California Wine Festival, Southern California’s top wine festival event producer, announces its return to the Park Hyatt Aviara Resort in Carlsbad for two days of alfresco tasting events on Friday, June 28 and Saturday, June 29. Guests will be able to try pours from esteemed winemaking regions across California, paired with gourmet appetizers from many of North San Diego County’s top restaurants, in addition to experiencing lifestyle exhibitors, live entertainment and the beautiful natural surroundings that the Golden State is known for.
Overlooking expansive lush green vistas beneath string lights at Park Hyatt Aviara Resort’s The Gardens, Friday evening kicks off with a Sunset Rare & Reserve Tasting, a special experience for wine enthusiasts. A sparkling wine reception begins the evening of sampling hard-to-find reserve wines and offers tasting room exclusives and limited-production wines descending from vineyards based in California’s world-class wine producing regions. Popular North County restaurants will serve delicious hot and cold appetizers to pair with the decadent wines.
During the evening event, guests will have the ability to participate in a silent auction, bidding on coveted items such as exotic wines, tasting tours and dining certificates. Proceeds from this auction will benefit Golden Rule Charity, an organization dedicated to helping people in the hospitality industry during unexpected hardships.
“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!”
The next day, this wine tasting experience continues with a Beachside Wine Festival taking place at Park Hyatt Aviara Resort’s Heron Lawn. The festivities will allow guests to improve upon their wine education and exploration through intimate conversations and tastings with winery representatives hailing from California’s world-famous wineries as well as culinary talent from the region’s most lauded restaurants. Guests will have the opportunity to experience hundreds of premium California wines and regional craft brews, paired with bites from the many culinary establishments present. The VIP Pavilion will feature a selection of reserve-level wines as well as craft brews along with special seating adjacent to the resort’s award-winning golf course overlooking the Batiquitos Lagoon nature preserve.
The festival spotlights 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:
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Adobe Road Winery
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Austin Hope Family Wines
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Barlow Vineyards
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Bellante Family Winery
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Bernardus Winery
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Darcie Kent Estate Winery
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Doffo Winery
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Double Bond Wine
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Dracula’s Daughter Prosecco
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Esfuerzo Wines
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Goldschmidt Vineyards
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Hall Wines
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Harvey & Harriet
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Hawk and Horse Vineyards
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Head High Wines
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King Frosch Wines
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Kubani Wines
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Lloyd Cellars
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MCV Wines
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Michael Mondavi Family Wines
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Miner Family Wines
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Navarro Vineyards
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New Zealand Wine Navigator
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Pamec Winery & Vineyard
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Pasmosa Sangria
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Poggio Leano Winery
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San Simeon Wines
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Santa Rita Hills Wine Alliance
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Sinegal Estate Winery
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Tehachapi Winery
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Wente Vineyards
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Wine Guy & Wine Gal
Top-tier restaurants from North San Diego County and beyond serving delectable appetizers to accompany the festival’s exquisite wine selections 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.
Official sponsors include Piper Sonoma as the “Official Sparkling Wine Sponsor” and Prescription Vineyards as the “Official Entertainment Sponsor”.
Live entertainment will provide the perfect melodies to a relaxing weekend enjoying the best of coastal California living. Friday’s Sunset Rare & Reserve Tasting will feature soulful, acoustic sounds from former American Idol finalist, Adam Lasher. Saturday’s Beachside Wine Festival will once again feature Upstream, SoCal’s premier live reggae, calypso, soca and steel drum band.
California Wine Festival is a 21+ event. Tickets are available for pre-sale here. For more information, please visit CalifoniaWineFestival.com.
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