New in 2024, Expanded Culinary Experiences for All Attendees
JAN. 18, 2024 (Paso Robles, CA) – Paso Robles Wine Country’s marquee celebration, Paso Wine Fest, will take place Thursday, May 16 to Sunday, May 19, and tickets are on sale beginning Friday, Jan. 19. The Grand Tasting will feature 100+ of Paso’s best wineries, local distilled spirits, live entertainment, and expanded complimentary culinary bites from local chefs and caterers. Tickets and more information about all the offerings over Paso Wine Fest weekend are available at pasowine.com.
Since 1983, Paso Wine Fest has been the iconic celebration of the Paso Robles wine region. Each year organizers work to enhance the experience to create more opportunities for attendees to enjoy Paso Robles wines. New in 2024, local chefs and caterers will be serving up bites and samples of wine friendly cuisine, all included with admission. Food will continue to be available for purchase, ensuring that all festival goers are able to savor food and wine together.
The Paso Wine Fest celebration begins with Winemaker Dinners on Thursday, May 16. These dinners bring multiple brands together to the same table at downtown restaurants The Hatch Rotisserie and Thomas Hill Organics for one-of-a-kind dining experiences.
On Friday, May 17, Sparkling Paso returns to Paris Valley Road Estate Vineyard. This festive event brings to the forefront a new movement of sparkling wines in Paso Robles. Guest wineries will pair their wines with specially paired bites from Chef Joe White of Paris Valley Road Estate Vineyard.
On Saturday, May 18, from 12-4:30 p.m., more than 100 wineries come together at the Paso Robles Event Center to share their wines and personalities. Nowhere else will one find this many Paso Robles wineries together at one time. Paso Wine Fest features a large, wide-open space with multiple open sided tasting tents as well as creative and fun individual brand activations that are part art, part immersive, and 100% unique.
Wineries pouring at the festival take special care to bring wines from their portfolio that are sure to delight those in the know and everyone new to Paso Robles wine. Live entertainment sets the soundtrack for the afternoon, which also highlights true artisan vendors who are sprinkled throughout the venue. Local distillers return offering craft spirits made from wine grapes. All guests are welcome to bring along their own picnics, blankets, and low-back chairs to post up under the ample shade provided at the Paso Robles Event Center.
Two tiers of tickets are on offer. The VIP Early Entry kicks off with a welcome wine reception at 11:30 a.m., then gates open for VIP at 12 p.m. This ticket provides more of the Paso Wine experience with an exclusive VIP lounge and one-hour tasting before General Admission. VIP tickets are $250.
The General Admission (GA) ticket provides 3.5 hours of Paso Wine fun at the Grand Tasting event. GA ticket holders enter the Paso Wine Fest at 1 p.m. The event concludes at 4:30 p.m. Early Bird tickets for GA are currently available for $135 until Thursday, Feb. 29. After that deadline, GA tickets are $165 until April 30, then $175 through May 18.
Festivities beyond the ticketed events are throughout the four days of Paso Wine Fest, including Sunday, May 19 with more than 150 individual events at the area’s wineries. Winery-hosted dinners at either the estate or a restaurant, concerts, yoga classes, crab feeds, open houses, vineyard tours, and so much more await. Visit Pasowine.com to learn more.
ABOUT PASO ROBLES WINE COUNTRY ALLIANCE
The Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance is the official trade and marketing organization that represents wineries, growers, and businesses in the Paso Robles American Viticultural Area. Centrally located between San Francisco and Los Angeles, along California’s Central Coast, Paso Robles Wine Country encompasses more than 40,000 vineyard acres and 200 wineries. For more information, visit pasowine.com. Facebook- @PasoRoblesWine, Instagram and Twitter – @Pasowine, #pasowine.
