As we are enjoying fall, wineries in the Northern Hemisphere are hard at work harvesting their grapes from the vines. So you’ll find that October makes a great time to stop at a vineyard and enjoy a wine tasting.
Another way to sample the wine from their vineyards in October is at a wine festival. At a wine festival, local wineries will offer samples of their wines for guests to try. Wine festivals are popular because they are an easy way to try a large number of different grapes, vintages, and wineries. At the end of the event, buy a couple bottles of your favorite wines and enjoy them later at home or at a byob. There’s also usually food and entertainment at the festival to make sure that everyone has a good time.
Everyone from the beginning wine enthusiast to the certified wine snob should be able to enjoy these wine festivals in October:
New York City Wine & Food Festival
New York, New York
October 11-14, 2012
Maryland Wine Festival
Salisbury Maryland
October 20-21, 2012
Epcot International Food and Wine Festival
Orlando, FL
September 28 – November 11, 2012
Spring Town Point Virginia Wine Festival
Norfolk, VA
October 20-21, 2012
Kohler Food & Wine Experience
Kohler, WI
October 18-21, 2012
Harvest Wine Weekend
Paso Robles, CA
October 19-20, 2012
Fredericksburg Food & Wine Fest
Fredericksburg, Texas
October 27, 2012
Fredericksburg Area Wine Festival
Fredericksburg, VA
October 6-7, 2012
Auburn Wine and Food Festival
Auburn, CA
October 13, 2012
Louisa Wine Festival
Mineral, VA
October 13, 2012
Yadkin Valley Grape Festival
Yadkinville, NC
October 20, 2012
Waterfront Wine & Food Festival
Mays Landing, NJ
October 21, 2012
TASTE Philadelphia Festival of Food, Wine and Spirits
October 12-14, 2012
Agora Greek Food & Wine Festival
Cherry Hill, NJ
October 4-7, 2012
Sanborn Winetique Festival
Sanborn, NY
October 14, 2012
Great Grapes Wine, Arts & Food Festival
Charlotte, NC
October 6, 2012
Waterfront Fine Arts & Wine Festival
Scottsdale, AZ
October 26-28, 2012
Heart of Texas Wine and Food Festival
Waco, TX
October 6, 2012
Franklin Wine Festival
Franklin, TN
October 19, 2012
Long Branch Wine & Music Festival
Millwood, VA
October 12-14, 2012
Placerville Art & Wine Festival
Placerville, CA
October 20, 2012
Autumn Art & Texas Wine Festival
Old Town Spring, TX
October 13-14, 2012
Rotary Harvest & Wine Festival
Tunkhannock, PA
October 13, 2012
Hallowine
Upstate NY
October 19-21, 2012
Chesapeake Virginia Wine Festival
Chesapeake, VA
October 27, 2012
Delaware Wine & Beer Festival
Felton, DE
October 21, 2012
Oakhurst Chocolate and Wine Festival
Oakhurst, CA
October 13-14, 2012
Powhatan’s Festival of the Grape
Powhatan, VA
October 20, 2012
Virginia Wine & Garlic Festival
Amherst, VA
October 13-14, 2012
Yorktown Wine Festival
Yorktown, VA
October 6, 2012
Wine & Unwind Wine Festival
Salem, VA
October 21, 2012
Carytown Food & Wine Festival
Richmond, VA
October 7, 2012
La Vina Winery Fall Harvest Festival
La Union, NM
October 13-14, 2012
Knoebels Three Ponds Fall Harvest Wine Festival
Elysburg, PA
October 20, 2012
Mt. Nittany Winery Harvest Festival
Centre Hall, PA
October 20, 2012
Vendemmia Harvest of the Grape Wine Festival
Wilmington, DE
October 7, 2012
Greenwich Food & Wine Festival
Greenwich, CT
October 4-6, 2012
Lodi’s Treasure Island WineFest
San Francisco, CA
October 6, 2012
Lake Norman Wine & Food Festival
Cornelius, NC
October 20, 2012
Zest in the West
Houston, TX
October 18-19, 2012
La Jolla Art & Wine Festival
La Jolla, CA
October 13-14, 2012
Hawaii Food & Wine Festival
Honolulu, HI
September 8, 2012
Lorimar Grape Stomp and Harvest Festival
October 6, 2012
Lake Carolina Wine and Food Festival
Lake Carolina, SC
October 13, 2012
Gruene Music and Wine Fest
New Braunfels, TX
October 4-7, 2012
Santa Barbara Vino d’Elegance Festival
Santa Barbara, CA
October 27-28, 2012
Havana Wine Festival
Havana, IL
October 13, 2012
