The 8th Annual Garagiste Festival: Northern Exposure is coming back on May 2, 2026 to give you rare access to the region's best small, hard-to-find winemakers. At this intimate event, you will discover and taste amazing, cutting edge wines from over 40 high-quality, micro-production, commercial wineries from Napa, Sonoma, Mendocino, Sierra Foothills, and more.

Find out for yourself why we’ve been selling out our events for ten years and why we were named the #1 Wine Festival in the Country by USA Today! Meet the winemakers and hear directly from them about the ins and outs of their winemaking styles.

Over 90% of Garagiste wineries do not have a tasting room, so this is truly a singular chance to discover and meet the next great winemakers and get the opportunity to taste their amazing micro-production wines. Your appointment to try these wines is all in one room, right here! You won't be able to duplicate this tasting experience at any other wine event.

Meet the winemakers, taste their passion!

2026 Winemaker Participants include: Absolution Cellars, Amalgam Wines, Burning Bench Cellars, Carpenter Wine, Cazadero Winery, Chaney Family Winery, Cormorant Cellars, Crosby Roamann, Diablo Paso, Flora Ranch Co., Forgotten Union Wines, G & C Lurton Estate, Gothic Noir Wine, Greyscale Wines, Jambe de Bois Wines, Kaleidos Wines, Kendric Vineyards, Krueger Vaught, Lussier Wine Co., Maybach Family Cellars, McCarter Cellars, Mersenne Wines, Mon Premier Wines, Nicolina Wines, Oxlee Graham Wines, Panther Ridge Vineyards, Pine Mountain Vineyards, Rock & Clay Wines, Schermeister Winery, Shick Family Wines, Spur Road Wines, Staysail Cellars, Tercero Wines and Y.B. Wine Co.

GRAND TASTING: 2:00-5:00pm - Includes unlimited tasting with over 30 small lot winemakers, complimentary cheese, bread and charcuterie, as well as samples from local artisan vendors.

RARE & RESERVE EARLY ACCESS: 1:00-5:00pm

Entry an hour early at 1:00pm and enjoy access to Rare & Reserve wines only being poured during this hour. Limited tickets available to create a less crowded experience. Only 150 Tickets are available to this session.

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