12 Grapes New Years Wishes. 12 grapes for a happy new year! Here are the 12 grapes from spain:
Then, they go out to party all night long with cava, a spanish sparkling white wine. As you probably know, italians eat lentils and sausage, and throw something old out the window… watch out below! Rare is the spaniard who will risk poisoning their fate for the coming year by skipping the grapes, one for each stroke of midnight.
If you have a chance to try this one, separate the 12 grapes prior to starting and you will have a higher chance of success.
In spain, everyone gets a bowl or skewer of 12 grapes just before midnight. Let us first go back to the time where this grapes tradition started. Eat 12 grapes at midnight. In december taht year, some vinegrowers from the alicante area came up with the 12 grapes as an idea to sell huge amounts of grapes from an excellent harvest.