If you love wine and fun times, this is your perfect guide for wine festivals in 2025. France is famous for its amazing wines and each region has its own special festival. Think of sipping wine under the French sun, surrounded by beautiful vineyards. Cool, right?
In this guide, we'll take you through the best wine festivals in France. We'll talk about the different wines you can try, the cool stuff happening at each festival, and some tips to make your visit awesome.
July
Aniane Wine Festival
Abbey of Aniane, France July 2026
estival or Festivale des Vins D’Aniane in French, is an annual wine festival in France, held in the coastal town of Anaine, located in the southern part of France. The festival has been celebrated for over 25 years, and it is a major social event for the townspeople. After 2 years of suspension due to pandemic of Covid-19, the festival is restored and will take place from 22nd to 24th of July 2022. The festival is a mutual celebration of diverse wine-related activities, including horizontal wine tasting, winemakers fair, wine masterclass, gala dinner and DJ performance with the participation of various artists and wine experts.
photocredit: Festival des Vins d'Aniane
August
Route du Champagne
Reims, France, 1-2 August 2026
The Route du Champagne is a route created for tourist who would like to discover the region, that is dedicated to the production, consumption, and sale of champagne. The festival is one of the most important in France, held every year, welcoming tens of thousands of champagne enthusiasts, and this time it’s celebrating the 25th edition. The route is about 500 km long, and it goes through the most beautiful villages and towns in the Champagne region, really a unique opportunity to learn everything about champagne. The route starts in Reims, which is the capital of Champagne. It then goes south to Epernay, which is also considered to be the capital of champagne because it houses most of the producers. After this, you will visit Châlons-en-Champagne, Épernay again, Sézanne and finally Troyes where you can find one of France's largest markets, enjoy many champagne varieties and local gastronomy.
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Paille et Ripaille wine and cheese festival
Langon, Gironde, France August (Date will be announced)
Paille et Riplaille is a cheese and wine festival in France held in the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, near Bordeaux. This year it will be the 5th edition of this annual event that celebrates the harvest of grapes, the tradition of winemaking, and farming and cheese culture in France. Many winegrowers are present at the festival promoting their local products. Numerous picnic tables, food, and wine markets and tastings are organized throughout the event.
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September
Vignes Vins Randos
Loire Valley, France, 5-6 September
Vignes Vins Randos is the unmissable event for wine tourism in the heart of the Loire Valley vineyards. Each year, the winegrowers of the Loire Valley offer you 3 hours of relaxation, conviviality, and delicious emotions. This is a unique opportunity to discover the most beautiful wine regions, with family, friends or alone, in a region listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Over 18 walks are organized in the vineyards of Anjou, the Loire Valley and Touraine by Val de Loire, to discover wine-making know-how, taste amazing local delicacies and of course all types of regional wines. Also, there will be cooking demonstrations and events for children. And for sure, you can buy the wines you’ve tasted on the walks.
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Fête de la Pressée à Chanôve
Chanôve, Burgundy, France 13-15 September
Fête de la Pressée or a Grape Pressing Party is an annual wine event in France, taking place in the town of Chanôve, Burgundy, near Dijon. This festival is a celebration of medieval wine-making traditions, particularly grape pressing, and you even have the opportunity to taste the first-hand pressing or the bourrou, in French. Also, it is an excellent chance to discover different wines from Chanove and cot d’or wine region. Lots of Burgundian wines and local delicacies will be presented for tasting and various animations will take place.
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October
Vendanges en Fête à Banyuls sur Mer
Montmartre Hill, Paris, France,9-13 October
Vendanges en Fête or Harvest Festival in Paris is an annual wine festival, celebrating the harvest of Parisian grape and featuring visiting the vineyards. The event is basically held in the 18th district of Paris, apart from public wine tastings in the street, about 40 restaurants and bars in the neighbourhood are also offering the tastings. This festival enables one to feel the Parisian soul and its viticulture, enjoy locally-produced wine and fresh, authentic food.
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Chablis Wine Festival
Chablis, Burgundy, France, 25-26 October
The Chablis Wine Festival is a wine festival that takes place in the town of Chablis, Burgundy. It is one of the most important events in France and in the world for wine. The festival takes place every year on the third or fourth weekend of October. This annual celebration of vintages, continues to grow each year, with more people coming from around the world to attend, and is a great opportunity to connect with new people and discover types of wines. The festival includes tastings of all Chablis appellations, seminars, dinners, auctions, and many other wine-related activities.
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November
Beaujolais Nouveau Time Festival
Les Sarmentelles de Beaujeu, Beaujolais, France, 20 November
The Beaujolais Nouveau Time Festival is a celebration of the release of new Beaujolais wine. It takes place every year on the third Wednesday in November in this region of south Burgundy. The guests are supposed to taste and compare 12 varieties of Beaujolais wine. Beaujolais Nouveau is a type of red wine made in the Burgundy region of France around the town of Beaujeu and released every autumn in November. The festival typically lasts a few days and includes various activities such as concerts, street markets, fireworks displays, walks, games, film screenings, etc.
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Les Barriquades, Bordeaux
Darwin, Bordeaux, France, November
Les Barriquades, or Organic gourmet wine market, in other words, is a festival organized by the Vignerons Bio of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region just a few weeks before Christmas. This festival is a nice combination of food and wine, concerts and conferences, a great way to have fun, support the organic sector, and complete your cellar with a wide range of organic wines. This year, 50 winegrowers, brewers, and producers of local organic delicacies are gathering to introduce the guests to their ethics, their know-how, and of course their products. A great diversity of organic wines is thus offered: Bordeaux of course, Saint-Emilion, Bergerac, Jurançon, but also wines from other regions: Gascony, Fitou, Minervois, etc. To accompany these beautiful vintages, the guests can also shop with our 10 local producers of organic delicacies: cheese, bread, olive oil, honey, and so on.
Photo credit: echos-bordeaux
December
Salon ViniBio
Paris Porte de Versaille, Paris, France
The ViniBio show welcomes all winegrowers who have been working for years with respect for the environment, the rules of organic farming and winemaking, with a single objective, to offer wine lovers or experienced tasters the best of what nature can offer, while preserving the diversity and authenticity of tastes. The BioGourmet show brings together a selection of suppliers of organic food products, and festive, refined, high-end, rare products for buyers looking for quality products.
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