The always highly-anticipated San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival returns for its 19th annual festival this November 6-12, offering a delicious lineup of culinary events, meals, and excursions.
Named the winner of the 2019 USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice travel award contest for Best General Food Festival and Best Wine Festival in 2023, the San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival returns to America's Finest City this November 2023. Tickets are now available for the annual culinary classic, which will once again feature the action-packed Grand Tasting, as well as other events showcasing San Diego and Baja’s celebrated chefs, international and domestic wineries, breweries, spirits, brand experiences and live entertainment.
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In addition to the Grand Tasting on Saturday, November 11, other highlight events at this year's San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival include the Baja Expedition with the knowledgeable Fernando Gaxiola of Baja Wine + Food on November 8; East Meets West Wagyu Dinner at Ranch 45 in Solana Beach on November 9; the Grand Decant ultimate wine tasting experience on November 10; and the Grand Fiesta Mexican food-focused festival to close out this year's lineup of events on Sunday, November 12 (promo code SDVILLE saves on tickets to the Grand Fiesta). The San Diego Bay Wine + Food Festival offers several ways to indulge in the most awesome culinary experience of the year, including all-inclusive ticket packages that offer overall savings, and feature hotel accommodations as well as admission to a selection of the food and wine festival's premier events.
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The San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival raises money for local and national charities including scholarships for culinary, hospitality, enology, and viticulture students. To date, the Festival has donated more than $500,000 for aspiring professionals. Announcements on this year's recipients will be made in the coming months. Past participants have included the Chaîne des Rôtisseurs, Berry Good Food Foundation, AIWF, and Kitchens for Good.
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For more information about this year's San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival and to purchase tickets, visit sandiegowineclassic.com, and enter our giveaway opportunity below for a chance to receive 2 complimentary general admission tickets to the Grand Tasting.