On Saturday, September 8, from 4-7pm, the College of Business Administration (CoBA) at California State University San Marcos (CSUSM) will host its third annual Wine, Food & Brew Festival, presented by Tri-City Medical Center. More than 30 area-wineries, breweries, and restaurants will offer generous and tantalizing tastes of fine wine, craft beers, and savory cuisine. The annual event is held on the university’s Markstein Plaza, benefiting student programming and academic development in CoBA. Tickets are $60 for general admission and $45 for CSUSM alumni. A VIP ticket package includes admission, preferred parking, reserved seating, a swag gift bag, and an exclusive invitation to a special reserve wine tasting from Rudi Wiest Selections prior to the event. VIP tickets cost $100.
This year’s vendors include: Beach House Winery, California Fruit Wine, Chili’s, Cocina del Charro, Costa Azul Winery, Cougar Vineyards, Daphne’s California Greek, Dream Dinners, Elephant Bar, Fifty Barrels Winery Group, Flippin’ Pizza, Flying Cellars Wine, Fresno State Winery, Lightning Brewery, Little Cakes, Lost Abbey, Markstein Beverage Co., Monte del Oro Winery, New Mexico Piñon Coffee, Pizza Nova, Prohibition Brewing Co., Rubio’s, Sierra Nevada, Stella Artois, Stone Brewing Co., Stumblefoot Brewing Co., Sublime Alehouse and Witch Creek Winery. (760/750-4270, cobawinefestival.com)
