California wine festivals have grown to become one of the most popular events, attracting thousands of people who enjoy wine tasting in a festival atmosphere that includes entertainment, foods and many vintners  in one place so you can survey featured wines you may not have had opportunity to sample previously. Unique events such as Temecula's Balloon & Wine Festival, Mendocino's Crab & Wine Festival or Lakeport's Chocolate & Wine Festival make for tasty, colorful and fun traditions you'll savor. Submit your wine festival events to us-- no guarantees to run them, but we try!

Some 2012 Wine Festivals:

• TEMECULA - June 1 - 3, 2012 Temecula Valley Balloon & Wine Festival  tvbwf.com
• WALNUT CREEK June 2 & 3, 2012 Art & Wine Festival walnut-creek.com
• VENTURA June 3, 2012 Casa Pacifica Wine and Food Festival  cpwineandfoodfestival.com
• PINE MOUNTAIN VILLAGE  June 9, 2012 Wine in the Pines  wineinthepines.com
• SAN DIEGO June 9, 2012 San Diego Wine Festival (at San Diego Fair) sdfair.com
• MARIPOSA June 9, 2012  Mariposa Art & Wine Festival mariposarotary.org
• OJAI June 10, 2012 Ojai Wine Festival ojaiwinefestival.com
• FORTUNA June 10, 2012 Art & Wine in the Park   fortunarotary.org
• SAN LUIS OBIPSO June 21-24, 2012 Roll Out the Barrels slowine.com
• ATASCADERO June 23, 2012  Atascadero Wine Festival  atascaderowinefestival.org
• SANTA BARBARA  July 19-21, 2012  california Wine Festival   californiawinefestival.com
• TEHACHAPI August 4, 2012 Food & wine Festival tehachapifoodandwine.com
• SAN RAFAEL August 11, 2012  San Rafael Food & Wine Festival  sresproductions.com
• MORAGA August 12, 2012 St. Mary's Summer Wine Festival stmarys-ca.edu
• MILLBRAE September 1-2, 2012 Millbrae Art & Wine Festival  miramarevents.com
• LAKE TAHOE - September 7-9, 2012  Lake Tahoe Autumn Food & Wine Festival  gotahoenorth.com
• MOUNTAIN VIEW September 8-9, 2012 Mountain View Art & Wine Festival  miramarevents.com
• AVALON September 15, 2012 Catalina Island Womens Forum Wine Festival  catalinachamber.com
• LAFAYETTE September 15 & 16, 2012  Art & Wine Festival   lafayettechamber.org
• SAN JOSE  September 16, 2012 Almaden Art & Wine Festival  almadenwine.com
• PLEASANT HILL October 6-7, 2012 Art, Jazz & Wine Festival pleasanthillchamber.com
• RIVERBANK October 13 & 14, 2012 Riverbank Cheese & Wine Festival riverbankcheeseandwine.org
• YUBA CITY October 20, 2012  California Beer & Wine Festival californiabeerandwinefestival.com
• SAN DIEGO   November 14 - 18, 2012 San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival worldofwineevents.com
• SONOMA  November 3 & 4, 2012 A Wine & Food Affair - Tasting Along the Wine Road  wineroad.com
• PALM DESERT  March 22-24, 2013  Food & Wine Festival Palm Desert  palmdesertfoodandwine.com

 

Festival Name	City	Web/ contact
Art & Wine Festival	Cambria	seecambria.com
Art & Wine in the Park	Fortuna	artandwine inthepark.com
Art & Wine Festival	Mariposa	mariposa rotaty.org
Balloon & Wine Festival	Temecula	tvbwf.com
Chocolate Salon	San Francisco	sfchocolate salon.com
Chocolate & Wine Festival	Lakeport	lakeport chamber.com
Crab & Wine Festival	Mendocino	mendocinoc oastclinics.org
Earth Day Food & Wine Festival	Templeton	earthdayfood andwine.com
Hall Cabernet Cookoff	St. Helena	cabernet cookoff.com
Grape to Glass	Russian River	rrvw.org
Monterey Wine Festival	Monterey	monterey wine.com
Seafood, Art & Wine Festival	Bodega Bay	winecountry festivals.com
Spring Wine Show	Lodi	grapefestival.com
Taste of Solvang	Solvang	solvangusa.com
Taste of Yountville	Yountville	yountville.com
VinOlivo	Sonoma	sonomavalley wine.com
Mendocino Whale & Wine Festival	Mendocino	mendowhale.com