Kick off the summer at Balboa Bay Resort’s Newport Beach Wine Festival – a celebration of wine, spirits and coastal cuisine over Memorial Day Weekend. Enjoy beautiful scenery along Newport Coast at this popular event. This year’s event weekend will premiere with an elegant Wine Dinner with vintner luminary Jean-Charles Boisset, feature a Grand Tasting with an array of wineries and spirit distributors, and finish with a Veuve Clicquot Champagne Brunch.
Jean-Charles Boisset Winemaker Dinner
Enjoy an exquisite four-course dinner prepared by Executive Chef Prabeen Prathapan and the culinary team, with perfectly paired JCB wines and discussion lead by guest speaker French vintner Jean-Charles Boisset.
Jean-Charles Boisset is a renowned wine leader known for his focus on organic and biodynamic farming. He manages Domaine de la Vougeraie and DeLoach Vineyards, blending tradition with innovation. In 2024, he was named Wine Enthusiast’s “Person of the Year.”
- 6:00pm Reception, 6:30pm 4-Course Dinner | Bay View Room
- $215 per person plus tax, service charge, and fees. Adults only, 21+
Balboa Bay Club Members enjoy special pricing. Please call 949.630.4801 or email reservations@balboabayresort.com with your Member number to reserve tickets.
Wine & Spirits Festival Grand Tasting
Spend the afternoon exploring a collection of our favorite wines and spirits, light bites, live music, and entertainment by the bay. Featuring wines from Chambers & Chambers to Veuve Clicquot; to spirits from WhistlePig to Empress Gin; to food from Cucina Enoteca to Gus’ Fried Chicken and more (see below for list of partners). Proceeds from the Wine and Spirits Festival benefit the Balboa Bay Club Scholarship Fund, a 501(c)(3) charity providing scholarships to exceptional graduating high school students in the Newport-Mesa Unified School District.
- 1:00pm – 5:00pm
- Check-in at Lighthouse Room
- Pre-sale price: $145 per person plus tax, service charge and Eventbrite fee. Adults only, 21+
- Same-day ticket price: $165 per person plus tax, service charge and Eventbrite fee. Adults only, 21+
Balboa Bay Club Members enjoy special pricing. Please call 949.630.4801 or email reservations@balboabayresort.com with your Member number to reserve tickets.
Veuve Clicquot Champagne Brunch
Cap off the festival weekend with a specialty Veuve Clicquot Champagne Brunch! Enjoy an extravagant buffet featuring chilled seafood display, along with traditional brunch favorites, carving station, omelet station, and more! Two glasses of Veuve Clicquot included per person. View the full Veuve Clicquot Champagne Brunch menu here.
- 10:00am-2:00pm | Lighthouse Room
- $125 per person plus tax, service charge, and fees. Adults only, 21+
Balboa Bay Club Members receive special pricing. Please call 949.630.4801 or email reservations@balboabayresort.com with your Member to reserve tickets.
Thank you to our partners
