Sitges Wine Festival 2009 – Festival Celebrations

Wine Trashing Sitges

The Sitges wine festival concluded on Sunday with the trashing of the grapes. Check out the video before which shows a lighter side of the festival, where the winner of the beauty pageant gets to win her own weight in wine!

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Video Courtsey of Wirdheim in Vilanova

The wine festival takes place every September and is sponsored by Torres one of the most famous vineyards in Spain.

Sitges Wine Festival

There is also an international food fair with plenty of advice on what wine goes with what food!

Sitges Wine Festival

Produce ranges from delicious chocolates to local cheeses..

Sitges Wine Festival

Competition amongst the teams for the barrel rolling and grape trashing is fierce!

Sitges Wine Festival

The festival is now over 4 decades old and celebrates the culmination of the wine crop for each year.

Sitges Wine Festival