Awarded
Best Festival
– SUNSET MAGAZINE
“Best of the West” issue.
Keep the Good Times Pouring!
Can’t wait for the next Festival? Taste with your favorite Garagiste wineries all year long!
The 2025 Garagiste Annual Tasting Pass gives pass holders special access and exclusive deals at over 75 winery tasting rooms covering all of California.
PLUS No reservations required at over 40 tasting rooms!
Get your Pass today for just $69 and enjoy the rest of 2024 at no additional fee.
Your tasting adventure starts now!
DISCOVER
Hard-to-Find
Ultra Premium
Micro Wineries
Our passion is wine – and especially the undiscovered, artisan producers who are making some of the most exciting wine on the planet right now.
Awarded
One of the Top Ten “Incredible Epicurean Destinations in the World”
– ABC News
“One of wine’s premier events. This is one not to miss.”
– LOS ANGELES TIMES
“A fun, yet informative setting to not only try these ultra-premium wines, but also meet with the unique Garagistes who crafted them.“
– LA Wonders
“Where the cutting edge cuts most intensely; winemakers you haven't yet heard about, let alone tasted. It's a crazy thrill of discovery.“
– KCET
“It’s tasting nirvana with premium, small-lot, hard-to-find wines.”
– LA Times
"The best wine event on the Central Coast... the only event (we) participate in"
– Ryan Pease, Paix Sur Terre Wines
“The Garagiste Festival is by far the best event Nicora does. The focus on small producers really helped put us on the map. This is a wonderful event to be part of.”
– Nick Elliot, Nicora Winery
“Thrilled to see just how far the Garagiste Festival has progressed the past several years…The Garagiste Festival is my favorite event of the year!”
– Carl Bowker, Caliza Winery
SPONSORS
If you would like to join the Festivals as a sponsor, please contact us at info@garagistefestival.com.
