Wine orders may be placed at both tastings. Trade registrants may attend both tastings but name tags are not transferable between the Sunday and Monday tastings.

Join us for our fifteenth annual tasting … the largest tasting of California wines in the world and a showcase for the state's small, family-owned wineries. SUNDAY, AUGUST 21, 12:00-4:00pm Open to the public and to the trade For the public: $35 in advance, $45 day of event. Tickets: click here or call the Fort Mason Box Office, 415-345-7575. For the trade: no charge to the trade. MONDAY, AUGUST 22, 1:00-6:00PM Open to the trade only No charge to the trade. Festival Pavilion Fort Mason Center 99 Marina Boulevard, San Francisco Info/questions: 415-721-4740 Sorry, no children admitted either day

Click here for:
Online tickets sales or call 415-345-7576
Trade registration information (deadlines, qualifications, host hotels)
List of participating wineries
Varietal Map showing what varietals are being poured by which wineries
Map and directions
Volunteer sign-up Form
Questions? Email us or call (415) 721-4740

To register as trade, you must be professionally involved in the purchase and/or sale of wine. As Media, you must regularly publish articles on wine and identify your media outlet on the registration form. You must present photo ID and proof of trade status. Family Winemakers reserves the right to request confirmation of professional status and to refuse admission to anyone without adequate professional credentials. Wine industry suppliers (i.e. financial institutions, insurance brokers, producers of winemaking equipment, etc.) must be FWC Associate Members to attend our tasting. Call (916) 498-7500 for membership information.

Our fifteenth annual tasting will bring together wineries from all over the state, industry icons and 500 case gems, the well-established and the brand new. If you want to know and taste what's happening in the world of California wines, this is the place to be.

Use these web pages to make the most of your time at this very large tasting. Do some advance planning and develop a tasting strategy. Go through the List of participating wineries and check your Must Sees, being sure to include some that are new to you. Use our Varietal Map to map out your time. Then come and enjoy!

We look forward to welcoming you to Trade Tasting 2005!