2nd Annual "Reds, Whites & Blues by the Bay"  - San Diego's California Wine Festival!

April 11-12, 2008

(Tickets go on sale soon!)

    Festivities kick off at noon until 4 pm Saturday, April 12th at the  Embarcadero Marina Park North near the charming Seaport Village in downtown San Diego.  This year's Festival will feature more than 300 of California's finest wines along with food samples from dozens of San Diego's most highly touted restaurants and other first-rate food purveyors. Also attending are local and regional brewers, bread and cheese artisans, even San Diego's favorite bbq'ed meats and the air will be filled with live blues music all afternoon. Don't miss this chance to experience California's BEST wines and gourmet cuisine accompanied by live blues - San Diego's world-class wine festival!

    "Rare and Reserve Sunset Wine Tasting" This is the toughest ticket in San Diego in April! Only 500 tickets will be sold to this elegant evening event under the stars. Watch the sunset over San Diego bay from the magical Grand Hyatt courtyard setting Friday, April 11, 6:30 - 9 pm. The wine industry's brightest wine making stars come out to pour highly prized samples of their legendary vintages, some no longer available anywhere! Sparkling wines greet lucky attendees as they enter the charming courtyard setting at the super luxe Grand Hyatt Hotel overlooking San Diego Bay.  Rare and reserve level world-class wines by the dozen are accompanied by hot and cold gourmet appetizers, fresh cut fruits and more. Live smooth jazz and soft lights will make this an evening to remember. Don't miss this once-in-a-lifetime chance to taste dozens of extremely rare and reserve wines - at sunset by the bay in beautiful San Diego!

5th Annual "Reds, Whites & Blues" at the Beach in Santa Barbara, CA

July 18-19-20, 2008

(Tickets go on sale soon)

Santa Barbara's own big-time wine festival hits the beach again in 2008! Guests sample from over 400  great California wines and dozens of gourmet food purveyors supply delectable tidbits, artisan cheeses, craft beers, barbequed meats, and more!

    One ticket price gives you all this, PLUS live blues, and your own oversized (16 oz.) long- stemmed wine glass to sip and savor the afternoon away under bright sunny skies. . .at the beach in Santa Barbara! Order your tickets early, save 25% and be entered to win the monthly drawing too!

Wineries and other exhibitors! Sign up now!

Send an email to: info@californiawinefestival.com requesting a reservation and application.

FAX: 805-966-6218 

Festival Features

100 Wineries: The CWF attracts California's finest winemakers. Last year 100 wineries poured over 400 different wines. For a change of taste, craft brewers will also be pouring their best brew!

VIP Pavilion: VIP Weekend Pass holders have it "made in the shade" with an even larger VIP Pavilion tent. Sit, relax and sip great wines while listening to your very own live jazz pianist. 

Great Food Samples:  Delicious gourmet appetizers, barbequed meats, artisan cheeses, crackers, cut fresh fruits, breads and plenty of bottled water too!

ZIN City: The world's best Zinfandel producers pour dozens of styles and types of Zinfandel to Festival "citizens' within the Zin City limits! (zinfandel.org)

Bookmark this page for updates, new event dates and times! 

What's New?

• Larger venue, Longer hours... for the Sunset Reserve & Rare Wine Tasting.

Due to it's wild popularity and great demand for tickets, the Friday night Sunset  Rare Wine Tasting will relocate to a larger venue.  Tasting time will also be extended 30 minutes, to 9:30 p.m. The new venue will provide easy in-out parking and plenty of room!

email: info@californiawinefestival.com