Harvest 2024 is here, and you can feel the energy and excitement across the region.

October is a truly special time in Paso Robles wine country, and you can experience it through nearly 100 harvest events throughout the month, with many falling during a featured weekend of Oct. 18-20.

If an intimate, seasonal dinner is your speed, Paso has you covered. Looking for live music and food while you wine taste with friends? There are so many options! If you want to jump feet-first into a traditional grape stomp or blend your own wine, you can do that, too. Plus enjoy wine specials, fun tasting activities, and so much more during Harvest Wine Month.

Winemaker Dinners

Thacher and Carhartt 

Dust off your boots as you are in for a special night on Friday, Oct. 5. Thacher Winery is partnering with Carhartt Family Wines from Los Olivos for an unforgettable meal by Justin Monson of Oak & Vine in the stunning 100-year-old KR barn. Share a taste of old California alongside five courses and ten wines. You are in for an evening of elegant wines, exceptional food, community spirit, and a passion for low-intervention wine growing.

Stilson Cellars 

On Friday, Oct. 11, indulge in a culinary journey inspired by the heart of Tuscany, where talented Chef Alma Ayón will craft a multi-course feast using the freshest local ingredients. Each dish will be thoughtfully paired with exquisite wines from Cole Stilson and Elizabeth Stilson, who will be joining you at the table to share their passion and stories behind each bottle. The evening will be filled with delightful conversations, laughter, and a harmonious blend of flavors and aromas that celebrate the essence of Tuscan cuisine.

Sixmilebridge

Join Sixmilebridge for a meticulously curated and coursed dinner on Friday, Oct. 18, by Chef Justin Kingsley Hall, of Kindling Culinary. This intimate event features a vertical tasting of Sixmilebridge Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, offering a rare opportunity to savor the evolution of this esteemed wine over multiple vintages. Each course has been thoughtfully paired to enhance the rich, complex flavors of the Cabernet Sauvignon, creating a symphony of tastes and textures.

Food and/or Live Music

Brochelle Vineyards

What better to go with your Paso wine this harvest season than woodfired pizza? On Saturday, Oct. 19, Brochelle will be featuring a glass of Brochelle 2022 Zinfandel paired with personal woodfired pizzas handmade onsite by Paulie’s Pizzas! The “Brochelle Pizza” has a mouthwatering Zinfandel-infused fig jam, with mozzarella and gorgonzola, plus fresh prosciutto, arugula, parmesan, and a balsamic glaze.

McPrice Myers Wines

McPrice Myers has so many live music offerings throughout October, and they have you covered for food as well! Pick up one of their snack boxes with a wine tasting reservation, or you can build your own charcuterie board on Friday, Oct. 18 with Alba Provisions! Gain a life skill that will impress your friends and family by learning how to create the perfect board featuring artisan cheeses, charcuterie, and additional accompaniments.

Peachy Canyon Winery

Peachy Canyon will be celebrating Harvest Wine Month Oct. 18-20 at their Old Schoolhouse tasting room with extended hours for the weekend. Enjoy delicious bites from Fusion Food Truck, serving up mouthwatering Mexican Fusion food while you sip on award-winning wines. Bring your friends and make it a weekend to remember!

Four Sisters Ranch Vineyards & Winery

Join Four Sisters all month to celebrate the beauty of harvest 2024! Taste wines while enjoying spectacular vineyard views from their hilltop property. Want to get ahead on holiday shopping? Plan a visit during their Harvest Marketplace featuring local vendors on Saturday, Oct. 5, then enjoy a special barrel tasting experience on Saturday, Oct. 19. Live music and food offerings will be available both weekends to complement your visit.

Dubost Wine

Taste new wines, eat delicious pizza, and bask in the wonder of October’s autumn glow with some fantastic wine and food. Enjoy a relaxing afternoon on the Dubost crush pad and patio with no rush, no deadlines, just time, great new wines, and delicious pizza.

Grape Stomps

CASS Harvest Festival         

Celebrate the season at the CASS Harvest Festival on Saturday, Oct. 12! Enjoy an all-you-can-eat taco buffet and grape stomp! They’ll be turning up the tunes with live music, while you kick off your shoes, hike up your pants, and stomp, stomp, stomp!

