California makes some incredible wine, and to celebrate, Palm Springs is celebrating with its first-ever CA-centric festival. Kick things off on Saturday at the Ace Hotel & Swim Club with a free pool party that's co-hosted by Wine Not?'s Evan Enderle and Bon Appetit wine editor Marissa A. Ross, and comes complete with DJ sets—not to mention poolside bars stocked with curated small-batch wines for purchase.
Then on Sunday, make your way to the Ace's Commune event space and taste your way through some of the state's best and most groundbreaking vintners, including Broc Cellars, Scholium Project, Scribe Winery, Methode Sauvage, Red Car Wine, Halcyon Wines, Ruth Lewandowski and Whitcraft Winery. Tickets to the festival—$75 in advance and $85 at the door—include unlimited tastings, small bites, discussions with the winemakers, plus live music. Drink it in.