Complimentary Wine Tastings on Wednesdays and Sundays, Featuring Artisanal Winemakers, Sommeliers, Beer Professionals and Importers in the Plaza Marketplace
Wine and Beer Talent are Hand-Selected by James Beard Award Winner Caroline Styne, Hollywood Bowl Food + Wine’s Sommelier and Wine Director
LOS ANGELES —The LA Phil announces the return of the Market Tasting Series for the 2025 summer season at the Hollywood Bowl. This Hollywood Bowl Food + Wine offering allows visitors to participate in wine tastings hand-selected by Caroline Styne, named Outstanding Restaurateur of the Year 2018 by the respected James Beard Foundation.
“Discovering and introducing new wines and craft beers to our guests at the Hollywood Bowl is one of my favorite projects. Having complimentary tastings in the Marketplace before the concerts is a fun and delicious way for all our guests to experience our wine program,” states Caroline Styne.
The complimentary wine-tasting series begins with the Roots Picnic on Sunday, June 8, 2025, in the Plaza Marketplace at the Box Office Plaza. The series continues through Sunday, September 28, 2025, with the John Legend concert. Offered one hour before the doors to the venue open, the tastings provide guests the opportunity to meet face to face with vintners and wine professionals from Habit Wines, Skurnik Wines, Grapevine Wine Company, Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant and Elevage Wines among others. Wines and beers featured in the tastings are available for purchase at the Plaza Marketplace and other select Hollywood Bowl Food + Wine locations.
Note that ticket holders who use the Hollywood Bowl Park & Ride or shuttle bus can show their ticket to receive 20% off purchases at the Hollywood Bowl Plaza Marketplace, including wine purchases.
Tasting Series Schedule:
Sunday, June 8, 2025
Tasting 4:00 p.m.
Wine tasting with wine importer Jeremy Meyer of Garber & Co.
Concert at 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, June 15, 2025
Wine tasting with wine professional Mike Roth of Lofi Wines
Concert at 3:30 p.m.
Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Tasting 5:00 p.m.
Wine tasting with wine professional Maeve Decouvlaere of Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant
Rhiannon Giddens-American Tunes
Concert at 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, June 22, 2025
Tasting 4:00 p.m.
Wine tasting with wine professional Christina Hammond of Martine’s Wines
Concert at 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, July 2, 2025
Tasting 4:30 p.m.
Wine tasting with wine professional Maggie Klaus of Springboard Wines
Concert at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, July 6, 2025
Tasting 4:30 p.m.
Wine tasting with wine professional Jeridan Frye of French Bloom 0.0% Sparkling
Concert at 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, July 16, 2025
Tasting 5:00 p.m.
Wine tasting with wine distributor Samantha Sheehan of Ultraviolet Wines
Concert at 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, July 20, 2025
Tasting 4:00 p.m.
Wine tasting with wine professional JD Plotnik of The Source Imports
Concert at 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, July 27, 2025
Tasting 4:30 p.m.
Wine tasting with wine professional Ian Delahoy pouring Nomidica Canned Wines
I Want My ‘80s with Rick Springfield, John Waite and others
Concert at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, August 3, 2025
Tasting 4:30 p.m.
Wine tasting with wine professional Piper Overbaugh of Elevage Wines
Jesus Christ Superstar with Cynthia Erivo and Adam Lambert
Concert at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, August 10, 2025
Tasting 4:00 p.m.
Wine tasting with wine professional Jojo Wu pouring Brown Family Wines
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
Concert at 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, August 17, 2025
Tasting 4:00 p.m.
Wine tasting with winemaker Gray Hartley of Hitching Post Wines
Concert at 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, August 20, 2025
Tasting 5:00 p.m.
Wine tasting with wine professional Marin Preske of Skurnik Wines
Concert at 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, August 24, 2025
Tasting 4:30 p.m.
Wine tasting with Beckmen Wines
John Williams, Maestro of the Movies
Concert at 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, August 27, 2025
Tasting 5:00 p.m.
Wine tasting with Sarah Matthias of Regal Wines
Concert at 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, August 31, 2025
Tasting 3:30 p.m.
Wine tasting with Jim Knight of Jellyroll Wines
Concert at 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, September 3, 2025
Tasting 5:00 p.m.
Wine tasting with Tom Hunter of Revel Wines
Concert at 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, September 7, 2025
Tasting 4:00 p.m.
Wine tasting with winemaker Jeff Fischer of Habit Wine
Concert at 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
Tasting 5:00 p.m.
Wine tasting with wine professional Keith Fox pouring Legend Imports
Concert at 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, September 14, 2025
Tasting 4:30 p.m.
Tasting with wine professional Ann Miller of Chambers & Chambers Wines
Concert at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, September 21, 2025
Tasting 4:00 p.m.
Tasting with Jude Zasadzki of Wavy Wines
Air with Orchestra – KCRW Festival
Concert at 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, September 24, 2025
Tasting 5:00 p.m.
Tasting with Mark McTavish, Founder of 101 Cider House
Perfect Angel: Minnie Riperton Tribute
Concert at 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, September 28, 2025
Tasting 4:30 p.m.
Tasting with Sarah Matthias of Regal Wines
Concert at 7:30 p.m.
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Please visit Hollywood Bowl Food + Wine for more information about the food and wine experiences available at the Hollywood Bowl.
About the Hollywood Bowl
One of the largest natural amphitheaters in the world, with a seating capacity of nearly 18,000, the Hollywood Bowl has been the summer home of the Los Angeles Philharmonic since its official opening in 1922 and plays host to the finest artists from all genres of music. For a century, the Bowl has been a Los Angeles County public park, operated in collaboration with the LA Phil to welcome visitors from all over the world. It remains one of the best deals anywhere in Los Angeles; to this day, $1 buys a seat at the top of the Bowl for many classical and jazz performances. This past February, the Hollywood Bowl was also awarded the Outdoor Concert Venue of the Year award at the 35th Annual Pollstar Awards, an honor bestowed 16 previous times, as well as Top Amphitheater prize at the 2017 and 2018 Billboard Touring Awards. For millions of music lovers across Southern California, the Hollywood Bowl is synonymous with summer. hollywoodbowl.com
Hollywood Bowl Food + Wine is presented by the Los Angeles Philharmonic in partnership with The Lucques Group and Sodexo Live!
