Pour + Explore

Pour + Explore is a grand tasting wine festival held on April 23, 2026, in Windsor, California — a walk-around Pinot Noir tasting featuring pours from more than 30 Sonoma County vintners. General admission tickets are $75, and the event is organized by Sonoma County Vintners (SCV), the trade organization representing over 250 wineries across the county. The April 23 date places it squarely in spring, when Sonoma County's wine country is at its most active ahead of the summer tourism season.

Pour + Explore is part of a recurring tasting series that Sonoma County Vintners produces throughout 2026, with each edition focused on a specific grape variety or style. The April installment centers on Pinot Noir, the variety most closely associated with Sonoma County's cooler coastal appellations. The format is a walk-around tasting, allowing attendees to move freely between vintner tables rather than following a structured program. A grazing station prepared by Bricoleur Vineyard's culinary team and Executive Chef Todd Knoll is included, adding a food component that pairs directly with the poured wines. Pour + Explore is a focused single-variety tasting event, held annually in Windsor, CA, with food prepared by a named culinary team — a format that distinguishes it from generic multi-varietal festivals.

General admission is priced at $75. VIP and designated driver ticket options are listed as TBA, so prospective attendees should check sonomawine.com for updates as the event approaches. The venue is in Windsor, California, within Sonoma County. Given that this is a producer-organized event run by SCV — which represents over 250 member wineries — the vintner lineup is drawn directly from the county's membership, offering access to producers not always available at independent tastings.

Sonoma County spans 19 distinct appellations and grows over 60 grape varieties, but Pinot Noir is arguably its signature red. Appellations such as Russian River Valley, Sonoma Coast, and Petaluma Gap have built international reputations for the variety, and a tasting focused specifically on Pinot Noir from 30+ local producers gives attendees a concentrated look at how the grape expresses itself across the county's diverse microclimates.