Fair Play Winery Association

09/03/2026

This is your weekend. 🍷 11 Fair Play wineries will celebrate 250 years of the Declaration of Independence with high-elevation wines, innovative food pairings, live music, games, and more!

All for only $25 for a two-day ticket.

Here’s a preview of how we’re celebrating:

🧁 Wine slushies, mini cupcakes, and the winemaker’s birthday at Chaney Family Winery

🧇 Chicken + waffle bites and live music on the patio at Element 79 Vineyards

🍇 Grape picking in the vineyards, winemaker chats, and wine and food pairings at Golden Leaves

🌮 Red, white, and blue tacos paired with estate wines at Mirador Winery

🎟️ And much more! See details and grab tickets at https://www.fairplaywine.com/fairplay-250-labor-day

08/30/2026

Ten days. Eleven wineries. One memorable Labor Day weekend.

Fair Play 250 kicks off September 5th. If you haven’t grabbed your $25 ticket yet, now’s the time.

Choose your starting winery, get your wristband, and spend the weekend exactly where you should be.

Details at https://www.fairplaywine.com/fairplay-250-labor-day

08/29/2026

Thanks for the shout-out, Mountain Democrat - hope you can join us next weekend!

August is the perfect time to savor summer and explore the wonderful world of wine and the perfect event to accomplish this is Fair Play 250 — Red, White and

08/25/2026

Fair Play is wine country. But it's a lot more than that.

Animal encounters at Saluti Cellars. Vineyard hikes and bubbles at Element 79. A Kenyan cooking class at Mellowood. The Full Monty pairing flight at Cantiga. Bocce, Jenga, frisbee golf, and intriguing varietals you won't find anywhere else in California.

However you like to spend a long weekend, there's a version of it here -- 3,000 feet up in the Sierra Foothills, no reservations required at most wineries.

Browse adventure ideas at https://www.fairplaywine.com/adventure and start planning your visit.

08/25/2026

Harvest Fest Early Bird tickets are on sale now — and November 7–8 will be here faster than you think.

This is Fair Play’s biggest weekend of the year: barrel tastings, winemaker conversations, seasonal bites, and the kind of energy that only happens once a year when the whole AVA comes together to celebrate the harvest.

Early bird pricing won’t last. Grab your tickets now at www.fairplaywine.com/harvest-festival

08/23/2026

Summer in the Sierra Foothills doesn’t last forever.

Before the season turns, there’s still time for a weekend or two in Fair Play — a patio pour, a vineyard view, and maybe a bite or two.

No reservations required at most of our wineries. Just show up.

08/20/2026

Zinfandel gets the headlines, but Fair Play's high-altitude terroir has a few other tricks. Syrah, Grenache, and Mourvèdre thrive up here — and if you haven't tried a Sierra Foothills GSM, you're missing out.

📷 Cantiga Wineworks (Their GSM and Estate Grenache are not to be missed)

08/16/2026

Labor Day weekend plans, sorted. 🍷⁠
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Fair Play 250 is your sign to drive up to the Sierra Foothills and celebrate America’s 250th anniversary with us. Think 11 wineries, live music, smoked meats, sparkling wine, Kenyan bites, and Red, White & Blue Tacos across two days in one of California's most undiscovered wine regions.⁠
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No itinerary required. Grab your $25 ticket, choose your starting winery, and let the weekend take you somewhere.⁠
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Don’t delay, lock yours in before they sell out at: https://www.fairplaywine.com/fairplay-250-labor-day ⁠
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08/15/2026

Less than an hour from Sacramento. 3,000 feet up in the Sierra Foothills. Twenty-plus wineries. 🍇 💪🏼

Fair Play AVA is small by design — family-owned wineries, high-altitude vineyards, and winemakers who pour your tasting. The kind of place that makes you wonder why you didn’t come sooner. 🤫