The afternoon event will benefit Casa Pacifica, a Camarillo-based shelter for emotionally and physically abused children in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties.
The festival includes samples from 150 wineries, 75 restaurants and 25 microbreweries, as well as live entertainment and a silent auction. a panel of celebrity judges, including head judge chef Cecilia de Castro of Westlake Culinary Institute and Wolfgang Puck Enterprises.
Social service agencies like Casa Pacifica have been hit hard by the state budget crisis, and with more cuts looming events such as the wine festival will help nonprofits keep doors open, said Scott Volkmann, one of the festival’s head organizers.