Opolo Vineyards

Roll up your pant legs and get ready to stomp! In addition to grape stomping, folk dancing, and of course, fabulous Opolo wine, you will be treated to some of Opolo’s finest food on their gorgeous hilltop on Friday, Oct. 18. The menu includes oysters, whole roasted lamb, Sarma, chicken, and all the extras. This event sells out every year, so you don’t want to wait on this one!

High Camp Wines

Come take your turn stomping grapes with your bare feet while the sweet, angelic sounds of The Jill Knight Duo echo through the rolling hills of the High Camp estate on Sunday, Oct. 20. Then enjoy wine tasting with incredible harvest vineyard views.

Vineyard Tours

Dusi Historical Vineyard Tour

For the first time in Dusi history, they are opening up the Old Vine Zinfandel Ranch for private tours! Guided tours are led by a Dusi family member. They run two hours and include a wine tasting of six wines and light Italian bites. Mark your calendars for Saturday, Oct. 26 for this special look at Dusi history.

Hoyt Family Vineyards

To celebrate harvest, all Hoyt Family reservations at the Ranch include a complimentary mini vineyard tour. You’ll see the vineyards up close, get a private tasting, spend time with their goats, and experience some incredible views, plus enjoy wine specials all month long at their downtown tasting room as well.

Other Fun Activities

Paper Street Collab

Several Paso Robles wineries are joining forces with others who make amazing wine from the acclaimed Paper Street Vineyard.

Oct. 5-6: Turley Wine Cellars will be pouring their 2022 Paper Street Zin and serving street tacos.

Oct. 12-13: J Dusi Wines will be debuting their 2022 Paper Street Zin and serving homemade Italian bites!

Oct. 18-20: McPrice Myers Wines will be pouring their 2022 Paper Street Cuvée with live music and food available to pre-order when making your reservation.

Blending and Botanicals 

To celebrate harvest, The Blending Lab is doing a wine blending experience unlike anything they’ve done before! Join them on Saturday, Oct. 19, at the beautiful Hambly Farms for an afternoon of wine blending and botanicals (B2). Be a winemaker for the afternoon to craft your own, personal wine blend to take home (AND YES, you get to taste wine throughout the entire experience!). Once your bottle is produced, we will craft and design our bottles with lavender botanicals from Hambly Farms. Dip your wines in lavender-scented wax and cover in lavender buds, then make small lavender bouquets to further decorate the bottles, while Gina, the owner of Hambly Farms tells you all about their beautiful property. And if your inner artist is out to play that day, design your label on the bottle with (of course lavender colored!) markers and name your wine/future winery in a creative way.

Speed Tastings

Paso Robles Wine Country and Somm’s Kitchen are excited to introduce Speed Tastings! This special wine tasting series will take place during the featured weekend of Oct. 18-20 as part of Harvest Wine Month. Each session features four wineries, one counter, and eight wines. Participating wineries include (in order of offered sessions): Law, Fulldraw, Zanoli, Pius, Alta Colina, Hubba, Primitive, Ultima Tulie, Brecon, Dilecta, Hawks Hill Ranch, Absolution Cellars, Linne Calodo, McPrice Myers, Jacob Toft, Cairjn, Sixmilebridge, Castoro, Truss, Zobéto, Desparada, Caliza, Pelletiere Estate, Arbuckle Ridge, Booker, Adelaida, Copia, and Le Vigne.

Re:Find Whiskey Blending Seminar

Re:Find Distillery is credited for creating the craft distilling movement in Paso Robles. Established in 2011, they “set the bar” for quality, education, and customer experience. On Saturday, Oct. 26, Distiller Alex Villicana will walk you through the process of blending a whiskey to your unique preference. You will have the chance to smell/taste several Cask Strength Whiskies, make your own blend, create a custom label (come prepared with a name), and bottle your creation to enjoy at home.

Plan Your Harvest Experience

These are just a small sampling of the nearly 100 events happening throughout October for Harvest Wine Month. Take a look at the full event calendar to plan your Paso Robles harvest experience!