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Does your family like to celebrate fun holidays? Do you know about St. Urho’s Day? St. Urho’s day is a fun easy-to-celebrate holiday you, your spouse, and your whole family will enjoy, especially when you celebrate St. Urho’s day with wine from a sensational endorsed wine club (who endorses, it? I do!).

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St. Urho’s day is a fun way to enjoy a Finnish-American tradition. St. Urho’s Day is on March 16th, the day before St. Patrick’s Day where Finnish-Americans honor and cherish grapes. People of Finnish descent in the United States and Canada (I hear some in Finland too) celebrate St. Urho’s Day by eating grapes, wearing purple and green, and drinking wine.

Each year, I celebrate St. Urho’s day with wine, grapes, cheese, and bread. I love a good glass of wine, either red or white. This post contains a review of a fantastic wine club I enjoy featuring family-owned wineries. I love to share my good finds with people, AND I love to support small businesses. In this post, I will share tasty snacks, a wine review, and St. Urho’s Day fun and history with you. From my family to yours, enjoy!

History of St. Urho’s Day

I grew up hearing the story of St. Urho’s day each year from my dad who is 100% Finnish. Both his parents were born in Finland and migrated to the United States as children.

Each year on St. Urhos’s Day, my dad would grin as he retold us the story of the legend of St. Urho who chased the grasshoppers out of Finland and saved the grape crops at the vineyard. St. Urho’s Day lives in my sweet childhood memories as my dad would pull out an old newspaper clipping about St. Urho’s Day. Grinning, he would read it to us each March 16th. He would tell us to wear purple and buy grapes for us to eat. He’d have a glass of wine with his grapes while we snacked on the grapes.

The story originated in the 1950’s in northern Minnesota where many Finnish-Americans had settled and called home. St. Urho’s Day parades and celebrations have been held for years and many continue on today. I never knew until I was an adult that St. Urho was actually a fictional character, but that didn’t tarnish the fun memories for me:)

Today I continue the St. Urho’s tradition in my own family with grapes, wine, and delicious snacks.

How to Celebrate St. Urho’s Day

Wear purple (and green if you choose, we always wear just purple)
Eat grapes and add in other snacks and appetizers like yummy cheese and bread or crackers or on cucumber slices
Drink wine (adults) and grape juice for the kids, either plain or sparkling;)
Talk about how St. Urho, mythical saint of Finland, chased the grasshopper hordes out of Finland and saved the grapes
Make a Finnish meal like my Pasty Recipe, another Finnish tradition
Make a Finnish treat like Apple and Prune Tarts

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Enjoy Wine with Cheese

My husband and I enjoy having cheese with wine especially on St. Urho’s Day. On this day prior to St. Patick’s Day, we open a bottle of wine and savor it with delicious cheese, bread, and red grapes.

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On St. Urho’s day, I set up a bowl of red grapes, french bread, and cheddar cheese so my kids can participate in the fun holiday too. The kids can wear purple too and participate in the fun.

St. Urho's Day Kids snack in bowl french bread, grapes, cheese — Kids snack: a bowl of French bread, grapes, cheese

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St. Urho's Day and wine club review. Tasty Carbohydrate Free Appetizer of cucumber slices topped with Mediterranean Parmesan Cheese — Tasty Carbohydrate Free Appetizer of cucumber slices topped with Mediterranean Parmesan Cheese

Happy Hour Snack

For a tasty happy hour snack add Mediterranean parmesan cheese, Wisconisn cheddar cheese, buttered French bread, and red grapes to the plate. I simply couldn’t wait, I had to try both the Zinfandel and the Chardonnay, so I opened them both for a taste. While I completely loved both, I fell in love with the Chardonnay. It was so light and smooth without any unpleasant aftertaste. I enjoy both red and white wine, though I admit red is usually my favorite.

For a tasty carbohydrate free appetizer with a glass of wine, try topping cucmber slices with Mediterranean Parmesan cheese slivers or any type of cheese. I love aged cheese with wine, so sensational together I’m convinced they were made for each other. Wisconsin aged cheese is my favorite!

St. Urho's Day and Wine Club Review. Chardonnay and Zinfandel with red grapes, Mediterranean parmesan cheese, Wisconsin cheddar cheese. Delicious! — Chardonnay and Zinfandel with red grapes, Mediterranean parmesan cheese, Wisconsin cheddar cheese. Delicious!

St. Urho's Day and Wine Club Review. Wine glasses with french bread, parmesan cheese and snack visible through wine glass — Oh so delicious!

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Wine bottle and wine club label — Chardonnay wine bottle and wine club label

St. Urho's Day and Wine Club review. Glass of wine held ready to drink with a sliver of Meditteranean Parmesan cheese. — Ready to drink glass of Zinfandel Red Wine from Wine Club with parmesan cheese sliver

Wine for Enjoyment

I have a strange little quirk I love to do when enjoying wine. I use base of the wine glass as a little plate for my cheese. Sometimes I want just a little piece of cheese to enjoy with the wine and the base of my glass accomodates nicely as a mini plate. I have to remember to pop the cheese in my mouth before I tip the glass too far to prevent the cheese from falling to the ground. The delicious cheese is to precious to waste!

I sincerely hope you enjoyed learning about St. Urho’s Day, wine, and appetizers. I hope your family incorporates this fun holiday into your home. Happy St. Urho’s Day to you!

Yours Truly,

Julie