Posted by Don Amaro
Madeira Wine Festival
Beginning of September the grape harvest and wine making process starts on the island of Madeira. This is known as the Madeira Wine Festival – Festa do Vinho da Madeira. This is Madeira’s oldest festival. The picking of the grapes, the Parade of the Pickers, treading the grapes and the whole ritual is a distinctly Madeiran tradition. The wine festival begins in Estreito de Camara de Lobos, which is about 12km from Funchal. In Funchal, there will be performance of various folklore groups and traditional entertainments that will incorporate to the entire winemaking process.
Click here for the festival programme.
For wine enthusiasts this is a must. For those who have missed the Madeira Wine Festival last year …. Daniel Jove (journalist from Spain) has beautifully captured the festivities with his Sony DSC-F828. Prepare yourself a glass of wine, sit comfortably back, and enjoyed the slide show … click here.
Posted by Don Amaro on Madeira Blog on 21 July 2007.
Madeira today Madeira Wine Festival 2027: the grape harvest in Funchal and Estreito The Madeira Wine Festival 2027: dates, the live harvest in Estreito de Câmara de Lobos, events in Funchal, and how to join a grape-picking and treading experience.