We are thrilled to be bringing the 13th Anniversary Garagiste Festival back to downtown Paso Robles. Discover and taste amazing, cutting edge wines from over 50 high-quality, micro-production, commercial winemakers.

Most of these excellent, but hard-to-find, artisans do not have tasting rooms, and can’t be found on “wine country” maps. Many sell out their wines quickly to their allocation lists. The Garagiste Festival gives you the opportunity to get in on the ground floor and meet these winemakers in person as they share their wines and their stories.

Don’t miss this unique opportunity to taste rare, hard-to-find, world-class wines and meet the artisans who create them. You are going to love what you taste!

11:30am–8:30pm VIP All-Day — $159

1–5pm Early Access — $99

2–5pm Grand Tasting — $79

5:30-8:30pm Rockin’ After-Party — $25

Saturday Seminar

11:30am-12:30pm

The day begins by bringing back one of the most popular features of the Garagiste Festivals, it’s our engaging, educational and unique winemaker panel and tasting seminar. 

The seminar is only available as part of the VIP All-Day and Weekend Pass tickets, which also includes a Wine Country Box Lunch* from local favorite Jeffrys BBQ, early access to the Grand Tasting (at 1pm) and entry into the After Party. To purchase one of these tickets please visit: www.garagistefestival.com.

1500 Cases & a Plan(e): The Gary Eberle Story

Join us in celebrating the life and wines of local legend, iconoclast and winemaking pioneer Gary Eberle. Not only does 2024 mark the 45th year since the release of Eberle’s flagship Cabernet Sauvignon, the winery was also recently crowned 2024 Winery of the Year by the Central Coast Wine Competition.  

A consummate storyteller, Gary is a winemaker who was instrumental in building the vineyards and reputation of Paso Robles, creating singular wines that would help propel the region onto the world wine map and make it one of the most popular wine country towns in America.

This seminar will explore the breadth of Gary’s winemaking journey from his discovery of food and wine in New Orleans in the late 1960s to beginning his own winery in 1979 - producing just 1500 cases and piloting his own plane across America to promote his wines - to growing his budding winery into the Paso legend it has become today. 

Of course, as with all of our seminars, attendees will have the pleasure of tasting Gary’s favorite Eberle wines and learn why they are so special to him and his journey. A not to be missed exploration of wine history with the man behind one of Paso’s most famous, approachable and longstanding brands.  

Panelist: Gary Eberle, owner Eberle Winery, Central Coast Wine Competition 2024 Winery of the Year

Early Access - $99 | November 9th, 1:00-5:00pm | Paso Fairgrounds

Get an extra hour from 1-2pm with a limited crowd. Find your favorites amongst our lineup of over 50 winemakers who will be pouring over 200 different wines from 1-5pm. Includes unlimited tastes, complimentary cheese & charcuterie available from Vivant Cheese during the Grand Tasting and bottled water, along with a souvenir Stolzle crystal wine glass.

Grand Tasting - $79 | November 9th, 2:00-5:00pm | Paso Fairgrounds

Find your favorites amongst our lineup of over 50 winemakers who will be pouring over 200 different wines from 2-5pm. Includes unlimited tastes, complimentary cheese & charcuterie plate available from Vivant Cheese and bottled water, along with a souvenir Stolzle crystal wine glass.

Our “All Wine” Silent Auction will be going from 1-4pm and is the ONLY way guests can take home these amazing wines. Don’t miss out on these unique bottles and special offerings from your favorite wineries! All proceeds from the auction support the Garagiste Scholarship Fund at Cal Poly SLO.