Santa Lucia Highlands Sun, Wind & Wine Festival

Join Santa Lucia Highlands wineries for the 17th Santa Lucia Highlands Wine Artisans Sun, Wind & Wine Festival, Monterey County's favorite Food & Wine Event of the year!

Meet the winemakers and growers and taste more than 100 limited-release wines from the likes of 30+ wineries, including Caraccioli Cellars, Clarice Wine Company, Landmark Vineyards, Mer Soleil, Morgan, Siduri, Belle Glos, McIntyre, Puma Road, Pessagno, ROAR, Talbott Vineyards, Pisoni, Wrath and many more. The setting is dramatic: Mer Soleil Winery, a venue not normally open to the public.

Enjoy delicious gourmet bites from the region's best chefs and restaurants. Experience our Bubbles Bar and Reserve a VIP Table with extras. Enjoy live music, and even purchase wines to take home with you.

VIP Reserved Tables provide reserved table seating in the wine tent for the full duration of the event from 11 am to 2:30 pm.

Early Admission tickets secure entrance to a special 1-hour  advance entry featuring access to rare wines, library releases, and new gems from all of our vintners from 11 am to 2:30 pm.

General Admission tickets allow full access to the event barrel room and wine tent including a wine glass and all the food and wine purveyors from 12 pm to 2:30 pm.

Young Vines passes provide a friendly price for guests 35 and under, including one with the option for included transportation from Monterey Peninsula College.

Participating wineries: * wineries are subject to change

Belle Glos | Bernardus Winery | Bruliam Wines | Capiaux Cellars | Caraccioli Cellars | Clarice Wine Company | Claudio Cellars | Corral Wine Co. | CRU Winery |DK Grail | Hahn Wines | hope & grace | Integrity Wines | J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines | Joyce Wine Company | Kori Wines | Landmark Vineyards | Luli Wines | McIntyre Vineyards | Mer Soleil | Mooney Family Vineyards | Moret-Brealynn Wines | Morgan Winery | Odonata | Pessagno | Pisoni Family Vineyards | Private Property | Puma Road Winery | Rexford Winery | ROAR Wines | Rombauer Vineyards | Rustique Winery | Sarah's Vineyard | Scheid Family Wines | Siduri |Talbott Vineyards | Testarossa | Theopolis Vineyards | Tondre Wines | Tudor Wines | Truckee River Winery | Wrath Wines

Chefs & Food Purveyors

Ardent Culinaire |  Esteban Restaurant at Hotel Casa Munras | Foray Restaurant | Grasing's | Kleinfeldt Family BBQ | Luigi's | Ono Ono Hawaiian | Pacific Bowls & Rolls | Qouign Chocolates | The Meatery | The Pocket Carmel | Rancho Cielo Drummond Culinary Academy | Santa Lucia Preserve | Spotted Duck Pacific Grove | Star Market | Woody's at the Airport | Zio Brand Swiss Butchery, and more.

The Santa Lucia Highlands Wine Festival sells out each year. Secure your tickets now for this special day in the Highlands.

Saturday, May 3, 2025

11 am - 2:30 pm Early Admission

11 am - 2:30 pm VIP Reserve Table Admission

12 pm - 2:30 pm General Admission

*Event is Rain or Shine. Event is held inside a cool barrel cellar with ventilation from two large roll up doors, and in a three sided tent with ventilation on one side and one open end.

**All tickets must be purchased in advance. No ticket sales at the door.

*Must Be 21 or Over with valid ID. No one under 21, no children and no pets allowed, only registered service animals.

*Winery and food purveyor participation is subject to change.