Monday evening we went to the annual wine canting summer festival. It is held in the gardens of  the Museo Arqueológicohe in Alicante.

We met up with the InterNations group and headed into the garden area. Each of us received a coupon which provided us with a free wine glass and three sampling coupons for wine. Some of the InterNations group posed for a picture before heading off to find the perfect glass of wine.

There were over 20 different wineries known as “Bodegas”  from all over the Alicante region. There is a very long and rich wine history in the Alicante region dating back to the 15th century.

With only three coupons the challenge was finding the best wines to taste. We went to the first bodega and had our glass filled. They did not want our coupons and so we knew it was going to be a good evening.

There were lots of people at the festival and we mingled with the crowd. We met some interesting people and learned all about the wine industry in the region.

The organizer of this InterNations event was Felipe who was very helpful and introduced us to restaurant owners, winemakers and other people from the area.

At the end of the evening, we headed home with our wine glasses and two remaining coupons. It was a great evening and very enjoyable.

“Adios y que tenga un gran dia”