Huntington Beach is about to get a lot more festive for wine lovers. The California Wine Festival returns to the Paséa Hotel & Spa on Friday, Oct. 16, and Saturday, Oct. 17, bringing hundreds of California wines, craft beer, food samples and live music to the sand, according to California Wine Festival.
According to the Los Angeles Times, the weekend kicks off Friday with the Sunset Rare & Reserve Tasting, a more intimate affair starting at 6:30 p.m. inside the Sapphire Ballroom at the hotel. As reported by the Orange County Register, that opening night runs from 6:30 to 9 p.m. and is built around rare, reserve and limited-production wines, with a sparkling wine reception, appetizers and live music rounding out the evening.
Saturday shifts the party outdoors for the Beachside Wine Festival, held in the Paséa Hotel’s indoor/outdoor dining area from 1 to 4 p.m., per the Times. VIP ticket holders can arrive an hour early, at noon, for early entry and access to the VIP Pavilion, which offers reserve-level wines, gourmet bites and oceanfront seating, the Times reports.
Hundreds of Wines, Local Bites and Live Music
The festival’s official site describes the Saturday event as pouring hundreds of premium California wines alongside regional craft brews and, in its words, “a dizzying variety of foods to sample,” according to California Wine Festival. Expect artisanal cheeses, breads, olive oil, shellfish, salads, chocolates and cakes, per the same source…