Haro Wine Festival

[2] The festival includes a mass that is celebrated at the Chapel of San Felices de Bilibio.

[2] However, in 1949, the Battle of Wine earned its first mention in Enrique Hermosilla Díez’s article for La Rioja newspaper.

A little before 7:00 AM, the people, dressed in white, carry the wine to the Cliffs of Bilibio, either on foot, in trailers pulled by tractors, or in private vehicles.

[3] It is a procession of people of all ages carrying jugs, bottles, and other types of containers filled with red wine.

On June 26 or 27th, between 10:00 and 11:0 AM in the Plaza de la Paz in Haro, containers full of red liquid are distributed to the children.

They go on a short pilgrimage to the “fairgrounds” where, after making an offer to the patron saint, the wine battle takes place.