Haro Wine Festival

Haro Wine Festival

Haro Wine Festival is a festival in the town of Haro in the La Rioja region of northern Spain. It is held every year in the summer and involves wine drinking competitions and contests and a "Batalla de Vino" (Battle of Vine) where wine is fired from water pistols.

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*cite news | url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/europe/spain/735093/Grapes--of-mirth.html | publisher=Telegraph Media Group Limited | work=The Telegraph | title=Grapes of mirth | date=2006-10-05


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