Festa do Albariño
The Festa do Albariño is a gastronomical party in Cambados, Galicia, Spain celebrated during the first weekend of August. It is the oldest wine party of Galicia and the second of Spain.
The origin of this party was a challenge in 1953 between Bernardino Quintanilla and Ernesto Zárate for determining the best wine of 1952.
The Festa
Nowadays, the fiesta is the first Sunday of August. It is a popular event in which both the wine Albariño and the people are the stars. Every year this party concentrates about 150.000 people. This event is the most important of the Galician party calendar.
The Festa do Albariño has two faces. One of then is the public face: musical shows, fireworks, exhibitions, sport competitions, artworks, workshops about the Albariño and a collective tasting of the wine. The second face is formed by all of the official acts like the parade of the Capítulo Serenísimo do Albariño, which the Sunday of the party goes from the Town Council Square to the Fefiñans Square.