Wines of all grape varietals will be featured at the annual Lodi Wine Festival this month.
The one-day event returns from 1 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, March 28, at the Ole Mettler Grape Pavilion at the Lodi Grape Festival Grounds, 413 E. Lockeford St., in Lodi. The event presented by F & M Bank.
“The Lodi Wine Festival features wine tasting from up to 40 wineries pouring over 200 varietals,” the Lodi Grape Festival website states. “This is a unique opportunity to explore the Lodi wine region has to offer all in one place.”
There are three different tasting options to choose from: Bubble Lounge Tasting, VIP Tasting and Grand Tasting.
Lodi Wine Festival tastings and tickets
The most expensive and exclusive tasting option is the Bubble Lounge Tasting. This option opens an hour before the Grand Tasting from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Tickets for this option are $120 in advance or $135 at the door. Entry is through a separate exclusive entrance to the Bubble Lounge with sparkling wine tasting, dessert bites, and a special glass for sparkling wine, with access to the VIP Lounge featuring wine tasting and light hors d’oeuvres, wine tasting from up to 40 wineries, a commemorative wine glass, live music and shopping at artisan craft vendor booths.
The VIP Tasting option also opens at 1 p.m. with tickets $80 in advance or $90 at the door. This option offers everything the Bubble Lounge Tasting offers, except entry through the separate exclusive entrance and access to the Bubble Lounge with sparkling wine tasting, dessert bites and a special glass for sparkling wine.
The Grand Tasting opens from 2 to 5 p.m. and is $50 in advance and $60 at the door. This tasting option offers wine tasting from up to 40 wineries, a commemorative wine glass, live music and shopping from vendors.
The event is for adults 21 years old and over. No children are allowed. Furry friends are not permitted at the event.
Designated driver tickets are also available for anyone attending with a ticket holder but not drinking. Designated driver tickets with a VIP ticket holder are $35 and $20 with a Grand Tasting ticket holder.
“Designated driver tickets are available online or at the door, but must be purchased with someone that has a valid Lodi Wine Festival ticket,” the Lodi Grape Festival website states. “If VIP tickets sell out in advance of the Festival, VIP DD tickets are also sold out.”
Tickets are non-refundable, according to the website.
2026 Lodi Wine Festival Grand Tasting Wineries
As of March 26, there are at least 36 wineries listed on the website participating in the grand tasting. These wineries include:
Other wineries and vendors are also listed under Bubble Lounge Wine & Food. These include Estate Crush, Nostra Vita, Adri’s Cookie Co., Ghirardelli Chocolate and Wheel-y Special Sips.
To learn more about the Lodi Wine Festival, visit grapefestival.com.
(This story has been updated to include additional information.)
Record reporter Angelaydet Rocha covers business and community news in Stockton and San Joaquin County. She can be reached at arocha@recordnet.com or on Twitter @AngelaydetRocha. To support local news, subscribe to The Stockton Record at https://www.recordnet.com/subscribenow.
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