Alcohol Observances

All hail the Ale! Cheers to the beer!

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Mead Day

On this day, there is no need to look at your watch, as it's always Prosecco o'clock!

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Rum Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Pinot Noir Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Whiskey Sour Day

International Cabernet Sauvignon Day is celebrated on 30 August of each year.

If you missed Cabernet Sauvignon Day on August 30th, not to worry - Cabernet Day usually takes place just a few days later.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Creme de Menthe Day

Grenache is a popular red wine that grows in hot and dry conditions.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Punch Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Hot Mulled Cider Day

Today it doesn't matter if you drink it neat or flavored, as long as you raise a glass to this popular East European classic.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Liqueur Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of International Gin and Tonic Day.

Don't wait until New Year's Eve - clink your glasses today for Global Champagne Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of American Beer Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National American Beer Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of International Stout Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Harvey Wallbanger Day

Tempranillo is the most important grape grown in Spain.

Zinfandel is a black-skinned wine grape, grown in over 10% of California vineyards.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Eggnog Month

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Rhubarb Vodka Day

New Zealand has a semi national holiday called crate day where you have to drink a crate of beer on the first Saturday of December.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Sangria Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Eggnog Day

On New Year's Eve, Champagne is a popular filling for those glasses that get clinked at midnight

This famous cocktail is said to have originated in Paris at the start of the 1920s.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Hot Buttered Rum Day

A day to celebrate the bewildering and amazing designs that bring color to beer cans around the world.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Irish Coffee Day

A day to savour the unique taste of this Peruvian cocktail.

Whatever it is, you can definitely wine about it today. It’s National Drink Wine Day.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Margarita Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Kahlua Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Beer Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Mulled Wine Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Absinthe Day

This popular spirit is distilled from the blue agave plant and made only in Mexico.

New Beers Eve commemorates the day before the end of prohibition in 1933.

On this day in 1933, the sale of beer containing less than 3.2% alcohol by volume was permitted in the U.S., having been banned since the imposition of Prohibition in 1919.