeaux appellation, with around thirty chateaux and wine estates offering tastings, activities and food. The 31st edition was held on 6 and 7 June 2026, 10:00 to 19:00; one-hour tasting workshops at the Maison des Vins de Cadillac, led by a trainer from the Ecole du Vin de Bordeaux, cost 3 euros per person.
Tip: The workshops at the Maison des Vins de Cadillac need no booking and run at fixed times on both days, subject to available places.
Address: Maison des Vins de Cadillac, Cadillac, France, Bordeaux
Bordeaux wine festival held biennially on the Garonne quays since 1998. 70+ wine pavilions, 35,000 tasting tokens sold; classified-growth chateaux pouring current releases and select back vintages.
Annual consumer and trade grand tasting organised by the Bettane et Desseauve wine guide, held in Hangar 14 on the Chartrons quay. 250+ Bordeaux producers presenting current releases and en-primeur samples.
The world's leading international wine and spirits trade fair, held biennially at the Bordeaux exhibition centre. 2,400+ exhibitors from 40+ countries; Bordeaux first growths always prominently represented.
The annual en-primeur tasting week when international trade and press taste barrel samples of the new vintage at the chateaux before release. Prices set and allocations agreed; a central commercial event in the Bordeaux calendar.
Wine-themed marathon founded in 1985: 42.2km through the Pauillac and Saint-Julien vineyards with 23 chateau wine stops en route. Costumed participants; oysters and Medoc wines at each station.
The ancient Jurade brotherhood's medieval ceremonies held twice yearly in Saint-Emilion village: the June ban on harvesting and the September proclamation of the vintage from atop the Tour du Roi. Street processions and open tastings.
Journees Portes Ouvertes Premieres Cotes de Bordeaux runs in June. These are the wine tours and tastings in Bordeaux to book for the days around it; most cancel free up to 24 hours ahead.
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Enjoy a food and wine tour in the Saint-Emilion region starting from Bordeaux. Explore a UNESCO-listed village, visit three wineries, and enjoy a picnic lunch at a château.
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