FAQ
General FAQs
The California Wine Discovery is an all-inclusive, timed, and curated walk around wine tasting event where wine lovers will spend two hours sampling wines and meeting winery personalities from the Golden State. Upon entrance, guests gain full access to explore California wines by region and try an incredible selection of California wines.
There will be an opportunity to sample a wide selection of more than 400 premium wines from 100 of California’s top producers.
The afternoon trade tasting session is reserved for members of the trade. To register for the trade tasting, please click the link for the city you plan to attend and reserve your spot.
To purchase tickets for the consumer tasting, please click the link for the city you plan to attend reserve your two hour visit. Wineries will be organized alphabetically in the space.
We recommend looking at the wines and producers in the room ahead of the event, and starting your personalized tasting catalog by bookmarking wines you're interested in tasting.
Food stations with small bite pairings will be provide in the tasting room.
We encourage you to enjoy yourself and consume responsibly.
This is a 19+ event. (Toronto)
This is a 18+ event (Alberta, Québec)
Over 100 wineries signed up this year, however attendance is different in each city. Please check out our
Your ticket includes admission, access to all wines being poured and California-style light hors d’oeuvres or small bites.
Ticket purchase is online only, but tickets will be available right until the start of the event. Please arrive with your ticket either printed or on your phone.
Preparation
When you purchase a ticket online you will be emailed a downloadable ticket. This ticket can either be printed or scanned from your phone. Please bring proof of entry with you on the day of the event.
Yes, there will be light hors d’oeuvres served in a safe and hygienic manner. However, we do recommend eating before you attend the event with more substantial fare.
NO, not at all! This event provides you with a great opportunity to learn and educate yourself about the wines from California and out leadership in sustainability. Everyone is welcome, from novices to wine connoisseurs. The environment is fun, lively, and inclusive to all wine lovers of any level.
We want everyone to be comfortable at our event and encourage chic, business casual. We do ask that you do not wear any perfume and/or cologne as they can overpower the smell of the wine and some attendees may have fragrance allergies.
It is perfectly acceptable to swallow the wine at a wine tasting event. At the same time, it is also completely acceptable, and not considered offensive at all, to spit a wine out into a spittoon to control your alcohol intake. Agents and winery representatives completely understand that you can’t possibly consume all the wines you encounter at a tasting.
You can’t taste everything at a wine tasting event, so having a plan is ideal. Try dividing the tasting by type or style of wine and only taste wines that fit into that category. This will help edit your selection considerably.
For instance, only taste white wines, or only taste red wines. To refine the selection even further, taste only Pinot Noirs, or taste only Cabernet Sauvignons. Not only will this help control the quantity of wines you’ll be tasting, but you’ll also get a great education on the various styles of wine that can be made from a single grape.