California Wine Fest Nov 8th-9th in Huntington Beach- Preview, Tickets

California Wine Festival Returns to Huntington Beach – November 8-9

The Celebration Commemorates California Lifestyle at Its Finest Highlighting

200 of the Golden State’s World-Class Wine Offerings & More

Image courtesy of Luis Esparza

Santa Barbara, CA (September 17, 2024) — California Wine Festival, Southern California’s top wine festival event producer, returns to Huntington Beach for two days of oceanfront tasting events on Friday, November 8 and Saturday, November 9. Guests will be able to sample tastes from winemaking regions across California, paired with delectable food selections from many of Orange County’s top restaurants while experiencing lifestyle exhibitors, live entertainment and palm tree-lined coastal views amid Surf City USA’s world-renowned beaches. Overlooking the stunning Pacific Ocean at the stunning Paséa Hotel & Spa, Friday evening kicks off with a Sunset Rare & Reserve Tasting, an intimate experience for dedicated wine connoisseurs. A sparkling wine reception begins the evening of sampling hard-to-find award-winning wines and offers tasting room exclusives and limited-production wines hailing from vineyards based in California’s most esteemed wine producing regions. Top chefs from Huntington Beach and beyond will serve delicious hot and cold appetizers to pair with the world-class wines, including offerings from local favorites Duke’s Huntington Beach, Shorebird, Kai, Cucina Alessa, Bluegold and LSXO.

Throughout Friday evening, guests will have the ability to partake in a silent auction, bidding on dozens of 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 are thrilled to bring the California Wine Festival back to Huntington Beach where we have been embraced by the local community,” said Emily Kaufmann, Executive Director, California Wine Festival. “Paséa Hotel & Spa is once again the perfect partner to showcase the phenomenal offerings from winemaking regions up-and-down the state. We invite wine lovers to join us for a show stopping weekend enjoying delicious bites and live music while sipping on the finest regional wines – cheers!”

The top-tier wine tasting experience continues the next day with a Beachside Wine Festival taking place at the hotel’s indoor and outdoor spaces on Saturday November 9. The coastal afternoon event will foster culinary education and exploration through intimate conversations and tastings with winemakers and representatives hailing from California’s top wineries and local restaurants. Attendees will have access to hundreds of premium California wines and regional craft brews. Exquisite wines can be paired with appetizers from many of the esteemed Huntington Beach restaurants present.

Similar to previous years, Paséa Hotel & Spa is sponsoring the VIP Pavilion. VIP ticket holders will be able to dine on gourmet appetizers, reserve-level wines, and craft brews along with special designated seating and expansive Pacific Ocean views in the hotel’s picturesque Blue Room.

2024 sponsors will include: “Official Sparkling Wine Sponsor”, Piper-Sonoma, BMW, HBrentals.net, Icelandic Glacial, Lloyd Cellars, Paséa Hotel & Spa, Penguin Random House, Renewal by Andersen, System Pavers and Traeger, who will feature champion pitmaster, Doug Scheiding, serving tastes of his award-winning tri-tip.

Select sponsors will be hosting fun activations which guests will be able to partake in during the Beachside Wine Festival. Penguin Random House will be onsite to provide personalized book club recommendations and help attendees pair their favorite wine with a complementary cookbook. Guests are also invited to stop by and check out the newest BMW vehicles at the entrance of the Paséa Hotel & Spa on both days of the event to experience the luxury of BMW.

The culinary festival highlights rare and reserve vintages, as well as popular pours from California’s top vineyards based in Napa Valley, Sonoma County, Paso Robles, Santa Barbara, Temecula and more. Notable wineries attending include:

• Adobe Road Winery

• Bellante Family Winery

• Bernardus Winery

• Doffo Winery

• Double Bond Wine

• Dracula’s Daughter Prosecco

• Familia Hicks Wines

• Goldschmidt Vineyards

• Hawk and Horse Vineyards

• Head High Wines

• Hunt Cellars

• King Frosch Wines

• Kubani Wines

• Lloyd Cellars

• Michael Mondavi Family Wines

• Miner Family Wines

• Mizel Estate Wines

• Navarro Vineyards

• New Zealand Wine Navigator

• PRP Wine International

• Quench + Temper

• Santa Rita Hills Wine Alliance

• Scheid Family Wines

• Silva Road

• Wente Vineyards

• Williams Selyem Winery

• Wine Guy & Wine Gal

Popular restaurants and food purveyors from Orange County will serve mouth-watering appetizers to accompany the festival’s top-notch wine selections and will include:

• Aquamar

• Bluegold

• Bluewater Grill

• Brunch House OC

• Butterfly Brittles

• Cucina Alessa

• Duke’s Huntington Beach

• Gino Angelini Authentic Italian Sauces

• Goufrais Southern California

• Icelandic Glacial

• Imuraya USA, Inc.

• Indarra Modern Indian Cuisine

• Kerrygold

• Kai

• LSXO

• Mendocino Farms

• Miss Mini Donuts

• Paséa Hotel & Spa

• p.o.p. candy co.

• Seven Barrels Olive Oils and Aged Italian Balsamics

• Shorebird

• SiSi Cakes

• Swoon

• Traeger

• Waterloo Sparkling Water

Live entertainment will provide the ultimate soundtrack to a relaxing weekend enjoying ambient California living. Friday’s Sunset Rare & Reserve Tasting will feature live entertainment from Chris Copeland, performing elevated acoustic renditions of pop classics spanning across decades. Saturday’s Beachside Wine Festival will feature eclectic surf sounds from Matt Hurray and soulful melodies from American Idol finalist, Adam Lasher on the main stage. In the VIP area, esteemed musician Joni Llamedo will be providing passionate, island-inspired melodies.

California Wine Festival is a 21+ event. Tickets are available for pre-sale here. For more information, please visit CalifoniaWineFestival.com.

 

ABOUT CALIFORNIA WINE FESTIVAL:

California Wine Festival celebrates the fine wines and culinary offerings of California. A nationally recognized event series, California Wine Festival aims to bring attention to the beautiful wines, foods, and landscapes of California. Founded in 2004 in Santa Barbara, California Wine Festival is proud to be one of the largest outdoor wine festivals in the state. Striving to be a green event producer, 90% of the waste from the festivals was diverted from the landfill in 2023. A for-profit organization whose mission includes giving back, California Wine Festival has helped raise awareness and funds for local California charities including the Foodbank of Santa Barbara, Surfrider Foundation, and more. CaliforniaWineFestival.com