Paso Wine Fest — Paso Robles Tasting

Paso Wine Fest begins Friday, May 15, in Paso Robles with a weekend lineup built around winery tastings, chef pairings and live entertainment. The Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance says the festival runs through Sunday, May 17, with its main public events split across Paired Paso on Friday, the Grand Tasting on Saturday and Sparkling Paso on Sunday. (pasowine.com) The event center address listed for the first two signature events is 2198 Riverside Avenue in Paso Robles. (pasowine.com) Ticketing pages and local tourism listings describe the festival as a multi-day showcase for Paso Robles wine country. (pasowine.com) ### When are the main public events happening this weekend? Friday, May 15, is the date for Paired Paso, which the alliance says starts at 6 p.m. at the Paso Robles Event Center. The event pairs Paso Robles wineries with chefs for wine-and-food matches that attendees and judges vote on, according to the ticketing page. That Friday event was listed as sold out on the festival ticket site. Saturday, May 16, is the date for the Grand Tasting, the festival’s largest public event. Paso Wine lists the tasting from noon to 4:30 p.m. at the Paso Robles Event Center, while the ticket page lists general admission entry from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., reflecting different ticket tiers and access windows. (pasowine.com) Sunday, May 17, is reserved for Sparkling Paso from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Paris Valley Road Estate Winery. ### What do visitors actually get at the Grand Tasting? More than 120 wineries are scheduled to pour at Saturday’s Grand Tasting, according to Paso Wine’s event page. (pasowine.ticketsauce.com) The alliance says the event also includes complimentary culinary bites, live entertainment, artisans, distilled spirits and upgraded experiences tied to higher-priced tickets. Visitors are allowed to bring picnics, blankets and low-back chairs, the event page says. The broader weekend extends beyond the main tasting. Paso Wine says festivalgoers can continue with more than 100 individual winery activities around the region, while Travel Paso describes the event as one of the Central Coast’s best-known wine celebrations and says more than 100 area producers take part. (pasowine.com) Paso Wine’s main site says Paso Robles wine country includes more than 200 wineries overall. ### How much do tickets cost, and what still appears available? General admission for the Saturday Grand Tasting is listed at $175 on the ticketing page, while Paso Wine’s event page shows a broader price range of $135 to $250, indicating multiple ticket options. (pasowine.com) The Paso Robles Chamber of Commerce event listing gives a wider festival-wide fee range of $65 to $265 across different events. Friday’s Paired Paso was marked sold out on the ticket page that was crawled this week. A local radio promotion posted May 11 said buyers could use a discount code for Saturday general admission, though that offer appears on a third-party promotional post rather than the official festival page. (pasowine.ticketsauce.com) The official ticketing site remains the clearest source for current availability and pricing. ### Where is Paso Robles in relation to Bay Area day-trippers? Paso Robles sits on California’s Central Coast, and the Paso Wine site describes the region as halfway between Los Angeles and San Francisco. For Bay Area readers, that places the festival well beyond a quick local outing and closer to a weekend trip. (pasowine.ticketsauce.com) Travel Paso and related local listings center the festival in Paso Robles and at the Paso Robles Event Center for the main Saturday program. The event has also shifted venues in recent years. Travel Paso says the annual festival moved to the Paso Robles Event Center after several years in downtown Paso Robles park space, a change that helps explain why current listings point visitors to the event center rather than the downtown core. (krush925.com) ### Where should readers look for final details before going? Paso Wine’s official event pages carry the most specific schedule now posted for May 15 through May 17. The next named event after Friday’s sold-out Paired Paso is the Grand Tasting on Saturday, May 16, followed by Sparkling Paso on Sunday, May 17, at Paris Valley Road Estate Winery. (pasowine.com) Tickets, times and any remaining availability are listed through Paso Wine’s official pages and ticketing platform. (pasowine.com) (travelpaso.com)