Kick off the summer at Balboa Bay Resort’s Newport Beach Wine Festival – a celebration of wine, spirits and coastal cuisine over Memorial Day Weekend. Enjoy beautiful scenery along Newport Coast at this popular event. This year’s event weekend will premiere with an elegant Wine Dinner with vintner luminary Jean-Charles Boisset, feature a Grand Tasting with an array of wineries and spirit distributors, and finish with a Veuve Clicquot Champagne Brunch.

Schedule

Saturday, May 24, 2025

Wine & Spirits Festival Grand Tasting

Spend the afternoon exploring a collection of our favorite wines and spirits, light bites, live music, and entertainment by the bay. Featuring wines from Chambers & Chambers to Veuve Clicquot; to spirits from WhistlePig to Empress Gin; to food from Cucina Enoteca to Gus’ Fried Chicken and more (see below for list of partners). Proceeds from the Wine and Spirits Festival benefit the Balboa Bay Club Scholarship Fund, a 501(c)(3) charity providing scholarships to exceptional graduating high school students in the Newport-Mesa Unified School District.

1:00pm – 5:00pm

Check-in at Lighthouse Room

Pre-sale price: $145 per person plus tax, service charge and Eventbrite fee. Adults only, 21+ 

Same-day ticket price: $165 per person plus tax, service charge and Eventbrite fee. Adults only, 21+ 

Buy Tickets