The Quintessential Wine Tasting Experience!
Wine, food, music, sea and sun. These elements create a unique wine tasting experience at every
California Wine Festival. A sunny seaside setting, hundreds of California’s best red and white wines,
live blues music complemented by dozens of top chefs and specialty food purveyors serving gourmet
appetizers, fresh cut fruits, grilled meats, artisan breads and cheeses and much more. Experience
California’s most popular wine festival.
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• Saturday, July 18: Beachside
Wine Festival 1 pm – 4 pm
(11:30 am entrance for
VIP/Press/Trade)
This is the “Biggest Wine Festival Under
the Sun” in Santa Barbara! A spectacular
gathering of over 200 of California's
finest wines from every wine region in
the state – showcasing a total of over
350 fine wines at our sunny beach front
location. Over 2,500 wine fans will grab
their glass and start swirling and sipping
just a frisbee throw away from the
sparkling Pacific, while live music on
stage keeps the party going.

•Thursday, July 16: Old Spanish Nights -
Tapas and Wine Tasting 5:30 – 8 pm
This new and exciting event precedes Santa
Barbara's world-famous “Old Spanish Days” Fiesta
by a few weeks.  Sample spicy tapas appetizers
and local/regional world-class wines while classic
Spanish dancers and driving Flamenco guitar
chords bring the spirit of old Spain to life in the
warm Santa Barbara night. Plan dinner and wine in
your favorite downtown restaurant after the
event! (Watch for special "Dine&Wine" savings)
• Friday, July 17: Sunset Rare & Reserve
Wine Tasting 6:30 – 9 pm
This romantic evening of rare wine tasting begins
with a champagne reception under the stars at
Santa Barbara's charming old-world carousel at
Chase Palm Park Plaza. Extremely limited reserve
level wines are matched with gourmet appetizers
from top local chefs, artisan cheeses, even fresh
strawberries dipped in a chocolate fountain.
Casual elegance meets retro-cool as recording
artists 'Donna Greene and the Roadhouse Daddies'
lay down their own brand of 'dry martini' blues all
night long.
One ticket price includes unlimited wine tasting,
unlimited food sampling and, of course, the live
music! An expanded VIP Pavilion will cater to
weekend pass holders with reserved seating,
their own personal jazz pianist and special wines
and appetizers served in their tented and gated
compound. Dozens of fine food purveyors and
some of Santa Barbara's highest rated restaurants
will offer gourmet food samples, fresh cut fruits,
sizzling grilled meats and seafood as well as icy
bottled waters and fruit juices. Wine lovers can
top off a sun-drenched day of fine wine, delicious
food and music with a rich dessert of fine
chocolates or delicate cakes at this beach front
extravaganza!
Victims of the Tea/Jesuita Fires -  Let's Drink Some Wine Together!
Don and Kami Fritzen, owners and operators of the California Wine Festival, lost their
home in the Tea Fire in Santa Barbara, November 13, 2008. They are inviting all victims of
the Tea and Jesuita Fires to come to the "Beachside Wine Fest", Saturday, July 18, 2009 as
their guests, free of charge. Simply email your request to kami@californiawinefestival.com.
(Proof of Fire area address and ID required)

Prices rolled back 30%!