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Wine, food specialities, culture, meetings and entertainment come together in a unique experience in Verona and Valpolicella.

Vevey will be hosting the Vintners’ Festival from July 18 to 11 August 2019

Once a generation, the unique Vintners’ Festival pays tribute to the wine traditions and the work of Vaudois winegrowers and vineyard hands. The festival is organised by the “Confrérie des Vignerons with the help of thousands of volunteers. Thanks to this commitment, the festival has been Switzerland’s first living tradition to be recognised by UNESCO. More than 1,200 singers and musicians as well as 5,500 extras in costumes will perform on an ephemeral stage that was purpose-built on Vevey’s Place du Marché next to Lake Geneva. There will be twenty performances to an audience of 20,000 spectators each.

So you’re not a wine lover (hey, it happens). Believe it or not, there’s plenty to do in San Francisco and the Napa Valley besides comparing Pinots and Merlots. Here are a few of our favorite things:

If you’ve ever wondered how you can balance wellbeing with wine, this new series of events in Mendoza could be the answer. ‘Yoga por los Caminos del Vino’ (Yoga on the wine route) is in its second season with two months of outdoor yoga sessions taking place in wineries in Mendoza from 10 March through 4 May.