California Wine Festival - Santa Barbara, July 16-July 18

California Wine Festival - Santa Barbara

Date & Time: Thu, Jul 16, 2015 – Sat, Jul 18, 2015 - 07/16 6:30pm-9pm, 07/17 6:30pm-9pm, 07/18 1pm-4pm (VIPs 12pm
External Link: Event Website

Don't miss our 12th Annual California Wine Festival, in beautiful Santa Barbara, CA one of the largest outdoor wine festivals in the state! This beautiful city is the original home of the CWF, a spectacular gathering of wine, food, music and fun at the beach! A true world-class resort city, Santa Barbara attracts sophisticated visitors from around the world many of whom spend a few days by the beach tasting great California wines. A hip crowd of thousands of wine lovers flock to our three-day Festival, making this one of the most desirable wine wine consumer event of the year! Voted Top Food & Wine Festivals in 2014 by Trip Advisor




EVENT SCHEDULE

FOUR UNIQUE EVENTS

THURSDAY, JULY 16th

Old Spanish Nights Tasting – $49 advance price
Thursday, July 16, 2015 6:30-9pm
15 E De La Guerra St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101

A true celebration of wines, foods and music true to Santa Barbara’s Spanish roots. The historic De La Guerra Adobe Courtyard, site of the original Spanish fiesta in downtown Santa Barbara, provides the perfect setting for this exciting evening of wine and food festivities. A large contingent of wineries will showcase their world-class wines accompanied by a spicy array of appetizers from top local restaurants. Colorful Flamenco dancers, accompanied by blazing guitars and hot Latin sounds will keep everyone ‘caliente’ throughout the event.

FRIDAY, JULY 17th

CAB Collective Tasting – Paso’s Cab Comeback – $50 advance price
Friday, July 17, 2015 5-6pm

The Fess Parker: A Doubletree by Hilton Resort
633 E. Cabrillo Blvd. Santa Barbara, CA

Paso’s Cab Comeback

With the recent rise of Rhone wines, Bordeaux-focused producers from Paso Robles are working hard to remind all that this is a promised land for Cabernet Sauvignon. Listen to a few esteemed producers explain how they’re elevating their brands and bottles to be able to compete with Napa Valley and other regions more known for Bordeaux wines.

Sunset Reserve & Rare Wine Tasting – $110 advance price

Friday, July 17, 2015 6:30-9pm
Chase Palm Park Plaza at the Carousel
223 E. Cabrillo Blvd. Santa Barbara, CA

Limited to just 300 ticketholders, this is the toughest ticket in town! California’s best winemakers dust off their rare and reserve level bottles in a wine-lovers fantasy night of sipping the good stuff! Some wines being poured are impossible to buy and are no longer in distribution. A sparkling champagne reception greets guests who will then be treated to Napa trophy cabs, rare bottles from Sonoma, old vine wines from the high Sierras and the best from California’s Central Coast and Santa Barbara County. Top chefs from Santa Barbara’s most popular restaurants will prepare amazing hot and cold gourmet appetizers while live music keeps things cool. The charming old-world carousel at Chase Palm Park Plaza provides the backdrop for this romantic summer night under the stars. A silent auction of fine wines, exotic super-sized-wine bottles including dozens of magnums, double magnums and special luxury wine trips will raise money for The Foodbank of Santa Barbara County.

SATURDAY, JULY 18th

Beachside Wine Festival – $69 advance price
Saturday, July 18, 2015 – 1-4pm (VIPs 12pm)
236 E. Cabrillo Blvd, Santa Barbara, CA 93101

This is CWF’s signature wine event. Thousands of wine lovers pour into Santa Barbara’s sun-splashed beachside location for a day of sun, sea, wine, food, and music. Hundreds of premium California wines are served up along with the best of the regional microbreweries, local top chefs, food purveyors and vendors of all things related to wine.