OtterFest 2026 at
Flying Otter Vineyard & Winery

Saturday, July 25 | Noon – 9:00 PM

graphic for Flying Otter’s 2026 OtterFest event

Join us for OtterFest—a celebration of wine, community, and summer!


Spend the day with family and friends while experiencing Flying Otter Vineyard & Winery in a fun and relaxed setting. Explore our vineyard, discover how our estate-grown wines go from vine to bottle, and enjoy an inside look at our small winery, where every bottle is fermented, aged, and bottled on-site.

Throughout the day, enjoy live music, delicious food from the grill, our full tasting room menu, 25+ wines, 4+ hard ciders, non-alcoholic beverages, vineyard and winery walking tours, wine stomping, guided vertical wine tasting, yoga in the vines, yard games, and more!

Full Grill Menu & Live Music All Day

Chere' Pepper (12 – 2:30 PM) • Mike Lee (3 - 5:30 PM) • Cat Canyon (6 - 8:30 PM)

Itinerary for OtterFest 2026

  • 🎨 Paint & Pour: 1 pm & 4 pm
  • 🍇 Walking Vineyard Tour: 1 pm & 4 pm
  • 🍷 Vertical Wine Tasting: 2 pm & 5 pm
  • 🧘 Yoga in the Vines: 3 pm & 6 pm
  • 🦶🏻 Wine Stomp Contest: 6:30 pm

Activities Information


Paint & Pour
Bring your favorite Flying Otter wine and join Moriah in the tent as you paint a charming otter raising a glass of wine! Between classes, enjoy additional crafts, including Flying Otter wine cork keychains and wine glass painting. Paint Class Times: 1 PM & 4 PM

Guided Vertical Wine Tasting
Join Flying Otter winemaker Allyssa for a guided tasting of our estate-grown Marquette wines. Sample the 2023 and 2024 vintages currently aging in barrels and compare them with our 2025 bottled Marquette to discover how the same wine evolves over time. Tasting Times: 2 PM & 5 PM

Yoga in the Vines
Beth Flumignan of Creative Spirit Yoga will lead a free, one-hour Yoga & Wine Sensory class in the vineyard (weather permitting). Please bring a yoga mat and towel. Before class, choose a 3-ounce pour of a dry red, sweet white, or off-dry blend for a guided wine sensory experience. Class Times: 3 PM & 6 PM

Wine Stomp Competition
Step into the tradition of winemaking! Climb into the barrel, stomp grapes, and see how much wine you can produce in a minute. Open to participants ages 14+. Please see the rules for more information. A signed waiver is required for all participants, and those ages 14–17 must have a parent or guardian's signature. Cash or Venmo donations to assist Miracle Meadows Ranch are appreciated. Competition Time: 6:30 PM

Each team (consisting of 3 participants) competes against their rival to create and collect as much juice as possible in a messy and frenetic 3- minute stomping. Every member of the winning team gets a small prize.

Stomp Rules:
  • Stompers must use bare feet.
  • Only one team member may stomp at a time.
  • Each four-minute heat allows 3 minutes of stomping and 1 minute of juice collecting.
  • A jug will be used to collect juice.
  • The collected juice is measured by the judge, encouraged by the audience.

Sign Waiver

Admission is FREE, and everyone is welcome!

Must be 21+ and present a valid ID to be served wine or hard cider.