Month-by-month advice for visiting Malibu & Ventura wine country: weather, harvest, crowds and the seasons locals love.
September-October for harvest, or any clear winter weekend when the Topatopas earn their pink moment.
Season by season: The coast stays temperate year-round; spring greens the canyons and fall brings harvest without summer beach crowds
Coastal harvest stretches September into November, with the Ojai valley's small estates offering the closest look at crush
Day one: Ojai's downtown rooms and Old Creek Ranch's fire pits. Day two: Ventura Harbor, the Market Street block and Muni's karaoke Sunday
Whenever you come, remember the region sits about an hour from central Los Angeles via the Pacific Coast Highway, so build the travel time into the day.
Every winery we track in the region, each with its own page.
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