California Wine Festival Carlsbad Returns In June For 2024

Carlsbad and wine go together like flowers in fields and it’s a pairing that brings back a popular wine festival.

The California Wine Festival Carlsbad returns to San Diego on Friday, June 28 and Saturday, June 29 at Park Hyatt Aviara Resort. It features renowned winemaking regions across California, some beers and spirits, appetizers from many of North San Diego County’s top restaurants, plus a band and lifestyle exhibitors.

“We founded this event in hopes that wine enthusiasts can engage with representatives from wineries that they already know and love, while also discovering new wines that they’ve never heard of,” said Emily Kaufmann, Executive Director, California Wine Festival. “Our guests can discover crisp, refreshing whites to full-bodied reds from regions as far south as Temecula to as far north as Mendocino County without having to travel far from home!”

One of four California Wine Festival events – the others being in Santa Barbara, Dana Point and Huntington Beach – it features rare and reserve vintages and well-known bottles from California’s best vineyards based in Napa Valley, Sonoma County, Paso Robles, Santa Barbara, Temecula and beyond.

Notable wineries attending include the following:

• Adobe Road Winery

• Austin Hope Family Wines

• Barlow Vineyards

• Bellante Family Winery

• Bernardus Winery

• Darcie Kent Estate Winery

• Doffo Winery

• Double Bond Wine

• Dracula’s Daughter Prosecco

• Esfuerzo Wines

• Goldschmidt Vineyards

• Hall Wines

• Harvey & Harriet

• Hawk and Horse Vineyards

• Head High Wines

• King Frosch Wines

• Kubani Wines

• Lloyd Cellars

• MCV Wines

• Michael Mondavi Family Wines

• Miner Family Wines

• Navarro Vineyards

• New Zealand Wine Navigator

• Pamec Winery & Vineyard

• Pasmosa Sangria

• Poggio Leano Winery

• San Simeon Wines

• Santa Rita Hills Wine Alliance

• Sinegal Estate Winery

• Tehachapi Winery

• Wente Vineyards

• Wine Guy & Wine Gal

Restaurants include aficio22, Aquamar California Rolls, Beshock Ramen, Bluewater Grill, Carlsbad Cookie Company, EPAA! Empanadas, Farm Fresh Home Foods, Gino Angelini Authentic Italian Sauces, Goufrais Southern California – Cocoa Confection, Gus’s World Famous Fried Chicken, Icelandic Glacial, Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams, Kelly’s Croutons, Kerrygold, Krave Asian Fusion Restaurant, Mendocino Farms, Orfila Vineyards Tasting Room & Kitchen, Ponto Lago, p.o.p. candy co., Prager Brothers Artisan Breads, Savory Bites, Señor Grubby’s and Grubby’s Poke, Seven Barrels Olive Oils and Aged Italian Balsamics, Swoon, Torsap Thai Kitchen Carlsbad and Waterloo Sparkling Water.

The festival is divided into two parts, the Sunset Rare & Reserve Tasting on Friday evening and the Beachside Wine Festival on Saturday afternoon.

Advance sale ticket prices are $75 for the Beachside Festival, $85 for early entry and $125 for VIP which includes a buffet of really good food), $105 for the Sunset Reserve Tasting and $205 for both events. Tickets can be purchased here.  This is a 21-and-over event.

The event’s official website is CalifoniaWineFestival.com, and you can read PubClub’s review of the California Wine Festival Carlsbad here.