Night of Wine in Cómpeta

XLIInd edition

Cómpeta dedicates a summer night to praise the delicious local wines that are made locally and in all the Axarquía in the provincwe of Málaga.

The 15th of August has a special meaning for the people of Cómpeta. First the local people pay tribute to the Patron of the village, Our Lady of the Assumption. The date was also always the one the agricultural workers said farewell and left for the grape harvest. However, what was a spontaneous celebration in 1974 has become over the years a typical festival in Cómpeta. All this thanks to Aurelio Fernández Navas, a local man who gave the wine that was drunk in the village on that night.

Today, the celebrations are one of the main tourist attractions in summer and it has earned Internatinal fame. The activities associated with the Night of Wine include a cultural side where artists, poets and writeres participate. There is alsoa folk side with flamenco singers and dance groups and finally what gave ride to the festival at first: you can try the delicious muscatel wine that is produced in the area.

Each year a mural depicting the festival is made. The morning festivities take place in the Plaza de la Vendimia. At night the fun moves on to the Plaza Almijara where a stage in the sytle pf an Andalusian famrstad is installed and the different artists and folk groups perform.

A magic night full of expectations, declared a Festival of National Tourist Interest.