The Wine Village Advent Calendar is Coming to Aldi

This post is an open thread. 

National Advent Calendar Day is coming soon. On November 6th, 2024, to be exact. This is the day when Aldi releases all manner of Advent calendars to help you count down to Christmas in fun and unique ways. Calendars feature different themes, from chocolate or cheese to toys or pet treats, or even puzzles.

Of course, the wine Advent calendar is one of the most popular items — if not the hottest seller — on National Advent Calendar Day at Aldi. When Aldi first sold wine calendars in 2018, they sold out in less than five minutes at our local store.

Aldi learned how to manage the crowds and lines in subsequent years, handing out line tickets for the wine calendars. Things seem to be a lot more orderly in recent years, although people still line up outside the store before opening and there is still a general air of excitement.

The ever-popular wine Advent calendar is coming back this year. Although take note that it’s not available in all locations, depending on whether your store sells alcohol or not.

Here’s what we know about this year’s calendar.

What We Know:

The Aldi Wine Village Advent Calendar Wine Tasting Experience (Product Code: 707671 / 707669) is an Aldi Find. That means stores get just one shipment, and it’s not restocked during the current season. As mentioned earlier, these tend to sell quickly once they hit the selling floor at Aldi. If you want one, we recommend getting to Aldi first thing in the morning when your local store opens. Aldi does not offer online ordering for these if they’re sold out at your local store.

The Aldi ad states “see price in store,” so the price may vary by location. In previous years, wine calendars at my local store have been around $60. I’m not sure what their cost will be in 2024.

The Wine Advent Calendar contains twenty-four 187-ml bottles. It includes one of each of the following:

• Point Taken Cabernet Sauvignon – 14.9% – Chile
• Palloncini Trebbiano – 13% – Italy
• Tru Reign Cabernet Sauvignon – 14% – California
• Seek & Escape Gruner Veltliner – 12% – Austria
• Doodle Shiraz – 15% – Australia
• Watch Tower Chardonnay – 13.7% – Alexander Valley, United States
• Copper Swift Malbec – 14% – Argentina
• Post & Paddock Zinfandel – 15.6% – Lodi, California, United States
• Story Begins Sauvignon Blanc – 13.5% – California, United States
• Preformer Pinotage – 13.5% – South Africa
• Little Ditty Riesling – 10.9% – Germany
• Luna Brillante Red Blend – 13.9% – Spain
• Horizon De Lalonde Bordeaux Red Blend – 13.6% – France
• Zille Rose – 13.7% – France
• Crush Montepulciano D’abruzzo – 13.6% – Italy
• Stacks & Stones White Blend – 13.3% – Portugal
• Vol Royal Red Blend – 13.7% – France
• Shadow Dance Syrah – 13.8% – Columbia Valley, United States
• Trim Vine White Blend – 13% – Hungary
• Vin 21 Red Blend – 13.2% – Portugal
• Lady in Red Rkatsiteli – 13% – Georgia
• Pastello Merlot – 13.6% – Italy
• Soulful Smile Red Blend – 14.1% – Portugal
• Venteux 22 Cabernet Sauvignon – 14.5% – France

The box lists a website, holidaymagicwines.com. When you visit that site, it displays several of the wine calendars Aldi is selling this year, and you can click on specific calendars for more information about the contents of the calendars.

What We Don’t Know:

We haven’t yet tried this specific calendar, so we don’t know how good it is. We write open threads to give readers a place to talk about Aldi products and ask questions.

Have you purchased the Aldi wine Advent calendar? Leave a comment below.