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Dana Point’s signature wine weekend is almost here. The California Wine Festival returns Friday, April 25, and Saturday, April 26, 2025, bringing two days of premier wine tasting, coastal cuisine, ocean views and live entertainment to Orange County.

The two-day celebration takes place at the Laguna Cliffs Marriott Resort & Spa and Sea Terrace Park, overlooking the picturesque Dana Point Harbor.

Event Lineup

Sunset Rare & Reserve Tasting
Friday, April 25 | 6:30–9 p.m.
Laguna Cliffs Marriott Resort & Spa
A golden-hour tasting event featuring rare and reserve wines from top California producers. Includes a sparkling wine reception, gourmet pairings, live music by Adam Lasher and a charity auction benefiting Sandy Feet Initiative.

Beachside Wine Festival
Saturday, April 26 | 1–4 p.m.
Sea Terrace Park
Enjoy wines from more than 60 California wineries, bites from top local restaurants and a Caribbean steel drum soundtrack by Upstream.

Participating Restaurants
Aquamar, Bluewater Grill, Brio Tuscany Grille, Butterfly Brittles, Chipz Happen, Cookie Stop, Farm Fresh Home Foods, Gemmell’s Restaurant, Glasspar Restaurant, Gino Angelini Authentic Italian Sauces, Goufrais Southern California, Horizon Sales, Icelandic Glacial, IMURAYA, Inferno Woodfired Pizza Kitchen, Jars-Sweets 7 Things, Jimmy’s Famous American Tavern, Kerrygold USA, Krave Asian Fusion, Lantern's Edge at Laguna Cliffs Marriott, Lunaolivo, p.o.p. candy co., Savory Bites, Seven Barrels Olive Oils and Aged Italian Balsamics, Sundried Tomato Bistro and Catering, The Real Empanada, Waterloo Sparkling Water, Wild Fork Foods and Zood.

Featured Wineries
Adobe Road Winery, Archer Roose Wines, Arden, Ascension Cellars, Atlas Peak, Austin Hope Winery, Banshee, Bellante Family Winery, Beri, Bezel from the Cakebread Family, Bianchi Winery, BONDLE Wines, Burtech Family Vineyard, Carol Shelton Wines, Chalk Hill, Chateau St. Jean, Cuvaison, Don Tomas Vinedo, Double Bond Wine, Ehret Winery, Familia Hicks Wines, Foley Family Wines & Spirits, Frisby Winery & Brewery, Goldschmidt Vineyards, Harvey and Harriet, Hawk and Horse Vineyards, High Flyer Wines, Juliet Wine, King Frosch, Kubani Wines, Le Vigne Winery, Lorenzi Estate Winery, Michael Mondavi Family Wines, Mizel Estate Wines, Navarro Vineyards, New Zealand Wine Navigator, Norso, Pascual Toso, Pasmosa Sangria, Priest Ranch, PRP Wine International, Puppy Love & Compassion, Quench + Temper, Ramona Valley Vineyards, Rombauer Vineyards, San Simeon, Stoller Wine Company, Tara Bella Winery, The Vinho, Vinera Wine Society, Wine Guy & Wine Gal, and Ysidro.

Sponsors
Wine Spectator, Sommsation, Icelandic Water, Wild Fork Foods, Piper Sonoma, Renewal by Andersen, Hilton Garden Inn Dana Point Doheny Beach, and Realm.

California Wine Festival is a 21+ event. Tickets for California Wine Festival Dana Point are available for pre-sale here. For more information, please visit CaliforniaWineFestival.com.