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    This Month in Wine

    June 2026: The Global Wine Calendar

    Ten dates that define the wine month — from Napa to Bordeaux to Centre Court — each paired with the right pour and an iQ-powered recommendation.

    June 6
    Napa Valley, California

    Collective Napa Valley Auction Weekend

    The Auction Napa Valley reinvented: a four-day collector celebration with barrel tastings, vintner dinners and the famous live auction at Meadowood.

    Cabernet is the assignment. Think Caymus, Silver Oak, Opus One.

    June 13
    United States

    National Rosé Day (US)

    Second Saturday in June — the unofficial start of full rosé season. Wine bars run flights, restaurants pour by the magnum.

    Provence rosé with grilled prawns, watermelon salad, charcuterie.

    June 15
    Global

    Father's Day (US, UK, Canada)

    The peak gift-bottle day of the year. Bourbon-barrel Cabs, big Bordeaux, vintage Port and steakhouse reds dominate the table.

    Ribeye + Napa Cabernet, or cigars + 20-year Tawny Port.

    June 19
    United States

    Juneteenth

    A federal holiday commemorating Black emancipation. Tables across the country honor it with cookouts, soul food and Black-owned wines.

    McBride Sisters, Brown Estate, Charles Woodson's Intercept.

    June 19–22
    Bordeaux, France

    Bordeaux Fête le Vin

    Biennial wine festival along the Garonne quays. The 2026 edition features over 80 appellations and a tall-ships parade. The Bordeaux summer party.

    Left Bank Cabernet blends, Right Bank Merlot, Sauternes with cheese.

    June 21
    Northern Hemisphere

    Summer Solstice

    The longest day of the year. Wineries from the Finger Lakes to Burgundy host sunset dinners, vineyard concerts and golden-hour tastings.

    Chilled light reds: Gamay, Pinot Noir, Schiava, Frappato.

    June 27–28
    Major Cities

    Pride Weekend (NYC, SF, Chicago, Toronto)

    The largest Pride parades in North America. Restaurants and bars run all-day brunches, rooftop pours and LGBTQ+ winemaker spotlights.

    Sparkling rosé all day. Pour Cava Rosado, Crémant or Nyetimber Rosé.

    June 29 – July 12
    London, England

    The Championships, Wimbledon

    Two weeks of grass-court tennis with the most elegant wine moment of the British summer: strawberries, cream and English sparkling.

    Nyetimber, Gusbourne, Hambledon. Build a Pimm's Royale.

    Late June
    Singapore

    Vinexpo Asia

    Asia's biggest B2B wine and spirits trade event. The pulse of where the wine world is moving in the Asia-Pacific market.

    Trending: chilled light reds, low-alcohol whites, premium NA.

    All Month
    Global

    Pride Month

    Thirty days to discover and support LGBTQ+ owned wineries — and to keep buying them in July, October and January.

    Equality Vines Love Wins Pinot, Hammersky Cabernet, Donkey & Goat.

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