The 3rd annual Natural Coast Wine Festival takes place this weekend from 12pm-5pm on Saturday, April 26th, 2025.
Superstars at the event include Amevive (Los Olives District AVA) and Lady of the Sunshine (SLO Coast AVA) as well as Paso Robles wineries Ambyth Estate, and Villa Creek and others.
(All four are certified organic or biodynamic and listed in Slow Wine USA 2025 guide).
The fest will be held at the new Satellite "The Factory" Event Space at 616 E Haley Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93103.
THE WINES
"All wine must be farmed organically as a minimum. Whether certified or not, vineyards must be farmed without synthetic pesticides. Certification from CCOF, Demeter Biodynamic, etc. welcome and appreciated. Just farming *sustainable* is not enough."
"All wines must be fermented natively - whether spontaneously or using a pied-de-cuve. Sparkling wines may be accepted when fermented with non-native yeast if noted in technical information."
"No sterile filtration, no fining"
"Absolutely no additives except for SO2 with a maximum total SO2 below 70 ppm, regardless of wine style."(Note: Raw Wine allows up to 80 ppm BTW.)
"No magic techno-wizard winemaking tricks. This includes reverse-osmosis, cryo-extraction, spinning cone filtration, etc."
"None of these rules are negotiable. Breaking of any rules will result in a 3-year minimum ban from presenting at Natural Coast Festival events... and v. bad vibes!"
As only Californians would put it.
Go and enjoy!
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